Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Mike Vizard Thursday, November 17, 2011
One of the more challenging aspects of mobile computing applications is keeping track of how your site is performing when it comes to the class of platform that people are using to access the Web. Continue Reading »
Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Mike Vizard Wednesday, November 16, 2011
There are many branch offices in organizations that have no local IT management to speak of. There may be an office manager capable of setting up a PC or two, but, by and large, for anything involving something complex, someone from IT has to get on a plane and go deal with it. Continue Reading »
Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Mike Vizard Tuesday, November 1, 2011
One of the biggest challenges that many IT organizations now face is how to make investments in Windows applications easily accessible to a new generation of mobile computing devices that run anything but Windows. Continue Reading »
Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Charlene O'Hanlon Monday, October 24, 2011
This week, Walter Issacson’s much-anticipated biography of the late Steve Jobs hits the physical and virtual bookshelves. Much has been revealed about the book so far, thanks to reviews in both The New York Times and The Washington Post (and a score of other reviews), plus a nearly hour-long piece on "60 Minutes," and all tell the story of a highly driven, highly intelligent man who was, at his worst and best, human. Continue Reading »
Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Mike Vizard Thursday, October 6, 2011
People who use the FaceTime videoconferencing application on iPhone and iPad devices regularly have already seen a glimpse of the coming communications revolution. The challenge, of course, is that FaceTime is basically limited to point-to-point videoconferencing over a Wi-Fi connection. Continue Reading »
Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Mike Vizard Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Cisco is out trying to stir up a revolution concerning what users should come to expect in the way of wireless access that should have a profound effect on IT departments everywhere. Continue Reading »
Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Charlene O'Hanlon Wednesday, October 5, 2011
That noise you heard Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. Eastern was the collective sigh of discontent over Apple’s latest product announcement. The world was expecting an iPhone 5; what they got was the iPhone 4S. I, however, was (mentally, at least) jumping up and down for joy. Why? Finally, the iPhone is coming to Sprint. Continue Reading »
Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Charlene O'Hanlon Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Cisco Systems recently released the results of its annual Connected World Technology Report, which this time around looked at the importance of the Internet in the daily lives of college students and young professionals. When I took a look at the survey findings, I tried to keep an open mind. But the results kept nagging at me – they show an obvious disconnect from human interaction. Continue Reading »
