Mobile

Sat, July 18, 2009 - Cell phones and social networks let us live in a world that's only about ourselves, devoid of criticism, Mike Elgan says.

Mon, July 13, 2009 - Mobility matters. It matters to our commander in chief and your employees. It matters to the executives at the top of the house and the managers in the middle. It matters to your customers. Mobility is emerging as the new make-or-break test of CIOs. Do it right, and you can be a hero. Do it wrong, and you run the risk of becoming an on-the-way-out-the-door dog.

Fri, July 10, 2009 - This was quite a week for big IT news, what with Google announcing it plans to release the Chrome operating system and the attack on U.S. government, South Korean and other Web sites from a botnet whose origin remained unknown as of this writing. And those were just the stories that scored the biggest headlines.

Mon, July 06, 2009 - A number of factors are increasing the challenges of keeping networks secure. One source is additional users of varying types - including some with multiple roles - coming onto the network. IT staff finds it must support remote workers, guests, contractors, partners, suppliers - sometimes even competitors - on the LAN and yet still protect sensitive corporate assets.

Fri, July 03, 2009 - I live in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. If you've visited San Francisco you may know it as the Italian district, where Joe DiMaggio learned to play baseball and where beat writers like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg forged their countercultural vision of the American dream. If you live here, though, you also know that it's the worst place in the city to try to find a parking spot.

Sat, June 27, 2009 - Be forwarned, Mike Elgan says. Google's giving away its Voice services to get your permission to read your voice-mails to sell contextual advertising, which Google will engage in on a massive scale.

Fri, June 26, 2009 - The iPhone 3GS heralds the end of free content and the beginning of pay-per-use services.

Wed, June 24, 2009 - In the past few months, I've reconnected with friends from kindergarten through college and beyond. I've discovered thought-provoking online articles and videos I probably wouldn't have found on my own. I've also read meaningless updates from friends, such as "I'm getting in the hot tub," or "just received a special gift from a special friend." And I've done it all through Facebook--the social networking phenomenon where Top Five lists reign, long-lost friends are reunited, and, inevitably, countless hours are consumed.

Tue, June 23, 2009 - The new iPhone 3GS is a conservative, yet intelligent addition to the iPhone family. Its faster processor and greater operating memory are exactly what the doctor ordered. However, the lack of a keyboard, UMA and better battery features allows the competition an edge with business users.

Mon, June 22, 2009 - When social networking goes mobile, it becomes much more like the way we interact naturally.