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Breaking News RSS FeedsVista: IT loves it, hates it - Seems that Microsoft Vista is both loved and hated in the IT world ? which depends on who you?re listening to. Let?s find out what you really think....Feed Source: www.networkworld.com Explaining Geeks to Humans and the Inverse - It's that time of year again: summer's cooling down, school's starting, and I've set my schedule of ITEC conference appearances for the fall. If you read this column and want to come say hello, I'd love to meet you.... Netflix box rocks, but where's the content? - With Roku's Netflix Player you can watch Netflix movies and TV shows through the TV instead of having to wait for DVDs in the mail.
... The last pre-Internet Olympics? - Expect to see a whole lot more Internet-oriented coverage of the Olympics next time around by NBC and others.... The many modes of communication - Your E911 strategy, remote access policies and more depend on examining what "communication" means... Reader feedback and Linux distros - Some great user feedback on the SliTaz Linux distro.... Exam preparation can put your career at risk - Would you compromise your personal integrity for $80? How about risk your IT career for $200?... Keeping smartphones from becoming a security threat - My company is considering purchasing new smartphones for all employees and I am concerned about the implications of what this means for tracking our sensitive data. What are the special challenges of protecting data in an increasingly mobile workforce, and how can I meet my data protection goals?
... Seinfeld and Microsoft: more proof that IT is crazy - Gibbs discusses how crazy the IT world is and highlights Microsoft marketing and its use of Seinfeld as evidence that it is completely insane.... Outside help, inside connections - As companies grow, problems never disappear but they do change. Very small companies need help in many areas during a time they can least afford regular onsite help. Larger companies have onsite help, but also have users in multiple locations, adding a new class of problems. PlumChoice wants to help the first group, and WorldExtend wants to help the second group.... Jott outta beta, and SliTaz is the boss - The Jott service that Gibbs reviewed a few weeks ago has come out of beta, and a reader points out a really cool Linux distro.... Online profiling: DPI's bad, data mining's worse - Congress seems concerned about carrier deep packet inspection techniques, even though it essentially required them to adopt the technology back in the 1990s. Oh, and what about Google's e-mail search methods?... Gadgets get Wi-Fi right (Part 2) - The Dash Express in-car GPS navigation device's Wi-Fi connection is easy to configure, and its Outlook and Web browser plug-in gives you two-way Internet connectivity.
... Georgia cyberwar overblown - Last week Russian tanks rolled into South Ossetia while Russian bombers were taking out critical communications infrastructure. But even before the first tank rolled across the disputed borders, another war was brewing in cyberspace. ... A hopefully terminal delay in enhanced advertising - NebuAd, an advertising service that tracks users' Web activities, is feeling the heat from Congress and others.... SolarWinds is doing something right - SolarWinds is an example of how dramatically lower price points and faster time to value are catching on in a sea of more complex, costly, and albeit usually more richly functional network management products. ... Milli Vanilli, the Chinese, Apple and forgiveness - As with Milli Vanilli before them, the Chinese and Apple have breached our faith ? the Chinese with fake fireworks and Apple with a secret back door into the iPhone. Who might we forgive?... Fooling Google News is as easy as s-p-o-o-f - Google News cannot tell the difference between real news stories and spoofs, especially when both the real news and the spoof are ostensibly about the same topic. Google News cannot tell the difference because it employs no human editors to pick stories for its front page and because the software it relies upon instead has no sense of humor.
... New twists on Wi-Fi - It's a wireless world, some say, conveniently overlooking the giant balls of cables behind every personal computer and every server, router and printer. But many want to expand the wireless world, so let's look at two companies doing just that.... Network diagnostics, monitoring and building flash - A question about MAC-only device monitoring, a diagnostic suite, a server monitoring tool and a simple Flash creation utility.... Buying bandwidth for fun and profit - You've got to hand it to the Canadians. Not only do they come up with great hockey, outstanding comedians and my friend Dave Keck (an up-and-coming science fiction writer) they've also generated one of the most innovative ideas ever for last-mile connectivity.... Gadgets get Wi-Fi right (Part 1) - With the Eye-Fi Explore Wi-Fi-enabled SD card you can automatically upload photos from a digital camera and have the photos go into your PC via your wireless LAN. ... Transit officials don't understand publicity or security - Imagine you work for the transportation authority in a major U.S. city. Your organization deployed a fare collection system over the last few years that uses both prepaid mag stripe and prepaid RFID-based fare cards. Now imagine that one of your suppliers points out the agenda of a security conference where someone is going to give a talk whose description starts out with: "Want free subway rides for life?" The description goes on to say that the talk will show how to break your new fare cards. What would you do?
... Does compliance equal security? - With government increasingly telling businesses how they need to comply with regulations, I wonder if this means that my data is more secure. At the end of the day, does compliance equal security?... Turning you into an actuary - E-discovery is big and getting bigger and you need to be doing it. The results will change you and your organization.... US surprise and praise for Palin - Democratic rivals say John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin is "admirable" but concerns remain of inexperience.... Powerful Gustav heads to Caymans - Tropical storm Gustav reaches hurricane strength again and bears down on the Cayman Islands and western Cuba.... UK faces 'profound economic crisis' - Chancellor Alistair Darling says the UK is facing the worst economic crisis in 60 years and warns of a "profound" downturn.... Bihar displaced die as boat sinks - At least 20 people fleeing flooding in Bihar, India, are killed when their boat capsizes, raising the death toll to more than 70.
... Crash plane 'was almost swapped' - The airline involved in the Madrid plane crash had considered switching aircraft at the last minute, a minister says.... Australia suffering 'man drought' - Census data reveals that some 100,000 young men have left Australia, leading to a serious "man-drought" in many parts of the country.... Georgia breaks ties with Russia - Georgia is to cut diplomatic ties with Russia, days after Moscow recognised South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent.... Alitalia seeks bankruptcy measure - Troubled airline Alitalia seeks bankruptcy protection as it tries to agree a deal to ensure its survival.... Microwave baby killer convicted - A US court convicts a mother of murdering her one-month-old daughter by burning her to death in a microwave oven.... Mugabe hands white Zimbabwe swimmer US$ cash prize - Zimbabwe's top Olympic swimmer is given a $100,000 dollar reward by the country's president, Robert Mugabe.... Why the "sticks and stones" adage is wrong - The old adage "sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you", simply is not true, a study finds.... England win seals one-day series - England produce another fine one-day performance to beat South Africa by 126 runs to seal the series at The Oval.... Zenit overcome Man Utd to claim Super Cup - Pavel Pogrebnyak and Danny get the goals for Zenit St Petersburg as the Russian champions beat Man Utd to the European Super Cup.... Federer & Djokovic cruise through - Second and third seeds Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic reach the third round of the US Open in straight sets.... Arctic melt - North Pole kayak trip to highlight global warming ... National shock - Israel stunned by search for missing four-year-old... Rights boost? - Human rights in China after the Olympic Games... Floating hope - Rescuing survivors as India river changes course... Propaganda war - The heavy cost of Russia's conflict with Georgia... In the limelight - Is Karadzic up to the challenge he has set himself?... Zimbabwe reverses food aid ban - Zimbabwe's government lifts a ban on aid agencies, as negotiators meet to try to revive deadlocked crisis talks.... Cuba punk rocker spared jail term - Outspoken Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila is cleared of 'social dangerousness' but fined for playing music too loud
... Pressure mounts on Thailand's PM - Pressure is building on Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, amid spiralling protests against his rule.... Karadzic refuses war crimes pleas - A plea of not guilty is entered on behalf of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic at the UN war crimes tribunal.... Lebanon helicopter crash 'tragic' - Hezbollah describes the shooting down of an army helicopter in south Lebanon as "tragic and painful". ... Another Kashmir separatist held - Separatist leader Shabir Shah is arrested in Indian-administered Kashmir as part of efforts to stop anti-India protests.... New pressure over faith schools - The government is facing fresh pressure to stop faith schools selecting pupils and staff on the basis of their religion.... Slowdown in US consumer spending - US consumer spending rose by just 0.2% in July as the effects of a government stimulus package wore off.... Boy has shoulder made from elbow - A teenage cancer patient has undergone successful surgery to rebuild his shoulder using his elbow.... New giant clam species discovered - Scientists have discovered a new species of giant clam in the Red Sea.... Wagner says goodbye to Bayreuth - Wolfgang Wagner bids farewell to the opera festival founded by his grandfather after 57 years at the helm.... Ofcom seeks help on mobile rules - Mobile owners with views on the state of the telephony market are being sought by regulator Ofcom.... Your say - What do you want the world to talk about?... Copyright © 2008, Internet Marketing. All Rights Reserved. |