To-Do-Apps finden sich viele im App Store - Orchestra To-do ist aber etwas Besonderes. Aufgaben lassen sich nicht nur an andere Nutzer delegieren, die Anwendung bietet zudem einen praktischen Instant Messenger. …mehr
Wer mobile Endgeräte in Unternehmen einsetzen will, sollte sich neben der technischen Seite auch mit den rechtlichen Aspekten befassen - und das bereits im Voraus. Hier eine kleine Rechtsberatung. …mehr
Bürger nutzen E-Government-Angebote in Deutschland immer stärker. Doch es gibt noch viele Wünsche der Nutzer, wie der E-Government Monitor von D21 herausfand. …mehr
Sie arbeiteten auf dem Bau, am Fließband, in der Putzkolonne und lernten daraus für ihr Leben: IT-Manager erinnern sich an ihren ersten Job. …mehr
Blogsysteme beim Hoster oder auf dem eigenen Server sind beliebt - als geniale Baukästen für den kostengünstigen Webauftritt, der schnell aktualisiert und ins Social Web eingebunden werden kann. Computerwoche testet, wie gut sich zehn Services in Sachen Technik, Bedienung, Performance und Design in der Praxis schlagen. …mehr
The market for business intelligence services is set to expand with CIOs increasingly making analytics a priority over the next few years. …mehr
Liz Coulter is used to having big shoes to fill - men sized ones, usually. The director of IT Services at the University of Auckland started her IT career in Australia before moving to England, then back to Australia and finally to New Zealand where she settled last year. And yes, the main motivator for the move across the ditch was a man. Her father was one of the first programmers in Australia who brought Ethernet down under and created AusCERT. Her IT career was almost decided at birth. …mehr
Two large resellers in July announced new or improved IaaS offerings with an emphasis on speedy, automation of standing up entire networks. …mehr
Local Website Archive is a useful utility that allows you to download web pages to your local hard drive. While this can be accomplished via the "save page" option in most browsers, Local Website Archive Lite (free) offers enough additional features and functionality that it's well worth installing. …mehr
Malaysia will review a controversial Internet law following a day-long blackout of prominent websites over concern it could be used to silence government critics. …mehr
A distributed denial-of-service attack aimed at AT&T's DNS (Domain Name System) servers has disrupted data traffic for some of the company's customers. …mehr
For many businesses and individuals alike, the question of whether to blog, keep a traditional website, or maintain any of a number of social media accounts is a common quandary. Blogging sites have ways of incorporating traditional content, but do you want to reinvent your Web presence around a blogging site? Social media is great for feedback, but why be tied to the site of the moment? And traditional websites with static content are so 2004. Now you don't have to choose, because with Serif's $100 WebPlus X6 you can incorporate blogging and social media access with an easy WYSIWYG website development tool, and manage it all from Serif's site. …mehr
The new version of Google Maps for includes public transport information for almost 500 cities around the world, the company announced today in a . …mehr
Business leaders must embrace the true value of technology, according to CA Technologies' new global 'The Future Role of the CIO: Digital Literacy' report. The study reveals that 81 percent of the Asia Pacific CIOs interviewed believe a lack of digital literacy amongst senior executives could be hampering business growth. …mehr
Microsoft and Nokia will hold a press conference in three weeks, an event that will likely center around Windows Phone 8, the next version of Microsoft's OS for mobile devices. …mehr
Mobile banking has been identified by banks in the Asia Pacific region as the top priority channel in 2012, according to an IDC Financial Insights report. …mehr
Next month the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to put out for public review its draft for a new government encryption standard that, when finalized, is going to compel federal agencies with older websites to replace them. …mehr
Keyboard shortcuts take some getting used to, but offer a rewarding productivity boost for those willing to stick through the initial learning curve. Vimium is a Google Chrome extension that takes this mindset and runs with it, bolting a rich set of keyboard shortcuts on top of Chrome. Shortcuts are inspired by the Vim text editor, but can be remapped as needed. You can use Vimium to switch tabs, click links, select text boxes, and more, all without reaching for the mouse. …mehr
Oracle announced on Tuesday that it , bringing full support for the latest version of the cross-platform technology to the Mac. …mehr
Apple's iCloud service, which was recently forced upon former-users of mac.com (including myself), has not proven to be a shiny seamless service. Many tech journos complain that iCloud doesn't represent the user-experience associated with Cupertino's decades-long tradition as a quality-brand. …mehr
Microsoft has told Windows 8 app developers that if they use the word "metro" in the name of their software, the app will be denied access to the Windows Store. …mehr
Regardless of the security expertise and resources you apply to securing your assets, you are unlikely to achieve much unless you focus on the most vulnerable element of your organization: your employees. …mehr
As promised, Microsoft today released the final version of Windows 8 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. …mehr
Singapore's spam rate increased to 66.6 percent in July 2012 from 65.8 percent in June 2012, according to July 2012 Symantec Intelligence Report. …mehr
From the guys who brought the Web two massively famous publishing tools in Blogger and comes Medium, Evan Williams and Biz Stone's attempt at bringing quality content to the forefront for readers. …mehr
Microsoft has put the final touches on Windows 8, and has released the RTM version of the operating system to device makers, developers, and IT pros. …mehr
The little-known industry group Certification Authority Browser (CA/B) Forum is suddenly becoming better known, as the bickering of the powerful companies associated with it gets louder as they squabble over intellectual property rights, part of a process in redefining how the group functions. …mehr
A case that pits against offshore outsourcing giant Infosys will be delayed until next month, a judge ordered on Wednesday. …mehr
Most new super-thin laptops, including Ultrabooks and the Retina MacBook Pro, are designed so consumers cant change the batteries themselves. This is a big issue if you plan on keeping your new laptop for more than two years or want to hand it down to someone else later. …mehr
Organisations are no longer talking about cloud adoption. For most organisations, the cloud is already here; it is a reality. The discussion now is about the need for best practices and technologies to secure the cloud. …mehr
The mini iPad is on the straight and narrow, Apple and Samsung try to straighten things out, and the man who broke into Steve Jobs's house may go straight after his arrest. The remainders for Wednesday, August 15, 2012 are straightforward enough. …mehr
Blizzard is gearing up to release patch 1.0.4 for Diablo III and the patch seems (so far at least) to be focused on widening the variety of useful play styles. While the game's rune system makes a wide variety of skill combinations possible for every class, players quickly managed to zero in on a relatively small number of superior builds after the game's launch. This led to the vast majority of players locking in on a small number of optimum play styles. …mehr
The death of has been loudly and often ever since HP that it was donating the Linux-based mobile operating system to the , but like the Energizer Bunny, it seems to keep going. …mehr
The HP Photosmart 6520 e-All-in-One Printer is a midpriced ($150 as of 08/13/2012) consumer-level with a good set of features for light-volume home or student use. If you're trying to decide between this model and its slightly lower-priced cousin, the , note that the Photosmart 6520 has a bigger touchscreen control panel and a dedicated photo tray. …mehr
Google Apps will soon gain an email routing and filtering feature from Google's Postini suite of email security services, part of an effort to eventually replicate all Postini functionality in Google Apps. …mehr
Cisco Systems posted a small sales gain of 4 percent and a larger boost in profit for its fiscal fourth quarter on Wednesday. …mehr
Developers can now download the software development platform and accompanying .Net Framework 4.5, a Microsoft official revealed on Wednesday. …mehr
Some AT&T customers are being affected by a failure in the carrier's DNS (Domain Name System) servers that began Wednesday morning. …mehr
Weve seen quadrocopters do some pretty awesome indoor maneuvers, from to playing a . But what we really want to see is a full-fledged airplane whipping around the inside of a building. …mehr
