Day 6: In search of Unity
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld
Let me start by thanking everyone for all of the supportive comments from 'Day 5: You Invited Me to This Party'. I appreciate it. You might notice that this Day 6 post is actually coming on the morning of...
Day 5: You invited me to this party
By Tony Bradley, PC World
Today's post is going to be dedicated to addressing come issues and concerns from the many comments thus far, and re-establishing the scope and purpose of the 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux project. I think it...
Day 4: Tweaking the look and layout of Ubuntu Linux
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld
People don't like change. One of the things that some people get hung up on is the look and feel of the desktop. More precisely, some Windows users who look at Ubuntu Linux get hung up on how it doesn't...
Day 3: Dude, where's my iTunes?
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld
OK, so Ubuntu Linux is all installed and ready to go. Now what?
Much of the feedback that I received from yesterday's post focused on my choice to go with the Wubi install option. Ubuntu purists seem to...
Day 2 with Ubuntu: Wow. That was really easy
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld
OK. Step one in spending 30 Days With ... Ubuntu Linux is to get Ubuntu Linux installed so I can use it. I have already narrowed it down to Ubuntu, so I don't have to bother with the question of which...
30 days with ... Ubuntu Linux
by Tony Bradley, PC World
With the inaugural 30 Days With... project -- Google Docs -- behind me, it's time to start a new journey. Today is June 1, so starting today I will spend the next 30 days immersing myself in Ubuntu...
Moving to the cloud isn't for everyone: What to consider
By Elsa Wenzel, PCWorld
Turning to Internet services instead of in-house servers appeals to companies seeking lean, mobile operations. The "cloud" is a hot buzzword, but moving the bulk of your infrastructure and data there isn't...
Web services promise to save you money, slash paperwork
By Yardena Arar, PCWorld
Need help putting together a business plan? Vetting a prospective customer or supplier? Accepting online payments?
These were among the small business problems that Web services addressed at the Finovate...
How to build better passwords without losing your mind
By Alex Wawro, PCWorld
Your e-mail password is your last line of defense when it comes to online privacy and security. A hacker cracks that could reset the passwords of (and gain access to) your social networks, your bank account,...
Lock down your Wi-Fi or the FBI might come knocking
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld
A New York man learned the hard way that leaving your wireless router open to the general public can have some very negative consequences, and that the authorities tend to act first and ask questions...
Smartphone notifications are key to productivity
By Robert Strohmeyer, PCWorld
When you're on the go, your phone is your lifeline to the connected world. It doesn't just deliver your messages and make calls. It also tells you what you're supposed to be doing and when, and keeps...
Move over, Dr. Soong: Girls can build Android (apps) too
By Katherine Ramos, PCWorld
In Google's New York offices, a group of high school girls are learning to develop Android apps and start their own businesses thanks to the first East Coast Technovation Challenge. The 12-week program...
Google and other titans form Open Networking Foundation
By Katherine Noyes, PCWorld
Google, Facebook and Microsoft are among the heavy hitters of the tech industry that have teamed up to support a new, cloud-focused initiative called Software-Defined Networking (SDN).
Along with...
Should I switch to Linux?
By Lincoln Spector, PCWorldBrad asked the Desktops forum for advice before switching from Windows 7 to Ubuntu Linux.The first thing you should know: There is a learning curve. Linux is much easier than it used to be, but it's not...
Netflix: You love them, your ISP hates them
By Jeff Bertolucci, PCWorld No wonder everybody's gunning for Netflix. The video-streaming service is more popular than many of us imagined. A new study, by market research firm The NPD Group, shows that...
Not so fast: Fake 4G networks
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld Reports are rolling in that the data upload speeds on the Motorola Atrix 4G are disappointing -- like slower than 3G smartphones on the AT&T network. AT&T has confirmed that the data...
Help Japan disaster victims, without getting scammed
By Ginny Mies, PCWorld The shocking images, videos and reports coming out of Japan in the aftermath of last week's tsunami and earthquake leave a lot of us thinking "What can I do to help if I live so far away?" Writing a...
Speed up your work with keyboard shortcuts
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld Since the first Macintosh hit the street in 1984, the PC experience has been about point-and-click interaction with a graphical user interface. There are times, however, where stopping what...
Deploying enterprise mobility -- best practicies
By Nicholas McQuire, research director for the EMEA Enterprise Mobility and Machine-to-Machine programs, IDC I was interviewed last week by expert mobile enterprise and SAP-sponsored blogger Kevin Benedict ahead of IQPC's Enterprise...
Dictation while driving: Speech recognition for e-mail and text messaging
By Bruce Gain, PCWorld BMW has developed a prototype system that allows drivers to compose full-text e-mails and text messages using voice commands. Unlike voice-activation options in existing BMWs, the technology...
