Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (IT system) is generally an information system, a communications system, or, more specifically speaking, a computer system — including all hardware, software, and peripheral equipment — operated by a limited group of IT users.
The want for more money is our human nature. The constant need for more driving us and pushing us. But how much is enough, and how far would you go to accrue more revenue, is question we all ask ourselves. Four Rio Tinto employees in China took matters into their own hands when their took…
We live in a digital age where information is readily accessible at your fingertips, at any moment. You can instantly become a mechanic by searching Google, Yahoo, or any other search engine or even checking a video on YouTube. We live in a time where if the correct data is collated it can pick up…
ByTED
What is wireless electricity? Just as you walk in to your home or office everyday and your mobile connects to WiFi, picture walking in to your home and your mobile or even your laptop starts to charge without having to be plugged in. It all sounds pretty amazing, but how far are we actually from…
The New Nomadism Apr 10th 2008, From The Economist print edition At the Nomad Café in Oakland, California, Tia Katrina Canlas, a law student at the nearby university in Berkeley, places her double Americano next to her mobile phone and iPod, opens her MacBook laptop computer and logs on to the café’s wireless internet connection to study for her…
ByEd Giles
What do you see in the clouds? The best way to explain Cloud Computing is to think of it as a cloud; a sometimes formless void – of unknown whereabouts – that contains data and applications which are accessible to a user via the internet. What we are dealing with here is what is in that cloud…
Many people would rather have a root canal than undergo a tax audit – but it’s a fact that when the tax revenue declines as a result of a recession, tax audits increase. With the number of audits on the rise, increasing numbers of business owners and individuals may have to endure a visit from the taxman. So…
