I guess it depends on how important your data is.

Some time ago I mentioned in a response to a previous editorial a figure that scared me - one bank found...

Once again, we're reminded of the 3 'M's. Marketing, Marketing, Marketing.

This is why Microsoft beat a lot of competitors. In the 80's I heard constant moans about how the Macintosh...

I hope I'm not being boring, but almost every time I log in here I wind up thanking Steve for pointing us to yet another interesting article. If you didn't...

Jason Miller makes some very good points. Allow me to pile on.

The college I attended years ago had a nationally ranked school of journalism. One evening, I attended a talk...

Steve,

Thanks for the update. It's extremely helpful to hear a perspective from someone who is using the technology on a regular basis and who makes such a balanced presentation.

A...

Another interesting article. If you read the whole thing (a little long, 4 pages) , there are a number of useful suggestions.

I agree with those who have brought up...

Reality can be a real problem sometimes. It seems like all good ideas run into it at some point.

Thanks for pointing us to another interestng article, Steve.

I think that software...

However good we get at virtual meetings, etc., you just can't beat f2f.

Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system claims he uses a team of developers from all...

Steve,

I agree with your perspective. Non-competes are legitimate in some cases and not in others. Unfortunately, the legal system tends to look for overarching principles so that the law can...

roger.plowman - excellent points

Usability is extremely important - but not any fun from a development perspective. Part of the problem is the way we train developers. In my "programming 101"...

Steve, this sounds like good advice.

I'm a big advocate of keeping up with whatever technology you're working with, but I've been downright lazy about moving into the 'blogasphere'. I know...

Call me old-fashioned, but I usually put a tag with my name and phone number on all my bags when I travel. One time I left a carry-on bag on...

Chris makes some very good points.

However, I'm concerned that we're going to wind up with a stalemate, really.

To repeat my previous comment, any solution to the problem of energy will...

Yes to all of the above. We need everything we can get our hands on.

The only thing we need to remember is that, whatever we do it will cost...

OK. A more recent article on Intel chips (August 19, 2008 :D) for the "chip-heads" among us who like reading this stuff

http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20080819comp.htm?iid=pr1_releasepri_20080819r