Phraze-It eases mobile data entry

Cool Tools Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Qualys Exclusive Whitepaper: A Step-by-Step Strategy for Vulnerability Management Download this exclusive whitepaper to Learn 7 Essential Steps to reduce your companies security risk. Keith Shaw's Cool Tools Alert, 07/19/07 * LATEST COOL TOOLS VIDEO: Phraze-It eases mobile data entry Prevalent Devices' Phraze-It soft keyboard is designed to make typing on a mobile device such as a Dell Axim easier and help reduce repetitive stress injuries. Keith tests out the input format against tried and true systems. * LATEST TWISTED PAIR PODCAST: Network World Buyers Guides Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. With seven categories - security, storage, convergence and VoIP, network infrastructure, network applications, wireless and LAN/WAN management - you can quickly pinpoint the hardware or software you need. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features and make the best purchase decisions for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Buyers Guides now. IT spending grows - whoo-hoo! Jason and Keith discuss the Google-Postini purchase, IT spending more on networking gear (huzzah!) and try to design their own avatars for the Simpsons movie. * LATEST COOL TOOL BLOG: Kingston USB drives offer new features The world of USB thumb storage drives may not be as exciting as it once was a few years ago, but at least companies are adding new features as the capacities continue to get larger (and prices keep shrinking). * LATEST FROM THE VIDEO LIBRARY: Defending against botnets Botnets are being manned by mobsters, so new methods of defense are needed to stop them. Ben Kaplan, senior product manager for security applications at EarthLink, and Vlad Gorelick, CTO at Sana Security, discuss behavioral analysis, warez, the federal smackdown and the ISP's role in stopping bots with Julie Bort. Logitech's new (flying?) Air Mouse Logitech's new Air Mouse is great for those that need a mouse in the living room, but be careful it doesn't become a projectile. Live Chat Live chat with Cool Tools columnist, Keith Shaw You love his blog, his Twisted Pair podcast show, and his Cool Tools videos. Talk with Keith live about today’s best techno-toys. 2 p.m. EDT, Friday, August 17. Call for entries: Be an Enterprise All-Star Get your IT glory Nominate your coolest projects for our third-annual Enterprise All-Star Award. The Enterprise All-Star Awards program honors user organizations that demonstrate exceptional use of network technology to further business objectives. Consider entering your great projects now. Find an entry form here.

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