The Android app for Gmail recently received an update. It adds a bit more color than the previous version by using avatars (or generic substitutes) of the sender to take up some of the app's limited real estate. Also part of the update, the developers decided to hide the Delete button by default. My frustration at its departure was growing a little bit each day until today when … [Read more...]
Archives for 2013
IT Pros Evolution [infographic]
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Microsoft created this Evolution of the IT Pro infographic. It covers the history and personalities involved in personal computing since 1974. The point of the graphic seems to be to allay fears that jobs are going away. Does the cloud mean the end of the road for the IT Pro? There has been plenty of change in the industry and if a person can rise to the challenge to learn and … [Read more...]
3 different types of hackers [infographic]
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Sun Tzu said in The Art of War "Know your enemy and know yourself, find naught in fear for 100 battles. Know yourself but not your enemy, find level of loss and victory. Know thy enemy but not yourself, wallow in defeat every time." WatchGuard profiled the motives, personalities, and methods of several different hackers in this infographic to help you know thy enemy. (Click … [Read more...]
Designer survey results
99designs surveyed over 2,000 designers and asked them about their experiences working with clients. The infographic shows some of those perceptions and thoughts from the designers. On the source page, you can also hear compliments and offensive remarks designers have heard from said clients. (Credit: 99designs) … [Read more...]
The Cloud – A marketing success for technology
In a conversation with a coworker the other day, we got onto the topic of "the cloud". To summarize, it seemed the marketing genius behind 'the cloud' knew exactly what they were doing. From an IT Pro perspective, the sentiment seemed to swing drastically with just the change of terminology. Outsourcing: "Booo!" The Cloud: "Yay!" Even servers in your own data center have … [Read more...]