Devices vs. in-phone services

Cool Tools Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Cisco Learn best practices for extending your network architecture Access podcasts, whitepapers and more that offer best practices and principles for extending your architecture across a campus. Learn about the 6 design principles that will transform your campus net and how you can tackle the critical areas of integrated security, unified network services and more. Click here to read now! Keith Shaw's Cool Tools Alert, 06/28/07 * LATEST COOL TOOLS VIDEOS: GPS: Devices vs. in-phone services Keith debates the merits of purpose-built GPS units for the car versus the GPS services popping up on many cellphones. Which one is right for you? Find out on this week's Cool Tools show. * LATEST COOL TOOLS COLUMNS: Manage Skyrocketing Storage The data on your network is growing at a rapid pace thats only going to increase. Download Network Worlds latest Executive Guide and get the practical, real-world advice and insider information you need to best manage and meet your storage demands and industry regulations. Click here to download. Cool Tools moves online It’s the end of an era of sorts for the Cool Tools column. This is the last print edition of the column, which debuted as a weekly column on Sept. 10, 2001 (weird, huh?). It was around before occasionally to fill extra pages, but it officially became a weekly column in the Technology Update section. Starting next week the column will be online only, but I’ve been doing stuff online for years now. * LATEST TWISTED PAIR PODCAST: Microsoft can patch anything faster than you On today's show, Keith and Jason talk about security woes at the Department of Homeland Security, whether Microsoft can Patch holes faster than anyone else, the impending iPhone release and why we should be the new hosts of the Price is Right. (49:43) * LATEST COOL TOOL BLOGS: More iPhone costs revealed Still thinking about buying an iPhone when it comes out next week? AT&T isn't talking yet regarding its data plan costs, but this Boston.com report suggests that if you want to cancel your required 2-year agreement early, it's gonna cost you $175. Prepare for the SAT on an iPod You can pretty much do everything on an iPod, so why not prepare for the SAT? Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions today announced availability of three interactive SAT prep programs that students can buy and download from the iTunes store. Pleo dinosaur to ship in October Robotics vendor Ugobe announced today it is now taking online pre-orders for its Pleo robotic dinosaur, a "designer Life Form" that "will evolve through life stages and develop a unique personality based on interaction with its owner." The Pleo (pictured, photo by Mack Fraga Designs) will cost $349 and will begin shipping in October, Ugobe said.

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