James Maguire

In John Lennon’s “Imagine,” he sang: “Imagine there’s no countries / It isn’t hard to do.” While that Utopian vision isn’t expected anytime soon, there is one area in which the borders between countries are starting to dissolve: offshoring technology projects. In the popular perception, technology jobs are either shipped off to India (where labor […]

Is there a type of software that’s more controversial than file sharing programs? Some people, like record company execs, claim they’re the Devil Incarnate. Others, like the hordes of Weezer-loving downloaders, claim they’re the online equivalent of Seventh Heaven. Then there’s this Harvard smart guy, who did a study showing that file sharing networks actually […]

Update: See the 2009 IT Salary Guide Also see: IT Salary Survey, January 2009 (gives comparative numbers between ’08 and ’09.) A look at recent salary numbers for tech professionals reveals a remarkable range. A mid-level software engineer, for example, can make anywhere from the mid $60k level to somewhere above $90k. (See chart below.) […]

Download these popular software programs by following the links in this list. Click on the link to go to the publisher’s download page. Internet Explorer 7 The browser that rules the Internet. Released in October 2006. Features include tabbed browsing, integrated RSS, better standards compliance, and advanced security. Free download. Norton AntiVirus 2008 Designed to […]

A library of software to download, including desktop tools, security, file conversion, and just about everything else. Scroll down to find software for your operating system. • MIXED OS (Could be Windows, Mac, or Open Source) Download Software: The Most Popular Downloads Download these popular software programs by following the links in this list. Includes […]

The numbers, clearly, point to a major industry trend. Take a look: Dice, the tech jobs site, reports that it had 9,631 Linux job listings in August. While this is a big number, what’s truly eye-catching is the percentage growth since January: Linux job listing are up a robust 30 percent – three times the […]

UPDATE: Top 200 Tech Blogs: The Datamation 2009 List And: 2008: Top 200 Tech Blogs: the Datamation List Yes, I know, selecting the Top 100 Tech blogs is like choosing the Top 100 Grains of Sand on a Beach. There are so many zillions of tech-related blogs, and they evolve and change direction so quickly […]

As large enterprises embrace virtualization, the market for virtualization services is growing robustly – and is expected to grow still faster in the next few years. How fast? “I think you could see growth rates in the 40 percent plus range [annually] around the x86, which is where all the interest is,” says IDC analyst […]

First, let’s look at the good news for U.S.-based IT services providers. The Global Services Location Index, published by international consulting firm A. T. Kearney, ranks countries in terms of their attractiveness as IT services providers. For each country, the Index ranks three components: cost, people skills and business environment. If you look only at […]

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is an organization I hold in high regard, but I have to quibble with the results of their recent poll, “Most Influential Tech Product of the Past 25 Years.” Here are the votes from the 471 tech professionals who responded to the poll (they were allowed to vote for […]