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IT in the WorldApril 1, 2008
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:16 PM/EST
Wireless Coverage Doesn't Kill People, Government Regulation Kills PeopleTo say that Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam would rather walk across hot coals barefoot than abide government interference with his business is really putting it mildly. During his keynote presentation at CTIA, McAdam made the rounds of traditional anti-government intervention... March 17, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008 5:51 PM/EST
It's Still (and always) The EconomyThe pundits insist that the economy (softening, weakening, choose your euphemism) isn't going to hurt IT because companies need IT more than ever when times are tough. That's a comforting thought if you're an investor in a big IT company,... February 28, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:50 AM/EST
An Internet for Bad Guys?Nick Carr notes that the U.S. Army is using social networking to help wage war. Citing an article by David Talbot in Technology Review, Carr also points out one obvious fly in the ointment: "cheap, simple Web-based systems are also... January 23, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 9:31 AM/EST
Talking Ourselves into RecessionDid you ever have such a good night that you felt you had some kind of comeuppance coming to you in the morning? Or had such a string of good luck -- in both love and cards -- that you... November 26, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007 12:13 PM/EST
iPhone Safety RiskThere's been a lot of talk about how the iPhone could create security risks for the enterprise, but I don't think this is what people had in mind: The cabbie taking me from Logan airport to our quaint offices in... October 22, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007 9:32 AM/EST
The Price of Liberty: $30What price liberty? You can have it for free, with strings attached, or you can have it for $30 per book. Google and Microsoft say they want to make all of the world's information available to all, and why should... September 29, 2007
Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:13 AM/EST
Who's Accountable in the Gap Data Breach?Incredible. It seems like the Gap did everything right. It used an experienced third-party vendor to manage job applicant data. It insisted that the vendor use encryption to protect that data in case of loss or theft. Seems like... September 6, 2007
Thursday, September 06, 2007 10:27 AM/EST
Subprime Crisis to Crunch IT?No one is really sure what impact the subprime lending crisis will have on the rest of the economy. Jean-Philippe Cotis, head economist of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, noted yesterday that it's still too early to tell... August 28, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:43 AM/EST
Cabbies Reject 1984-type RulesAs a native New Yorker and a onetime (short-time) cab driver, I have very mixed feelings about cabbies. I usually defend their behavior because I understand the stress and challenges that the job entails, but I also understand why people... August 17, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007 11:34 AM/EST
PowerOf ArroganceeWEEK Senior Writer Renee Boucher Ferguson has uncovered a case of infuriating management arrogance at TIAA-CREF. When IT problems crop up at a big company, you know it's a management issue rather than an IT issue. And we've all seen...
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