May 05, 2008

Youthful indiscretions

We tend to get a little serious about security at InfoWorld. Following the lead of ace contributing editor Roger Grimes, we focus on the ingenuity of new exploits and the endless race to stay ahead of criminal hackers who pounce... more

TAGS: None

April 28, 2008

Steve Ballmer wants your "feedback" -- so let's give it to him

Last week we almost broke out the champagne. At an event in Belgium on Thursday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that the company might reconsider its decision to stop selling Windows XP on June 30. An Associated Press report quoted... more

TAGS: Save Windows XP

April 21, 2008

Decision times for Windows and Mac OS X

It's a time of change for operating systems, with the Mac OS gaining market share and IT as well as individual users wrestling with the decision over when -- or whether -- to migrate from Windows XP to Windows Vista.... more

TAGS: Mac OS X

April 15, 2008

Windows Sentinel launches

This is the most exciting week at InfoWorld since we launched our Save Windows XP campaign at the beginning of the year. Today, I'm happy to announce the beta version of InfoWorld Windows Sentinel, a joint project with the exo.performance.network... more

TAGS: Web 2.0

April 14, 2008

Creative corner-cutting

People who feel passionate about what they do always have the potential to become anti-heroes. If the process for completing a project is broken, then that process should be fixed. But if the process won't budge, or there's no time... more

TAGS: IT users

April 07, 2008

Fuzzy thinking

I've had my head in the clouds the past few days, mulling the nature of cloud computing. Some might ask: Why bother? It's just another marketing concept cooked up by vendors that has no real meaning. Call me credulous, but... more

TAGS: Technology trends