Tuesday, November 30, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 29/11/2010



Microsoft pioneers tactile display technology
Microsoft is working on a display technology that shifts under the user's touch
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5 New Year's resolutions for your project management career
The key is to think about what the business needs from you.
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Security Manager's Journal: Assessing the plan for the new year
Our manager ends his first year at his new company ahead of the strategic plan, but challenges always await.
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Windows Explorer Explained: Changing the Layout
Windows Explorer (not to be confused with Internet Explorer, the Web browser) is Microsoft's built-in file and folder manager. It's a useful tool, but confusing in places and not very intuitive for novice users. (Heck, even finding it isn't always obvious.)
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Taking notes with an iPad
Let's say you're off to a lecture at college, or a meeting at work. You'll need to take notes, but you've got a busy day, and you'll be running around a lot. You could take your laptop, though its weight may drag you down, or you could save your back some strain and bring your iPad instead. (The heaviest iPad weighs only 1.6 pounds compared to lightest laptop ever, the 2.3-pound MacBook Air.)
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Samsung Continuum: Android with an innovative interface
Samsung's Continuum smartphone has a great display and an informative Ticker, but its software is problematic.
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Asustek unveils low-cost Eee Note e-reader, notepad
Asustek Computer on Monday unveiled the Eee Note EA-800, an e-reader with a stylus for taking notes on its 8-inch touchscreen. The device will be available in Taiwan later this week for the suggested retail price of NT$6,999 (US$228), Asustek executives said.
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Amazon leads Black Friday online spending increase
U.S. online shoppers spent $648 million, 9% more than last year, on Black Friday, the official kickoff to the lucrative holiday shopping season, online researcher comScore reports.
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Data breaches: 4 fundamental ways to shore up your defenses
Better data security doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. Try these four fundamental improvements for preventing corporate data breaches.
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Avanti launches Hylas-1 broadband Internet satellite
A satellite that promises to bring broadband Internet to several areas of Europe was successfully launched late Friday.
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