In recent years, Apple could almost be described by two things: turtlenecks and iPods. This year, the iPhone was added to the mix, and we saw another addition to their family of felines, Mac OS X 10.5, better known as Leopard. The family of Apple felines has now reached six, starting with Cheetah, moving to Puma, […]

Technology has helped us in many ways, but at the same time, Technology has been the source of many-a-headache, too. And because of those headaches that we’ve all endured over the years, it’s nice to see the professionals run into some of these same problems. Computerworld has come up with a list of Technology’s Most Mortifying […]

One of the problems that plagued the late-90’s Internet and played a major role in the eventual bust of the Industry was the lack of speed to deliver the next generation web applications that were so highly touted by the up-and-coming development companies (remember, this was just one of the problems). With so many users […]

There are always new (and exciting) challenges facing IT professionals, and there are always new (and intresting) ways to address these challenges. With land and construction costs always increasing, especially in the more densely populated areas, building new datacenters is becoming less and less cost-effective. However, it’s not always easy to retrofit an existing site […]

Ten years ago, Dell was virtually the king of the computer Industry, and from that throne, Michael Dell made a brash remark at ITxpo97. He was asked what he would do if he were the CEO of Apple:
“What would I do? I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.” (link)
Obviously making […]

I’m almost certain that long before the advent of the personal computer, the phone-in Technical Support team had been assembled - I can’t prove it, because I’m waiting on hold trying to confirm. Whether it’s the blue screen of death, a virus that’s taken over your system, or the darn thing just won’t start, we’ve […]

One of the causes of the dot-com bust was the inability of companies to deliver the rich web-based applications that users expected, and although the limitations on the development of these apps was tied directly to the technology available to the average end-user attempting to access them (hardly the fault of the developers or those trying to deliver […]

Earlier this month, I posted about Microsoft Silverlight, comparing the recent release from the software giant to Apple’s iPhone. While the adoption of Microsoft’s new web platform may not rival that of the iPhone, which recently reached the 1 million units sold milestone, websites, seminars, and tutorials will slowly become available. Michael Sherotter, an evangelist […]