Opinion

Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Task Manager Edition

You know your PC is trying to tell you something

The Unix sysadmin’s guide to getting along with co-workers

You might be the sole Unix geek at work or one among many, but there are things we can all do to develop and maintain better relationships with the people lucky enough to work with us.

The iPhone cable that’s always with you

Nomad's ChargeKey and ChargeCard mean you'll never be without a charging cable

Getting all the USB power you can

The Practical Meter shows how much USB power and provides fast charging

Chamberlain’s MyQ Garage misses the mark

If it wasn't a closed system, Chamberlain's MyQ Garage would be very good

RSA Conference: Are you going to San Francisco?

The annual migration of the security industry has begun.

Cisco’s product transitions hitting router share

Lost 5% in 2013 as customers mull migration to CRS-X, NCS

Vonage Business Solutions’ President: “A good year for a company like ours.”

Company Reports Solid Business Revenue Growth, Plans for More to Come

DARPA wants to automate Big Data findings to solve complicated problems

DARPA program could look at myriad data on cancer for example and deduct new research directions

Test-driving Boston’s Bitcoin ATM

The world's first public Bitcoin ATM popped up in Boston's South Station yesterday. I tried it out.

vSphere adds mobile management capability

Demand for mobile management prods VMware to develop app.

Is your trust in cloud services misplaced or true? Find out with a cloud trust rating

Did Facebook overpay for WhatsApp?

How will we discuss the WhatsApp acquisition when we look back on it years from now?

New planet hunter with 34 telescopes to set sights on deep space

The European Space Agency to build new space system to look for habitable exoplanets in our solar system

Situation normal, all Farked up

A 502 error message from the folks at Fark

Report: America’s 4G LTE is really slow

The U.S. ranked 15th out of 16 countries when it comes to average 4G LTE speeds.

Candy crushed: Forklift ‘solution’ gets worker canned

It would seem that forklifts aren’t just for data center upgrades anymore

Microsoft, Sony team up to kill GameStop

It's not too often a company conspires to kill off one of its retailers, but that's exactly what's happening.

Red Hat CEO addresses big data’s chicken-and-egg question

Red Had CEO Jim Whitehurst on which comes first: gathering big data, or figuring out what you want to do with it.

How to save your email archive from a service provider

When your service provider doesn't want you to leave them, how do you get your message archive back?

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton was once rejected by both Facebook and Twitter

Before founding WhatsApp, which Facebook just bought for a whopping $16 billion in cash, Brian Acton was turned down by both Twitter and Facebook.

With ‘virgin’ developers, Microsoft could fork Android

A similar proprietary software scenario fueled Microsoft's growth when it was a young company supplying PC operating systems.

gNewSense 3.1: The FSF-approved Linux distro that’s stuck in 2010

This system sets out with a major goal in mind: to provide a Free Software Foundation-approved Linux distro.

The glass ceiling replaced by enlightened self-interest

Women CEOs are no longer news, and that's a good thing.

A FICO credit score, but for your cloud

Skyhigh Networks wants to tell users if their cloud is secure or not

Brett Bilbrey, head of Apple’s Technology Advancement Group, retires

Brett Bilbrey retired earlier this month, marking an end to a nearly 12-year career at Apple.

Mitel’s MiContact Center 7.0 Improves Interactions, Management Mobility

Intelisys and IntelePeer Partner to Offering SIP Trunking Services

SAP offers more proof consumer software is the new enterprise standard

SAP -- yes, SAP -- wins a software design award by emulating consumer apps.

The erosion of IT’s middle class

Evolve your career with the changing face of IT, or risk getting left behind

Leaked release dates shed light on Microsoft’s Windows 9 plans

A new batch of rumored release dates give a glimpse into Microsoft's plans to return Windows to glory.