Learn to love simple electronic filing systems

By Sean McGrath, ITworld

A simple remedy might be all you need to organize your information rather than resorting to an overly complicated database management system. ...continue reading 'Learn to love simple electronic filing systems'

Apple's MacBook Air ultra-thin could spawn improved PC

By Joel Shore, ITworld

The envelope, please. No, it's not just an awards-show phrase, it's precisely how Steve Jobs unveiled Apple's latest masterwork, the ultrathin MacBook Air computer at Macworld earlier this week. Just 0.16 inches at its thinnest point, Jobs pulled the computer from a standard-size manila interoffice envelope. I'm no Mac maven, but like the crowd packed into the Macworld keynote address, I'm duly impressed. ...continue reading 'Apple's MacBook Air ultra-thin could spawn improved PC'

Information security is everyone's job

Paula W. Hamm, Symantec Corp

The effectiveness of even the best technology and processes put in place by IT personnel is frequently undermined if employees do not understand both the value of the organization's information assets and their role in securing these assets. With proper education and training, employees can become an organization's strongest line of defense and its most valuable security asset. ...continue reading 'Information security is everyone's job'