Operating Systems
Seinfeld to host the Microsoft Makeover
Sam Diaz: Finally, Microsoft is responding to the long-running "Mac vs PC" advertising campaign and they're tapping Jerry Seinfeld to be the pitchman.
Web Technology
Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid
Ed Burnette: Here's what happens after your house gets struck by lightning. The first thing I noticed was that my computer wouldn't come on--even with a battery.
Security
Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality
Emma McGrattan: In order to protect their enormous revenue streams, large software corporations have invested millions in spreading fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) about the security of open source.
Enterprise Hardware
Intel's new roadmap: Can rivals respond?
Larry Dignan: Intel's developer forum in San Francisco has more than its share of chest thumping and as the roadmap comes into focus you really wonder how competitors will respond.
General News
Nanospheres moving faster than light?
Roland Piquepaille: University of Pennsylvania researchers announced a theoretical way to increase the speed of pulses of light which could bring optical computing closer to reality.
Communications
BlackBerry Bold with reception issues?
Matthew Miller: Lots of people reporting on the spotty iPhone 3G reception issues and according to Barron's it looks like the BlackBerry Bold may be experiencing those same 3G reception issues.
- HTC Dream Android device may be available on October 13th for $199
- BlackBerry Bold may be joining the iPhone 3G with reception issues
- Q&A with Palm on the Palm Treo Pro reveals a few cool features
- Palm Treo Pro officially announced, will come to U.S. as unlocked model only
- Jobs reportedly acknowledges 3rd party app failure to launch issue
Product Review Blogs
Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?
Andrew Nusca: A leaky battery took care of my current mouse so now I'm looking for a new one. And I could use some help.
- Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?
- HTC Dream Android device may be available on October 13th for $199
- BlackBerry Bold may be joining the iPhone 3G with reception issues
- Q&A with Palm on the Palm Treo Pro reveals a few cool features
- Palm Treo Pro officially announced, will come to U.S. as unlocked model only
IT Management
Technology: Where on the scale from cure to curse?
Harry Fuller: It seems we may be in for an apocalypse fiction wave of a less violent nature: we run out of oil. Cleantech is too slow or too little, oil stops, chaos descends.
Enterprise Software
SAP All-in-One in less than 3 months?
Dennis Howlett: It sounds like a recipe for success and a methodology from which SAP itself might learn something new. The next step will be ferreting out customers willing to share their experience.
Companies
Apple confirms iPhone 2.0.2 addresses 3G bugs
Larry Dignan: Despite Apple's comments about the update addressing 3G reception issues, the verdict is mixed with some seeing improvements while others aren't.
Can Moore's Law last another 40 years?
Between the Lines by Sam Diaz
At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel's Justin Rattner and Michael Garner talk about materials and processes that will be used in the next 40 years to increase...
Microsoft reorgs its search group
All about Microsoft by Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft is creating a new group within its Search unit to focus on commercial search, according to a note to UK-based journalists on August 21.
Typosquatting the U.S presidential election - a security risk?
Zero Day by Dancho Danchev
Cybercriminals know how to take advantage of anticipated traffic by abusing the momentum of a particular event, like the U.S presidential election in this case. Everyone, from scammers coming up...
iTunes Unlimited: music subscription rumor returns
The Apple Core by Jason D. O'Grady
We've heard the rumors of an iTunes subscription service before, but they've never materialized. It doesn't hurt that Steve Jobs has long been a vociferous opponent of rental music (paying...
"Windows 7 Client" drivers appear on Microsoft’s Update Catalog
Hardware 2.0 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
An eagle-eyed enthusiast over on the Neowin forum has noticed that "Windows 7 Client" drivers have made an appearance in Microsoft’s Update Catalog.
Google gains share again, should Microsoft give up?
Googling Google by Garett Rogers
Google has been gaining market share consistently since they day they opened up shop, and it doesn't appear it will be slowing down any time soon -- in July they...
Is visibility the key open source value?
Linux and Open Source by Dana Blankenhorn
Code is King, but if the code can't be seen then the King is dead.
The triple sins that cause IT failure
IT Project Failures by Michael Krigsman
Why don't more organizations recognize potential IT project problems before they escalate into full-blown failures? Companies reject good solutions to fix bad projects for three reasons: internal politics, budget, and...
Zoho Share(point?)
Enterprise Alley by Dennis Howlett
If there's one thing I really like it is what I term 'self evident' applications. These are apps that have a clear purpose and which are blindingly simple to...
The Waltham Pact: Where are the tangibles?
Tech Broiler by Jason Perlow
This week, Microsoft renewed their union with Novell, to the tune of an additional 100 million dollars in commitment to buy more SUSE Linux support certificates that it can...
IKEA's mixed bag of IT investments
Irregular Enterprise by Dennis Howlett
Last evening I read an interesting Gartner case study (registration wall warning.) It tells how IKEA Components, a company that is part of the iconic retailer of flat pack furniture...
Back to school special: Big thanks to our green tech kids
GreenTech Pastures by Heather Clancy
I have no children so I really can't appreciate the end of August, when the parents I know count down the hours until their offspring heads back to the classroom....
Why do you want WinFS?
Microsoft Report by Ed Bott
Every time the conversation turns to Windows 7, the subject of WinFS comes up. This next-generation file storage software was cut from Windows Vista (and eventually killed completely) nearly four...
3D HD cellphone video: a killer app for next decade storage
Storage Bits by Robin Harris
Terabyte notebooks are coming in a couple of years. But what will we fill them with? Glad you asked. How about 3D HDTV cell phone footage? Don't laugh. It's coming....
SaaS mashups shape up
Software as services by Phil Wainewright
As SaaS vendors and integrators begin to roll out enterprise mashups, the mashup's seminal role as the disruptive motor at the heart of the on-demand model is becoming clear.
Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid
Dev Connection by Ed Burnette
In my last article I described what it feels like to have your house struck by lightning. Luckily there were no injuries or structural damage (thanks for your kind words...
Nanospheres moving faster than light?
Emerging Technology Trends by Roland Piquepaille
In recent years, I don't think I've spent a month without a report about a new way to exceed the speed of light. Yesterday, University of Pennsylvania researchers announced a...
Yahoo Buzz! opens up, let the gaming begin
The Social Web by Steve O'Hear
Buzz, Yahoo's social news site and “meme tracker”, has opened its submission process so that any site on the Web can now be 'buzzed'. Prior to today, only select publishers...
HTC Dream Android device may be available on October 13th for $199
The Mobile Gadgeteer by Matthew Miller
More details of the rumored HTC Dream Android device arrived today courtesy of TmoWorld and it looks like they have a good inside contact at T-Mobile. The previous 17 September...
HP ultraportables get new Intel chips, 80GB SSD
Laptops & Desktops by John Morris
HP has added three new ultraportables to its laptop lineup. All three have 12.1-inch wide-screen displays. Two of them, a 3.2-pound model with a built-in optical drive and a convertible...
NBA looking to stream live games
The Universal Desktop by Ryan Stewart
Rich media on the internet could be getting another big win if the NBA decides to go through with its plan to stream games to people in local markets. The...
Open Source, Dtrace, and tuning
Managing L'unix by Paul Murphy
The bottom line lesson from a report on finding and fixing a performance problem in MySQL has nothing to do with locks or DTrace and everything to do with open...
Jive Clearspace 2.5: increasingly sophisticated social productivity tools
Collaboration 2.0 by Oliver Marks
Clearspace, Jive Software's 'social productivity' collaboration software, hits version 2.5 today. This latest release builds on a solid foundation, and has many new features and enhancements, as the above video...
Hyperic CloudStatus adds Google App Engine monitoring
Virtually Speaking by Dan Kusnetzky
There are many factors that could be seen as impediments to the adoption of "cloud computing" architectures. One of them is the assumption by some suppliers that organizations are going...
Who should lead SOA? Enterprise architects or business analysts?
Service-Oriented Architecture by Joe McKendrick
The debate for the heart of the enterprise intensifies -- EA vs. EA, EA vs. BA
Pulse provides novel training and tools configuration resource to aid in developer education, preparedness
BriefingsDirect by Dana Gardner
MyEclipse maker Genuitec developed Pulse last year to monitor and update the most popular Eclipse plug-ins, but Pulse also has a powerful role in making Java training and tools preferences...
- Morph Labs and FiveRuns combine efforts to support, test and monitor Rails apps
- Survey says: Aligning IT operations with business goals increases agility, cuts costs
- Borland's own 'journey' to Agile forms foundation for new software delivery management solutions
- Discussion features insights into using RESTful services plus cool iPhone app
Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?
The ToyBox by Andrew Nusca
So just yesterday as I was gearing up to offer you a nice slice of Toybox goodness via my laptop, my trusty old Logitech V320 Cordless Optical mouse zapped out,...
Ricoh's new R10 wide compact camera helps you snap perfectly level shots
Digital Cameras by Janice Chen
Only six months to the day after Ricoh's R8 announcement comes its replacement, the R10, announced yesterday. With much the same design as the R8--including the fairly wide f/3.3-5.2 28mm-200mm-equivalent...
AT&T blunders on free Wi-Fi for iPhones
SOHO Networking by Rik Fairlie
AT&T just can’t commit. To free Wi-Fi for iPhone 3G customers, that is. The company seems to be having a blunder-fest with announcements that iPhone 3G customers can get free...
About Atom: Intel's big plans for its little chip
The Core Truth by John Morris
One of the bolder goals Intel set at IDF this week is that within a decade it wants ship 1 billion Intel-based mobile computing devices each year. That's a big...
UK CS graduates more likely to be unemployed
iGeneration by Zack Whittaker
People over the years have said to me, "computers are the future; you'll end up getting a great job with wads of money." I'm not a money person, to be...
eBooks volume 3: What is the right price for a device that holds 100s of books?
Rational Rants by Mitch Ratcliffe
Over the past couple weeks, I've been conducting polls about ebooks as I think about doing some publishing. The overwhelming response to the polls has been that there is not...
Enterprise cloud computing gathers steam
Enterprise Web 2.0 by Dion Hinchcliffe
The days when organizations carefully cultivated vast data centers consisting of an endless sea of hardware and software are not over, at least not yet. However, the groundwork for their...
HD and region-specific encodings
A Developer's View by John Carroll
Difficulties in getting NTSC versions of a British comedy series led to an investigation of region-specific incompatibilities in the HD world. Though the situation is considerably improved in HD, there...
Expensive Oil, Stupid Trade Groups, and Pending Enterprise Software Growth
Enterprise Anti-matter by Joshua Greenbaum
USA Today had an interesting article today that calls into question a few of the doomsday scenarios that have dominated US policy-makers and those for whom policy has been made...
A Random Walk Through Intel Developer Forum . . .
IMHO by Tom Foremski
A peek into my Intel Developer Forum experience... A short description for a short video: Here is part of my day at Intel Developer Forum. You get to see some...
Vodafone's Big(ish?) Adventure
On Sustainability by James Farrar
It's fun to think of similes to categorise the headlong rush towards CO2 reductions or at least the pledges for such. I think of Vodafone's pledge of a 50% cut of the...
Jennifer Leggio unpacks demand letter over "branded community"
Lawgarithms by Denise Howell
Over at ZDNet's Feeds, Jennifer Leggio walks us through a cease and desist email she recently received. The email suggested her blog's use of the term "branded community" might...
US Internet usage in July 2008
IT Facts by NB
Sessions/Visits per Person 59 Domains Visited per Person 108 Web Pages per Person 2,431 Duration of a Web Page Viewed 0:00:53 PC Time per Person 67:54:51 Active Digital Media...
Eight pitfalls of predictive markets
Team Think by Dave Greenfield
Predictive markets sound like such a great idea for determining what will work in the market and what won't. But misplaced trust in these markets can spell gloom and...
Echo chamber: Social media strategists are talking to themselves
Feeds by Jennifer Leggio
We may praise ourselves for our insight. But more often than not, none of that matters. The key decision makers that are creating and implementing these campaigns don’t care what...
Oh, really? Report says techies don't care much about salary.
The IT Grind by Deb Perelman
According to a new report and an unscientific polling of a handful of techies, it's not salary or bonuses that cause IT pros to leave their jobs, but a lack...
An Event Apart 2008: Day 2
The Web Life by Andrew Mager
The second day of An Event Apart will feature plenty of web standards jargon. I will be posting photos and notes from today's events. Unfortunately, the slides are reserved...
Europe discussing the business of the Semantic Web at ESTC
The Semantic Web by Paul Miller
I've written before about the importance of events that move us past introspection and academic debate, and bring the real benefits of semantic technologies to a wider business audience. As...
$500 + Edubuntu = "a complete waste of money"?
Education IT by Christopher Dawson
I made a comment in an earlier post about Intel's latest Classmates that a pricepoint of $500 on a tablet-based Classmate loaded with Edubuntu would be incredibly attractive. One reader...
Suit over baby vid with Prince song goes forward
ZDNet Government by Richard Koman
Everybody agrees. Stephanie Lenz' video of her young son with Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" playing in the background was a fair use of a copyrighted work. But Universal submitted a...
Get your young virgins vaccinated against HPV and cancer
Healthcare IT by Dana Blankenhorn
While Gardasil will remain controversial, its value for girls and young women who are not yet sexually active seems established.
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Can Dell compete on cost anymore?
There was a time not long ago when Dell was the de facto choice for Windows PC purchases. Their products were pretty good and, most importantly, their extraordinary size allowed ...
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Google gains share again, should Microsoft give up?
Google has been gaining market share consistently since they day they opened up shop, and it doesn't appear it will be slowing down any time soon -- in July they ...
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Back to school special: Big thanks to our green tech kids
I have no children so I really can't appreciate the end of August, when the parents I know count down the hours until their offspring heads back to the classroom. ...
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Zoho Share(point?)
If there's one thing I really like it is what I term 'self evident' applications. These are apps that have a clear purpose and which are blindingly simple to use. ...
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Suit over baby vid with Prince song goes forward
Everybody agrees. Stephanie Lenz' video of her young son with Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" playing in the background was a fair use of a copyrighted work. But Universal submitted a ...
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Can Moore's Law last another 40 years?
At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel's Justin Rattner and Michael Garner talk about materials and processes that will be used in the next 40 years to increase ...
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Words from the Woz
Steve Wozniak is many things: electronics enthusiast, author of iWoz, former fifth-grade teacher, plane-crash survivor, ex-reality-TV-boyfriend of D-list comedian Kathy Griffin, and, oh yeah, co-founder of a company called Apple. ...
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When will cleantech be profitable? How about Q2, 2008!
The world's first solar power billionaire is on a role. Not in Silicon Valley or Spain or even solar-blessed Arizona. In China. The global gold medal winner in solar profits: ...
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Typosquatting the U.S presidential election - a security risk?
Cybercriminals know how to take advantage of anticipated traffic by abusing the momentum of a particular event, like the U.S presidential election in this case. Everyone, from scammers coming up ...
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Apple puts on back-to-school full court press
Apple has always been a big player in the education market and this year it appears to be grabbing more share by selling Macs with iPod discounts among other moves. ...
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Comcast undecided on network management scheme
Despite the fact that it's testing a system to cut back bandwidth for heavy (P2P) users during peak traffic time, Comcast says it hasn't decided on any network management techniques ...
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Websense reports China Netcom DNS cache poisoning
The DNS server of one of China's largest ISPs has been poisoned to redirect typos to a malicious site rigged with drive-by exploits. According to a warning from Websense Security ...
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Microsoft reorgs its search group
Microsoft is creating a new group within its Search unit to focus on commercial search, according to a note to UK-based journalists on August 21. by Mary Jo Foley
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Top five issues your IT staff wants to address but is afraid to tell you
If you?re an IT manager or CIO, you may want to gather the troops before you begin the Web 2.0 modernization process as even the best laid plans can go ...
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Nokia and Sun confirm S40, J2ME vulnerabilities
According to published reports, Nokia and Sun have both confirmed the existence of serious security problems in the Series 40 and Java 2 Platform Micro Edition (J2ME), giving instant credibility to ...
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More security holes appear in Microsoft Office
In addition to this long list of missing Microsoft patches, there are at least three serious unpatched vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Office productivity suite. On August 12, the same day ...
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Is visibility the key open source value?
Code is King, but if the code can't be seen then the King is dead. by Dana Blankenhorn
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Exploit code published for Apache Tomcat flaw
The United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has raised an alarm for a serious vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, warning that a proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available. The code, posted ...
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"Windows 7 Client" drivers appear on Microsoft’s Update Catalog
An eagle-eyed enthusiast over on the Neowin forum has noticed that "Windows 7 Client" drivers have made an appearance in Microsoft's Update Catalog. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
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Pulse provides novel training and tools configuration resource to aid in developer education, preparedness
MyEclipse maker Genuitec developed Pulse last year to monitor and update the most popular Eclipse plug-ins, but Pulse also has a powerful role in making Java training and tools preferences ...
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A Developer's View
John Carroll
At the intersection between technology and economic policy, John Carroll brings years of experience as a software developer to bear on the latest issues affecting the technology industry.
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All About Microsoft
Mary-Jo Foley
Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley's blog covers the products, people and strategies that make Microsoft tick.
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Between the Lines
Larry Dignan, Sam Diaz, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
Larry Dignan and other IT industry experts, blogging at the intersection of business and technology, deliver daily news and analysis on vital enterprise trends.
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BriefingsDirect
Dana Gardner
Analyst Dana Gardner examines IT news and trends that impact software strategists to provide insights and outcomes on SOA, app dev, SaaS, enterprise infrastructure and mobile convergence.
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Collaboration 2.0
Oliver Marks
Real world collaboration strategy for enterprises
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Dev Connection
Ed Burnette
Who said computers have to be all work and no play? Software developer and author Ed Burnette shares his unique view of industry trends, technologies, and personalities.
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Digital Cameras
Janice Chen
Gadget geek Janice Chen delivers real-world buying advice of the best gear to get.
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Ed Bott's Microsoft Report
Ed Bott
Get outspoken insights and expert advice on Windows, Office, and other Microsoft products from a source who knows these technologies inside and out.
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Emerging Tech
Roland Piquepaille
Emerging trends in technology and new developments in science will affect the way we live. Roland Piquepaille selects and analyzes news about our future that you'll almost never find anywhere else.
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Enterprise Alley
Dennis Howlett & Zack Whittaker
Showcasing the new breed of startup-style vendors who are solving old problems in a fresh way or offering a glimpse into the future of enterprise applications.
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Enterprise Anti-matter
Joshua Greenbaum
Software analyst Josh Greenbaum's opinions on enterprise software have annoyed enough vendors that he now checks under the hood of his PC every morning before he boots up.
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Enterprise Web 2.0
Dion Hinchcliffe
Dion Hinchcliffe on leveraging the convergence of IT and the next generation of the Web.
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Feeds
Jennifer Leggio
Jennifer Leggio delivers news on social media tools and trends and deep dives into business strategies.
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Googling Google
Garett Rogers
Garett Rogers explores the mystery behind the hottest and fastest growing tech company in the world.Google spoilers inside.
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GreenTech Pastures
Harry Fuller and Heather Clancy
As the global warming debate rages, Harry Fuller and Heather Clancy chronicle alternative energy start-ups, green data center projects and other high-tech and political developments shaping the green technology movement.
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Hardware 2.0
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes sieves through the marketing hyperbole and casts his critical eye over the latest technological innovations to find out which products make the grade and which don't.
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iGeneration
Zack Whittaker
Talking 'bout the next generation of IT users
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Irregular Enterprise
Dennis Howlett
Dennis Howlett analyzing the issues faced by senior business practitioners who work with enterprise software.
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IT Facts
Alex Moskalyuk
Your daily research synopsis is the top resource for business and technology statistics that inform, enlighten and entertain.
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IT Project Failures
Michael Krigsman
Michael Krigsman is passionate about reporting, analyzing, and reducing IT failures.
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Laptops & Desktops
John Morris
John Morris delivers straight talk about notebook and desktop computers.
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Lawgarithms
Denise Howell
Issue-spotting the Live Web, attorney Denise Howell muses about cutting edge technology-related legal issues.
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Linux and Open Source
Dana Blankenhorn & Paula Rooney
Covering all aspects of the shared software, shared processes business model, including open spectrum, an open Internet and the implications of open source values on politics and society.
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Managing L'unix
Paul Murphy
A free-ranging daily blog on issues related to Unix - including Linux, BSD, and Solaris - with a particular focus on enterprise-level decision-making.
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On Sustainability
James Farrar
James Farrar focuses on the business balance between financial performance and social-environmental impact.
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Rational Rants
Mitch Ratcliffe
"Mitch Ratcliffe blogs about the constantly changing boundary between media and life, the businesses that live on that border, and the meaning of all this change to society and the economy.
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Service Oriented
Joe McKendrick
SOA promises many "-ilities": greater agility, flexibility, and reusability. Joe McKendrick explores the challenges and opportunities with SOA, and how to capitalize on this new computing philosophy.
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Software as Services
Phil Wainewright
In the best-informed blog on software-as-a-service and on-demand business applications, Phil Wainewright cuts through the vendor spin, analyzes the trends to watch and adds his thought-provoking insights.
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SOHO Networking
Rik Fairlie
Get the latest news and expert views on new wireless networking products and services, plus tips on how to optimize your SOHO network.
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Storage Bits
Robin Harris
Storage is what makes a computer your computer. Robin Harris writes about storage and other tech with a focus on the SOHO/SMB market. And fun stuff, too, like PS3 supercomputers and Google's technology.
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Team Think
David Greenfield
David Greenfield delivers practical information about tools and technologies that enable organizational teams to work more effectively with one another.
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Tech Broiler
Jason Perlow
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The Apple Core
Jason D. O'Grady & David Morgenstern
Apple technology keeps gaining respect in the executive suite, with businesses and in the data center. Jason O'Grady and David Morgenstern deliver critical news and penetrating analysis that managers need to succeed.
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The Core Truth
John Morris
John Morris delivers straight talk about semiconductors.
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The IT Grind
Deb Perelman
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The Mobile Gadgeteer
Matthew Miller
Professionals are doing more today on the go than ever before. Matthew Miller provides you with news, commentary and in-depth reviews of the latest in mobile gadgetry running Windows Mobile, S60, Palm, BlackBerry, and more.
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The Semantic Web
Paul Miller
Paul Miller offers insight and analysis on the Semantic Web, dissecting the news and showing why it matters to the wider business world.
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The Social Web
Steve O'Hear
From Facebook to MySpace, YouTube to Second Life, social software is reshaping the world we live in. Steve O\'Hear provides daily news and analysis of the emerging social web.
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The ToyBox
Josh Taylor and Andrew Nusca
The latest gadgets and gear -- because even busy business professionals need their playtime.
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The Universal Desktop
Ryan Stewart
The technology and business implications of the next generation of software, rich Internet applications.
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The Web Life
Andrew Mager
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Tom Foremski: IMHO
Tom Foremski
Former Financial Times reporter Tom Foremski writes about Silicon Valley business trends and the intersection of technology and media.
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Virtually Speaking
Dan Kusnetzky & Paula Rooney
Virtualization is a mix of technologies that is changing how datacenters use standard systems. Dan Kusnetzky examines this hotly competitive market and weighs the strengths and weaknesses of each supplier.
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ZDNet Education
Christopher Dawson
News and analysis on IT and computing in the education sector.
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ZDNet Government
Richard Koman
Richard Koman delivers news and analysis on IT and enterprise computing in city, state & federal government.