Verizon: No free tethering for unlimited data plan customers
For Verizon‘s remaining unlimited data customers, it’s turned out that Verizon being required to offer free tethering—letting other devices share a 3G or 4G connection via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or USB—was...
View ArticleSurvey shows companies need Linux talent and they need it bad
Survey says: Businesses need Linux IT pros, they need them now, and they’re willing to pay real money to get them. The 2013 Linux Jobs Report survey, which was conducted by the Linux Foundation and...
View ArticleAndy Rubin, Android’s founder, leaves project
In a surprising move, Google CEO Larry Page said that Andy Rubin, founder of Android and Google’s Android chief, has decided it was “time to hand over the reins and start a new chapter at Google....
View ArticleMicrosoft-sponsored Outercurve Foundation turns to Apache for leadership
Well, this is different. Jim Jagielski, a co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation; a director of the Open Source Initiative; and currently a consulting software engineer for Linux giant Red Hat is...
View ArticleFive reasons why Ballmer needed to go
Steve Ballmer is going to retire from Microsoft sometime within the next 12 months. Well, that’s the official story. I think Microsoft’s board finally gave him a choice: Jump or be pushed. Five reasons...
View ArticleBack on track again
My apologies for Practical-Tech going dark for so long. I’ve been busy with other projects. I’ll be updating the site shortly with my newest stories and back-filling my older, missing tales. Thanks for...
View ArticleMozilla picks one of its own to be its new CEO
Mozilla’s executive chairwoman Mitchell Baker announced in a blog posting on Monday that the troubled company had finally picked an old hand — Chris Beard — for its new chief executive. Mozilla picks...
View ArticleNadella’s challenge: Saving Microsoft
In my recent debate with Ed Bott over Microsoft’s future, the public bought Ed’s arguments that Microsoft will have a bright, shining future with Satya Nadella as CEO. The judge though gave me the win...
View ArticleRed Hat CTO unexpectedly quits, amid rumors of executive ‘friction’
No-one among the rank and file at Red Hat seem to have seen this coming. In a move the Linux giant’s staffers said was “shocking” and a “punch in the gut,” long-time Red Hat chief technology officer...
View ArticleReasons for Red Hat CTO departure still a mystery
t’s still not clear why Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens left the Linux giant. However, it now appears that he left to pursue a new opportunity at a major California-based technology company. With the help of...
View ArticleWhere DevOps is today
OK, so you get that DevOps is important. Yay you! But how broadly has DevOps been accepted? That’s a darn good question, and IDC and AppDynamics have some answers in their recent report, DevOps and the...
View ArticleCompanies really want Linux-savvy employees and they want them now
Do you want a job in IT that you can count on in years to come? Then start polishing up your Linux skills. According to the Linux Foundation and tech job company Dice, in the 2015 Linux Jobs Report,...
View ArticleTed Cruz dot com: A domain name cautionary tale
On March 23rd, Texas Republican senator and Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz announced that he was going to run for president. If you then went running to his website, tedcruz.com, to see what he had to say...
View ArticleCanonical CEO Jane Silber resigns
When Mark Shuttleworth, Canonical and Ubuntu Linux leader, stepped down as CEO in favor of COO Jane Silber in 2010, no one was too worried. Silber may not have been flashy, but she knew how to keep the...
View ArticleFive reasons why Ballmer needed to go
Steve Ballmer is going to retire from Microsoft sometime within the next 12 months. Well, that’s the official story. I think Microsoft’s board finally gave him a choice: Jump or be pushed. Five reasons...
View ArticleBack on track again
My apologies for Practical-Tech going dark for so long. I’ve been busy with other projects. I’ll be updating the site shortly with my newest stories and back-filling my older, missing tales. Thanks for...
View ArticleMozilla picks one of its own to be its new CEO
Mozilla’s executive chairwoman Mitchell Baker announced in a blog posting on Monday that the troubled company had finally picked an old hand — Chris Beard — for its new chief executive. Mozilla picks...
View ArticleNadella’s challenge: Saving Microsoft
In my recent debate with Ed Bott over Microsoft’s future, the public bought Ed’s arguments that Microsoft will have a bright, shining future with Satya Nadella as CEO. The judge though gave me the win...
View ArticleRed Hat CTO unexpectedly quits, amid rumors of executive ‘friction’
No-one among the rank and file at Red Hat seem to have seen this coming. In a move the Linux giant’s staffers said was “shocking” and a “punch in the gut,” long-time Red Hat chief technology officer...
View ArticleReasons for Red Hat CTO departure still a mystery
t’s still not clear why Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens left the Linux giant. However, it now appears that he left to pursue a new opportunity at a major California-based technology company. With the help of...
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