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From BusinessWeek: Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroy hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disc drive containing an account worth $38 billion. That may be how a computer technician at the Alaska Department of Revenue feels after deleting applicant information for an oil-funded sales account — one …
From Forbes: Viacom ratcheted up its battle against YouTube Tuesday, announcing it has sued the video portal and its parent Google for more than $1 billion in damages, citing alleged infringement of the company’s copyrights. The suit, which was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, also seeks an …
From TechRepublic: No major disruptions were reported due to daylight saving time starting earlier than usual on Sunday, though some people are experiencing technology glitches. The bulk of the problems arose for people who had not updated their computers or had decided to postpone patching to the last minute, according to Microsoft, which created a …
From PC World: Despite what Time magazine would have you believe, you are not the most powerful or influential person on the Web. At PC World we love online personals, social networks, and videos of people falling on their keisters as much as the next person, but without the folks who create the Craigslists, MySpaces, …
From NewsFactor: Whether you’re a woman returning to, entering, or attempting to advance in the I.T. ranks, landing a prime position often proves to be an against-odds affair. And it’s the very culture of hiring that many companies are reassessing to address this issue, in an effort to ensure a more balanced, diverse, and versatile …
From USA Today: This is where computers go to die a green death. Inside Hewlett-Packard Co.’s cavernous recycling plant in the Sacramento suburbs, truckloads of obsolete PCs, servers and printers collected from consumers and businesses nationwide are cracked open by goggled workers who pull out batteries, circuit boards and other potentially hazardous components. The electronic …
From BBC News: The seemingly exponential growth of portable technology has sparked fears that people are becoming addicted or swamped by gadgets and their uses. One major consequence of this phenomenon is that the line between work and private life is much more blurred, now that e-mail and phones provide a 24-hour link between employers …
From the New York Times: Two years ago, when Congress passed a law to extend daylight saving time by a month, the move seemed a harmless step that would let the nation burn a little less fossil fuel and enjoy a bit more sunshine. Representative Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican, predicted that children would rejoice …
From BusinessWeek: Struggling Dell provided a glimpse into just how difficult its turnaround will be, reporting disappointing fourth-quarter results that include its first quarterly sales decline in five years. Adding to the uncertainty surrounding the world’s second-largest PC seller, the company didn’t shed any light on months-long investigations by the Securities & Exchange Commission and …
From USA Today: Hoping to get a jump on Google and other competitors, Adobe Systems plans to release a hosted version of its popular Photoshop image-editing application within six months, the company’s chief executive said on Tuesday. The new online service is part of a larger move to introduce ad-supported online services to complement its …