One of the most common causes of data getting in the wrong hands is the loss of mobile devices that often contain a frightening amount of private information. I want to share a protection option that worked for me. Tracer...
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It's getting to the point where technology is overwhelming the driving experience. I wonder what future drivers' tests will be like, as parallel parking, lane changing, and even stopping become technology-assisted/controlled....
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Lync does a lot more than I knew. Too bad our IT department didn't explain it all.
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"If MS could work on this device they could conceiably get a windows machine in the front of every classroom, boardroom and office in the US." That might be true. Apple TV has become more popular among schools and libraries...
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From the 'if you can't beat them" files, Linode just announced it's spending $45 million to retool itself as more of a cloud player to better compete with AWS and Digital Ocean. Also adding SSDs, more RAM, Ivy Bridge. Winner:...
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I think you're probably right that Microsoft expected much higher Win 8 adoption, and much less backlash from users. As for leaving users in the cold... It was Sinofsky's teams that made the most radical decisions and produced...
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J.P. makes the case for the value of enterprise wearables in certain settings -- doctors, field workers -- but in my opinion it will be quite a while before a wearable delivers more value than a smartphone for the average...
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To your point about connecting data sets, the interest among CIOs in BI and data analyis via SaaS options was evident in my conversations at our recent InformationWeek conference. This is a way to win for the business (think...
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Microsoft is so committeed to the desktop it left desktop users completely out in the cold with Win8? Microsoft knows a billion people use the desktop every day to get things done yet screwed them royal with Win8. ...
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Robert, I know it would be smart to keep the phone and get a lower-cost plan. But all those snazzy new features! Cameras and lovely new screens and ... It's just too tempting. I've never not upgraded. In my defense, I always...
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Beacons and RFID appear under-used in hospitals but that will change as healthcare providers continue investing in ways to improve patient experience and reduce costs. If nurses, for example, spend a few less minutes seeking...
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You might also want to take a look at WriteUpp (www.writeupp.com). Cloud-based, beautifully simple to use and subscriptions start from £14.95/month
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I totally agree with you, @cumulonimbus. The whole situation in Crimea -- all of Ukraine for that matter -- reminds me of the situation in Czechoslovakia when I was a little girl. My dad, a ham radio operator, was chatting...
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That's very interesting, @GoSmartyJones. To be honest, that's an aspect I had not considered -- educating employees about the penalties they will face if they do leak or steal data. It's definitely a natural fit with other...
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I gotta agree with SaneIT here. Google isn't the UN. It's not in the business of making calls on national sovereignty. It seems to be handling the matter about as well as it can.
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I don't know how much kill switch option is useful for smartphones ..
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Great ! I think Google will buy everything.. well It not sure how much he paid for this but it seems that Google want to rules the internet world. I recentlyl read the blog that Google May Step into Wireless Carrier...
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I understand that these "votes" are not what we might expect them to be or that they are anywhere near the dictionary definition of a vote but my point was that Google is not the UN or any kind of world governing body. They...
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Google caved in to China, so who would expect them to stand up to Russia?
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Like Rob, I'm neither a proponent nor critic of H-1Bs. Rather, I just see it as a relevant topic for the IT community. But I think there are a couple of misconceptions below, one of which I covered in a previous story (http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/team-building-and-staffing/h-1b-visas-6-most-misunderstood-facts/d/d-id/898928)....
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Seems to me this is the same approach that Citrix uses with Xen App, but refined further. Similarly Xenapp Compartmentalizes a running application that users connect to via any thin client or thin client application....
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Building a Mobile Business Mindset
The differences between mobile apps and conventional Windows clients, or even web applications, are far more than skin deep. Yes, the touch-versus-keyboard interface, APIs, and programming languages are new, but that’s arguably the easy part. There are profound differences in how the two are built, the functionality each prioritizes, the release cycles on which they’re developed — even the attitudes, values, and work styles of the developers creating them.
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