BLOG: Pixelmator costs $15 and does 95% of the stuff we use Photoshop for
May 24, 2013 | MARK GIBBS
Gibbs corrects his comments about the availability of Adobe's CS6, recommends Pixelmator to replace most of what you want Photoshop for, and suggests the Button TrackR to help you find your keys
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Syncing calendars between Mountain Lion and Snow Leopard
May 23, 2013 | CHRISTOPHER BREEN
Problem: You have events in Mountain Lion's Calendar application and would like to share them with your Mac running Snow Leopard. iCloud is out. Chris Breen tells you what's in.
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And the study says: Windows 8 users rarely touch Metro apps
May 23, 2013 | BRAD CHACOS
The difference is touch: tablet and touchscreen laptop users adopted more Windows Store apps than users with non-touch displays.
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Microsoft wises up, pushes Office in latest Surface TV ad
May 23, 2013 | MARK HACHMAN
Since it launched in late 2012, Microsoft has positioned its Surface tablet as a fun, hip alternative tablet, emphasizing its construction and form factor. That failed. So with its latest commercial, Microsoft has returned to its corporate roots: productivity.
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HP's Envy Rove 20-inch 'tablet' tackles Windows 8 desktop PC woes
May 23, 2013 | AGAM SHAH
HP's Envy Rove all-in-one has an integrated battery and the look and feel of a supersized 20-inch tablet
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$99 Linux stick turns any HDMI display into a virtual desktop
May 23, 2013 | KATHERINE NOYES
Similar in many ways to Dell's 'Project Ophelia' PC, this new device targets businesses with full-fledged manageability.
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Windows 8.1 laptops with AMD's new chips to support wireless display
May 23, 2013 | AGAM SHAH
AMD introduces faster and more power-efficient A4, A6, A8 and A10 chips for laptops.
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BLOG: Should companies allow employees to use cloud-hosted file sync/share solutions? Yes, with precautions.
Yes: Employees are doing what's best for the company
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BLOG: Huawei’s enterprise channel strategy is making progress
I was encouraged to see that Huawei had a proper track session on its channel strategy during its 10th Global analyst summit in Shenzhen.
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BLOG: Channel partners are embracing the cloud in a big way – but still need help
Channel partners are bullish about their growth prospects.
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BLOG: Too many chiefs? Do public organizations need Chief Data Officers?
Having had several related discussions this past week while in Washington DC, it is obvious that the question of how to use and manage the growing wealth of data, and incorporate it into an existing information governance organization and infrastructure (however mature or not), is top of mind in the public sector as well.
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BLOG: BYOT sophistication is currently low in china, but changes are underway
Media and IT professionals are buzzing about BYOD thanks to the increasing adoption of personal mobile devices being used for work in China.
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