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  • 07 March 2013

  • Opinion: VMware Tantrum Shows It's Not Connecting With Cloud Buyers or Sellers

    At a recent partner conference, VMware executives threw a fit about the firm's inability to 'own corporate workload' and its partners' inability to beat a 'bookseller' at the cloud computing game. The outbursts show is that VMware isn't connecting with application groups, who are increasingly driving cloud buying decisions.

  • Opinion: Angry Birds for Pokki lets you play the Chrome version on your desktop

    While known best for its mobile versions, Angry Birds is also available for Windows, but with its 50MB+ installer, a lengthy installation process, and a full-screen game that's hard even for medium-strength computers to haul, Angry Birds for Windows is not the best choice if you want to actually enjoy the game. Angry Birds for Pokki, however, is a delightful discovery, bringing the Angry Birds Chrome experience right to your desktop.

  • Opinion: Remains of the Day: Pulp fiction

    Is a subscription service music to Tim Cook's ears? Will Apple set back the clock on Swatch? Will a judge tell a case not to pass go and not to collect $200? All those questions and more on the remainders for Wednesday, March 6, 2013.

  • Opinion: Meet the Deal Nerd: big savings on powerful PCs, 4K TVs, & more

    Welcome, fellow deal seekers, to the first edition of the Deal Nerd. As you visit the Deal Nerd lab, please be sure not to touch any of our instruments, as this lab is precisely setup to hunt down the best deals, discounts, and coupons across our beloved interwebs. I, the Deal Nerd, will be bringing you the hottest and coolest deals several times a week with the help of our friends from LogicBuy.

  • Opinion: Tackle overloaded Google Apps Gmail accounts with FreeSpace

    Google Apps offers cash-strapped small businesses a lot of bang for the buck, but one app that can cause problems is Gmail.

  • 06 March 2013

  • Opinion: The Chromebook Pixel gets a thumbs-up from Linus Torvalds

    Reactions to Google's new Chromebook Pixel may have been mixed so far, but at least one high-profile figure in the world of IT can't seem to say enough good things about the device.

  • Opinion: How to add YouTube to your Roku box

    Did you hear the news? Roku just announced a new box, the Roku 3, complete with a faster processor, dual-band Wi-Fi, and a headphone jack in the remote.

  • Opinion: Smart watches: coming soon to a wrist near you

    Smart watches could be a the thing to kick-start wearable computing, following the success of activity trackers such as the Fitbit and Nike Fuelband. Apple is rumoured to be working on an iWatch, while Sony has already launched its Smart Watch.

  • Opinion: How I survived 7 days in Chromebook exile

    I'm not a Google fangirl. I have Gmail accounts for personal and work use, and I spend some time in Google Docs and Calendar, but that's about it. And until a few weeks ago, I had never even more than glanced at the Chrome OS or browser, let alone touched a Chromebook.

  • Opinion: Remains of the Day: Believe it or not

    Would you believe me if I told you Apple was working on new iPhones and iPads? What if I told you it was in a lull of innovation? What if I said Ferrari and Apple were teaming up to fight crime? Then I saw the remainders for Tuesday, March 5, 2013--now I'm a believer.

  • 05 March 2013

  • Opinion: Four ways to get things done with Siri

    You can have a lot of fun with Siri, the artificially intelligent, voice recognition-based assistant built into newer iPhones and iPads. But fun though Siri may be, it turns out the little voice inside your iOS device can also help you become increasingly productive. From reminding you to perform a task, to sending meeting invitations, to keeping track of book recommendations--Siri proves to be surprisingly helpful for taking care of everyday things. Here's an assortment of tasks to get done with Siri.

  • Opinion: Four productivity-boosting replacements for stock iOS apps

    If you're an iPhone user, you're no doubt familiar with stock apps like Calendar, Mail, Notes, and Reminders. These are key tools in any mobile worker's arsenal, and yet all four have room for improvement. Some would say a lot of room.

  • Opinion: Four productivity-boosting replacements for stock iOS apps

    If you're an iPhone user, you're no doubt familiar with stock apps like Calendar, Mail, Notes, and Reminders. These are key tools in any mobile worker's arsenal, and yet all four have room for improvement. Some would say a lot of room.

  • 04 March 2013

  • Opinion: Why you shouldn't back up to an internal hard drive

    In a previous article, I briefly explained why you shouldn't back up to a second internal drive. Mike Bell wanted a more detailed explanation.

  • Opinion: Why you shouldn't back up to an internal hard drive

    In a previous article, I briefly explained why you shouldn't back up to a second internal drive. Mike Bell wanted a more detailed explanation.

  • Opinion: Use a Google Voice phone number to keep your personal number private

    Last year I shared three things you should know about Google Voice--basically a rundown of three cool ways to use the service.

  • Opinion: How I went paperless with Hazel and Evernote

    Evernote has become my paperless filing cabinet for everything from receipts to tax documents. One of the things I use it for most frequently is to file the monthly statements for my phone, cable, and other accounts.

  • Opinion: When applications consume too much RAM

    Reader Elsa Pederson finds her Mac mysteriously out of memory. She writes:

  • 01 March 2013

  • Opinion: Why IT security pros can be scarier than the 'bad guys'

    I thought I harbored a healthy amount of paranoia before I went to this week's RSA Conference for IT security professionals in San Francisco. But now I'm just plain scared--and not about hackers and phishers, the perennial bogeymen of the Internet underground.

  • 27 February 2013

  • Opinion: Remains of the Day: Ad vantage

    Are Apple's ads falling behind those of their rivals? One ad man thinks so. Elsewhere, Apple forks over credit to parents bit by inadvertent in-app purchases, and one CEO tells us how he really feels about the company under its new leadership. The remainders for Tuesday, February 26, 2013 aren't pulling any punches.

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