Google Inc. introduced software to make it easier for businesses using Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook to switch to its Web-based communications and collaboration products.
Nancy Dunetz, who teaches English as a second language in New York City, sat down in the school staff room to check her e-mail. One of the messages in her inbox was from an acquaintance she'd been corresponding with since their 50th high school reunion last year.
As if there weren't enough tussling in the technology world, two software giants are duking it out over - get this - bean counting. Internet-search giant Google recently cut a deal with Intuit, the 800-pound accounting software gorilla.
As if there weren't enough tussling in the technology world, two software giants are duking it out over - get this - bean counting. Internet-search giant Google recently cut a deal with Intuit, the...
It's been a long time -- all the way back to the dawn of desktop computing in the early 1980s -- since software coders have had as much fun as they're having right now. But today, browser-based applications are where the action is. A killer app no longer requires hundreds of drones slaving away on millions of lines of code. Three or four engineers and a steady supply of Red Bull is all it takes to rapidly turn a midnight brainstorm into a website so hot it melts the servers.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - A cyber crime task force has arrested several people in a number of countries for hacking into the computer systems of Valve Software, stealing and ultimately releasing the source code for "Half Life 2," one of the gaming industry's most anticipated titles.
Search the Web for small-business accounting software and you'll find dozens of titles. With so many choices, purchasing the right software for your small-business can be a knuckle-biting experience. But it doesn't have to be.
Google Inc. introduced software to make it easier for businesses using Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook to switch to its Web-based communications and collaboration products.
Nancy Dunetz, who teaches English as a second language in New York City, sat down in the school staff room to check her e-mail. One of the messages in her inbox was from an acquaintance she'd been corresponding with since their 50th high school reunion last year.
As if there weren't enough tussling in the technology world, two software giants are duking it out over - get this - bean counting. Internet-search giant Google recently cut a deal with Intuit, the 800-pound accounting software gorilla.
As if there weren't enough tussling in the technology world, two software giants are duking it out over - get this - bean counting. Internet-search giant Google recently cut a deal with Intuit, the...
It's been a long time -- all the way back to the dawn of desktop computing in the early 1980s -- since software coders have had as much fun as they're having right now. But today, browser-based applications are where the action is. A killer app no longer requires hundreds of drones slaving away on millions of lines of code. Three or four engineers and a steady supply of Red Bull is all it takes to rapidly turn a midnight brainstorm into a website so hot it melts the servers.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - A cyber crime task force has arrested several people in a number of countries for hacking into the computer systems of Valve Software, stealing and ultimately releasing the source code for "Half Life 2," one of the gaming industry's most anticipated titles.
Search the Web for small-business accounting software and you'll find dozens of titles. With so many choices, purchasing the right software for your small-business can be a knuckle-biting experience. But it doesn't have to be.
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There's a thin ribbon of blue clay that slopes to a pool under one of eastern Bordeaux's most renowned wineries, Chateau Petrus, causing less acid to touch the roots of its rich merlot grapes. The ...
There's a thin ribbon of blue clay that slopes to a pool under one of Eastern Bordeaux's most renowned wineries, Chateau Petrus, causing less acid to touch the roots of its rich merlot grapes. The ...
I'm not a geek, although I sometimes go around disguised as one. I typically carry three radios: a pager, a cell phone, and a wireless personal digital assistant. I also subscribe to a voice-contro...
Years ago, to support my computer habit I started hawking software by mail. When people actually began ordering, I naively bought sheets of stamps in various denominations, but they never quite mat...
How do you write a column that says what everybody else has been saying for years and make it sound like a revelation? I'm not sure, but I'm going to give it a try. See, I'm a little slow. But I th...
I once impertinently asked soul music legend James Brown why a lot of his songs sounded alike. He looked at me for a moment and shrugged. "Why should I change," he said in his inimitable gravelly v...
I've always hated voice mail. That's a dislike that baffled me for years, given that I am someone who has always embraced cutting-edge technologies. Recently, however, I figured out the reason--voi...
When you sign up for Internet service, you get an e-mail address and e-mail software such as Eudora Light, Netscape Messenger or Microsoft Outlook Express bundled with your browser. So why bother c...
I almost feel guilty complaining about Windows again. I've complained about Windows so often that doing so feels like feeding at the same trough over and over.
I am depressed. I am also frustrated and worried about my future. And it's all Microsoft's fault. Pay attention, dear reader: The confession that follows may help you steer clear of my tortuous pat...
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