To-Do or Not To-Do, There's No Question

I work from home now, and, as someone who is easily distracted, it's really important for me to have a routine. So, every morning after I see my younger daughter off to the bus, I make a cup of coffee...

How Would a Setting Sun Microsystems Affect Enterprise IT?

When Microsoft made a move on Yahoo last year, it was a huge news story. The response among the enterprise IT ranks: Meh--who cares?

Indeed, while the story was interesting, and would have had a huge impact on the companies themselves had the acquisition actually happened, the impact of such a merger on enterprise IT would have been negligible. You can't say the same for today's acquisition news--that IBM is reportedly in talks to buy Sun Microsystems for $6.5 billion in cash.

Of Napoleon (Dynamite) and Netbooks

There's a scene in the movie "Napoleon Dynamite" where Napoleon's uncle is trying to close a sale of Tupperware-style storage containers to a husband and wife by using a model ship as a bonus. "I want that," whisper-growls the wife...

Win 7 Uncertainty: Does Microsoft Know There's a Recession Going On?

This is one time that Microsoft needs to set a clear target, articulate that target to its customers and then hit that target.

Facebook Cedes to Users over Terms of Service

Yesterday I wrote an article about how a change to Facebook's terms of services caused much consternation and gnashing of teeth. The small change to the TOS implied that Facebook owned any content posted to the site, even after an...

20 Tech Things About eWEEK Labs' Analysts

Last week, I probably would have started this post like so: "If you spend any time on Facebook, you've either read, been tagged for or written a '25 Things About Me' list." But, in the short time since then, mainstream...

Wozniak to Take Spin on 'Dancing with the Stars'

What are your suggestions for IT reality shows?

The New Social Order

I've said many times that I am slow to adopt new technology, and social networking was no exception. Now, I'm hooked, and maybe you should be, too. I am linked in on LinkedIn, do face time on Facebook and have...

IT Product Snow Days

Of course, tough times require tough measures. But how will we pay the piper when things turn around?

Lucky Windows 7?

Up until now, Windows 7 has been a code name for the next version of Windows. Well, now the name is official, according to a Windows Vista blog post by Microsoft's Mike Nash. "The decision to use the name Windows...