Green IT skills are now certifiable through new CompTIA exam
The CompTIA technology trade organization has come out with what it is characterizing as the first ever specialized exam for green IT skills. The exam is part of the CompTIA Strata certificate program....
View ArticleSurvey: IT workers eyeing security certifications
A tough economy and new technologies has led to some pretty substantial changes for IT departments. As the IT landscape continues to evolve, IT workers are also looking at their next moves. A survey of...
View ArticleMy Gadget of the Year
2010 saw a lot of new gadgets introduced by Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, HTC, Motorola, and even a few local companies. I think it is safe to say that 2010 is the year of the tablets, or more...
View ArticleFor traditional Mac developers, Armageddon comes tomorrow
The Mac software market is about as old-school as you get. Developers have been creating, shipping, and selling products through traditional channels and at traditional price points for decades. Heck,...
View Article2011 Ultimate Hardware Guide
If you’re looking to build an “ultimate” system then picking the right parts becomes doubly important, because just as a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, a PC is only as powerful as the...
View ArticlePolicy and the cloud
Every time I get into a discussion about security and trust in cloud computing these days, I end up talking about service level agreements. People considering cloud computing rightly worry about...
View Article10 reasons IT certification will be important in 2011
Many technology professionals believe IT certifications reached their peak during the height of the dot-com boom. But such a mindset may well prove shortsighted. The subsequent dot-com bomb led to an...
View ArticleCES wrap: Nvidia, Motorola Mobility get top marks
The Consumer Electronics Show is about to wind down—mercifully—and it’s time to hand out grades for the major tech players. Motorola Mobility and Nvidia move to the front of the class. This wrap...
View ArticleThe Mac App Store makes multi-Mac ownership cheaper than multi-PC ownership
Apple has struck a blow again Microsoft by making multi-Mac ownership cheaper than multi-PC ownership. Note: Putting aside that whole piracy problem plaguing the Mac App Store … How has Apple pulled...
View ArticleFirst look at the Samsung’s first sliding laptop PC
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get a real hands-on look as Samsung PR reps were very protective over the new wunderkind notebook. Insisting that the devices on hand were just prototypes, we were also...
View Article2011: The year Apple’s iPad solidifies as an enterprise option
Apple’s iPad has become the primary go-to option in the enterprise and the stars are lining up to make the popular device an entrenched business productivity tool in 2011. Amid the Android and Windows...
View ArticleYour Worst Passwords, Ever
In my lifetime, I have created exactly one awesome password. It’s 24 characters long, includes letters and numbers, and is a memorable sentence that no rational person, with the exception of myself,...
View ArticleIntel Continues to Dominate Stable x86 Chip Market: Mercury
Intel held 81 percent of the x86 processor space in the first quarter, while AMD had 18.2 percent, both of which showed Intel continues to dominate an x86 processor market that is seeing little...
View ArticlePDF Malware Using New Tricks to Exploit Vulnerability
Security researchers have identified a new trick in PDF files being sent as email attachments that obfuscate attack code by encoding it inside an image file. Malicious PDF files are using a new trick...
View ArticleHas Firefox 3 certificate handling become too ‘scary?
In a scenario reminiscent of the fairy tale about the fellow who cries “wolf” too often, security engineers are actively wondering whether Firefox’ “blowing of the whistle” on self-signed certificates...
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