Tuesday, August 28, 2007

All Things Gibbs

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All Things Gibbs




Network World's All Things Gibbs Newsletter, 08/28/07

All Things Gibbs

By Mark Gibbs

Gearhead: A virtual PBX and the desire to strangle

There comes a time in every user’s life when he talks to a techie and the impulse to strangle him is only thwarted by the fact that he is at the far end of a phone line. I was just overwhelmed by that impulse.

To read this week's Gearhead, click here.

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Backspin: Vista equals Edsel?

Imagine that you make cars. You are the biggest automaker in the world and you more or less own the market, particularly the corporate fleet segment. Because almost everyone has one of your cars, if you want them to keep paying you money you have to come up with a better car.

To read this week's Backspin, click here.

Gibbsblog: The past 7 days

Get a First Life (Part III)
I have stated earlier that I don't "get it" -- why are real companies rushing into 2L with real dollars? It's just a game, right?

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES:

1. Airline puts Linux PC in every seat
2. Acer to acquire Gateway for $710M
3. Open-source companies to watch
4. How close is World War 3.0?
5. Test your networking nerdiness
6. Storm Worm's virulence may change tactics
7. Defunct SunRocket sues Vonage
8. ProCurve is breathing down Cisco's neck
9. Hot IT jobs: Systems administrator
10. Hackers unlock iPhone from AT&T network

MOST DOWNLOADED PODCAST:
Laptops designed for Linux: Matt Domsch


Contact the author:

Mark Gibbs is a consultant, author, journalist, and columnist and now blogger: Check out Gibbsblog.

Gibbs not only pens (well, keyboards) this newsletter he also writes the weekly Backspin and Gearhead columns in Network World. We’ll spare you the rest of the bio but if you want to know more, go here



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