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  • Pixelmator costs $15 and does 95% of the stuff we use Photoshop for

    UPDATE: When I wrote last week's Gearhead, "No more Adobe Dreamweaver, so how about Xara Web Designer?" I had looked at Adobe's online shop) to make sure that CS6 wasn't available. Clicking on the dropdown showed:

    Written by Mark Gibbs • 22 May 13 20:28

  • The whole enchilada: Integrated compute platforms steamroll across IT

    Vendors are rebuilding the mainframe with converged infrastructure, collapsed kit or integrated compute platforms -- whatever you want to call it. And customers are loving it.

    Written by Steve Duplessie • 21 May 13 15:50

  • Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Google Glass will be a big deal, so deal with it

    Some people are having fits about Google Glass. True, it will change how we think about privacy in public places, but such rethinking started years ago.

    Written by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols • 20 May 13 10:14

  • Google Now, Hangouts feel here, there and everywhere

    Google this week unleashed a blizzard of updates and improvements that fundamentally change -- and radically improve -- how we get information and communicate.

    Written by Matt Hamblen • 18 May 13 11:11

  • No more Adobe Dreamweaver, so how about Xara Web Designer?

    If you're doing serious Web content engineering you might well choose an all-singing, all-dancing product such as Adobe's Dreamweaver. The latest version of Dreamweaver in Adobe's Creative Suite 6 (released just over a year ago) was really impressive with new features such as an improved user interface, support for jQuery UI widgets, better cascading style sheet Version 3 support and support for PhoneGap. All in all, a very cool and comprehensive Web development platform.

    Written by Mark Gibbs • 16 May 13 22:14

  • DAS Keyboard gets quieter; portable speaker lets you groove on the road

    Shaw reviews Das Keyboard's latest high-performance mechanical keyboard and AccessoryPower.com's GOgroove BlueSYNC SRC Portable Bluetooth Speaker and Receiver.

    Written by Keith Shaw • 16 May 13 20:07

  • How can we keep infosec pros a step ahead of the bad guys?

    Attacks on digital assets are on the rise, and the black hats get more inventive every day. How should educators prepare tomorrow's information security gurus?

    Written by Lynne Williams • 16 May 13 13:33

  • Smartphones need genius infrastructure

    Until roughly six years ago, mobile computers and telephones were really separate things. "Mobile computing" meant laptops -- maybe with broadband wireless for some lucky executives. "Telephone" meant communication device. "Convergence" meant putting your cellphone into your computer bag to go through airport security.

    Written by Andrea Bradshaw, senior director and general manager, mobility solutions, CDW • 14 May 13 18:08

  • Does your cloud vendor protect your rights?

    From time to time, organizations are asked to provide access to data for legal reasons. Those requests can be more complicated when the data is in the cloud. But a new report sheds some light on one critical aspect of such requests.

    Written by Thomas J. Trappler • 14 May 13 15:09

  • Everyone must work together for a better Internet

    As officials prepare to gather for the ITU's big, global forum on the Internet, a plea for open minds, understanding and cooperation.

    Written by Lynn St. Amour • 14 May 13 12:46

  • Lifelogging gets real

    As privacy-invading technologies and location-aware applications become commonplace and accepted (and they will), and more products like Saga, Memoto and Glass become pervasive, the idea of lifelogging will become more appealing.

    Written by Mike Elgan • 11 May 13 11:12

  • The International Space Station Goes Linux and RunRev goes open source

    On the ISS, Linux is in and XP is out and open source is the way of the future

    Written by Mark Gibbs • 10 May 13 14:12

  • Why your next big IT project is doomed

    Have you had a IT project go astray? Maybe you were lucky and it was a brief hiccup with minimal financial consequences. Or maybe you had a disaster of biblical proportions, such as the one that befell Levi Strauss in 2008.

    Written by Mark Gibbs • 09 May 13 16:25

  • Career advice: Are certs worthwhile?

    Premier 100 IT Leader Gary Hensley also answers questions on transitioning to the security field and becoming a leader.

    Written by Gary Hensley • 06 May 13 14:41

  • Time is now for Internet retail tax

    On the face of it, the bill the Senate is considering to levy taxes on Internet retailers simply makes sense. The states are strapped for cash and we have a bifurcated system that requires local brick and mortar outlets to ante up while letting out of state online retailers off scot free.

    Written by John Dix • 06 May 13 11:14

  • Thornton May: Stalking the elusive data scientist

    Since it is virtually impossible to find all needed analytical skills resident in the same human being, it might be wise to adopt an 'ensemble' approach to your organization's deficit in those skills. Insider (registration required)

    Written by Thornton A. May • 06 May 13 10:08

  • Scot Finnie: A call for mobile innovation

    A lot more innovation is desperately needed for mobile hardware design and platforms. Are Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft up to the task?

    Written by Scot Finnie • 06 May 13 10:08

  • Enterprise vendors: There's no such thing as product secrecy any more

    Some enterprise vendors try to keep what they are offering away from what they think might be the wrong eyes. This is never a good idea.

    Written by Mark Gibbs • 06 May 13 05:50

  • Bottle sent to say sorry about trademark whine

    All’s well that ends well, right? I mean especially when, as here, that ending comes complete with a bottle of wine and a box of Twix candy bars. … Maybe.

    Written by Paul McNamara • 06 May 13 05:50

  • Pneuron, an outstanding enterprise data infrastructure solution

    How would you like to build a global enterprise-scale data access infrastructure? A daunting prospect, yes? Imagine creating a system that could make any subset of any significant data resource in your organization available where it's needed without incurring insane implementation and maintenance costs ... sounds too good to be true?

    Written by Mark Gibbs • 02 May 13 22:24
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