Amid the worst job market in 25 years, IT is holding steady. Most CIOs are maintaining their current staffing levels; while a few are hiring specialists who have in-demand IT skills.
Overall, companies are so dependent on IT that they can’t lay off the people who keep their data center operations humming, and they’re loath [...]
VoIP provides a great platform for call centers that can grow with your business. But call center technology tools can be a challenge to sort out: The options are numerous, interesting and often a nuisance. Still, there are a few select call-center technologies that are so powerful, so intrinsically useful, that it would be foolish [...]
Last week I taught Module II of Leadership Strategies for Information Technology in Healthcare at the Harvard School of Public Health.
My students included administrators, clinicians, CIOs, CMOs, and policymakers.
On the first day, I gave them a homework assignment – read my overview of the BIDMC/BIDPO EHR implementation project and then develop a list of barriers [...]
Marc Budie, technology director at Quadriga, recommends the top ten bits of technology that every hotel room should have, ranging from the most obvious to the more unusual.
The most technologically savvy homeowners bask in crystal-clear television screens when they’re home and can control the lights while they’re out of town. Without moving an inch, they can decide what music is playing in each room and can monitor the well being of their aging mother in a different city.
So says Greg Hoshaw, owner [...]
To get started, I’ve compiled a list of the top ten things to think about when planning your home theater. I’ll dedicate posts to each of these (and more) in the future, but here’s some food for thought.
Valentines Day is coming full speed around the corner I thought I’d offer a list featuring the top 5 Valentines Day gifts for tech geeks.
I received the following request from a reader:
Since you’re The Man… Kindly grace us with your Top 5 Consumer Electronic “Must Haves” in the $600 to $1,000 range?
I’ll do you one better! Here are a bunch of my top “must haves” in a variety of price ranges. Not all of these are totally “electronic”, but [...]
We’ve put together a short list of the ultimate home theater rooms that our editing team has come across in recent time. Which ones are your favorites? Continue reading for the list.
Scientific and technological breakthroughs can take years to develop, but when they leave the lab and enter the world at large, word spreads quickly. Here’s a look at the advances you’ll be hearing about in the coming year.
Our editors have compiled a list of five high-tech refrigerators for your enjoyment. If we happened to miss any, please leave us a comment. “Continue reading” for the list.
It’s almost getting down to the wire. No worries. You can take home one of these 10 wacky gift ideas for under $50.
Holiday shopping can be a drag if you’re on a tight budget, even more so when you’re lacking gift ideas. Sure, you could grab an MP3 player off a store shelf, or [...]
It may come as a shock to some people that tech companies are corporations–charged first and foremost with making money. Still, it sometimes seems like it wouldn’t hurt Big Tech to treat us just a little bit better. Here are some of the ways companies try to screw you… and how a savvy customer can [...]
Like a real life Indiana Jones, maverick archeologist David Hatcher Childress has taken many incredible journeys to some of the oldest and most remote spots on earth. Writing prolifically of lost cities and ancient civilizations, he has produced no less than six lengthy books (the Lost Cities series) chronicling the dimly remembered glories of obscure [...]
The techo-resistant person in my life is my own spouse. See, my wife loves to work with her hands. Her favorite activities involve knitting or crocheting. She takes balls of yarn and converts them into items of beauty. So, her instinctive reaction to computers and software was “why do I need that” and “what would [...]
VoIP technology has the tech geeks buzzing. It has been touted as:
- the killer of telecoms
- a solution for the third world’s communication gap
- revolutionizing factor in international business
But despite all the buzz, and the predictions that everyone will be it using it by 2009, why does it seem that every time you make [...]
DISCOVER presents the essential reading list for anyone interested in science.
The world of VoIP changes as fast as it grows. This list represents the people, companies, and entities we believe will exert significant influence on IP Telephony in 2007.
