Tech & society

E-mail Archiving Stupidity

James Gaskin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:19:01 -0500

I live in the Dallas area, but not in the city of Dallas. That means my children were outside the horribly mis-managed Dallas schools, but we're still under the thumbs of idiotic Dallas County officials. How idiotic? How about this recent story, “E-mail Deletion Plan Criticized,” about officials wanting to delete e-mail after 90 days. Have none of them heard of all the new regulations about e-mail archiving?

E-tailers face tough holiday shopping season

ITworld staff — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:52:49 -0500

The holiday shopping season, which retailers rely on to bring joy to their bottom lines, resembles a nightmare this year.

Survey: Despite Risks, Employees Still Holiday Shop at Work

ITworld staff — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:37:17 -0500

Most workers will do some kind of online shopping from their work computer in the coming weeks, according to a recent survey from ISACA, a global, nonprofit association of IT professionals.

Mumbai terrorism, worm warning, holiday woe

ITworld staff — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:12:32 -0500

World Wiki Plus for iPhone

ITworld staff — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:08:46 -0500

Apple's App Store lately bears a curious resemblance to the American book trade of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. At the time, Congress hadn't gotten around yet to settling copyright law. Often, printers would poach each other's works. Royalties existed in theory rather than practice. Writers, as always, were routinely cheated of their earnings. Noah Webster, the dictionary man, fought for years against publishers who made a fortune on his Blue Back Spellers while he struggled to eke out a living.

MySpace suicide case brings misdemeanor convictions

ITworld staff — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:02:03 -0500

A woman accused of creating a fake MySpace account to torment a girl who later committed suicide was convicted on misdemeanor counts.

Top 10 Reasons to buy a Plasma TV for your Home

James q6 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:38:07 -0500

Plasma or LCD ?

Top 10 Reasons to Buy an LCD for your home

James q6 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:32:43 -0500

LCD or Plasma ?

Black Friday will be big despite lousy economy, survey says

ITworld staff — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:33:02 -0500

If you're planning to join the 3 a.m. line of bleary-eyed bargain-hunters on Black Friday, expect a lot of competition for those HDTV sets and gaming consoles.

Cool Stuff: Your 2008 Holiday Gift Guide

ITworld staff — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:00:14 -0500

18 economical, expensive, and just plain weird tech gifts for your friends and family