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How underemployment contributes to the STEM skills gap

Underemployment is a severely underrated problem in today's economy, according to a new report from compensation and benchmarking services provider PayScale.

By Sharon Florentine

Aug 10, 2016

IT Jobs IT Skills Technology Industry

Can the iPad Pro really replace your laptop?

Apple has promoted the iPad Pro as a PC replacement, but is it really a viable replacement for a laptop computer?

By Jim Lynch

Aug 10, 2016 8 mins

Laptops Small and Medium Business iPad

Apple Pencil makes these 15 iPad Pro apps pop

When paired with an Apple Pencil stylus, these 15 iPad Pro apps help unlock the full potential of your tablet, whether it's saving web pages as PDFs for annotation, creating color masterpieces in seconds or sending custom greeting cards.

By James A. Martin

Aug 10, 2016

Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business iPad

How to prevent millennials from burning out at work

A lot can be said about millennials at work, but one thing seems certain: This generation is stressed-out and anxious. Hereu2019s how you can help.

By Sarah K. White

Aug 10, 2016

CIO IT Skills Mentoring

Alaska Airlines CIO is also ‘CEO of IT’

CIO Veresh Sita runs an executive committee for IT at Alaska Airlines, with a technology COO, CFO and chief HR officer.

By Martha Heller

Aug 9, 2016

C-Suite CIO IT Jobs

Securing company data during offboarding

As cyberattacks have become more frequent and severe, many businesses have redoubled their security efforts. But a disconnect between IT and management has effectively created cybersecurity u201cblind spots.u201d

By Todd Thibodeaux

Aug 9, 2016

Careers Cybercrime Security

Why you should water test your GS7 Active ASAP

Samsung reportedly acknowledged that some defective Galaxy S7 Active devices are susceptible to water damage, but the company isn't making it easy for consumers to tell if they bought bum phones.

By Al Sacco

Aug 9, 2016

Android Samsung Electronics Smartphones

Plan your strategies for IT talent when scaling for explosive growth

Plan for a successful IT talent transformation for when speed and growth challenges arise.

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Aug 9, 2016

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

Tech ‘utopia is creepy,’ according to Nicholas Carr

The controversial author of 'IT Doesnu2019t Matter' is back with a new book in which he picks apart the optimism propagated by Silicon Valley.

By Clint Boulton

Aug 9, 2016

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

Physician compensation model shifts

Exploring the adoption of physician compensation models.

By Peter B. Nichol

Aug 9, 2016

Careers Healthcare Industry Innovation

Apple TV Remote app can replace your real remote — with 1 exception

The new Apple TV Remote app for iOS replicates the majority of functionality in the fourth-generation, Siri-enabled hardware remote control, but it lacks a very important feature.

By James A. Martin

Aug 9, 2016

Media and Entertainment Industry Mobile Apps iPhone

Windows 10 Anniversary Update is infested with bugs

Microsoft's massive Windows 10 Anniversary Update has caused major problems for some users, and at this point it's a good idea to avoid the OS completely until the company squashes some of the bigger bugs.

By Bill Snyder

Aug 9, 2016

Small and Medium Business Windows Windows Security

10 tips to master the art of the career humblebrag

Modesty is the best policy, right? Not when it comes to describing your professional accomplishments. Here's how to master the art of the self-promotion to advance your career.

By Sharon Florentine

Aug 9, 2016

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

Buy a Rainbow Pride band for your Apple Watch

Clockwork Synergy is offering a Rainbow Pride band for the Apple Watch that is reminiscent of Appleu2019s own limited edition given to its employees.

By Jim Lynch

Aug 9, 2016 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartwatches Wearables

How to tell if you have a 21st century sales team

In many industries, the revenue generation function u2014 sales and marketing u2014 is the single biggest cost of running the business. Yet itu2019s also the most unreliable. Thatu2019s why tightening up the business processes with CRM systems is s

By David Taber

Aug 9, 2016

CRM Systems IT Leadership Marketing

Never again have an email kicked back because it's too large by using one of these apps aimed specifically at helping you share, edit and store oversized documents.

By Sarah K. White

Aug 9, 2016

Cloud Storage Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

Should CIOs still care about business strategy?

Experts have routinely admonished IT executives to be more strategic. What do changes to the strategy planning process mean for IT now?

By Jill Dyché

Aug 8, 2016

CIO IT Leadership IT Strategy

Making cybersecurity a priority in mergers and acquisitions: due diligence

In mergers and acquisitions (M&A), the companies buying or selling need to assess cybersecurity.

By Greg Bell

Aug 8, 2016

Cybercrime IT Leadership Mergers and Acquisitions

How open source makes the big data ecosystem richer

"The more big systems use Stacki, the more feedback we get from them, which makes the entire ecosystem richer. It benefits the entire community." says StackIQ co-founder Greg Bruno.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Aug 8, 2016 6 mins

Big Data Linux Server Virtualization

Should Apple simply hide the handgun emoji?

Appleu2019s substitution of a squirt gun for the handgun emoji has the potential to cause serious communication problems for iOS and macOS users. Should it just hide the handgun emoji?

By Jim Lynch

Aug 8, 2016 4 mins

MacOS Small and Medium Business iOS

What does good look like in IT project management?

When I was asked u201cWhat does good look like in IT project management?", hereu2019s why I answered, "Probably failure."

By David Cotgreave

Aug 8, 2016

IT Leadership IT Strategy Project Management Tools

Hands-on: openSUSE Tumbleweed with Plasma on Dell XPS 13 (2016)

OpenSUSE and Plasma shine on this great hardware

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Aug 8, 2016

Laptops Linux Open Source

Why (and how) to start planning your HoloLens apps

With Microsoft HoloLens already in the hands of the first developers, itu2019s time to start planning how your business can use augmented reality.

By Mary Branscombe

Aug 8, 2016

Emerging Technology Enterprise Applications Virtual Reality

Dropbox Paper collaboration tool shows potential, but …

An early beta of Dropbox's Paper collaboration service is now available. Paper is worth a look, but its online version is much more functional than the Android and iOS mobile apps.

By James A. Martin

Aug 8, 2016

Android Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

5 types of toxic team members and how to handle them

You know who they are — that one team member whose behavior ruins projects and the concept of teamwork for everyone else. Here's how to handle the five worst offenders.

By Sharon Florentine

Aug 8, 2016

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

Healthcare tech firms: your content marketing isn’t working

The latest HIMSS study on healthcare content marketing indicates a huge gap between goals and results. However, B2B technology needs content marketing more than ever. rn

By Paddy Padmanabhan

Aug 5, 2016

Healthcare Industry IT Leadership Marketing

What kind of CIO are you? Here are my top 4 tips

The role of the CIO has evolved, and our management style and strategies must also change.

By David Chou

Aug 5, 2016

CIO IT Leadership

6 meta-leadership skills for IT and technical professionals

A meta-skill is a blend of individual skills that apply to a wide variety of circumstances and help you achieve desired results.

By Joe Czarnecki

Aug 5, 2016

IT Skills Project Management Tools Technology Industry

Lenovo joins the OLED revolution

The new ThinkPad X1 Yoga has echos of both the serious ThinkPad line and the fun Yoga systems.

By Roger Kay

Aug 5, 2016

Laptops Lenovo Small and Medium Business

IT COST commission says feds could save $5.8 billion on IT

A joint private-public commission, IT COST, recently offered 21 recommendations to improve transparency, reduce waste and increase the efficiency of IT spending within federal agencies.

By Stephanie Overby

Aug 5, 2016

Government IT Technology Industry

The Trump train wreck fueled by confirmation bias

Donald Trump doesnu2019t believe in hard facts, writes Rob Enderle. Trump is essentially the living definition of confirmation bias, which is a company killer and will likely be the downfall of Trump.

By Rob Enderle

Aug 5, 2016

Government IT Leadership

Rio 2016 Olympics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat

Social media's brightest stars have aligned for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Here's how to follow all the teams, games and athletes, and find behind-the-scenes action and exclusive footage on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.

By Matt Kapko

Aug 5, 2016 4 mins

Facebook Instagram Sports Software

IoT security suffers from a lack of awareness

Gaining awareness of devices residing on corporate networks is the first step to building a viable security architecture for the internet of things. The problem? Most CIOs donu2019t know whatu2019s on those networks.

By Clint Boulton

Aug 5, 2016

CIO IT Strategy Internet

CIOs must undertake digital initiatives, even the hard parts

Putting the value of digital projects in the perspective of customers.

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Aug 5, 2016

CIO Technology Industry

No software adequately manages and monitors how organizations implement their strategies

Using a companywide project portfolio management system is indispensable to managing the change-the-business dimension.

By Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Aug 5, 2016

Enterprise Applications IT Leadership IT Strategy

What you need to know about Dish’s TV ‘skinny bundles’

Dish Network's 'skinny bundle' TV packages are supposed to let consumers strip out channels they don't want and pick and chose the ones they do with add-on 'packs.' However, the bundles are so skinny, they're practi

By Bill Snyder

Aug 5, 2016

Consumer Electronics Media and Entertainment Industry

Apple Watch: It’s time for the honeycomb interface to go!

The honeycomb interface on the Apple Watchu2019s screen is an annoying mess to deal with, and Apple should dump it in watchOS 4.

By Jim Lynch

Aug 5, 2016

Consumer Electronics Smartwatches Wearables

12 powerful SEO tools you’ve probably never heard of

Search and marketing pros know all about the usual suspects of SEO tools, but the web is packed with under-the-radar services that can take your search game to the next level. Here are a dozen lesser-known SEO utilities you need to test drive.

By James A. Martin

Aug 5, 2016

Analytics Internet Web Search

10 reasons you should use LibreOffice and not Microsoft Word

If you've been considering moving away from Microsoft Word, here are some solid reasons why LibreOffice might be the right choice for you. rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Aug 4, 2016 4 mins

Linux Office Suites Open Source

A cynic’s take on Apple’s diversity numbers

Appleu2019s new diversity statistics show the companyu2019s making slow but steady progress towards full parity.

By Sharon Florentine

Aug 4, 2016

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

8 tips to get more bang for your big data convergence bucks

CIOs can achieve cost savings and productivity gains from the convergence of development, IT ops and BI strategy.

By Thor Olavsrud

Aug 4, 2016

Big Data CIO Technology Industry

Will Supreme Court settle network neutrality issue?

Critics of FCC's controversial open internet order file appeal for lower court to rehear the case, but see the Supreme Court as perhaps the best hope of reining in new online regulation.

By Kenneth Corbin

Aug 4, 2016

Broadband IT Governance Internet

How to keep your project in a state of happiness

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." ~ Oscar Wilde

By Bas de Baat

Aug 4, 2016

IT Leadership Project Management Tools

How millennials are shaping the future of work

Millennials are a driving force in the future of the workplace, pushing companies to modernize in order to keep up with the competition.

By Sarah K. White

Aug 4, 2016

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

Closing the wage gap, one state at a time

It's harmful (and borderline unethical) to ask candidates for their salary history before offering them a job and now, in Massachusetts at least, that practice will soon be illegal.

By Sharon Florentine

Aug 4, 2016

IT Jobs IT Skills Relationship Building

Does Apple support gay gun rights?

Apple has prominently supported efforts to achieve gay equality, but the company has been strangely silent about gay gun rights.

By Jim Lynch

Aug 4, 2016

Consumer Electronics iOS

What’s next for LinkedIn?

Following Microsoft's blockbuster $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, many questions remain regarding the professional social network's future.

By Matt Kapko

Aug 4, 2016

Internet LinkedIn Microsoft

Top 6 SEO ranking factors of 2016

Google regularly makes major updates to it algorithms, and its SEO ranking factors have changed dramatically during the past years. A group of SEO experts and search pros share insights on how SEO rank has evolved and offer advice on how to keep up.

By James A. Martin

Aug 4, 2016

Google Internet Web Search