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PC Magazine: the evolution of spreadsheet analytics

Posted on January 1, 2016 by dstrom
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Like some of you, I got my first introduction to the PC from the spreadsheet. It has been around for more than 35 years in one form or another, and most of us have at least a basic working knowledge … Continue reading →

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PC Magazine: Self-service business intelligence tools

Posted on September 30, 2015 by dstrom
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When most people think of business intelligence (BI) tools, they first think of using a spreadsheet for their data analysis and graphing needs. While Excel has been around for decades and is used by millions in this fashion, they aren’t … Continue reading →

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PC Magazine going Web-only in January

Posted on November 20, 2008 by dstrom
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It makes me sad, although not surprised, to see that Ziff Media will stop printing the paper edition of PC Magazine soon. For sentimental reasons, here is a copy of the cover from their very first issue, back in 1982, … Continue reading →

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PC Magazine: Museums online and off

Posted on April 4, 2007 by dstrom
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There is no doubt that the Web has transformed the way people use and perceive museums. From the casual collector with an oddball hobby to the professional curator, museums are exploiting tech. Extensive Web search of collections, podcasts and blogs … Continue reading →

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PC Magazine: Mark Cuban interview (2007)

Posted on March 15, 2007 by dstrom
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Mark Cuban has been technology’s – and sport’s — bad boy for two decades. He has a habit of creating new companies and selling them for outrageous profits, and being ahead of the earliest adopters. Now he is running HDnet, … Continue reading →

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Baseline Magazine (Strom archive)

Posted on July 17, 2011 by dstrom
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I was the Technology Editor for Ziff’s Baseline Magazine from 2008-2011 and wrote both columns as well as the TechKnow feature section in each month’s print edition. Here are the links to my TechKnow feature stories that appeared in the print … Continue reading →

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eWeek/PC Week/Informa archive

Posted on July 18, 2010 by dstrom
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I got my start in computer journalism back in 1986 when eWeek was called PC Week — I was part of the original launch team on its Connectivity section. Here is a short memorial to those early days. Here is … Continue reading →

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25 Years of PC Week

Posted on November 1, 2009 by dstrom
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The scene is a deserted office park in Los Angeles after hours. I am driving around, trying to find the spot that my IT manager friend left an envelope for me. Inside the envelope is a disc with a secret … Continue reading →

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POS Systems Pay Off (Baseline magazine)

Posted on November 27, 2008 by dstrom
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Point of sale (POS) systems are what we used to call electronic cash registers, which really weren’t much more than a cash drawer bolted onto the bottom of a PC. But as these systems have gotten more sophisticated, they’ve played … Continue reading →

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Techtarget magazine: News from the NAC implementation front

Posted on September 3, 2008 by dstrom
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Endpoint security is arguably the hot information security topic in 2006. Small wonder. No matter how diligently you defend your perimeter, roaming laptops are bound to introduce worms, viruses and spyware into your network. The mobility of commodity laptops equipped … Continue reading →

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