Web Technology
Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFX
Ed Burnette: In the run-up to today's launch of JavaFX, ZDNet sat down with Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz to get his thoughts on JavaFX, Flash, and the future of Java.
Security
Secunia: Less that 2 percent of Windows PCs fully patched
Ryan Naraine: It's long been established that the unpatched state of the Windows monoculture is the reason we are facing a malware epidemic.
Operating Systems
Don't make Win 7 too Mac-like
Mary Jo Foley: I want some of what's coming in Windows 7, but I really do not care if I get more fancy bells and whistles that just clutter my desktop. If I want a Mac, I'll buy a Mac.
Companies
Apple removes anti-virus recommendation
Jason D. O'Grady: CNET News.com reports that Apple removed the KnowledgeBase article that recommended antivirus for Mac users from its support site late Tuesday. KBase Article HT2550 now points to a bare error page.
Product Review Blogs
Should you run your laptop on battery or charger power?
Andrew Nusca: Do you save more energy keeping your laptop plugged in during use, or should you use your charger only after the battery runs out of juice?
IT Management
In greentech, you get big, you get enemies
Harry Fuller: Solar thermal is being heavily promoted as already cheaper than silicon solar panel farms, and huge scale installations pruport to be equal in cost with traditional fossil fuel burning generators.
Enterprise Hardware
The weirdest computing disasters of 2008
Roasted laptops, panthers savaging memory sticks and angry fishermen throwing computers overboard top the list of the year's weirdest computing disasters.
General News
Nuclear technology to beat world hunger?
Roland Piquepaille: The International Atomic Energy Agency is collaborating with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to apply nuclear science to food security.
Enterprise Software
Mashups: No SOA required, but keep IT in the loop
Joe McKendrick: The vision that has gotten everybody excited is the possibility that business end-users would be able to design their own mashups for their own purposes, without having to wait for IT to build the interface.
Communications
Is Google paying its fair share?
Andrew Nusca: Google's 16.5 percent share of all 2008 U.S. consumer bandwidth usage is roughly 21 times greater than Google's 0.8 percent share of U.S. consumer bandwidth costs. Does Google deserve such a break?
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