In Pictures: 7 mobile apps that jump-start team collaboration

From conducting video meetings to coordinating to-do lists, these collaboration apps for iOS, Android and more will have your far-flung team working in sync in no time.

By Logan Kugler | 05 April, 2013 08:36

Tags: apps, slideshow, ios, Android, collaboration

How to be an IT social media star

Social-savvy IT executives weigh in on how they use social media to connect with employees and improve company operations -- and how you can do the same.

Tech guns for hire: 5 places to find skilled IT contractors

Even for organizations with a stellar full-time IT staff, situations often arise where temporary outside help is needed. A big Web project might demand a few extra programmers to meet a tough deadline, for example, or a rollout of tools to support a sales force bent on capturing a broader market may require expertise not available in-house.

5 ways to secure your Facebook profile in a post-Timeline world

With the ongoing rollout of Facebook's Timeline feature, security and privacy have never been more important to your digital life. The new layout presents all of your current and past activities on Facebook -- posts, photos, comments, likes and so on -- in a handy timeline format to anyone with access to your profile, which may include friends of friends, colleagues, executives at your company, a potential future boss ... well, you get the idea.

LinkedIn groups for IT pros: How to find the best

While Facebook and Google+ may grab most of the headlines these days, social networking pioneer LinkedIn has been quietly establishing itself as the place for professionals to meet, converse and exchange information.

By Logan Kugler | 24 August, 2011 23:59

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Google, LinkedIn, social media, internet, Facebook

10 great iPhone apps for business collaboration

In today's infinitely connected workplace, the iPhone's popularity and usability make it a powerful platform for collaboration. With a few downloads from Apple's App Store, you can be managing projects, updating your team, tracking progress and sharing documents from anywhere you can get a signal.

By Logan Kugler | 30 September, 2010 01:48

Tags: Apple, applications, software, mobile

8 essential privacy extensions for Firefox

They say privacy doesn't exist on the Web -- but that doesn't mean you can't try to safeguard your personal information. Our computers are loaded with details about our personal and business lives, and it's definitely not acceptable to reveal them haphazardly. With hackers becoming ever more sophisticated, you have to take precautions.

By Logan Kugler | 24 September, 2010 00:21

Tags: applications, security, browsers, software, mozilla

5 Windows 7 security features businesses need to know about

The words Windows and security have not always been compatible. In the past, Microsoft's quest to make its operating system as easy to manage as possible for the "typical" user has often meant sacrificing adequate safeguards against intrusion and infection. Windows XP's notorious vulnerability to network worms stands as a recent example; Microsoft shipped the operating system with a firewall but initially left it turned off by default.

By Logan Kugler | 05 August, 2010 03:37

Tags: Microsoft, security, Windows, Windows 7, software, operating systems

Creating a live USB drive from a live CD image

Although live CDs have a lot of advantages, they don't fit in your pocket easily, which means you may not always have one around when you need it. Fortunately, most live CD images can be installed onto a USB flash drive, giving you most of the benefits of a live CD.

By Logan Kugler | 21 July, 2010 04:22

Tags: storage

5 ways to use bootable Linux live discs

In the almost 20 years since Linux was first released into the world, free for anyone to use and modify however they like, the operating system has been put to a lot of uses.

By Logan Kugler | 21 July, 2010 04:21

Tags: Linux, non-Windows, operating systems

Online collaboration on the cheap: 20 free & low-cost tools

Collaboration is a key component to success in today's business world. Workforces are increasingly dispersed, with remote workers, offshore contractors and global partnerships making the job of coordinating your team's work harder than ever.

By Logan Kugler | 04 June, 2010 07:12

Tags: online office applications, business software, collaboration tools

10 essential BlackBerry apps for travel

Whether you're out on the road for weeks at a time meeting with clients, just popping into the city for a weekend conference or taking the family on a hard-earned vacation, a few well-chosen applications can turn your BlackBerry from a communications tool into a road warrior's productivity powerhouse.

By Logan Kugler | 28 May, 2010 02:03

Tags: BlackBerry apps

10 must-have free Palm webOS apps

Palm's official webOS app store has come a long way. With only 30 apps available> at the App Catalog's launch last June, there wasn't much for early Palm Pre owners to get excited about. Today, however, the App Catalog sports well over a thousand titles. That's a far cry from the iPhone's 150,000 applications, but there are plenty of apps for users of the Palm Pre and Pixi and the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus to choose from, and many of the best ones are free.

By Logan Kugler | 20 March, 2010 06:11

Tags: Palm, Palm Pre, smartphones

Eight easy extras for IE8

Internet Explorer 8, the latest update to Microsoft's venerable Web browser, introduces several features intended to provide greater security and ease of use.

By Logan Kugler | 08 October, 2009 16:30

Tags: ie8, web browsers, Internet Explorer

10 must-have free Android apps

Google's Android operating system, native to T-Mobile's G1 and myTouch smartphones and due out soon in a number of new phones and even netbooks, is an impressively open and versatile platform. As with rival smartphone platforms -- Apple's iPhone OS, RIM's BlackBerry OS and Palm's new WebOS -- the out-of-the-box features offered by Android are just a starting point.

By Logan Kugler | 03 October, 2009 05:04

Tags: Google, Google Android, android apps