Paul Rubens
Paul Rubens is a technology journalist based in England and is a Datamtion and eSecurity Planet contributor.
Will Solid State Kill Hard Drives?
Mechanical hard drives with spinning disks are doomed to extinction, thanks to solid state flash drives that are becoming...
Red Hat Warns of ‘Frankenstein Linux’ Third Party Support
Imagine a monstrous, seven-foot reanimated Tux-the-penguin with bolts though its neck, pursued through the countryside by angry pitchfork-wielding villagers....
What Do the iPad and Windows Azure Have in Common?
Both Apple's iPad and Microsoft's Windows Azure, though wildly different in scope and intent, are in essence a a...
Cloud Computing: What is ‘Private’ Cloud?
"Private cloud" is a term heard a lot these days, but what does it actually mean?
Before trying to pin...
Open Source Solutions Should Cost More
Against traditional logic, a software solution may gain more sales by having a higher price. Open source software may...
Sensible Password Policy: Longer is Better
The SANS Institute recommends passwords should be at least 15 characters long, which effectively means that these password can't...
How to Reduce Hard Drive Crashes
Hard drive failures are a fact of life: That's why there are RAID arrays, backup systems and an entire...
Macs in Business: A Lost Cause
You've probably read one of the many articles going around recently about how you should be preparing to incorporate...
The 10 Best Mobile Business Apps
Apple's App Store has more than 50,000 mobile apps. Blackberry's App World and Nokia's Ovi store are ramping...
Why are Apple Smartphones Trouncing Windows?
Microsoft continues to humiliate Apple in both the desktop and server markets, with Apple's market share stuck stubbornly below...
