Stories by Ken Gagne

"Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine" opens today and explores the question of why so many people were so moved by a man who has been described as ruthless, egocentric and cruel.

Many women gamers and developers, as well as those who support them, havelately come under attack from online trolls. A common intimidation tactic that trolls use is "doxxing," or publicly exposing their targets' personal details, including home address, phone number and even financial records.

What do Flickr, TechCrunch, eBay and Best Buy all have in common?

AMC's new TV series harks back to the early days of PCs -- but drama, not desktops, takes center stage.

When IT leaders at Caesars Entertainment, the Las Vegas-based casino and resort operator, see a worker with untapped potential, they double down.

In the six years since Mike Czinege's arrival, AMC Theatres has rearchitected its entire technology platform.

Technology distributor Avnet thrives on connecting customers with the technology suppliers and products they need to further their business. Thanks to Gerard Purcell, senior vice president of global information solutions, Avnet employees make the connections they need to further their careers.

To keep a company moving forward, sometimes you have to change its direction. That's been the strategy for Tim Platt, vice president of information systems and information security at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America.

Jobs, the feature-length movie starring Ashton Kutcher as the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, will entertain Apple fans as much as it frustrates them with its dramatic reinterpretation of events.

The corporate culture at the No. 19-ranked company on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list fosters employee connections and career development.

Movie studio DreamWorks Animation is in the business of fantasy. And CTO Lincoln Wallen is responsible for making sure that the team has the tools needed to turn fantasy into reality.

WordPress has developed into a full-fledged content management system. We look at 10 essential plugins that make it even better.

Programmers, manufacturers and developers who want to realize their creative vision without signing onerous contracts or relinquishing rights to their intellectual property now have an alternative to venture capitalists. Crowdfunding -- the collection of funds directly from a target audience -- has taken off. Small donations are adding up to hundreds of millions of dollars, many of them channeled through a service called Kickstarter.

Every job involves taking risks. Sometimes, the greatest risk is taking the job.

<strong>Fernando Gonzalez</strong>Favorite pastime: Watching my grandchildren grow. Something interesting that most people don't know about you: My love of the arts, primarily painting. I can draw very well, [but] I can't put life to what I draw. In high school, I was... a bookworm. One of my nicknames in school was "Professor." Last book you read:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/John-Adams-David-McCullough/dp/0684813637/computerworld-20">John Adams</a> by David McCullough. Role model: Victor E. Villaseor, who wrote <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rain-Gold-V%C3%ADctor-Villase%C3%B1or/dp/038531177X/computerworld-20">Rain of Gold</a> . He writes a book every 10 years, and the fact that you can dedicate yourself to this one thing for 10 years -- that's dedication.