How Adobe Flash Lost Its Way
Despite early successes on the Web, the latter years of Flash have been a tale of missed opportunities, writes Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister. 'The bigger picture is that major platform vendors are...
View ArticleHow to Invest in Tech Stocks
We've all had the idea, even if we've never pursued it. We just know we could make money in the stock market, based on our tech knowledge. We live and breathe tech. Why not profit from it?
View ArticleTech Stocks!
My previous article described how you can use your tech knowledge to profit from the stock market -- if you combine it with financial analysis and careful research. This article analyzes several tech...
View ArticleThe Personal Computer Is Dead
The PC is dead. Rising numbers of mobile, lightweight, cloud-centric devices donât merely represent a change in form factor. Rather, weâre seeing an unprecedented shift of power from end users and...
View ArticleAsk OSNews: Hackintosh Legality
A reader asks: "Can someone comment on the legality of using my brother's old Snow Leopard DVD to install OS X? My brother has Lion, so why can't he choose to give it to me? It doesn't violate Apple's...
View ArticleHP Leaves webOS Wounded, Not Even Dead
When HP announced it was releasing webOS to open source on Friday afternoon, it surely didn't kill it, but it left the operating system badly wounded with few prospects for success.
View ArticleOpen-Source webOS Is Dead on Arrival
The more I look at what HP has had to say about webOS; the more I think the project's as dead as a doornail.
View ArticleHow Much Should an OS Vendor Own?
I was reading today about how Linux Mint developers altered the Banshee music player source code to redirect affiliate revenue from Amazon music orders to them instead of Banshee. They've reportedly...
View ArticleThe Future of Computing in China
Ethnologist Tricia Wang, via TechRice, writes on The Future of Computing in China. Touching upon such issues as culture, cloud vs super computing, and Silicon Valley vs Massachussetts's Route 128, she...
View ArticleMore Free Online Technical Courses
M.I.T. has just announced it is expanding its list of free online courses anyone can take. Attendees earn completion certificates. M.I.T.'s OpenCourseWare project already offers 2,100 courses used by...
View ArticleWhy People Troll and How to Stop Them
Why do people troll? Can we prevent trolling or limit the damage trolls do? Here are some thoughts on trollology derived from academic studies and web research.
View ArticleTech Company Futures, pt. 2
My previous article analyzed some tech companies and their prospects: Microsoft, Intel, HP, Dell, Oracle, Apple, and Google. This article discusses IBM, Amazon, Yahoo!, Cisco, and BMC Software. The...
View ArticleThe Dream of Computing for Everyone
The dream of inexpensive computing for everyone has been with us since the first computers. Along the way it has taken some unexpected turns. This article summarizes key trends and a few of the surprises.
View ArticleU.S. Voting Technology: Problems Continue
In the United States, state and local authorities are in charge of voting and the country uses more than a half dozen different voting technologies. As a result, the country can't guarantee that it...
View ArticleWhy I Use Generic Computers and Open Source Software
Do you depend on your computer for your living? If so, I'm sure you've thought long and hard about which hardware and software to use. I'd like to explain why I use generic "white boxes" running open...
View ArticleWhat's Happening with User Interfaces?
Like many of you, I've been watching the big changes in user interfaces over the past few years, trying to make sense of them all. Is there a common explanation for the controversies surrounding the...
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