You rarely hear about a new OS causing people to panic. But IT consultant Scott Pam says that’s exactly what his small-business clients are doing when they install Windows Vista on new PCs and run smack into compatibility or usability roadblocks.
Pam’s clients are not alone: Since InfoWorld launched its petition drive on Jan. 14 to [...]

Did I mention I was Scobelized…? More on that later.What to do if you’re laid off in 2008 recession
It’s sad to hear about layoffs at companies like Yahoo. Right now it seems like a bad time to be laid off. I’m here to offer some hope.
I laid myself off in February 2002. Remember that time? [...]

There was a lot of press last week about Bill Gates’ session “A New Approach to Capitalism in the 21st Century ” at the World Economic Forum 2008 in Davos, Switzerland but few if any of which had linked to the YouTube video of the whole session. It’s just one of the many great sessions [...]

Bill Gates and his wife Melinda head the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, which aims to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty worldwide.
If innovation is what the Middle East is looking for, then today it will have a chance to hear from a man who defines it. Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, the world’s [...]

… about living with Bill, working with Warren Buffett, and giving away their billions.
Years before Melinda French met and married Bill Gates, she had a love affair – with an Apple computer. She was growing up in Dallas in a hard-working middle-class family. Ray French, Melinda’s dad, stretched their budget to pay for all four [...]