Palm cornered the mobile market, only to become conservative and be overthrown by the more innovative Research In Motion. How long before Apple's iPhone does the same to RIM's BlackBerry?

Have you survived an IT disaster? Slogged through a water-soaked headquarters or hurricane-ravaged data center?

A computer-oriented Australian planning a six week trip to Canada and the USA dreads the prospect of long-term lack of access to a computer. To the rescue comes ASUS's Eee PC, reviews Peter Watson.

In 15 Things Apple Should Change in Mac OS X, Computerworld editors Scot Finnie and Ken Mingis outlined 15 features and functions that they think Apple needs to rethink. Do you agree/disagree with them? What additional pet peeves do you have with the Macintosh operating system? What improvements would you like to see in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard? Share your thoughts below (you'll need to preview your comment before you can post it).

Does your company have a "no a--hole rule"?   Does it need one?

Do you know what your company's TCA is? (hint: read the article for an explanation of the abbreviation).

Share your tales of abusive and demeaning coworkers (it's never us, is it?).

Four Computerworld editors weigh in with their browser picks. Readers are responding with some commentary of their own.

Now it's your turn to say which & why.

What do you think of Microsoft's lobbying efforts in Massachusetts, related to the commonwealth's adoption of the Open Document Format for Office Applications?

Computerworld's Online Editorial Director Scot Finnie recently started using a MacBook Pro for his main work computer, in order to determine if it's a "viable alternative for real people with real jobs." Have you recently switched from Windows to a Mac at work? Was it a smooth experience, or were there hiccups? Share your thoughts below.

The Work/Life Balance: What's It Worth? article has some very positive stories about flexibility in the workplace.  How much is flexibility worth to you, as an employee and as an employer?

Would you stay with a company longer if it was flexible about where and when you work? Would you trade some flexibility for some salary?

Or, are you resentful of other employees who have negotiated flexibility that you don't have? Do you think the work-at-home folks are really working as hard as you are?

Novell is trying to distance itself from Microsoft's claim last week that Linux is infringing on Microsoft's intellectual property. Now, Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian accuses anyone who disagrees with Novell's position of spreading "fear, uncertainty and doubt."

What do you think? Does Microsoft have a claim? Has Novell sold out? Will this imp

Or is it?

How global is the hiring at your firm? Are you fishing in the global talent pool?

Are you working with people from around the world? Are they on conference calls or sitting at the next desk?

How global are you? Would you take a position in the Netherlands -- those five weeks of vacation sound good, but how much of a salary cut would it require?

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has claimed that Linux infringes on Microsoft's intellectual property. This follows news of the Microsoft/Novell alliance announced earlier this month, that will provide support for Novell's SUSE Linux running on Windows machines, and the promise that Microsoft will not sue SUSE users and developers for patent violations.

Are you concerned about voting? Do you think the technology will provide a fair election that voters can feel confident about? If not now, when? Should government be doing more? Should industry be doing more?

See more about e-voting:

  •  E-voting state by state: What you need to know
  •  Major players: The vendors

Microsoft has published its Privacy Guidelines for Developing Software Products and Services. Have you read it? Do you need to? Do you think they've learned from their mistakes?

Post your thoughts below.

In this week's special report on storage, The Ultimate Backup Guide, users share their stories of Backups Gone Badly.

Have you had a bad, sad, glad backup experience?  Tell us about it.