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Brian Burgess
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- Big Data: Architecting Systems at Speed - E2 Conference Boston
- Learn how to enage customers through mobility - Mobile Commerce World - Mobile Commerce World
- Explore best practices for marketers in the new mobile world - Mobile Commerce World - Mobile Commerce World
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- Evaluating Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise - E2 Conference Boston
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Current Healthcare Issue
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- Healthcare CIO 20: Innovation is tough amid today's regulatory checklists. These leaders are getting it done.
- Lessons Learned: Boston area CIO John Halamka reflects on the marathon bombing
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- Hacking Higher Ed: The cybersecurity challenge on college campuses lies as much with the students as with malicious outsiders.
- When Education Gets Too Virtual: Students can use technology to undermine the integrity of education.
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Featured Whitepapers
Featured Reports
How To Clone Your Mac Hard Drive -- and WHY. (A BYTE Featured How To Gallery)
June 20, 2012
If you’re swapping out your hard drive for a new one, the best thing to do is clone the old one first - gallery of shots showing how to clone your Mac's hard drive with Carbon Copy Cloner.
Rearrange Shortcut Icons On Your BlackBerry PlayBook
September 19, 2011
Easily move the icons on your BlackBerry PlayBook to where you want them.
How To Find Your Lost iPhone
September 02, 2011
Here's how to use a free app to find your missing iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch in a jiffy.
Boost iOS Performance By Clearing Mobile Safari
August 30, 2011
Here's how to clear Web history, cookies, and cache on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
Turn Off Wi-Fi in Apple iOS
August 30, 2011
Extend battery life on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch by disabling Wi-Fi.
How To Use Google+ Ignore
August 29, 2011
New Ignore feature is less offensive than using Google+ Block to stop certain people from commenting on your posts.
Change Search Default For Mobile Safari For iOS
August 26, 2011
Here's the quickest way to change your default search engine in Mobile Safari for iOS.
Create A Custom Signature For Apple iPad Mail
August 25, 2011
It's easy to create a custom email signature with your Apple iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
Lock Your iPad, iPod Touch, Or iPhone
August 23, 2011
Keep your device private. Lock your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch with a four-digit passcode.
Apple iOS 4 and iOS 5 BYTE All Team Coverage
August 23, 2011
Apple iOS 4 and iOS 5 BYTE TEAM COVERAGE
Apple iOS: Delete Your Unused Email Accounts
August 22, 2011
Here's how to delete unused email accounts on your Apple iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
Make Email Preview Bigger On iPad
August 22, 2011
Here's how to preview more than two lines of email in iOS.
Killed HP TouchPad: From High-Flying Launch to Low-Brow Liquidation
August 22, 2011
Find all BYTE's links to the HP TouchPad announcement, its difficulties, recent reversals, and final kill of its webOS tablet and phones. Plus, where to find a discontinued $99 HP TouchPad.
Burgess to Android Users: Protect Your Devices Now.
August 20, 2011
If you're on Android, you're probably not as safe from malware as you think.
Expand Beyond .com Extensions in Mobile Safari
August 19, 2011
How to add .net, .org or another extension to your URL in Mobile Safari.
Restart Windows Home Server the Right Way
August 18, 2011
Here's the correct way to restart, whether after a crash or OS update.
Virus Scan Any File In Windows
August 18, 2011
Right click any file to check it for malware and viruses
Switching To Analog Clock In OS X
August 18, 2011
Here's how to swap the digital clock in the OS X menu bar for analog.
Format The Text In Google+ Posts
August 16, 2011
Here's how to easily bold, italicize or strike through the text of your Google+ posts.
Great Moments in PC History
August 15, 2011
Technologist Brian Burgess joins HP and the Computer History Museum in remembering watershed PC events
How To Reverse Scrolling Direction in OS X 10.7 Lion
August 15, 2011
Down is up? Up is down? Here's how to return the old scrolling direction to OS X in 10.7 Lion.
Print Out Just the Content You Need from Your Websites
August 15, 2011
Print Just Selected Text and Graphics on Websites.
How To Generate A System Health Report
August 12, 2011
Here’s how to use Windows 7 and Vista's built-in diagnostic tool to track down system problems and fix them.
Make the Caps Lock Key Beep in Windows
August 09, 2011
Make the [CAPSLOCK] key beep when you press it, especially handy if you did it accidentally.
Quickly Access Audio Controls on Your iOS Device
August 09, 2011
Here's how to access audio controls on your iOS device even when you have it locked.