IT General
Office Mix: Microsoft's new tool may revolutionize presentations
For years, I've worked with tools for creating online presentations, including TechSmith's Camtasia, Adobe's Captivate, and Articulate's Storyline.
Google's Dart language is approved -- but adoption is no guarantee
Google's Dart language, proposed by the search giant as an alternative to JavaScript, has earned some legitimacy this week: Ecma International has officially recognized the specification as a standard.
Better patch Flash: 'Rosetta Flash' attack can steal site cookies
Adobe Flash, the plug-in that refuses to die despite
How virtualization is lifting us to the cloud
Over the past decade, the whole world seems to have embraced virtualization. Is there nothing left to conquer? Hardly. Virtualization technology itself is changing very fast. And the right solutions to address the challenges of legacy application support and migration for modern applications can be tough to find.
Must-have tools for setting up a Wi-Fi net
In order to ensure proper Wi-Fi coverage and performance, RF site surveys should be performed before and after WLAN installations and modifications. Though you can walk around and do simple signal checks and throughput tests using free software on your laptop, using Wi-Fi surveying software provides much better testing and reporting.
RHEL OpenStack 5: Red Hat hogs the OpenStack spotlight
Red Hat has rolled out the latest version of its OpenStack product, Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.
5 reasons why software bugs still plague us
Another month, another few dozen patches to install -- it's never-ending. It's frustrating.
Sex, spies, and the cloud: NSA revelations continue to weaken confidence
According to a four-month investigation by the Washington Post based on information provided by Edward Snowden, ordinary Internet users far outnumber legally targeted foreigners in the communications intercepted by the National Security Agency from U.S. digital networks.
Hadoop's success drives efforts to make it more secure
Talk about big data and it won't take long for Hadoop to appear in the conversation. The Apache open source software is used to orchestrate clusters of commodity computers to crunch information from mountains of data.
Download the Deep Dive: Leveraging the cloud for backup and disaster recovery
A virtually unlimited variety of cloud-based storage and backup solutions offers to streamline backup processes and at the same time lower costs, while new DRaaS (disaster recovery as a service) options promise to slash recovery times by spinning up a secondary site in the cloud. Is there a cloud-based backup and DR solution that's right for you? The answer will depend on the size and frequency of your backups, your recovery time objectives, the speed and reliability of your Internet links, and considerations such as the regulatory and compliance requirements related to your data.
Red Hat stamps its influence on CentOS 7
The latest update of CentOS, the free community edition of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is about to be released, according to posts on the official CentOS blog.
Wzor predicts demise of Windows 8, Windows 9 to arrive in the fall
My favorite Russian prognosticator, Wzor, just posted a lengthy discourse on the Russian-language Ru-Board that cov
Patching the future: How Microsoft can make Windows 9 simpler
With Windows 8.1 Update 2 Version 1.0 apparently poised for release in next month's batch of Black Tuesday patches, it's time for Microsoft to reflect on the needlessly confusing state of Windows patching and set a simple, coh
Universal Apps: Microsoft's bid to bring mobile developers back to Windows
By most accounts, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has inherited a mess in the form of Microsoft's mobile strategy.
Are users hoarding data? Here's where to put it
Data migration is one of those aspects of life that makes us shudder with dread.
You don't need to be in Silicon Valley
When I visited Chicago a couple of weeks ago, I met the founder of a small analytics startup. Showing my San Francisco bias, I asked him if it was difficult to find the talent he needed in the Chicago area.
Why GPL still gives enterprises the jitters
Open source has gone from a curiosity in the enterprise to a welcome and valuable addition.
