Developer burnout: Time to end the ‘disposable geek’ mentality
Everyone knows the software programmer stereotype: Developers are lone hackers working late into the night, the room illuminated only by their computer monitors. They subsist on delivery pizza and Mountain Dew. They rarely leave their posts when there’…
InfoWorld review: An IP KVM for servers that haven’t come out of the closet
If you thought you could get advanced features like remote media mounting, remote power reset, and ultraquick screen refreshes in only the big KVM boxes, think again. The $385 Lantronix SpiderDuo stuffs these features, advanced authentication (LDAP, RA…
The hysterical cancer campaign against cell phones
I love Northern California and have lived here most of my life. But as enlightened as this part of the world likes to think it is, we have a strain of know-nothing technophobia that masquerades as progressive politics.
Free mobile apps can cost users their privacy
As if IT admins weren’t busy enough securing end-users’ computers, servers, and the network, they now need to come up with ways to protect end-users’ phones.
Is Apple losing its quality magic?
Apple has long basked in a glowing reputation as a purveyor of high-end, well-designed products. Sure, the company’s wares typically cost more than those of its competitors, but such is the price of quality.
Drupal 7 beta due in early August
The Drupal 7 open source content management system is expected to reach a beta release stage next month, with the general release due to follow several weeks later, Drupal founder Dries Buytaert said.
Apple sued over iPad overheating
Apple was sued last week over claims that its iPad easily overheats, then suddenly switches itself off. In a complaint filed with an Oakland, Calif. federal court last Friday, a trio of plaintiffs accused Apple of everything from fraud and deceptive ad…
Microsoft posts preview of ASP.Net MVC 3
Microsoft is readying an update to its ASP.Net MVC (Model View Controller) technology for Web application development, leveraging the company’s new “Razor” view engine and offering enhancements for JavaScript.
5 big security themes to watch for at Black Hat and Defcon
Trying to predict the big news at this week’s Black Hat and Defcon conferences is extremely tricky, if not impossible. Usually the most interesting stories pop up at the very last minute — hackers tend to hold off on disclosing the really big talks be…
Will cloud computing save the economy?
As CRN reported, “68 percent of respondents said cloud computing will help their businesses recover from the recession” in a survey of more than 600 IT and business decision makers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore on behalf of cl…