Opinion

Google+ Brand Pages Open for Business, But Will Users Come?

Google+ opens the doors to businesses and adds a new search feature that makes it easier to find brand pages. But as Google’s new social network expands its product offering, will it be enough to win back users who have already left?

Picking a Fight With Users: Everyone Loses

When users try to solve problems that IT can’t afford to address, IT has to think very hard about its attitude. Or else.

Job Search: 10 Things That Annoy Job Seekers the Most

The following 10 frustrations that job seekers encounter during their searches make them want to scream. What annoyances would you add to this list?

Mac Enterprise Movement: Pay Attention Microsoft

A few years ago, Forrester said enterprises should only support Windows and forget Macs. Now it says enterprises that don’t support Macs will be labeled as irrelevant. This about-face reflects a cultural shift in the enterprise and Microsoft should b

Google Search Just Got Fresher and Faster

Need an instant jolt of information? ‘Google has added a new feature that updates its index of the Web faster than ever, and will speed up more than one-third of all searches

Old Wisdom, New IT Realities

Do you really want to fight with your users over consumer tech in the enterprise? Hint: It’s often a losing battle….

At-Home Workers Need Special Attention

Here in New England, many of us endured (some are still enduring) the after-effects of an early winter weather wallop. Last weekend’s “Snow-tober” storm, while not a typical showstopper in terms of snowfall amounts, made the strongest of trees buckle

A Tool for Getting to Know Your People

Familiarity with employees’ personal wiring can lead to a more engaged and productive work force. Here’s an intro to the “DISC” system.

Welcome to Consumerology

A blog to track the consumerization of IT …

Seven Ways to Make CAPTCHA Safer

Design principles to use when customizing CAPTCHA.

Researchers’ Ability to Break CAPTCHA Highlights Need to Customize All Security Systems

Despite the team’s success, CAPTCHA remains a sound and useful security feature if implemented correctly, i.e. not exactly like everyone else does. By intelligently customizing any system you make it significantly harder to break.

6 More Mistakes Managers Make When Firing Employees

Terminating an employee is one of the hardest things a manager will ever have to do. Because firing someone can be so emotionally charged and logistically complicated, it’s an easy process to mess up. Here are six more common mistakes managers make.

The Future of Productivity, According to Microsoft

A Microsoft concept video offers a compelling vision of the future of productivity, but is it just a fantasy? And why isn’t anybody having fun?

Metrics Misuse

When the evidence is consistent with the explanation you prefer, you’re on dangerous ground. Consistency isn’t proof, but it can feel like it, leading you to ignore other explanations that are just as likely.

HP’s TouchPad Ploy: Don’t Buy into It

Everyone loves a bargain, but you should not buy the $150 “bargain priced” HP TouchPad. It’s a turkey of a deal.

A Risk Management Culture

In today’s world, thinking of it as a compliance exercise isn’t enough, says Deloitte.

Why Today’s CIO Must Foster IT Agility

Dell CIO Robin Johnson explains how a company’s lack of agility, the inability of its IT infrastructure to quickly incorporate a new business process that would give it a competitive edge, can be costly. Johnson explains why the price of this lack of

Time Is Money: What CIOs Should Know About How they Spend Their Time

CIOu2019s publisher emeritus Gary Beach looks at our annual State of the CIO data for clues to how CIOs manage their time and how well that aligns with their goals.

Employees Refusing to Use Clunky Enterprise Software

Todayu2019s tech-savvy workers wonu2019t use ITu2019s desk-bound enterprise applications. They want mobile access to corporate data via intuitive interfaces.

Why CIOs Detest the Phrase “IT and the Business”

CIO magazine editor in chief Maryfran Johnson discusses our Nov. 15 cover story and why itu2019s time to dump that polarizing phrase and make IT and business people equal partners.

Dropbox for Teams Adds Another Tool to Your Collaboration Toolkit

CIOs and Social Media

CIOs and Social Media

AT&T Finally Announces BlackBerry Bold 9900 Release Date: Nov. 6 for $200

After announcing plans to release the device early last summer, AT&T will this Sunday finally become the final major U.S. carrier to release RIM’s top-of-the-line BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone. But is it too late?

A Chance to Penetrate the Cloud

A Wednesday webinar, geared to finance executives, seeks to explore the cloud computing questions that are most on CFOs’ minds.

Twitter Warning: That Tweet May Be Poisoned

Are you seeing tweets coming from your Twitter handle that you didn’t actually send? Your account may have been hijacked.

Sorry Siri, I Just Don’t Want to Converse with My iPhone

CIO.com’s Al Sacco is impressed with Apple’s new iPhone, but the new voice-activated “Siri” feature could prove to be more annoyance than assistance. Here’s why.

iPhone Tip: Siri, I Command Thee

Take a cue from Star Trek’s Captain Picard on how to speak to Siri clearly and logically for the best results.

How Pfizer’s CIO Led a Transformation of the Business

Editor in Chief Maryfran Johnson discusses CIO magazine’s Nov. 1 cover story about how pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is using IT to drive new business.

Training to stem offshoring II: Look to IT of the future, not past

Facebook Tests Two New Security Features

If you’re locked out of your Facebook account, a new security feature will send codes to your most trusted friends so they can help you regain access. Another new security features provides a more secure way to access Facebook applications.