This isn't a device, it's a service

Sean McGrath, ITworld

It is too early to say but one thing is abundantly clear I think. The emphasis in the IT industry is shifting from software/hardware as something to be owned and cherished and capitalized and depreciated to software/hardware as something to be consumed and rented and thrown out over time. ...continue reading 'This isn't a device, it's a service'

Android will change the way the mobile phone industry works

By Dan Blacharski, ITworld

Google put an end to the speculation. They're not going to manufacture a Gphone. But, they are doing something even better. Their Android project is designed to create a new approach to cell phone applications, by forming an open platform that includes an operating system, user interface and applications, with no proprietary restrictions. It will include, as they put it, "major changes from the status quo."
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There's never an Office doctor around when you need one

Joel Shore, ITworld.com

For many, the Microsoft Office 2007 experience has been, well, something
that falls well short of bliss. For others, it is a breath of fresh air.
It would seem I fall somewhere in the middle. ...Continue

Process Versus Culture

James Gaskin, ITworld

Public exposure kills moldy corporate thinking and rejuvenates your culture, giving process a fair chance. ...Continue

Where does all the time go?

Sean McGrath, ITworld

In my formative years, I was lucky enough to be exposed to JSP. No, not JSP as in Java. The other one. The previous one. The one that stands for Jackson Structured Programming. This lead me to JSD (Jackson Structured Design) and, to cut a long story short, the wiring of my brain was changed forever. ...Continue

Why Radiohead's "Pay what you will" gimmick won't turn the music industry on its head

By Dan Blacharski, ITworld

The band Radiohead decided to cut the middleman -- in this case the record label -- and offer an album online. Fans could download it at will, and pay anything they wanted, or nothing at all. Contrary to what some bloggers are saying, this isn't really going to turn the music industry on its head. ...Continue

Culture of Security

James Gaskin, ITworld.com

During the Altiris ManageFusion conference in October, I had the pleasure of being on a security "panel of experts" for infotainment during lunch one day. A panelist I hadn't met, Andi Mann of EMA, used a wonderful phrase I warned him I would steal: culture of security. ...Continue

Paper doesn't dance

By Sean McGrath, ITworld

So let me guess. You have lots of paper floating around your organization right? Filing cabinets full of the stuff. Shelves bulging under the crushing weight of forest and ink. Me too. Now why is this so? Will all the computerization and digitization going on in this world, why does all the paper persist? There are many reasons, not just one. Today I am thinking about files specifically. ...Continue

Paper doesn't dance

By Sean McGrath, ITworld

So let me guess. You have lots of paper floating around your organization right? Filing cabinets full of the stuff. Shelves bulging under the crushing weight of forest and ink. Me too. Now why is this so? Will all the computerization and digitization going on in this world, why does all the paper persist? There are many reasons, not just one. Today I am thinking about files specifically.

Master Foo blowing bubbles

By Sean McGrath, ITworld.com

Master Foo provides advice for predicting upcoming trends. ...Continue

Google and Firefox: Cause for Concern?

Dan Blacharski, ITworld.com

It's pretty clear that without Google, Mozilla would not exist. Mozilla gets 85 percent of its revenues from Google, and even though it's a non-profit (a designation that in reality is functionally meaningless), Mozilla isn't just a bunch of volunteer geeks -- it's a big business in and of itself, with an office to run and payroll to meet. ...Continue reading 'Google and Firefox: Cause for Concern?'