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macOS: Change where screenshots are saved

How to easily change the folder on your Mac where screenshots are stored, with a simple command in the Terminal app.

By Jim Lynch

Mar 20, 2017 2 mins

Consumer Electronics Enterprise Applications MacOS

What happens when digital technology creates exponential business change?

Itu2019s not that smart people donu2019t see the change coming. What they fail to estimate correctly is the speed at which it comes.

By Brian Hopkins

Emerging Technology IT Leadership

Why your small business needs a mobile app

Many small businesses are unsure whether they need a mobile app, many believing that their mobile website is enough. Are you staying relevant?

By Jessica Naziri

Analytics Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

How to use data analytics to improve project outcomes

Worldwide revenues for big data and business analytics is expected to grow to more than $187 billion by 2019 and the project management industry is projected to hit $5.81 trillion by 2020. Here is how some organizations are leveraging data analytics

By Moira Alexander

Analytics Big Data Project Management Tools

5 tips to help you find the right hybrid tablet

There's a hybrid device for everyone, but to find the model that is right for you, consider these five things before you buy.

By Sarah K. White

Android Laptops Small and Medium Business

6 tips to avoid job search depression

Searching for a new job is a tiring and depressing process. Here's how to avoid letting your job search drag you down.

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How LeadingAge is leveraging new technology for the aging society

The SVP of LeadingAge, Dr. Majd Alwan, explains how his organization is creating and leading a network of technology companies, healthcare providers and research institutions focused on technology solutions for an aging society.

By Marquis Cabrera

Healthcare Industry Software Development

Why great chief data officers are hard to find

CEOs and boards are seeking chief data officers who are capable of using data analytics to transform their businesses, says Heidrick & Struggles, which has identified eight CDO archetypes to help companies find these purple squirrels.

Analytics Big Data Data Mining

Watson could keep business and world leaders from looking like idiots

Columnist Rob Enderle writes that an AI system like IBMu2019s Watson could help assure that U.S. Presidents and CEOs apply the hard-learned lessons of their predecessors to cut down on failures and repeat successes.

By Rob Enderle

Artificial Intelligence High-Performance Computing IT Leadership

LiquidText update a must-have for iPad Pro

Annotating PDFs just got a lot cooler, thanks to the latest version of LiquidText. The cleverly designed iPad-only app now allows freehand drawing.

By James A. Martin

Apple Small and Medium Business iPad

Future of tech policy murky under Trump administration

Insiders praise administration's focus on infrastructure and deregulation, but worries linger over immigration policies.

By Kenneth Corbin

Broadband Government H-1B Visas

How Canonical makes money from Ubuntu

No one makes money from open source; you make money u2018aroundu2019 open source. Canonical just proved it.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Linux Open Source Operating Systems

Is enterprise software preventing us from hitting business goals?

The notion may seem counterintuitive, but new data suggests that this is, indeed, a reality. And as you would expect, today's executives are not happy about it

By Pete Khanna

Enterprise Applications Software Development

Baseball games are finally coming to streaming TV

New services from Sling TV and YouTube TV will allow you to ditch cable and still watch your favorite teams play at home or away.

By Bill Snyder

Sports Software Video YouTube

How to get started as an IT consultant

Ready to strike out on your own? Hereu2019s how three IT consultants landed their first clients.

By Bruce Harpham

Careers

Google makes AI talent play with Kaggle buy

In acquiring the crowdsourcing platform for predictive modeling and machine learning competitions, Google gains access to 600,000 data scientists in a notoriously talent-strapped market. The company says the deal will help it democratize AI.

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Working while female

A Philly freelance writer inadvertently demonstrates the (unconscious?) bias professional women face every day.

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Carry-on bag promises to hold garments, gadgets and charger

Want one bag to carry hanging garments and recharge your smartphone? Genius Pack's carry-on duffle might fit your needs u2014 but expect a few wrinkles..

By James A. Martin

Gadgets Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Busting IT bureaucracy: minimum viable processes in IT management

IT processes should adhere to the Goldilocks principle: not too complicated, not too simple, but just right

By Mark Settle

IT Leadership

CIO also means ‘chief influence officer’

As part of that influencer role, CIOs must create a culture that will support the company's transformation.

By David Chou

Social Networking Apps Technology Industry Web Search

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Google and Facebook intensify their duopoly on digital advertising

The U.S. digital ad market is still dominated by Google and Facebook, according to a new eMarketer report, while digital ad spending is on pace to reach $83 billion this year.

By Matt Kapko

Mar 15, 2017 2 mins

macOS: Disable transparency for better performance

If your Mac is too slow, hereu2019s how you can disable transparency to speed it up and get better performance. rn

By Jim Lynch

Computers and Peripherals Consumer Electronics MacOS

3D printing will disrupt more than just your supply chain

3D printing isn't just for specialized industries like healthcare. The technology has great potential and could enable us to create new customer experiences that have not been possible before

By Frank Wammes

3D Printers Computers and Peripherals IT Strategy

How CIOs can master key tech trends to drive change

Accentureu2019s 2017 Technology Vision examines opportunities for CIOs to harness technology to help workers achieve more

By Diana Bersohn

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

4 ways technology has changed recruitment — for better (and worse)

Technology has influenced and changed the way recruiters and hiring managers do their jobs. Here are 4 ways tech is already impacting the hiring process.

By Sarah K. White

IT Jobs IT Skills Relationship Building

More than a third of tech workers are underpaid

New research from Paysa reveals that many tech workers are undercompensated. Hereu2019s how you can address it.

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Why adopting microservices is easy in theory, but not reality

Microservices can deliver tremendous speed and agilityu2014but getting there requires cultural and organizational transformation in addition to new technology.

By Anant Jhingran

APIs Business IT Alignment Software Development

macOS: How to enable Night Shift

Apple has added its own version of Flux to macOS. Hereu2019s how you can enable and configure Night Shift on your Mac to help you sleep better.rn

By Jim Lynch

Mar 14, 2017 3 mins

Consumer Electronics Enterprise Applications MacOS

Microsoft Teams readies for battle in highly contested collaboration space

Microsoft's recent release Teams, a chat-based collaboration app, is counting on it's tight integration with Office 365 to succeed in a crowded collaboration space.

By Matt Kapko

Microsoft Microsoft 365 Small and Medium Business

How one CIO closed the IT-business gap

Day & Zimmermann CIO Sankara "Vishi" Viswanathan ordered IT managers to advise the business lines on back-office technology issues. Now he is moving forward with a digital transformation, hoping that automating capabilities in internal

Mar 14, 2017 5 mins

CIO IT Leadership

Why the subscription economy is the future of business

Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo says subscription-based companies are growing nine times faster than product companies and explains why u2018subscription relationship managementu2019 platforms will replace existing ERP and CRM systems.

By John Gallant

CRM Systems ERP Systems IT Leadership

MapR unveils platform for IoT analytics at the edge

MapR Edge is a new small footprint edition of the MapR Converged Data Platform geared for capturing, processing and analyzing data from internet of things devices at the edge.

By Thor Olavsrud

Analytics Big Data Internet of Things

10 cities with the happiest CIOs

Are you a happy CIO? If you hesitated before answering, you might want to consider moving to one of these 10 cities, which are home to the nation's happiest CIOs, according to recent research from Robert Half Technologies.

By Sarah K. White

CIO Careers IT Jobs

How to get diversity initiatives right

New research shows that the tech industry is still struggling to make progress on diversity and inclusion issues. Here are some strategies to get it right.

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Most repair shops can’t fix your iPhone, but that may change

'Right to repairu201d bills in eight states would force Apple and other companies to give repair shops the manuals and so'ftware they need to fix electronic products.

By Bill Snyder

Apple Smartphones iPhone

Seeing the world through the lens of possibility

Lessons the tech industry can learn from entrepreneurs

By Jessica A. Mitsch

Careers

Technology health check: 10 early-warning signs of a failing vendor or product

A prudent customer will monitor key technologies and suppliers for potential problems

By Tony Byrne

Business Continuity Digital Transformation Enterprise Applications

Get the data your business needs without paying high fees

Using the resources available and a little creativity, businesses can get the data they need without spending a fortune.

By Ralph Tkatchuk

Big Data Business Continuity E-commerce Software

5 top challenges to digital transformation in the enterprise

Here are the top five challenges that large enterprises, born before the digital age, often face when taking on transformation projects.

By Howard Tiersky

Agile Development CIO CMO

3 ways tech companies can stop paying lip service to diversity problems

Employers that aspire to follow in the footsteps of successful diversity initiatives must commit beyond well-intentioned but ineffectual statements and re-branding campaigns.

By Todd Thibodeaux

Careers IT Leadership

Transcript: Innovation takes flight at SFO

This transcript details an Insider digital event on innovation with San Francisco Airport CIO Ian Law.

By CIO Staff

IT Leadership

Digital innovation takes flight at SFO

A conversation with the CIO of San Francisco International Airport provides great advice about how to execute innovative ideas.

By CIO.com staff

IT Leadership

Why GE is winning the war for tech talent

GE is poaching elite engineers from top technology companies by offering big challenges, sexy software and attractive compensation packages.

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Intelligent automation points the way to future economic growth

Intelligent automation makes us more humanu2014not less

By Dave Wright

Data Center IT Leadership IT Skills

How to navigate the changing landscape of cybersecurity

The world of cybersecurity has changed drastically over the past couple of decades. We have evolved from a world of keystroke logging and trojans to a universe of full fledged ransomware and cyber warfare.

By Philip Kushmaro

Cyberattacks Cybercrime Security

The definition of work is shifting—here’s what you need to know

As technology advances and employees demand greater flexibility and mobility, the word 'work' will continue to take on new and different meanings

By Paige O'Neill

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

10 cities where IT pros aren’t paid what they’re worth

Though tech careers are lucrative, research from Paysa shows many organizations struggle to keep up with market rates for tech skills. Here are the 10 cities where tech talent is most likely to be underpaid.