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10 top sites to find legit work-from-home jobs

One of the great things about technology is that it enables you to work wherever you can get an Internet connection. But where do you find legitimate work from home jobs? Here's a list of 10 sites that will put you on the path to the remote job

Apple’s new Music and iTunes icons stink

The new Music and iTunes icons in OS X and iOS underwhelm

How Terapeak grew from 0 to 300,000 customers in 18 months

We take a look at how Terapeak, who thousands of the worldu2019s most successful sellers on eBay and Amazon rely on to discover what products are about to jump off the shelves, what prices to charge, and what their competitors are doing, attracted 30

The Industrial Revolution of software: Alan Trefler, CEO, Pegasystems

Alan Trefler, CEO of enterprise vendor, Pegasystems, discusses digital business and the relationship between IT and business functions.

These 3 Android, iOS apps simplify and speed up social sharing

The Suggestions, Buffer and Klout apps are all designed to help you find unique and relevant stories to share with your social followers. For the most part they deliver, but each has its own set of drawbacks and limitations.

Is writing that cover letter necessary?

Are cover letters necessary these days? That's up to the employer you're trying to get hired by. Read the job description carefully: a cover letter can be your first test as an employee.

How to deploy tablets to your mobile workforce

Wakefield Canada needed a new tablet PC for use in the field. Who better to ask then the very folks whou2019d have to use the mobile devices? Hereu2019s what they chose and why.

7 tips to transform difficult stakeholders into project partners

Business projects almost always create change, which can also bring about significant disruption, stress and fear. That anxiety can translate into difficult project stakeholders — not to mention at-risk projects and unmet goals. Knowing how to

Nine benefits of outsourcing IT project management

Do you know what good service looks like? Does your team? There are more than a few benefits of hiring IT project management as a service (PMaaS).

7 things we hate about Twitter

You probably either love Twitter for its quirkiness and brevity or see it as a pointless waste of time. After nearly a decade on the social scene, Twitter still needs to improve its user experience and fill in notable gaps in the service. These seven

Social media sites still don’t do enough to combat abuse

Twitter, Google and Reddit have adopted new policies or introduced tools meant to reduce abuse on their sites, but the recent efforts simply aren't enough to combat the exploitation they've let fester for years.

Why Apple Watch is a business traveler’s best friend

A recent trip from Boston to San Francisco with the Apple Watch as a personal assistant demonstrates that smartwatches can be valuable tools for busy businesspeople and frequent travelers.

R Consortium aims to strengthen data analysis

Representatives from the R Foundation and industry representatives including Microsoft, Google and Oracle have formed the R Consortium to strengthen the technical and user communities around the R programming language for statistical data analysis.

Compromised encryption is a threat to national security

Rather than seeking to undermine data security for everyone except itself, the government should ask companies to follow its own example u2013 use strong encryption when it is needed.

Q&A: Zipcar founder Robin Chase on open source and the collaboration economy

Sharing is the "path of greatest value creation," says Chase.

Apple Music impresses the critics

Apple Music gets major kudos from journalists but some users remain skeptical of the new service

Inside Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group

Using the playbook she brought from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Regina Dugan drives rapid technology innovation at Googleu2019s ATAP group.

Which industries best safeguard your personal information? Security perceptions vs. reality

10 Facebook Messenger features you’re not using (but should)

As Messenger's user base has grown, so have the app's features. Here's a closer look at what's new as well as a look at the privacy settings you should know.

10 Facebook Messenger features you’re not using (but should)

An IT view of Google Docs vs. Microsoft Word Online

Google Docs and Microsoft Word Online are more similar than ever, so total cost of ownership, training and support may be more important considerations for CIOs and IT managers than feature sets.

IT talent shortage hitting healthcare hardest

With IT staff shortages a reality for CIOs in most industries, healthcare u2013 driven by federally mandated incentives for such IT-intensive projects as Electronic Health Records u2013 is experiencing even more of an IT labor crunch. Is poaching exp

Why delivering feedback is not a one-way street

Managers, there's more to feedback than the 'what.' The 'how' can make all the difference. When you want your employee to own the feedback and take action, make it a two-way conversation.

How to get the job when you’re overqualified

The idea of being ignored for a job because youu2019re overqualified may seem counterintuitive, but there are a number of reasons a company might overlook your resume for that exact reason.

The Takeaway: Why Microsoft could write off its Nokia deal tomorrow

Microsoft could move quickly to write off a big chunk of its 2014 purchase of Nokia on Wednesday.

Black Monday: SCOTUS refuses to hear Google vs Oracle case

While Google has to prepare a fair use defense, the rest of the software industry is in serious trouble.

Apple Watch: Reset to factory settings

How to erase all content and settings on your Apple Watch

9 ways to keep employees motivated during the dog days of summer

Human resource experts and business managers share their top tips for keeping office workers engaged during the summer months, when productivity is prone to dip.

How to foster a culture of innovation to keep up with digital disruption

Digital is transforming the ways companies run and operate, but unless you innovate you'll only be the fittest dinosaur on the block.

Verizon shines in extensive U.S. wireless speed tests

All four major U.S. carriers improved the speeds of their wireless networks during the past year, and while Sprint made the most gains, Verizon came out with the fastest average downloads nationwide.

How to nail the video job interview

Many organizations are using video to simplify candidate screening and make the interviewing process more cost-effective. Our experts offer eight etiquette tips to help you make the most of your next — or your first — 'screen test.'rn

comScore CTO shares big data lessons

Digital analytics company comScore has been using Hadoop to process its big data since 2009. With six years of experience using the technology in production, comScore CTO Mike Brown shares some of the lessons he's learned.

What is IT’s strategy for replacing laptops?

Deciding when to replace laptops is more complicated than just waiting for them to break.

Why you can skip business process analysis when purchasing COTS or cloud software

Many people think process analysis and optimization should be done before embarking on a software project. This article explains why it is unnecessary when buying commercial off-the-shelf or cloud software.

Apple backpedals on Confederate flag censorship

Apple reinstates some banned games, but tries to hide the Confederate flag from screenshots and app icons

Nest Cam first look: Privacy problems and deal-breaking delays

I am a huge fan of the Nest Thermostat, but Nest Cam doesn't measure up

Digital marketers look for behavioral triggers

Behavioral triggers let marketers identify your recent Web activity to strike while the iron (and your interest) is hot by firing off targeted messages over many channels.

CIOs seek cybersecurity solutions, bigger voice in C-suite

Tech chiefs come together to sift through security issues, ranging from cybersecurity to budgets to CISO roles.

The dirty secrets of project management revealed

Thousands of project managers are in a mad rush to push IT projects live on July 1. Why are PMs more than willing to go over budget than miss a deadline?

What drives your company? Marketing, sales or engineering?

Most tech companies are engineering-driven. However, some, like Oracle, are sales-driven and yet others are marketing-driven. Which is the best? Columnist Rob Enderle thinks a blend of all three would be the best approach, with Apple perhaps being a

First look: ASUS Chromebook Flip

Move over iPad, I just might ditch you for the ASUS Chromebook Flip

The 5 best Android and iOS apps of summer 2015

These five Android and iOS apps, for creating compelling media, scanning and digitizing documents, exercise and more, are all must-haves for the summer season.

The ERP upgrade conundrum: How to calculate the true cost

If you use an old on-premise financial management solution, you have a difficult decision to make over the next few years: do you upgrade the application one last time and get a few more years out of it or move to a modern cloud solution? This is the

Tim Cook takes Apple down the dark road of censorship

Apple removes apps and games with the Confederate flag

Millennial outsourcing is here, are you ready for it?

Organizations, service providers and advisors share thoughts on millennial outsourcing and the other latest trends within the outsourcing industry.

How CIOs can create the IT workforce of the future

Todayu2019s businesses are more dependent on technology than ever. For CIOs this is a change-or-be-changed scenario — a call to action to guide their businesses and shape the IT workforce.

The Takeaway: Obama’s trade win could affect H-1B reform efforts

Visa reformers are worried any H-1B deal could prevent them from re-shaping the controversial program.

How to restart your Apple Watch

Restarting your Apple Watch is quick and easy

State CIOs struggle to recruit and retain millennials

Think itu2019s tough to attract younger IT workers? Imagine what managers in the public sector face? Unable to match private-sector salary packages, state CIOs try to appeal to millennials' commitment to public service and offer flexible work en

Can LibreOffice successfully compete with Microsoft Office?