Stories by Dan Tynan

Article | 8/02/2013 In Pictures: The worst IT addictions (and how to cure them)
Jargon, data, power -- the first step to IT recovery is recognizing the monkey on your back
Article | 3/12/2012 In Pictures: 10 hard truths IT must learn to accept
Unsanctioned devices, compromised networks, downtime -- today's IT is all about embracing imperfections
Article | 20/02/2011 Your new Facebook friend might be a spy
Is that new friend really your friend, or just someone pretending to be your friend so he can spy on you? No, I'm not just being more paranoid than ...
Article | 4/11/2010 15 awesome things you probably shouldn't do
Sometimes you gotta bend the rules. And when it comes to technology, some rules are begging to get bent.
Article | 18/10/2010 How to tame the social network at work
They're a productivity sink and a bandwidth suck. They're a vector for malware and a gift for corporate spies. They're a data spill just waiting to ha...
Article | 7/10/2010 The technology pro's greatest enemies
How to spot -- and take down -- the six most nefarious adversaries of IT
Article | 25/09/2010 News quiz: The week in tech
Got a Facebook phone? If so, either you've got a lot of company or none at all, depending on which Internet rumors you believed this week. In other ne...
Article | 8/07/2010 10 technologies that should be extinct (but aren't)
Got an urgent message you need to transmit immediately? Sending a telegram is likely not the first option that comes to mind. And when it's time to bo...
Article | 6/07/2010 10 technologies that should be extinct (but aren't)
Got an urgent message you need to transmit immediately? Sending a telegram is likely not the first option that comes to mind. And when it's time to bo...
Article | 16/04/2010 10 things the Internet has ruined and five things it hasn't
For some people, the Internet is the killer app--literally. From newspapers and the yellow pages to personal privacy and personal contact, the Net has...
Article | 16/03/2010 Tech apocalypse: Five doomsday scenarios for IT
Technology drives just about everything we do, and not just at our jobs. From banks to hospitals to the systems that keep the juice flowing to our hom...
Article | 5/11/2009 Five classic Apple marketing tactics that lock you in
Once you enter the Big Tent of Apple, it's exceedingly hard to find the exit.
Article | 31/08/2009 The 10 stupidest tech company blunders
Some of the biggest high-tech deals never happened. Some of the most promising products and services never came to be. Why? Because the people and com...
Article | 10/08/2009 15 of the most elegant tech designs ever
Like beauty, sleekness is in the eye of the beholder. It's impossible to define easily, but you know it when you see it. It's that feeling in your gut...
Article | 15/06/2009 The 10 dumbest tech products so far
New Coke. Chia pets. Ashton Kutcher. All are bad ideas that should have been snuffed out before they emerged into public consciousness. All are things...

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