I have been following my own Defensive Computing advice for a while now, and using the Chrome browser configured to "Let me chose when to run plugin… mehr
Last June, executives and business leaders at Avid Life Media (ALM) responded to an internal Q&A addressing their strengths and fears. This assessment… mehr
Uber has failed to screen out criminals from its drivers, prosecutors allege, including 25 drivers who had been convicted of crimes including murder, sex… mehr
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On Tuesday, the OS X El Capitan Public Beta 5 made an appearance, but then it disappeared. It made its return today, and this time it’s here to stay—at least… mehr
Rob Mee ist neuer Chief Executive Officer (CEO) von Pivotal, der innerhalb des Firmenverbunds von EMC für Software-Entwicklung, Cloud-Infrastruktur und Data… mehr
Intel demonstriert auf dem Intel Developer Forum in Zusammenarbeit mit Google das Tango-Smartphone mit 3D RealSense. Außerdem zeigt ein Roboter die… mehr
If you’ve paid any attention to Intel’s developer event in San Francisco this week, you’ve probably gathered already that there’s almost no chip news at the… mehr
Today, you can ask Windows 10’s digital assistant Cortana to remind you to buy milk, to dictate an email, and to tell you how tall the Empire State Building… mehr
Jay Bolton finds his iPhone, with 700 or so photos, has filled up its memory. He wonders after trashing other images why he’s still got a full phone, and… mehr
Can't remember whatshername who works in HR or don't remember the title of whatshisname your boss introduced you to last week LinkedIn Lookup is here… mehr
American Driveline Systems has hired as CIO Chad Graham to upgrade IT for the automotive care company's 700 service centers in the U.S. and Canada.… mehr
Samsung Electronics plans a last-ditch appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines for infringing Apple patents. mehr
There’s a lot of iPad talk these days, but it’s not the blue-sky, post-PC-world talk that we heard back in 2010 when the iPad premiered. These days, it’s more… mehr
With its Falcor project, Netflix is offering a JavaScript library for efficient data-fetching, with developers able to represent remote data sources as a… mehr
Yesterday, Microsoft released KB 3081444, which you might think was a companion to the out-of-band Internet Explorer fix, MS015-093/KB 3088903, that debuted… mehr
Windows 10 leaves behind lots of unnecessary files on your system after it's installed --- typically well over 20 GB. Here's how to safely clean them… mehr
Exactly two weeks after reports surfaced that the U.K. government is working to end its reliance on Oracle, the Crown Commercial Service revealed that it has… mehr
Las Vegas was invaded by hackers this month. The Black Hat and Def Con conventions were in town. I attended both this year, which gave me an opportunity to… mehr
With Windows 10, you can quickly and easily change your default Web browser...as well as your default app for reading email, viewing photos, playing music,… mehr
If you don't have a written information security program (WISP) in place for your business, then you could be risking data theft, legal action, and… mehr
SignalR is an open source library written in .Net that can provide "real-time" functionality to your Web applications. It simplifies the exchange of… mehr
In this frequently updated feature we will be telling the story of Apple. We start with the early days, the tale of how Apple was founded, moving on through… mehr
It could be the plot of a science fiction movie. In fact, add in something about saving the Earth and it is: travel through space to rendezvous with an… mehr
If there were ever any doubt that Windows Phone is dead, the release of Windows 10 should put them to rest. Microsoft may continue to manufacture smartphones… mehr
An autonomous robot created by Australian researchers is providing engineers with high-definition images of the integrity of steel structures that support the… mehr
A team of researchers this week announced that they can use DNA to store information for at least 2,000 years, and they're now working on a filing system… mehr
Haben die Hacker des Seitensprungportals Ashley Madison ihre Drohung schließlich wahrgemacht und die gestohlenen Daten über Millionen Nutzer veröffentlicht?… mehr
Samsung pioneered the large-screen smartphone with the original Galaxy Note. The idea of phone and tablet hybrid — known as a phablet — was far better executed… mehr
Gearbox and 3D Realms have settled their lawsuit over who owns the rights to Duke Nukem, and the house that Borderlands built has come out on top. mehr
Which iPhone is best Or more specifically, which iPhone is best for you Should you buy one of Apple's latest iPhones - the iPhone 6 or the iPhone 6 Plus -… mehr
A dangerous flaw in Internet Explorer has prompted Microsoft to issue a patch outside its regularly scheduled monthly security updates in order to head off a… mehr
Ravello has had a few different focus points since it was founded back in 2011. Originally it was all about cloud migrations, allowing applications,… mehr
Eine professionelle Alarmanlage für die eigene Wohnung oder das eigene Haus kostet in der Regel viele tausend Euro und lohnt sich damit nicht für jeden. Doch… mehr
Now that the Open Container Initiative (OCI) has promised to make all containers one, has work on container technologies other than Docker come to a halt Short… mehr
Apple is allegedly planning to hold its alleged fall event on September 9, you know, maybe. (Invites haven't been sent yet.) 9to5Mac dropped some major… mehr
With the resumption of Windows 10 builds to testers, Microsoft has told users they may not have the right to run the software and again begun marking copies… mehr
Go 1.5, released today, improves the Google-developed language by adding concurrent garbage collection, leveraging all processor cores by default, and letting… mehr
Deakin University is lauding ‘digital badges’ and ‘credentialing’ as alternatives to traditional education models, following a new agreement with US company,… mehr
Listen to much of the well-peddled advice in the enterprise tech world today, and you'd have to be excused for coming away with the belief that "big… mehr
With ad dollars increasingly shifting from traditional to digital environments, and digital ad spending increasingly moving to real-time programmatic sales,… mehr
Five to ten years ago, the cybersecurity industry was mainly focused on incident prevention with tools like endpoint antivirus software, firewalls, IDS/IPS,… mehr
Waren über eine Sicherheitslücke bei Webmail-Diensten persönliche Nutzerdaten in Gefahr, in die falschen Hände zu geraten? Die Lücke ist längst geschlossen.… mehr
Rob Mesaros is the new managing director of the HP's printer and emerging technology business, an upgrade from his former role as vice-president and… mehr
As information security becomes a more important topic of interest for corporate boards, CISOs are increasingly asked to step up and brief boards on cyber… mehr
When I spent time with Microsoft execs in Redmond last week (disclosure: Microsoft covered my travel and expenses to visit the campus), I was particularly… mehr
When environmental group Conservation International (CI) needed to measure how much of the world’s rainforests have been chopped down, it turned to HP. mehr
During the WWDC keynote on 8 June 2015 we learned something of what we can expect from OS X 10.11, the latest version of OS X that will succeed Yosemite.… mehr
John Marcante, CIO and Managing Director of Vanguard, the largest mutual fund company in the world, manages an organization of thousands of IT people who… mehr
The latest release of the immensely popular Linux distribution designed for penetration testing, Kali Linux 2.0 launched at DefCon 23 in Las Vegas last week. mehr
Last week, Cisco made history, in a way: for the first time in over 80 quarters, someone other than John Chambers led the quarterly earnings call. mehr
There's no getting around the fact that iPad sales are faltering. After all, iPad sales have been trending downwards for eight straight quarters now. Even… mehr
iOS 9 has some terrific new features, and a couple of them are designed to extend the battery life of your iPhone. The first feature is called Low Power Mode.… mehr
Seventeen million dollars in Series B funding and a recent successful Kickstarter campaign means innovative in-ear computer, adaptive-filtering earbuds are… mehr
New technology from Amazon and Microsoft this week highlights how cloud-based storage is, step-by-step, becoming more mature and offering more flexibility for… mehr
The long, slow demise of the iPod continues. Once a leader in Apple’s product line, the iPod will soon lose its spot on display tables at the Apple Store.… mehr
Die Zusammenarbeit mit freien IT-Experten will erstmals ein Code of Conduct verbindlich regeln. Das Startup Testbirds, die Universität St. Gallen und die IG… mehr
As someone often called upon to be expert witness in court trials and arbitrations about the best practices in agile project management, I’ve been witness to… mehr
Like System Preferences on a Mac (which we have been exploring here: System Preferences on your Mac), Settings on your iPhone or iPad offers access to tools… mehr
Adobe Systems released a security patch for LiveCycle Data Services, a development tool used by businesses to synchronize data between back-end servers and… mehr
Last week I discussed one of the pros of ad blockers – how they could significantly reduce the amount of network traffic consumed by pesky advertising,… mehr
Microsoft issued an emergency out-of-band security update on Tuesday to address a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer. All supported versions of… mehr
Cross-platform vendor, Parallels, has launched Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac. The release also includes a new version of the software, Parallels Desktop for Mac… mehr
ADTRAN has launched its Virtual Network Function (VNF) solution suite, offering telecom and cable service providers a way to transition customer premises… mehr
Data centers don't just suck down energy. They guzzle it. According to the National Resources Defense Council, data centers are one of the largest and… mehr
I love my Windows 7 laptop, but I've had it for more than 3 years and the inevitable is happening: The OS is getting cranky, the result of adding and… mehr
Cisco is reporting that successful exploits of Flash vulnerabilities are soaring, partly because they are rapidly being incorporated in kits that take… mehr
According to research data, consumers spent more than $28 million last year on home security, a number expected to balloon to nearly $47.6 million by 2020.… mehr
In major league baseball, batters take less time to decide whether to swing at a pitch than they do to blink. They observe, interpret, evaluate and decide,… mehr
Awareness around cybersecurity is at an all-time high. Fueled by a seemingly endless stream of high-profile data breaches, practically every large vendor is… mehr
Excellence shines through in many ways in every profession. In order to deliver consistent success in the project management world, our project leaders need to… mehr
If Samsung’s learned anything this year, it’s that it’s not only a smartphone’s camera sensor that’s important, but the software you use to interface with it.… mehr
Less than five months ago, Amanda Oleander was another 25-year-old in Los Angeles trying to make it as an artist. She was new to the city and striking out on… mehr
Last weekend we decided to watch a movie. I had an iTunes gift card so we fired up the Apple TV for the first time in quite a while. Man, is that thing showing… mehr
If This Then That is an incredibly handy automation service, bridging the gap between various apps, accounts, and devices to boost your productivity. And this… mehr
It’s no happy day for enterprises when cyber thugs celebrate their favorite ‘holidays’—special days when they attack with even more cunning and fervor. Learn… mehr
Most every longtime Windows user knows the sad saga of the lowly Start menu. Born as a button in Windows 95, modified in XP and Vista, and blossoming into its… mehr
With its Thor project, Cisco is trying to provide the tech industry with a royalty-free video codec for use in Web browsers and online video, an issue that has… mehr
This retired pilot fish notices that nothing has shown up in his email in-box in almost 12 hours -- and that's something that almost never happens. mehr
