The company’s board has created a committee to find a new CEO (see video below) Steve Ballmer will retire as Microsoft CEO at some point in the next 12 months, the company said on Friday in a surprising announcement that […]
Why 2014 is the ‘year of smart glasses’
Raise your glass to the coming wave of face-top computing gadgets. You’ll see: There’s something for everybody. In the technology press, every year is the year of this and the year of that. Much of this kind of prediction is […]
Microsoft’s most monumental hits, misses, and moments of 2013
A whole lotta shaking They say you don’t move forward by standing still. In a frenzied grasp for relevance in the mobile age, Microsoft spent 2013 shaking things up at a cellular level. Beyond major new releases for the Xbox, […]
Want better passwords? Follow the lead of 1Password and make it easier for people
As password breaches fade into the backrgound as noise, capture attention and inspire action by providing value through the work of others As the spate of password breaches continues, the challenge is how quickly news of each new attack fades […]
What Contract IT Workers Miss About Being Full-Time
A survey of contract and freelance IT professionals shows healthcare and 401k plans are the most-missed perks of traditional employment, while there are many things they don’t miss at all. What would you miss most about “traditional,” 9-to-5, office employment? […]