Dan Tynan
Dan Tynan has been writing about technology since Mark Zuckerberg was in nappies. A prolific freelance writer whose work has appeared in more than 70 publications, he is the former editor in chief of Yahoo Tech and a longtime contributing editor for InfoWorld and PCWorld.
5 strategies to reboot your IT career
Here’s how to step out of the server closet and into a more robust (and possibly more rewarding) tech career
No robots required: AI will eliminate these jobs first
AI is poised to shake up IT work, eliminating jobs and creating opportunities alike
Software audits: How high tech plays hardball
'Truing up' licenses amounts to billions of dollars in revenue for the major software makers. Here's where the money goes -- and how it's extracted
The care and feeding of a rockstar developer
Whether you're a hiring company, an educator, or a developer, find out what you're up against in the war for programming talent
Manage infrastructure convergence without losing your grip
Admins will wear many hats as they tackle the infrastructure convergence brought on by rampant data and application growth
Boom or bust: The lowdown on code academies
Programming boot camps are increasing the supply of code-ready workers, but is a 12-week crash course really any substitute for a four-year engineering degree?
Boom or bust: The lowdown on code academies
Programming boot camps are on the rise, but can a crash course in coding truly pay off for students and employers alike?
6 dirty secrets of the IT industry
Do sys admins wield power beyond the CIO's worst nightmares? Are IT employees routinely walking off with company equipment? Insiders say the answer is yes.
7 simple rules for hiring great developers
Top developers can write their own ticket in today's tech hiring market, so how do smaller operations or startups attract skilled talent? From weeding out rocks stars to mentoring on the job, hiring managers explain how they build dev...
7 simple rules for hiring great developers
The war for programming talent is full bore. Here's how to hire the best coders when competing with the big boys
Fatal distraction: 7 IT mistakes that will get you fired
It's hard to get a good job in IT these days, but it's all too easy to lose one.