Bill Snyder
San Francisco journalist Bill Snyder writes frequently about business and technology. His work appears regularly in CIO.com and the publications of Stanford's Graduate School of Business and the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. He welcomes your comments and suggestions.
Looking for a great job in IT? The cloud is hiring
IT is moving to the cloud -- and so are the jobs. Here's how to cash in on the hot trend in tech hiring
How consumerization gives business an edge
Forward-thinking firms like Kraft didn't wait for employees to bring in consumer tech, but led the effort themselves
Check Forgery: It Can Happen to You
Want to hack someone's bank account? You might think it takes a sophisticated knowledge of computer security or maybe a tie with the Russian computer mafia. It doesn't.
The tech jobs hiring boom is real -- for these skills
After some tough years for IT and tech pros, high demand for tech workers is here in some areas -- and is expected to continue
3 Ways to Save Yourself After a Phishing Attack
Microsoft and Mozilla are exchanging heated jabs about whose browser is more secure, but your browser can only protect you so much from phishing attacks. Your own brain may be your best defense. Here are three common problems caused...
Quicken 2012: A Lot to Offer the Budget Weary
Despite a few blemishes and competition from free cloud-based services like Mint.com (also owned by Intuit), Quicken 2012 offers well-integrated "old school" software that's still the best at helping you budget and...
Web Developments: 3 Cool New Features for Internet Users
It isn't often that software companies listen closely to their customers. Sure, every software exec I've ever met pays lip service to that, but few actually do it. So it's great to report that the Mozilla Foundation, which...
Life After Google Labs: 5 Cool Google Experimental Apps
The death of Google Labs doesn't mean the end of Google experimentation. Here are five fun and useful Google experimental apps that are still around to play with.
Google Flight Search: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
I'm not cheap, exactly, but I do love to find a bargain. So when I'm thinking about a vacation or a business trip, I search the Web for the best airfare. Since I'm going to Chicago next month, I thought I'd try out...
Cloud Computing for Consumers: The Downsides
If you read much about tech, you've undoubtedly been told by some snarky writer that if you're not headed for the cloud, you're hopelessly unhip, behind the times, and probably overweight. You know -- the cloud, that...
Android Devices Exposed: 7 Ways to Thwart Hackers
Take a deep breath. There's a new report out highlighting a huge spike in threats against Google's Android platform. Yes, it's something to be concerned about. But don't freak out or return your cool new Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Back to School: 6 Tips for Not Overspending on Tech
School is just about to start, and if you have a kid heading for college you're probably grimacing at the thought of all those bills. You're on your own when it comes to soaring tuition and housing costs, but there are ways to spend...
Desktop Search: Free and Paid Apps for Finding Your Data
I've said it before: I'm a world-class pack rat, at least when it comes to my digital life. With several thousand emails on my hard drive, not to mention thousands of documents, photos, and music tracks, you might think I could never...
Is The Internet Addictive?
I don't think of myself as having a particularly addictive personality. Yeah, I'm a bear without my morning coffee and quitting smoking was tough, but am I addictive? No way.
Verizon 4G LTE: Four Gotchas
Who's the fastest wireless carrier in town? If you've seen any of their ads, you know it's Verizon, unless it's AT&T or T-Mobile or Sprint.
5 Cool Add Ons for Firefox 5
I was just getting used to the excellent version 4 of Mozilla's Firefox browser when those wild and crazy coders rolled out version 5 after just three months.
Email Clutter: Cleaning it Up on Your Own Terms
If you're a grownup, and not in the army or in prison, you don't have to put up with someone telling you to clean your room. But I'll bet you cringe when some self-righteous tech writer tells you to clean up your email box. Oh, you've...
Mobile Payments: Don't Buy into It
If you're anywhere close to my age, you might remember the late Orson Wells making a pitch for Paul Masson saying, "We will sell no wine before its time." That boast may have been true for the vintner, but sadly it's not true in the...
Facebook Facial Recognition: Why It's a Threat to Privacy
By the end of this year, the world's population is expected to hit 7 billion. That's a huge number, but it pales in comparison to the 60 billion to 100 billion photos Facebook has reportedly stored on its servers.