IDG Contributor Network: Career checkup, Part 2: How to overcome IT's top 4 communication challenges
2016 has officially arrived along with two welcome events for our long-suffering economy: ongoing strength in the labor market and…
Why the Internet of Things needs another ten years
I first wrote about the hype surrounding the Internet of Things in 2004. Back then, industry analysts predicted that tens…
IDG Contributor Network: The sad, perplexing state of Google tech support
Have you ever typed in a URL incorrectly and arrived at what was obviously a fake site? It looks somewhat…
10 accessibility tweaks every iPhone user should learn
Apple’s operating systems always offer a range of useful accessibility features, but many of these tools are useful to everybody…
Here's where Microsoft is going with mobile
At first glance, Microsoft’s mobile strategy seems disjointed. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please…
If you're gonna be wrong, that's the place for it
Flashback to the 1980s, when this pilot fish is overseeing the production, testing, installation and maintenance of computerized outbound call…
IDG Contributor Network: The power of touch could — but won't — be Amazon's Achilles' heel
A recent AdWeek piece touched on how the five senses drive luxury purchases and found that touch was the most…
SAP sees cloud, support revenue topping software by 2018
German business software maker SAP expects its revenue from cloud subscriptions and support to be higher than its revenue from…
IBM's Power systems biz is growing again
A few years ago, you wouldn’t have bet much on IBM’s Power systems having a bright future. The major Unix…
Google Street View on top of a mountain (all covered in snow)
Ah, Google, your Street-View publicity stunts never fail to entertain. This time, the Mountain View pranksters have stuck their 360-degree…