Irreverent, unapologetically arrogant and uncensored, IT Professional Services industry veteran Jason Perlow muses on a cornucopia of topics on all matters of Information Technology.
Jason Perlow, Sr. Technology Editor at ZDNet, is a technologist with over two decades of experience integrating large heterogeneous multi-vendor computing environments in Fortune 500 companies. Jason is currently a Technology Solution Professional with Microsoft Corp. His expressed views do not necessarily represent those of his employer.
The Logitech Confrencecam is an excellent and inexpensive SMB and branch office HD video conferencing solution, provided your bandwidth is sufficient to handle the streaming requirements.
The search giant has finally built a 10-inch Android device of its very own to compete directly with Apple's flagship tablet.
The future of ARM processors is in designs which have multiple personalities and can switch workloads on the fly in order to optimize operations for performance and energy-efficiency.
Samsung's home-grown ARM-based System on a Chip, display technology and flash memory will provide the vertical integration to make full-size Android tablets cheaper than ever.
Surface RT has too many limitations to make it practical for me to own an ARM-based Microsoft Windows Tablet today. But that will change over time.
Apple's new 7" tablet has been criticized for being overpriced relative to its competitors. But the device's value has nothing to do with its Bill of Materials.
Apple's fifth generation iPad, due presumably in early 2014, really needs to up the ante on what is widely considered to be a very incremental improvement over the iPad 3.
The future of personal computing is one that is cloud-centric, and utilizes inexpensive, power-efficient and disposable mobile, desktop and set-top devices.
The release of Windows 8 with its new tile-based Start screen might have you thinking about putting off your OS upgrades. But given that XP is eleven years old, a virtual eternity in the computer industry, you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?"
I didn't realize that I had an addictive and compulsive personality until my wife caught up with my in-app purchases.