Richard Hoffman
The paranoid Windows traveler’s data-protection checklist
Going overseas with your Windows laptop? Make sure corporate data is secure when crossing the border.
The paranoid Android traveler’s data-protection checklist
When you’re going overseas with your Android hardware, make sure corporate data is secure when crossing the border.
The paranoid Mac traveler’s 10-point data protection checklist
Getting stopped at the border while traveling and having authorities go through your iPhone, tablet or laptop is no longer the stuff of spy novels. Here's how to safeguard your data.
The Apple vs. Samsung decision is a game-changer
Samsung's big patent fight loss to Apple could have far-reaching consequences for smartphone makers, especially those that have adopted many of the gesture-based elements users now expect, says Richard Hoffman.
Always start with the foundation: Governance is never optional
After previously dividing the realm of IT problems and projects into broad, high-level categories (the classic who/what/where/when), it’s a good time to dive into just one of these -- the question of “who.” Specifically, “who” is...
The 'sealed-box' Mac: Cutting-edge design or planned obsolescence?
Apple's new top-of-the-line 15-in. MacBook Pro, with its ground-breaking Retina display, is drool-worthy, says columnist Richard Hoffman. But it comes with a cost: There are no user-replaceable parts whatsoever.
3 simple strategic questions to master IT chaos
If you don't keep moving, you're roadkill. Early in our careers, we learned that standing still is not an option if we want to survive and succeed. It is a true cliché that in IT, as in life in general, the only constant is...
Richard Hoffman
Richard Hoffman is an IT strategist, technology analyst, systems architect, semi-professional heretic, a former editor for numerous technology publications, and started his first computer consulting business at the age of 14. He...
Virtual realities: All the world on a Mac
Virtualization on the Mac is a fairly new phenomenon, and getting here took some doing. Columnist Richard Hoffman explains.
FAQ: Why open-source Java?
Sun Microsystems' announcement that it will release the Java programming language under an open-source license raises a lot of questions. In this FAQ, Java expert Richard Hoffman tackles some of the basic history behind this decision,...