Information Security
Blind to Opportunity
By Samuel Greengard Last year, Apple sold more than 40 million iPads. In fact, the total number of iOS devices in use (iPhone, IPod Touches and iPads) is now somewhere north of 156 million. At this point, you would think…
Word Up! For IT Security
By Tim Moran IT has always been in a position of power, in the sense that those employed within its ranks often have access to the most sensitive company data. This isn’t a problem when things are going well, but…
Dealing With Disruption
By Sam Greengard A few weeks ago, my four-year-old laptop went DOA and, after much deliberation, I decided to buy the new iPad with a Bluetooth keyboard. When the unit arrived and I began installing apps, it immediately struck me…
Seven Deadly Email Sins
By Sam Greengard You would think that by now we would know how to use email. Nope! Here are some of the most common and annoying gaffes, glitches and breakdowns: 1. Unsigned, sealed and delivered. Sending business email without a…
Swinging the Social Media Wrecking Ball
By Samuel Greengard If the Internet has proved one thing about human nature, it’s that it’s possible to hold a megaphone up to stupidity. Peruse discussion boards and reader comments at news sites, and you’ll find a seemingly endless stream…
A Blatant Violation of Privacy
By Samuel Greengard It’s disturbing–and creepy–to learn that a growing number of employers are asking job applicants for their personal passwords to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that during in-person interviews,…
Business Gets Social
By Eileen Feretic It’s no surprise to me–and it’s probably not a surprise to you either–that the cloud has enveloped another business function: Collaboration is the latest technology to be rolled into the cloud, joining such veterans as software as…
We’re All Overworked
>By Samuel Greengard Take a poll of your 10 closest friends and I’m willing to wager that, if they’re working, they will complain about working way too much. Twenty years ago, we were reading about how technology could soon create…
Unmanned Ocean Vehicles Making Waves
>By Tim Moran November 17, 2011: A quartet of unmanned ocean vehicles, called Wave Gliders, were launched from San Francisco’s St. Francis Yacht Club by Liquid Robotics, an ocean-data services provider and the developer of these marine robots. The mission…
Where Are All the Jobs?
By Eileen Feretic Why aren’t Fortune 500 businesses hiring more staff when many of them are hoarding vast quantities of cash? That was a key issue raised at a recent Harvey Nash Leadership Lecture Series. The answer? They don’t have…