Frank J. Ohlhorst

Preparation and persistence helped many to dodge the Conficker threat, and while many may have dodged that bullet, the war against malware is far from over. The recently released Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR), which covers the final 6 months of 2008, indicates that rogue security software threats are on the rise. Those pieces of […]

Hewlett-Packard seems to be taking netbook computers in the wrong direction with its commitment to offer Google’s Android on its netbook PCs. Other than the “cool” factor, Android has very little to offer to the netbook PC market, except perhaps some hype. The last thing netbook users need is another flavor of Linux to choose […]

Has Dell learned its lesson about pricing products for the channel? Since the computer manufacturer re-entered the channel nearly 18 months ago, it’s dodged issues of conflict for what it offers registered partners for prices on products and what customers can find by shopping direct on Dell’s Web site. Now Dell is engaging the channel […]

Knowledge of voice over IP has become so ubiquitous that many falsely believe it’s a simple, ubiquitous technology available to business environments of all sizes. The truth is VOIP integrated with PBX and SIP trunking services has a low penetration in small businesses, those with fewer than 25 seats. New technologies are bringing integrated VOIP […]

Thanks to the exaggerated dangers posed by the Conficker worm, many are wondering if they are safe from the predictions of gloom and doom expected to hit internet connected PCs on April 1. Luckily, it takes very little to be prepared for and stop Conficker from impacting your PC and ending the world as we […]

eWEEK Channel Insider’s Frank Ohlhorst came across a strange problem while testing new notebooks from both Fujitsu and Lenovo and connecting to a Linksys (and then a Netgear) access point. Ohlhorst writes, “I was able to connect to the access points, but the access points refused to send any packets back to the notebook computers […]

Once electronic records became admissible in court, the quest to gather, manage and audit those records became one of the most important elements of a corporation’s legal staff. Add to that a judicial system that has become more tech-savvy, and the excuse that the records “were lost” just doesn’t fly any longer. Those issues have […]

In a presentation at a Gartner-sponsored conference in Las Vegas, analysts Michael Silver and Neil MacDonald said Microsoft is overburdened by nearly two decades of legacy code and has not responded to the market, and it faces serious competition that will make Windows moot unless the software developer acts. My question is, “What serious competition?” […]

How to Build a Green PC This St. Patrick’s Day There is more to being green than just power usage. System builders will need to consider how components are manufactured and whether those components meet ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) requirements, which reduce the effects of hazardous waste. […]

Mention Green IT and the conversation turns bashfully to the lowly network printer. After all, printers are a big consumer of resources, such as electricity, toner/ink and paper – all of which cost money and leave users with a less than “green” feeling! Sure, plenty of printers offer a sleep mode or sport an energy […]