The knee-jerk reaction to outsourcing is that it is a bad thing - but this doesn't acknowledge that it can have benefits, and that it is probably here to stay.
commentary At a recent bankers' conference, I found Intel's Wi-Fi presentation to be so misleading that I added two new slides to my own PowerPoint show: one for the truths and another for the untruths.
Network optimisation tools offer an alternative to adding bandwidth, and are promising to improve network performance and save money.
You asked me to organise an industry-wide anti-spam consortium, and now it looks like you're going to get it.
We've had nonstop power for our telephones for ages.Thanks to the IEEE 802.3af draft standard, that same functionality is finally working its way into networking gear.
The long, long road to installing Windows Vista ... from 3GB DVD.
Marc Fleury wants Red Hat to change its ways.
Recently we asked the ZDNet audience to call in and respond to the question, 'Should hackers be hired by security companies?' An overwhelming majority of the audience said it was a bad idea. ZDNet's David Berlind shares a few of the best answers.
A look at ZoneAlarm Security Suite
Will the cost savings of Internet telephony come at the expense of security?
ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind interviews Keith Coleman, Google's Gmail product manager, about the current status of Gmail and the future of this popular Google app. Coleman also covers other Gmail issues, including the rebuild of the Javascript engine and how strongly Google feels about users' data.
Five years ago, the e-mail technology providers were telling us it would take time before the spam situation improved. Yet, today, there's more spam than ever. In his latest Technology Shakedown, ZDNet's David Berlind blames AOL, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft for the mess and demands they act now
At the Digital Life Show in New York City, ZDNet executive editor David Berlind gets a demonstration of an iPhone-like browsing feature that Opera will be introducing into Opera Mini, a browser designed specifically for mobile phones.
ZDNet executive editor David Berlind discovers a reboot feature in Microsoft's Vista operating system that he doesn't like. The feature forces users to reboot their PCs with only a short warning before it happens.
Choosing a portable computing device is getting trickier -- we take a variety of devices for a spin and weight up the pros and cons.
While XP SP2 is a huge step forward for Microsoft, there are important caveats. For example, don't expect the new Windows Firewall to prevent keystroke-logging Trojans from stealing your credit card info.
Some users shut out of key security upgrades
Conference vendors tout music, video gear for Macintosh fans.
Company updates productivity software's layout and organisation tools.
Google Chrome OS demonstration
Vice President of Product Marketing Sundar Pichai gives a virtual tour of Google's new operating system, Chrom… Watch it now
Malcolm Turnbull's ghost twitterer
At the Sydney Media140 conference several weeks ago, Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull admitted he doesn't pe… Watch it now
Surf the Net like it's 1991 with Gopher
The old Gopher protocol is not dead. In fact, it even has Twitter! Here's how to access it.… Watch it now
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