The Deep End
Why no one wins the tech holy wars
The longer you work in IT, the more it seems the ‘right’ way might not be the only way
Sorry, dad, security isn't what it used to be
It's tempting to understand data encryption in terms of locks and other physical metaphors, but the digital world is completely different
Hey, Internet domain overlords, stop playing games
Internet domain maintenance shouldn't have to be such a pain in the ass
The end of Apple? The early signs may be in
We seem to be heading toward a post-Microsoft, post-Apple world -- and that’s OK
We can repair email -- but it’s going to hurt
The major service providers have the power to fix email, but it will break many other servers in the process
Messaging apps must come together
Internet messaging has broken the rule of universal communication standards, and it needs to be fixed
Why email hasn’t killed the fax
We should have had a suitable alternative to the fax long ago, but email failed
Encryption laws should think global, not local
Internet standards aren't bound by geography, and they won’t bend to local absurdities like the Burr-Feinstein bill
Hit 'em where it hurts: Panama Papers, politicians, and encryption
The Panama Papers may be exactly the breach we needed to convince our shortsighted leaders of the folly of encryption backdoors
Learn to question your questions in IT
Recognizing what you don't know is deceptively difficult, but it's often the difference between project success and failure
Death by a thousand updates
Rapid release cycles for operating systems and devices are worse than counterproductive
Why IT tasks take as long as they take
An hour or a week? For technical work, estimating the time required is the eternal challenge
Gigabits matter: Techies must spread tech literacy
Even successful, well-educated people can be taken in by fantastical stats and numbers. That's where our techie knowledge comes in
Beware of one-click, fuss-free application stacks
Prebuilt stacks offer a handy shortcut, but sometimes the shortcut leads to a longer journey
On-demand streaming is up, so ISPs must drag it down
The future of television is streamed content, but we must overcome massive industry inertia first
Prepare now for the death of Flash and Java plug-ins
Countless IT admin tools depend on these technologies. Do you have a plan to keep yours working?
Accidental sharing -- the plague of the always-connected era
In the age of social media, it’s not necessarily in a company’s best interests to provide clear and concise controls over information access
Hardcore computing: The nitty-gritty of embedded systems
Want an in-depth, hands-on view of computing? Take a trip to the wild side with embedded systems
It's time for browsers to separate professional from personal
To keep personal and work-related browsing separate, wouldn’t it be handy to run isolated instances of a single browser?
Tech tremors: 5 bumps to brace for in the year ahead
If you thought 2015 was full of tossing and turning, wait until 2016 hits
