Monthly Archives: February 2010
10 Reasons Why the Linux Community Could Influence iPhone Sales
Although the combined market share of Linux distributions pales in comparison with Windows or Mac OS X, the Linux community is strong, engaged and,...
Barnes and Noble’s Nook E-Reader Now in Stock, Soon in Stores
Barnes & Noble announced Feb. 8 that its Nook e-reader will be available in most of its stores nationwide by midweek, possibly bringing an...
Application Whitelisting Isn’t Too Bad
Six months ago, when I started using Windows 7 full time on my primary system, I wanted to take better advantage of the new...
Facebook Homepage Redesign Puts Search Front and Center
Facebook Homepage Redesign Puts Search Front and Center
by Clint Boulton
Zuckerberg Celebrates Facebooks Sixth Birthday
To celebrate its sixth birthday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg touts the...
Facebook, Microsoft Sever Banner Ad Ties for Social Ads
Facebook will no longer be serving banner ads from Microsoft, but this isn't a sign that relations between the companies have grown cold.Rather, social...
10 Things Apple Doesnt Want You to Know About the iPad
10 Things Apple Doesnt Want You to Know About the iPad
by Don Reisinger
Hobbled Web surfing
Although Steve Jobs didn't talk about it during his keynote,...
Key Technology Labor Is Not a Commodity
A January Forbes article got me thinking on what is considered low-level work in technology these days. Ed Sperling's piece "Rebalancing Your IT Staff"...
Microsoft Focused on Azure, Zune Smartphone Rumors This Week
Although Microsoft has traditionally earned the substantial bulk of its revenues from desktop-centric products such as its Windows operating system and Office, the company...
NASA Delays Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch
Last-minute weather concerns forced NASA to scratch the Feb. 7 predawn launch of the space shuttle Endeavour. Less than an hour before the scheduled...
SAP CEO Apotheker Resigns in Wake of Poor 2009 Earnings Report
SAP CEO Leo Apotheker has resigned after he and the SAP supervisory board "reached a mutual agreement" not to extend Apotheker's contract as a...