Business Notebook

At first, HP's EliteBook 2730p struck me as more of an artist than a warrior. It's an elegant, intuitive notebook PC that converts to a tablet and back again with a swivel of the display. And because it’s a tablet, it has a stylus that is tethered to the notebook via a string.

Patrick Moore, former president of the environmental group Greenpeace Canada, offered a plug for nuc

The School Committee authorized the purchase of $40,000 worth of new math textbooks.

President Obama has a dilemma. On one hand he has Republicans lined up to take their best shots, hoping they can sheer off some of the thick political armor that comes with high approval ratings. Meanwhile, he has to watch his left flank as liberal Democrats try to use their new congressional muscle to shove through their policies. Making matters worse, the so-called blue-dog conservative ...

It looks like an old friend of mine, Sun Microsystems, may be going the way of the dinosaur. Sort of, anyway. Or maybe just transformed. We all have to wait and see. With continued rumors floating around that IBM may buy troubled Sun (and neither company doing much to refute these rumors), the whole escapade is like wondering what will happen at the end of a suspense thriller. At this writing, ...

It looks like an old friend of mine, Sun Microsystems, may be going the way of the dinosaur. Sort of, anyway. Or maybe just transformed. We all have to wait and see.

While netbooks are the hottest segment of the PC market, due to their form factor and low price, IT departments should tread cautiously before deploying netbooks to business workers. Here are three reasons why.

My poor son. Day-in and day-out — with me. My staff members will tell you that can be pretty tough to take. I always seem to expect more. When they think they’ve given it their all, I ask for one more source, one more bit of information or a more active headline.

ARE you just not cool enough to be a Mac person?

Hamburg's small town charm has long been coupled with a rough-and-tumble attitude. After graduating from college, I lived in an apartment across from the fire station and on many nights was startled from my bed by the station's alarm beckoning volunteers to an emergency.