Microsoft Dumps Default DVD Playback in Windows 8

Yesterday while discussing Windows 8 with a colleague of mine, she mentioned she heard a rumor that Microsoft was dumping DVD’s in its latest version of their operating system, Windows 8. After some research – I found that this fact is indeed true. Microsoft announced on Thursday May 3 that DVD playback will no longer be […]

Time to ditch the back-up tape

Data is one of the most valuable commodities a company can possess. The data that a company retains includes everything from customer account details, employee attendance and behavior to your janitor’s bathroom cleaning schedule. In a typical business, it becomes clears that protecting that data is one of the highest priorities you can have. So […]

Password Protection Act of 2012 filed in House and Senate

On March 19, I wrote about employers asking for your Facebook and other social media login information. On May 9, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Representative Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and several others filed the Password Protection Act of 2012 (PPA) in the Senate and House. The bill is meant to prevent employers from demanding employees and […]

Facebook stock under performs – where are Facebook’s friends now?

I guess Facebook does not have as many friends as it thought. With dismal stock prices from the start, Facebook’s initial stock offering started at $38.00 per share and closed its inaugural day of trading at a disappointing $38.23. Only up 23 cents for the day. Investors and technology industry watchers are closely tracking the […]

What is BYOD?

Over the past several months you probably have been hearing it more and more. I am referring to the term BYOD. Have you been wondering what this new technology this is? Well first let me clarify what BYOD is. It is not a new technology. In its simplest form BYOD is a term. It stands for […]

The Yahoo Shuffle

Sure looks like a hostile take-over to me. I am referring to all the shenanigans at Yahoo. Fred Amoroso, Yahoo’s new board chairman released a statement saying they are confident that these changes will server the best interest of their shareholders. With Scott Thompson’s resignation and that of Patti Hart, who lead the hunt for […]

The Future of Mobile Phones and Tablets is in the cloud

As our technology evolves, some things are beginning to take on a life of their own. We already know the Internet population has doubled in the last 5 years to 2.27 billion. Just 5 years ago it stood solid at 1.15  billion. Already 11% of adults own a tablet of some sort, and 77% of […]

IT Consultants VS IT Vendors: Who should you believe?

Last week I spent several hours on the phone with a product vendor discussing a problem with a client’s network and some possible causes and cures. It became abundantly clear during our marathon conversations that the vendor was not well versed at troubleshooting issues on a production environment (a network in use by users). The […]

Kaspersky Finds Microsoft is 10 Years Ahead of Apple in Security

The CEO of the security software vendor Kaspersky says that the number of attacks on Macs is growing, and Apple will have to learn to respond more quickly. Apple is at least a decade behind Microsoft when it comes to dealing with malware attacks and security, and the recent Flashback attack on Macs only highlights […]

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