Opinion

Stop worrying: Instead, imagine software developers’ next great pivot

Pessimism in the face of coding agents like Claude Code is often just a lack of imagination. From steam engines to LLMs, efficiency has always been a catalyst for growth, not a death knell for careers.

By Nick Hodges

Mar 25, 20264 mins

Software Development

Welcome to Microsoft Webmail’s new doc preview

Exchange 2013 no longer has WebReady Document Viewing, as Webmail document preview is now handled by a new server

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Apr 24, 2013 4 mins

Microsoft Exchange Software Development

Copying the iPad Mini won’t help Microsoft

iOS and Android work well enough on a smaller screen, but Windows 8 will not

By Galen Gruman

Apr 23, 2013 6 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

The cloud is killing traditional hardware and software

New numbers show the cloud reducing IT costs, with traditional software and hardware vendors paying the price

By David Linthicum

Apr 23, 2013 3 mins

Cloud Computing

VMware sells off Shavlik patch management to LANDesk

Virtualization giant to focus on three priorities: software-defined data center, hybrid cloud, and end-user computing

By David Marshall

Apr 23, 2013 5 mins

Hybrid Cloud Patch Management Software Technology Industry

Geeksphone starts selling Firefox OS developer phones

Pricing starts at $119 for lower-end Keon, while Peak costs $194

By Ted Samson

Apr 23, 2013 3 mins

Technology Industry

Is full-disk encryption worth it?

New study — sponsored by drive makers — argues the data security benefits of hardware-based encryption outweigh hassle, cost

By Serdar Yegulalp

Apr 22, 2013 3 mins

Encryption Security Technology Industry

Cyber scammers fake out Google Play with bogus ad network

Bad guys loaded Google Play with 32 Android apps that, once installed, pull malicious payloads from remote servers

By Ted Samson

Apr 22, 2013 3 mins

Technology Industry

Welcome to the great Internet blackout of 2013 — now resume your browsing

What if you called for an Internet blackout and no one turned off? Anonymous found out in today's protest against CISPA

By Robert Cringely

Apr 22, 2013 4 mins

Privacy Technology Industry

Leaked Windows 8.1 Build 9374 disappoints Start button fans

Build 9374 leaked over the weekend and brought a few new features, as speculation continues about a Start button

By Woody Leonhard

Apr 22, 2013 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Challenged by Google Fiber, ISPs opt to hasten their downfall

Chaos reigns among the big ISPs as Google Fiber spreads beyond the Kansas City 'test'

By Paul Venezia

Apr 22, 2013 5 mins

Technology Industry

OpenStack turns up the heat

An open source project of towering proportions, OpenStack touts marquee enterprise customers and bold initiatives at its jam-packed summit. Can the momentum be sustained?

By Eric Knorr

Apr 22, 2013 7 mins

IaaS Open Source Technology Industry

Facebook: We’ll show you our PUE, now you show us yours

Company deploys public dashboards providing real-time look at its data centers' efficiency, urges others to follow suit

By Ted Samson

Apr 19, 2013 3 mins

Technology Industry

jQuery 2.0 drops support for old versions of Internet Explorer

jQuery Foundation assures developers it will continue to support jQuery 1.9 for IE6, IE7, and IE8

By Ted Samson

Apr 19, 2013 4 mins

JavaScript

The CISPA circus: Send in the clowns

Watching a clueless Congress attempting to pass a cyber security bill would be entertaining if the stakes weren't so high

By Robert Cringely

Apr 19, 2013 5 mins

Privacy Technology Industry

Windows Azure challenges Amazon cloud with Windows, Linux, kitchen sink

Microsoft is willing to open up support and match Amazon on price, but can Windows Azure make inroads in IaaS market?

By Caroline Craig

Apr 19, 2013 4 mins

Amazon Web Services IaaS Technology Industry

Windows-hugging IT needs to let go

Microsoft's failed client platforms and withholding strategy for Office and SharePoint deepen the wedge between users and IT

By Galen Gruman

Apr 19, 2013 6 mins

Careers Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Beware the fake OpenStack clouds

The OpenStack Foundation will crack down on vendors that use the OpenStack label but don't live up to the standard

By David Linthicum

Apr 19, 2013 3 mins

Cloud Computing Rackspace

Forming a software foundation? Think again

Developers often think they must start a foundation for their successful open source efforts, but better options abound

By Simon Phipps

Apr 19, 2013 4 mins

Intellectual Property Open Source Technology Industry

Microsoft releases repair disk for botched KB 2823324 patch

In unprecedented move, Microsoft releases downloadable repair CD for users with Win7 systems bricked by MS13-036/KB 2823324 patch

By Woody Leonhard

Apr 18, 2013 2 mins

Patch Management Software Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Hope lives! Windows ‘Blue’ may bring back Windows 7 features

Microsoft reconsiders its biggest Win8 gaffes — and offers some promise for the Windows 'Blue' update

By Woody Leonhard

Apr 18, 2013 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development

Code for America: Think global, code local

Code for America is bringing positive change, recruiting developers to apply simple Internet technologies to everyday municipal interactions

By Andrew C. Oliver

Apr 18, 2013 10 mins

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

Silicon Valley is lying about the state of U.S. tech education

Tech giants' claim of a shortage of qualified graduates is a ruse to scare us into importing more cheap foreign workers

By Bill Snyder

Apr 18, 2013 6 mins

Careers IT Jobs

Windows arise! 4 hopes for Microsoft’s survival

To help Redmond find an answer to the Windows 8 problem, Cringely cites four Microsoft products worth resurrecting

By Robert Cringely

Apr 17, 2013 5 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Dude, where’d my Windows Server edition go?

Microsoft has dropped its 'easy' WHS and SBS server editions to push its cloud offerings — and that's a good move

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Apr 17, 2013 4 mins

Software Development

When it comes to IT hires, you get what you pay for

A new employee's rookie mistakes raise questions about his qualifications, experience — and the manager's hiring standards

By InfoWorld Anonymous

Apr 17, 2013 6 mins

IT Jobs IT Skills and Training Technology Industry

Netflix set to abandon Silverlight but introduce DRM for Web video

The HTML5 standard's battles over video codecs may now spill into copy protection arguments

By Serdar Yegulalp

Apr 16, 2013 5 mins

HTML Intellectual Property Technology Industry

Java 7 Update 21 to fix bugs, change applet warning messages

Java security update fixes 42 issues, 39 of which are remotely exploitable

By Lucian Constantin

Apr 16, 2013 3 mins

Java Security Web Development

Look out AWS: Microsoft Azure IaaS hits general availability

Microsoft reaches cloud milestone with release of expanded library for VM image templates, lower Azure pricing

By Ted Samson

Apr 16, 2013 4 mins

IaaS Technology Industry

As PCs decline, it’s Apple that’s making real money from PCs

A blip on the radar for PC sales globally, Apple's Macs nonetheless make nearly half the industry's profits

By Galen Gruman

Apr 16, 2013 2 mins

Technology Industry

Red Hat, Mirantis, and Hortonworks unite behind Hadoop on OpenStack

Open source Project Savanna envisions 'analytics as a service' capability to rival Amazon Web Services' Elastic MapReduce

By Ted Samson

Apr 16, 2013 2 mins

Cloud Computing Data Management Technology Industry

Don’t wait till it’s too late to prepare your cloud governance

With cloud bringing even more complexity to enterprises, there needs to be a plan for centralized control of these resources.

By David Linthicum

Apr 16, 2013 3 mins

Careers Cloud Computing

iPhone 5S: Time for an attitude adjustment

You can't change the world every year, and smartphone buyers need to come to that realization

By Galen Gruman

Apr 16, 2013 5 mins

Technology Industry

Samsung flexes its open source muscles where you might not expect

The electronics giant uses open source in smartphones, tablets, TVs, cameras, and refrigerators

By Paul Krill

Apr 16, 2013 2 mins

Open Source Samsung Electronics

Women are making gains in booming tech-consulting market

National unemployment rate among tech pros is at 3.5 percent, though the rates vary significantly by job function

By Ted Samson

Apr 15, 2013 4 mins

IT Jobs

Nerd bling alert: Ready or not, the Windows watch is coming

Rumor has it Microsoft plans to head off Apple's iWatch effort. Let's hope Redmond doesn't repeat — no, really — its mistakes

By Robert Cringely

Apr 15, 2013 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

There’s no way out of a bad Windows 8 Metro patch

If a Metro patch in Windows 8 or RT goes bad, like last week's KB 2823324 Windows 7 patch, there's no way to uninstall it

By Woody Leonhard

Apr 15, 2013 6 mins

Patch Management Software Small and Medium Business Software Development

‘Post-PC’ does not mean ‘no PC’

The accelerating decline of PC sales doesn't mean they'll disappear, but it means computing will change dramatically

By Galen Gruman

Apr 15, 2013 6 mins

Technology Industry

How to become an accidental cloud service provider

At actuarial firm Milliman, adoption of Windows Azure public cloud became an adventure that transformed the business and deepened relationships with customers

By Eric Knorr

Apr 15, 2013 5 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Here’s why you really need SDN

Claims that software-defined networking can't scale in performance divert attention from SDN's huge benefit: flexibility

By Matt Prigge

Apr 15, 2013 5 mins

Hybrid Cloud IaaS Technology Industry

Data migration is hard to do

Data munging and data migration come with big challenges — and big rewards

By Paul Venezia

Apr 15, 2013 6 mins

Data Integration Databases Technology Industry

Final arrangements: Hitting the digital dead man’s switch

Go beyond Google — here's how to automatically wrap up your online affairs and ensure a proper digital burial after you die

By Serdar Yegulalp

Apr 15, 2013 4 mins

Identity Management Solutions Technology Industry

Piston Cloud unveils enterprise OpenStack 2.0

Company suggests this latest release is a real alternative to Amazon Web Services

By David Marshall

Apr 15, 2013 5 mins

Amazon Web Services Open Source Technology Industry

Don’t fall prey to the mobile malware hysteria

Malware is an inconsequential risk in iOS, and Android can be fairly safe if users stick to Google Play for apps

By Brian Katz

Apr 15, 2013 5 mins

Malware Technology Industry

Rackspace’s patent strategy: Kill the patent, starve the troll

Rackspace says Rotatable Technologies is practicing exortion in claim of patent for screen-rotation tech

By Ted Samson

Apr 12, 2013 3 mins

Intellectual Property Rackspace

Things to do on Google when you’re dead

Worried about what'll happen to your Google data after you're gone? Google's Inactive Account Manager lets you bequeath your unworldly goods before the final curtain falls

By Robert Cringely

Apr 12, 2013 3 mins

Software Development Technology Industry