Tearing up the rulebook

Why does software have bugs? How and why do they get into your applications?

Last year I was offered the opportunity to leave software application development behind, to pursue a new career. I couldn't do it.

What are desktop applications and why do we need web applications? And what is rich functionality?

Most people are familiar with the idea of a website. It's not always clear what a web application is. And what is the difference and when might you need one over the other?

Making your webpages shareable is all about getting your work noticed and shared by people. SEO is generally about making your content discoverable by robots.

There is no universally recognised definition of what constitutes 'cloud backup'. So if you've been sold cloud backup, that could mean any number of things. It could even mean that your cloud data isn't actually being backed up at all.

Microsoft offers several means to protect your data, including file versioning, data retention policies and archiving. None of these should be considered a substitute for backup.