The era of the personal computer is over, set to be usurped by the personal cloud, Gartner Inc. researchers predict in a forecast released today.The personal cloud will replace the PCas “the centre
Published on: March 12th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff @itbusinessca
You use Microsoft Outlook to manage your email, yourappointments, your contacts, and your to-do lists. In other words, youuse it to manage your work life. So when this program doesn't behave the way
Published on: August 24th, 2011 Lincoln Spector @itbusinessca
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
Published on: August 10th, 2011 Tony Bradley @itbusinessca
From Wi-Fi to smartphones, wireless technology has become ubiquitous in businesses and is growing more vital every day. But it also can be frustrating as hell for IT groups.How substantial is the anxiety
The surge of iPhones and other smartphones in the enterprise is a major headache for IT departments. Now, there are three new medicines that may help to ease that pain.Slideshow: Smartphone Smorgasbord: a
Published on: March 19th, 2010 Network World Staff @itbusinessca
The BlackBerry has been the smartphone of choice in the enterprise for some time, and for good reason. It mastered the most important business app, e-mail, and comes with all the controls IT
Published on: January 6th, 2010 Chuck Goldman and Brian Reed @itbusinessca
Windows 7 may be brand spanking new, but that doesn't mean you can't find free or cheap tools to tweak its settings, add features, or smooth an upgrade from XP or Vista. We've
Published on: November 4th, 2009 Jeff Bertolucci @itbusinessca
Imagine walking into a meeting and encountering not just your current co-workers, but all your colleagues and managers from jobs past, along with your spouse, your college drinking buddies, your Senior Prom date,
Undoubtedly, an engaging and effective website is an effective way to build your business. Unfortunately, unless your business is building websites, you probably feel it is too complicated, too expensive, too time-consuming to
Published on: October 7th, 2008 Lee Rickwood @itbusinessca
Sometimes I wonder why I ever pay for software. After all, clever people keep turning out great new programs and giving them away! Here's my latest collection of cool finds that will cost
It's a management axiom that the smarter the employees are, the harder they are to manage. Employees with a high degree of left-brain intelligence, which is common among IT professionals, can be demanding,
