Applications

Tue, February 07, 2012 - Whether you want to build an app for internal use or to connect your company with the public, take a closer look at what's involved.

Sat, January 21, 2012 - The quantified-self movement appears to be going mainstream, but are these people who measure everything they eat and monitor every step they take any happier or healthier than the rest of us?

Thu, December 15, 2011 - The new mobile Twitter incorporates features you'll see soon in your PC browser--and that may be the death knell for third-party clients

Wed, December 14, 2011 - Our favorite productivity apps for 2011 each have different ways of helping you get more out of your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. A pair of the winners below improve upon the things your iOS device already can do, delivering in ways that Apple's built-in apps don't. And the other two add new and exciting features to your iPad and iPhone, making you more productive in the process.

Tue, November 29, 2011 - Five years ago, all of the major U.S. operating system makers were planning to own the future of the PC user interface. That future was the multitouch UI, which relies on gestures and physics to create a satisfying touchy-feely replacement for clunky keyboards and mice.

Fri, November 25, 2011 - After a month of using Siri, the new voice-controlled "personal assistant" available on the iPhone 4S, I've decided it may be time to add voice control to the list of paradigm-shifting ways to interact with a computer -- right behind the mouse, keyboard and, more recently, touch gestures. While voice control remains far from perfect, the ease of use and instant results Siri delivers may be just enough to shift people's habits. It's certainly changed mine.

Mon, October 03, 2011 - Back in the day, downloading software over the Internet and installing it was only for the most techy among us. Paying for that software was even more outlandish. But since Apple launched the App Store in 2008, users of the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad have discovered that shopping for, downloading, and even paying for software isn’t just easy, but fun.

Fri, August 12, 2011 - IT is inadequately prepared to fully exploit the opportunity that all those consumer devices in the workplace represent.

Fri, July 22, 2011 - With the explosion of job-specific data center appliances, it is common today to find several appliances monitoring a single resource. A typical scenario, for example, is three appliances monitoring the same connection, with one monitoring flows, another doing performance analysis and a third providing intrusion detection functionality.

Mon, June 13, 2011 - Everybody knows video games are unhealthy, right? Instead of exercising and eating right, gamers sit motionless in a dark room eating junk food. The most hard-core gamers get really good at shooting bad guys and playing fake guitars, but the more they win at games, it seems, the more they fail at life.