| Editor's note
Last Friday was an exciting and sobering day in Canberra. The IT pricing inquiry was in session, and the committee had finally managed to make Apple, Adobe, and Microsoft appear before it. It was a very interesting contrast of approaches from the three vendors: Apple pointed the finger at record companies, Adobe kept trying to distract from the man behind the curtain by repeating "Creative Cloud" over and over again, and Microsoft leaned back into the warm embrace of laissez-faire capitalism and pointed to supply and demand. It was at once a relief to see a vendor admit that it is charging high prices simply because it can, and also quite sobering to realise that we are part of a market being played for fools. All of these thoughts and more are contained in my column for this week, which is linked below. Have a great long weekend, everyone, and we'll see you again next week. --Chris IT pricing inquiry result: Australians are fools At the end of last week, the IT pricing inquiry heard evidence from Apple, Adobe, and Microsoft — and the evidence is damning, especially for consumer behaviour. Read more | Additional TechRepublic resources | | | Secure your code: iOS is rich target for spying software The popularity of Apple devices makes them a prime target for spying programs, malware, and simple thievery. Read more | | Ban social media as a distraction? No, it boosts productivity Any manager who thinks staff should be banned from using social media at work is seriously misguided and could be doing grave damage to the business. Read more | | Three reasons you're not getting the most of your PM software Team members, clients, and customizations are the keys to getting the most out of your project management software. Read more | | BYOD is not for everybody, and especially not for executives If you're a CXO, director, manager, or your employment status makes you eligible for litigation, then bringing your own device to work can be detrimental to your personal and professional life. Read more | | Migrate to a SaaS project management application Will Kelly offers five tips for migrating from a desktop to a SaaS project management application. Read more | | Create a Gmail-based Outlook-like client with Opera If you want to offer end users a client-based version of their Google email/calendar account, you can do so with the Opera email client and an easy to use extension. Read more | | SaaS: Keep complexity and short timelines from affecting quality This blog discusses some strategies for building high quality SaaS products. Read more |
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