Let’s get one thing straight from the get-go: Nobody thinks using a work computer on work time to exchange nasty photos or look for a “companion” is a good thing. But should a user go to jail for it?

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Tags: computer, conviction, hacking, Ohio, Richard Wolf, Shelby City Wastewater Treatement Plant, supervisior

Back in the “olden days,” as kids like to call them, the Internet was like a frontier town with no sheriff. But nearly a quarter of a century and billions of users later, laws are being passed to bring law and order to this new territory.

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Tags: computer, DMCA, gambling, laws, legislation, NET Act

You might feel better about the delays and cost-overruns of your tech projects by taking a look at the eight-year, $167 million Veterans Affairs Department effort to create a core computer app for patient appointment scheduling.

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Tags: appointment scheduling, computer, cost-overruns, project, Veterans Affiars Department

People love getting their hands on the latest technology.  So much so, that the technology provided by employers can have

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Tags: computer, employees, job, latest technology, productivity

Don’t be surprised if your organization gets hit with a new kind of lawsuit sometime soon. The latest legal challenge:

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Tags: booting up, computer, lawsuit, pay, shutting down, time

Are finance workers being interrupted by the phone, e-mail, and people “popping” in? Here’s a solution you may not have tried:

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Tags: benefits, Communication, computer, e-mail, IM, instant messaging, interruptions

Blogging on the job has become a national pastime, but for one Houston-based NASA worker, it was the ticket to a 180-day suspension.

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Tags: blogging, computer, e-mail, Federal, Hatch Act