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
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
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
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
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
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. Alas, almost all of this work has been removed from their website. Here … Continue reading
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
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
Getting your company ready for a telephone switch migration is never easy, and made especially more difficult when you are trying to move towards Voice over Internet Protocols (VOIP). Apparent Networks surveyed hundreds of network managers last June and found … Continue reading
Point of Sale (POS) systems used to be what we all called electronic cash registers that weren’t much more than a cash drawer bolted on to the bottom of a PC. But as the systems have gotten more sophisticated, they … Continue reading