I'm furious I bought an iPad 3. Are you?
Now we know why they refused to call it the iPad 3. They knew they were going to replace this thing in a few months, and didn't want the name to stick.
DIY-IT
Part mad scientist, part celebrity author, and part shadowy government advisor, CBS Interactive's Distinguished Lecturer David Gewirtz warps space/time with neat hacks, cool do-it-yourself projects, business survival tips, and commentary that peels paint.
David Gewirtz
David Gewirtz, Distinguished Lecturer at CBS Interactive, is an author, U.S. policy advisor, and computer scientist. He is featured in The History Channel special The President's Book of Secrets.
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5 big things that baffle me about Microsoft Surface RT
The Microsoft Surface RT doesn't seem to fit any one target customer profile particularly well. In this in-depth analysis, former product marketing director David Gewirtz subjects the Surface RT to a series of product marketing questions and comes away concerned.
Prepare your data center for the zombie apocalypse
Believe it or not, there's a small business lesson in this article. But first you'll have to get past the zombies. Isn't that always the way?
VM stories: VM makes memory testing easier and faster
With the VM solution, it's possible to have and test a theory, no muss, no fuss, and no hassle. All in about 10 minutes.
Freshening up your Google juice with robots.txt
Using the robots.txt sledgehammer properly can help you clean up loose ends in your search results. Use it wrong, and you could, effectively, nuke yourself off the Internet.
Windows 8: An exceptional OS undone by dreadful marketing
Given that Microsoft has left so much other traditional functionality in Windows 8, the removal of the Start menu is a marketing decision only. It's not like it's hard to code.
How Camtasia saved the webcast...literally
David needed to combine audio from a telephone conversation and video from a screen meeting into one recording. It took some hoop jumping, but with the help of some nifty software, he got his recording.
More details on Amazon's Fire HD $49 4G-for-a-year program
We learn about what happens when the year runs out, plus we recognize our first Official DIY-IT Helpie McHelpypants Acknowledgement recipient.
Five reasons NOT to get an iPhone 5
Let's consider this an intervention and let's try to save you from iPhone 5 phone-ageddon.
Five reasons I'm sticking with GoDaddy
You may find that you want to move off GoDaddy as a knee-jerk reaction, but in the long term, you probably won't be buying yourself a whole lot more than extra hassle.