Articles by Jack M. Germain

Linux provides user options for a wide variety of desktop environments, making it a much richer computing platform compared to macOS and Microsoft Windows. That benefit is on display with this month's distro releases and updates Check out a new option for integrating Windows gaming and business programs in whatever Linux variation you use. It gives...

Webex by Cisco last week announced the release of a new set of video devices designed to meet the challenges of hybrid work environments Dimensional Research recently conducted a study of meeting fatigue related to video meetings. That research found that 81 percent of participants indicated experiencing physical ailment at the end of a day filled ...

LinkedIn users are being steadily more targeted by phishing campaigns In recent weeks network audits revealed that the social media platform for professionals was in the crosshairs of 52 percent of all phishing scams globally in the first quarter of 2022....

A first-of-its-kind plan to broadly address open source and software supply chain security is waiting for White House support The Linux Foundation and the Open Source Software Security Foundation (OpenSSF) brought together over 90 executives from 37 companies and government leaders from the NSC, ONCD, CISA, NIST, DOE, and OMB on Thursday to reach a...

Mondays are becoming the digital shopping day of choice worldwide as consumers step away from video meetings, spreadsheets, and remote work details Omni-fulfillment specialist ShipBob's recent 2022 State of E-Commerce Fulfillment Report found that Monday is the most popular "buying" day of the week for four consecutive years. The unofficial designa...

Isolation from friends and other factors during the pandemic contributed to a significant increase in screen use by tweens and teens from pre-pandemic levels Common Sense Media -- a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families -- in March released a detailed report showing that screen use in 2021 increased far fa...

Businesses across all industries are competing in the experience economy. The best way to stand out from the competition and retain customers is with optimal customer experiences, according to cloud technology firm Oracle. While this sounds simple, differentiation is a daunting task for many businesses Business constraints are both financial and pe...

The InnoView 15.6" 4K HDR touchscreen portable monitor is a superior accessory for productivity and entertainment on your desktop and mobile devices. It checks nearly all the boxes for performance and usefulness Portable screens are often more of a hassle to use than they are a convenience, especially when traveling. They also do not usually measur...

In the current cross-industry scamper among enterprises migrating to clouds, no clear winners have yet to emerge in the race for market share among the hyperscale public cloud providers Automated cloud migration company Next Pathway on April 20 unveiled a new report with key data on the overall state of cloud migration, including the current status...

Businesses using open-source code -- which is embedded in a large majority of enterprise-grade software -- need a full-scale inventory of its existence. That is missing in many corporate IT records Without a detailed accounting of open-source code running within their software, companies have no way to monitor software policies, licenses, vulnerabi...

Online gambling is at an all-time high in accessibility and popularity. However, many betting app developers are rolling the dice blindly without addressing users' customer experience (CX) concerns More states in the U.S. are legalizing sports betting, with legislation pending in many others. Major sports leagues such as the NFL and the PGA Tour ar...

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are still a relatively new movement in digital consumerism. However, their impact has already created a long-lasting effect that will transform the e-commerce market in the years to come NFTs are individually authenticated, verifiable, and non-interchangeable items. Complete with unique identification and metadata, the...

One of the world's wealthiest business moguls is putting his cash where his social media beliefs are. Twitter on Monday announced it entered into a definitive agreement for Elon Musk to purchase the social media platform for some $44 billion Once the transaction is completed, Twitter will become a privately held company. Twitter made the announceme...

Computer security only happens when software is kept up to date. That should be a basic tenet for business users and IT departments Apparently, it isn't. At least for some Linux users who ignore installing patches, critical or otherwise....

Expect to see a permanent evolution of brick-and-mortar retail omnichannel shopping in 2022. This milestone will effect retailers and shoppers alike Consumer in-store spending is down, inflation is skyrocketing, and several other factors that developed under the pandemic are contributing to a sea change in retail operations....

Canonical's Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, aka "Jammy Jellyfish," is now generally available with features that raise the bar for open source -- from cloud, to edge, to IoT and workstations The desktop version is one of the biggest LTS releases from Ubuntu with respect to visual and feature changes. This major upgrade to GNOME 42 brings changes to the desktop i...

In today's world, data is a rich natural resource worth a fortune in relationship knowledge. One of the newest business approaches for understanding data more accurately is natural language processing or NLP. This AI field involves analyzing human speech and text to derive meaning from it Delving into NLP is all about gathering data -- lots of it.

One of the largest IT companies in Ukraine has been waging its own informational defense against Russian propaganda since the start of the incursion When the Russian invasion began, digital marketing firm Netpeak, made a redirectional web page on its website for Russian users. That site reflected insights regarding Russian propaganda and evidence o...

In this edition of the latest open-source software industry news from LinuxInsider: With cybersecurity training more urgent than ever, The Linux Foundation's partners bring more free security classes to the internet....

No-code platforms are a key tool for organizations to better secure their own mobile apps Mobile software is frighteningly insecure, warns Tom Tovar, CEO and co-creator of Appdome. This is not a tenable situation for mobile app publishers....