Happy birthday, iPad! RIP, pretenders

Two years ago today, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad. And computing has never been the same, despite all the 'iPad killers'

Gamification: The buzzword that can ruin your apps and business

This new piece of tech jargon is mainly about short-term marketing, though some aspects are worth understanding...  more

How does Google's new privacy policy compare?

Much ado has been made about Google's new overarching privacy policy, but the company's not doing anything much different than Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, or Yahoo ... more

10 things we love and hate about Windows Server 8

The high and low points after spending some time with the Windows Server 8 developer preview release... more

Will Silverlight live or die? Microsoft won't say

The company has given little indication of what it plans to do with the plug-in technology, leaving developers in a lurch... more

Windows 8 Metro: Now with mouse support

Those of you who've been running Windows 8 on a touchless PC, be of good cheer: We're going to get mouse equivalents for some of those swiping and pinching gestures... more

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Macs in your business: InfoWorld's expert management guide

As the Macintosh becomes a common tool in today's enterprise, IT has much to learn about effectively working with the Apple platform... more

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Here's how to solve America's developer shortage

Employers say they can't find enough workers to staff IT jobs. Maybe they've been going about it all wrong... more

Tech's Bottom Line by Bill Snyder

Scam: SOPA advocates' claims about piracy costs

The media and software industry honchos claim that piracy has killed 750,000 American jobs and costs... more

Cloud Computing by David Linthicum

3 ways big software companies may fail in the cloud

Enterprise software providers need to understand... more

Notes from the Field by Robert X. Cringely

As American as ... Apple Inc.?

Apple is an amazing American success story -- but it wouldn't be nearly as successful without help... more

Advice Line by Bob Lewis

Why IT and business just can't get along

IT's unique culture frequently differs from that of the rest of the business. And when cultures... more

Enterprise Windows by J. Peter Bruzzese

Microsoft ups the battle with VMware for the private cloud

The new Hyper-V and the new System Center could... more

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