 All Things GibbsThis newsletter is sponsored by VMWareNetwork World's All Things Gibbs Newsletter, 09/18/07All Things GibbsBy Mark GibbsGearhead: I’m in version and feature hell In last week’s Gearhead column I discussed problems with a Virtual Private Server service from my hosting provider Easy CGI. I finally decided to call on the 30-day guarantee and get my money back, but in response Easy CGI offered me three months for free. This sounds like no risk for me and, if things don’t work out, then it is really putting its reputation on the line. So I agreed, and now we’ll see if the company can make me happy. To read this week's Gearhead, click here.
Backspin: You ain’t seen ugly yet Some aspects of business are just plain ugly. Consider the world of cellular service providers and directory assistance. T-Mobile (my carrier) and Verizon charge $1.49 per directory enquiry, while AT&T and Sprint charge $1.79. To read this week's Backspin, click here. Gibbsblog: The past 7 days Chapter 11, that is. From Friday's press release, made public just before the stock market closed: "We want to assure our customers and partners that they can continue to rely on SCO products, support and services for their business critical operations," said Darl McBride, President and CEO, The SCO Group. "Chapter 11 reorganization provides the Company with an opportunity to protect its assets during this time while focusing on building our future plans." This move will once more delay the trial with Novell. That's probably what McBride meant when he said "protect assets". Read the details on Groklaw. Do you have your automatic update turned on? I don't. I like to know what patch level I've got, and I like to have a complete system image before I let the Redmondians make [potentially lethal] modifications. The Real Seven Wonders of the IT World I've been moving -- relocating home and office -- never fun, even under ideal conditions, but add storm damage, continued rains and a moving company forced out of business to the mix. What was planned to take three days has instead taken nine. Beginning to look like a government project... |
| 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 This newsletter is sponsored by VMWareBONUS FEATUREIT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICESTo subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: networking.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007 |
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