LONDON - Apple and IBM announced a strategic partnership whereby IBM will sell iPhones and iPads to its business customers, and will develop cloud services optimized for Apple?s iOS. Apple will provide hardware support for devices through a dedicated large-enterprise AppleCare program. Apple?s need to develop the enterprise market for iPhones is imperative ? and
GRAND RAPIDS - Who are you? really? A business owner got real with me one day. After several years in business, he realized the company he founded had drifted off course. Somehow it had lost sight of its original business objectives. It?s purpose for being. Where were the markers that propelled them early on? The
LANSING - Passwords are becoming a thing of the past and we might want to consider an alternative. With all the account access needed from day to day, it becomes increasingly difficult to come up with unique new complex passwords that can be remembered. Instead, we could start using passphrases. Passphrases can easily exceed the
GRAND RAPIDS - In an industry of constant change and evolution, Amanda Regnerus has at times found herself lacking the confidence that she would be able to make the change or learn at the pace that was needed to keep up with the IT industry. Her admission to those fears may come as a surprise,
SAN FRANCISCO - Having your email account hacked can be violating and panic-inducing. Here's what to do when it happens, and what you can do to prevent future attacks. You usually don't know your email has been hacked until a friend lets you know, by which point you've already emailed dozens of friends, family members,
DETROIT - As you may know, you can use the @media rule to make certain CSS code take effect only if the specified condition is true. However, there's another way to create media queries: You can put them right in the link elements that call your external stylesheets. Instead of using the "@" sign, just
Patents: Offering Protection or Inviting Lawsuits? Moats are over-rated. I mean, honestly, how many castle lords do you know? We used to think of patents as good protection. Once, Tesla may have too. But today the entrepreneurial electric car company is open-sourcing is entire patent portfolio. Gratis. Believing this will spur the emerging electric car
LANSING - Quick question: How many online accounts do you have? Add up work apps, shopping sites, social media sites or anything else that requires a username and password. If your number is greater than eight you may want to consider a good password manager. Besides work accounts, many users have accounts for Facebook, Amazon,
DETROIT - The Obama Administration?s announced plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants will require Michigan to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of its electric generation beginning in 2020. It?s a dramatic move, one that will force difficult decisions for state officials and likely increase the cost of electricity. President Obama announced in
SAN FRANCISCO, CA ? More than 25,000 people poured into San Francisco on May 18 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cisco LIVE where customers and partners heard industry leaders, took certification courses, and joined a community of like-minded techies. It also marked the second year that the Cisco Empowered Women?s Network provided a series