A “Tech & Trends” Article from the December 12, 2008 issue:
For most people, portable storage devices—be they a thumb drive dropped in a pocket or a smartphone that provides Exchange access along with restaurant reviews—rank at the top of technologies that have improved their lives. But they can be a curse to IT managers because [...]
A “Products-At-Work” feature from the December 5, 2008 issue:
The American Foundation for the Blind recently commenced a pilot telecommuting program for about a third of its 120 employees. However, because the AFB has many blind employees, typical VPN authentication methods that rely on visual passwords just weren’t feasible, explains Kelly Bleach, the AFB’s chief IT [...]
I wrote two articles for Variety in anticipation of the 3-D Entertainment Summit, December 1-2, 2008, in Los Angeles.
First Article: Industry tries to avoid another format war: Tech titans give peace a chance
Second Article: 3-D can have adverse health effects: Chances of a repeat of 1997 event are remote
A “Cover Focus Article” from the November 28, 2008 issue:
Back in late 2004, Samsung released a mobile phone with a 5MP camera to the Korean market. When asked why this same phone wasn’t released in the United States, Mike Goodman, then a Yankee Group senior analyst, said that people in the United States don’t use [...]