Fri, March 30, 2012 - Open Source components are a boon to developers, allowing them to efficiently write code without reinventing the wheel. But since open source lacks the notification infrastructure of commercial software, organizations must maintain a running inventory of open source components and their dependencies in production applications or risk deploying apps with known vulnerabilities.

Tue, March 13, 2012 - In the era of corporate adoption of consumer technology, the options for IT managers are increasing.

Tue, February 28, 2012 - The beta of Microsoft's integrated development environment, code-named Visual Studio 11, will focus on helping developers build modern consumer and business applications, providing a simplified and distraction-free environment and enabling collaborative and agile development teams, according to Microsoft.

Wed, February 01, 2012 - Michael Fagan first found software inspections yielded a massive productivity improvement when working for IBM in the early 1970s. Now, 35 years later, we need to ask certain key questions: Are the dynamics of software development the same, are Fagan's findings still relevant in today's world of agile development and "extreme programming"? And, if so, what should your organization do about it?

Wed, November 30, 2011 - Yammer looks a lot like a work-friendly Facebook, and it’s yielding new enterprise users as a result. Here are 5 things you need to know about the social networking site.

Mon, August 22, 2011 - Deploying and supporting Macs presents distinct challenges, particularly in organizations where Macs are in the minority or are being introduced for the first time. As with many aspects of IT, having the right tool for the job is the key to managing a new or existing population of Apple desktops and notebooks.

Tue, August 16, 2011 - Twitter can be a valuable resource, but only if you manage it effectively. We look at six tools that can help cut through the noise.

Tue, August 09, 2011 - Twitter can be a powerful business tool, not to mention a valuable source of metrics data and feedback. If not managed properly, though, Twitter tweets can quickly become overwhelming -- sifting out the nonsense to get to the nuggets of useful information can become a full-time job. Thankfully, there are a variety of tools you can employ to help your business manage Twitter and cut through the noise.

Thu, July 28, 2011 - We've dug through the jungle that is Microsoft Downloads and found 15 of the best free tools you've probably never heard of.

Mon, June 13, 2011 - When it comes to programming for mobile devices, choice quickly becomes dilemma. Do you target the lucrative iPhone market at the expense of Android's rising tide? Do you go native or write code to the mobile Web? And while a single stack of code that performs optimally on an increasingly wide array of platforms, form factors, and devices would be the dream, the reality is a fragmented trial in which rudimentary tasks can often be a challenge.

Mon, May 23, 2011 - Gearhead author Mark Gibbs picks his top ten everyday tools...the tools he can't live without.

Fri, May 06, 2011 - Check out these screenshots from Cisco's new centralized policy controller for its enterprise switches and routers.

Thu, May 05, 2011 - This is going to be a short review. Not because the free and open-source S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Tools aren't useful, but simply because they're, well, simple. Run from the command line, they tell you everything you need to know about your hard drive's health, i.e., the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) info and you can even instruct them to initiate your drive's S.M.A.R.T. self-test.

Thu, May 05, 2011 - Microsoft has a virtual monopoly on desktop operating systems with Windows and on office productivity with its Office suite--as well as a dominant share of the Web browser market with Internet Explorer.