News to know: Apple and anti-virus; Vista SP2; Kumo; Palm; Linux
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Christopher Dawson: Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?
Ryan Naraine: Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus
Ed Bott: With Vista SP2, Microsoft is back on track
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft puts more muscle behind its potential 'Kumo' search brand
Is there no end to the AutoRun madness?
Photos: iFrogz Ear Pollution Plugz
Sam Diaz: Palm: On track to become a historical footnote
- Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web traffic
- Clearwire-Sprint make it official, pave way for WiMax rollout
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: WARP speed for Windows 7
- Calling Mac users - Have you installed antivirus on your Mac?
- Highlights from NetApplications data for November '08 - Firefox and Vista break 20% mark
Apple hits Psystar with DMCA charges
Dennis Howlett: Welcome to MegaTom
Brian Sommer: Would you lie to get your project funded?
Joe McKendrick: SOA eased the way for recent shotgun financial mergers
Zack Whittaker: Has technology evolved our language beyond recognition?
Matthew Miller: Nokia N97 announced; QWERTY keyboard and touch on a Nseries device
Webware: Google reveals Chrome extensions plan
- Garett Rogers: Google outlines plan for extensions in Chrome
Amazon Web Services: Amazon SimpleDB Grows Up
Jason O'Grady: The Simpsons lampoon Apple
David Morgenstern: Apple iPhone customers gain free VPN serviceDancho Danchev: AlertPay hit by a large scale DDoS attack
Venture Beat: Six Apart acquires and shuts down Pownce Pownce blog: Goodbye Pownce, Hello Six Apart
Michael Krigsman: Former inmate accused of hacking prison IT
Paula Rooney: Openbravo to push open source ERP more aggressively in US
- Dana Blankenhorn: Can Linux and Solaris be married?
- Google, open source and the need for governance
- To CCHIT or not to CCHIT is the question
- BusinessWeek: Open Source: The Model Is Broken
Oliver Marks: The Paparazzi Social Media Problem
- Jevon McDonald: The uncertain future of Blogging
Deb Perelman: The most slacking-est time of the year
Dave Greenfield:Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?
Survey: CIOs 'out of the loop'
Harry Fuller: What a difference one atom makes
'Dumbing down' the security profession
Download Squad: gOS Cloud - From zero to web browser in just a few seconds
Jason Perlow: Why Grandma Sandy and Aunt Roz don't want an HDTV for Christmas
Matthew Miller: Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Feature phones
Heather Clancy: Using TREES to save the forest
Roland Piquepaille: Supercomputers help design better golf balls
Dana Gardner: Interview: HP's Tim Hall on heightening roles of governance in SOA, cloud and managing dynamic business boundaries
Ryan Stewart: The widget conundrum
Dallas Morning News: Blockbuster, Microsoft team up on mobile services
Andrew Nusca: Study: Cell phones distract drivers more than passengers do
WSJ: FCC Head Pushes Free Web Plan
Does Cyber Monday matter this year?
Who gains from Microsoft's free Morro antivirus?