March 9, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckWant to give money to worthy causes without actually giving any money? There’s an app for that. It’s called CauseWorld and is currently available for both the iPhone and the Droid. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: CauseWorld, Citi, droid, iphone, Proctor and Gamble
March 5, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckAfter a few days of head scratching, Microsoft told Windows XP users today not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: F1, flaw, help, Microsoft, Web site, Windows
February 19, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckThere’s plenty of evidence that social networking is fast outpacing e-mail as the online communications tool of choice. Further evidence: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 2010, Facebook, Linkedin, Microsoft, Myspace, Outlook, social networking
February 1, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckThose pesky browser bugs should be feeling the heat of Google’s latest attempt to catch them in their Chrome browser. Now, researchers who find the bugs can collect a reward. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bounty, bugs, Chrome, Chromium, Google, Mozilla
January 29, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckApple and AT&T delivered some big news in a very small voice this week — news that was somewhat overshadowed by all the hoopla over the iPad. The announcement: The partners will allow VOIP on Apple products that use 3G. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3G, allow, Apple, apps, AT&T, iPad, iphone, software developement kit, VOIP
January 13, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckThe past year may have been a dismal one for the tech sector, but analysts at Forrester Research, Inc., say 2010 will be a rebound year for spending in the industry. Let’s hope they’re right. Read the rest of this entry »
January 11, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckThe minds behind the feds’ big IT stimulus package obviously believe in using the carrot first, then the stick. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: electronic medical records, Medicaid, Medicare, payments, proposal
December 28, 2009 by Valerie HelmbreckLooking for signs that the economy isn’t as bad as you thought? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Android, app store, Apple, droid, Google, iphone, iTouch
December 21, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
One of the biggest hassles of travel has to be keeping track of those pesky hotel key cards and then trying to remember which way to fit the darned things in the wide variety of door locks. But that may soon change. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: applications, hotel, key card, marketing, Openways, replace, technology
November 30, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Here’s the question of the week: Should the U.S. government shell out the $19 billion that’s earmarked for electronic health records (EHR) if computerization doesn’t improve health care quality, reduce costs or boost administrative efficiency? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, doctors, electronic health records, healthcare, hospitals, Software