Tech news from ZDNet Homeland Security blocks Web sites with ‘controversial opinions’
hurting the company, and could yet destroy it. READ FULL STORY
If you read the headline above, it seems like Homeland Security is about to become the “thought police” for Americans going online. READ FULL STORY
Top 10 cities with the worst commute, global edition
Microsoft Office 2010: What’s still missing? Office 2010 is out in the market, on Microsoft’s volume license price lists and installed (at least in Office Starter form) on many new PCs out there. READ FULL STORY Right to broadband: like access to electricity, water? When it comes to broadband as a legal right, maybe Finland has it right. READ FULL STORY Apple opens up about iPhone 4 reception problems Following complaint after complaint regarding the iPhone 4’s reception issues, Apple has finally opened up and started giving some real answers. It turns out it is a software issue. READ FULL STORY FOSS vs. open source as an American debate Open source, in contrast to FOSS, accepts the idea that people might build proprietary extensions to open source programs. READ FULL STORY Google sets sights on skies with acquisition of flight info site Google will acquire a flight information software company - but it has no plans to get into the airline ticket sales business. This is all about search. READ FULL STORY The truth Steve Jobs cannot hide from It’s past time for Steve Jobs to look beyond himself, and for Apple to look beyond Steve Jobs. Failure to do so is
Beijing, Mexico City and Johannesburg are the cities in the world with the worst commutes. Here’s a list of the Top 10 and Top 20. READ FULL STORY Does Dell deserve its tarnished reputation over faulty PCs? These appear to be the dark days for Dell, though we still haven’t heard the company’s take on a court ruling over faulty computers sold into the enterprise some 5-7 year ago. READ FULL STORY Edu netbook shootout, Round 1 These would still represent compromises in many ways vs. traditional notebooks. However, portability and durability make them well-suited to a variety of educational environments. READ FULL STORY The IT dirty bomb We pretend, as a figure of speech, that computers can catch viruses - they can’t; but they can harbor parasites and there’s more than one way those can destroy your business. READ FULL STORY 5 great $100 PC upgrades I get a continuous flow of emails from readers asking me about the best bang for the buck PC upgrades. Let’s look at a handful of $100 PC upgrades that can add a new lease of life to your existing system. READ FULL STORY Will you know your doctor tomorrow? Productivity drives progress. Productivity means doing more work with fewer people, or less well-trained people. Technology enables this. Why should doctors be immune? READ FULL STORY
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