Datamation Staff

Chromebooks and the Chrome OS aren’t a good fit for every business. We take a look at the pluses and minuses of this cloud computing-based approach. Web-based operating systems, such as Google’s Chrome OS, and new Chromebooks — notebooks built around the Chrome OS — have both received a lot of attention in the press. […]

This is CES week, when a bunch of products are typically announced that employees want to use at work. It used to be that those of us in IT could just laugh at the idea. But since the iPhone we aren’t laughing that much anymore. While we didn’t need to worry about iPods much, the […]

Project failure is the bane of every IT manager — cost overruns, poor ROI, staff time wasted. Here are some guidelines to consider as you embark on your next project. By Rob Prinzo of The Prinzo Group It is time to face reality. The spending cuts caused by the recession have lead to gaps between […]

Cnet: Glassdoor.com has published its annual list of the 25 employers that offer the best work-life balance. Last year, Facebook was number seven on the list, but this year, it didn’t make the top 25. Several other tech firms did make the list, although few of them are well-known. Tech employers on GlassDoor’s list include […]

Tech Comics: “Developers’ Dictionary” Next Cartoon: “Good Question”   Next Cartoon: “Good Question”   The creator of the Geek and Poke cartoon series is Oliver Widder. Previous tech cartoons by the talented Oliver Widder: • Tech Comics: “Where’s My Phone?” • Tech Comics: “Important Tech Concepts” • Tech Comics: “Don’t Worry (It’s Just a Geek)” […]

Tech Comics: “How to Get More Data Storage Space”   Next Cartoon: “The Next Bond” Next Cartoon: “The Next Bond”   The creator of the Geek and Poke cartoon series is Oliver Widder. Previous tech cartoons by the talented Oliver Widder: • Tech Comics: “Where’s My Phone?” • Tech Comics: “Important Tech Concepts” • Tech […]