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20 useful Web sites for IT professionals
By Brad Reed
Do you have too many bookmarks clogging up your browser? If so, try slimming them down to these sites, which we've selected as 20 of the most useful Web destinations for IT professionals. And these Web sites aren't just for work, either. Read full story

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Apple's MacBook Air: evolution, not revolution
As I write this it's a little after noon Eastern Time on Jan. 15. I'm sitting in front of my computer (a Mac of course) watching two different live blogs coming from people watching the Steve Jobs keynote at Macworld 2008. I'm watching to see what, if any, "big" announcements Steve will make.

Flash attack could take over your router
Security researchers have released code showing how a pair of widely used technologies could be misused to take control of a victim's Web browsing experience.

New Trojan intercepts online banking information
A new Trojan program is targeting unwitting users' bank data by intercepting account information before it is encrypted and sending it to a central attacker database.

How safe are your files from government inspection?
The U.S. government believes it can freely search the contents of your laptop or other mobile device upon entering the United States, since it views this practice as conceptually identical to searching your luggage at ...

Nashville laptop theft may cost $1 million
The theft of a laptop containing Social Security numbers of Nashville, Tennessee, area voters is expected to cost local officials about $1 million as they roll out identity-theft protection to those affected.

Start-up touts smart virtualization growth, management
Fortisphere makes available its Virtual Essentials virtual machine lifecycle management software, which the company says provides tracking, reporting, visibility and policy-based management in virtual environments.

Catbird launches virtual security service
Security vendor Catbird announced the availability of its Catbird HypervisorShield service, which the company says will protect virtual machines from management errors, unauthorized access and malicious attacks on the ...

Steelbox airs IP video appliance and storage array system
The Steelbox 1250 video appliance is a network video recorder and distribution system that can support up to 250 IP cameras for 750Mbps throughput, acting as a controller switch for video traffic across any IP-based...

Putting realism into your network
Cisco Subnet introduces a new blogger: Larry Chaffin, who will inject some realism into your network buying plans.

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Buzzblog: GoDaddy vs. … Victoria's Secret?
Victoria's Secret will advertise on the Super Bowl this year for the first time since 1999 and the company's chief creative officer assures everyone that its commercial will be "classy," in other words nothing like those offered up in recent years by Internet domain name registrar GoDaddy.com. Barks back GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons: "How are they any different than us? All of sudden they're classy (and we're not). I don't think so."

Today on Cisco Subnet
Could Cisco or Apple survive without Chambers or Jobs? DOJ reports of another man pleading guilty to defrauding Cisco SMARTnet. Nortel gloats and asks: Is Cisco worth the premium? Plus: Watch out because Apple will soon overshadow Cisco in market cap.

Today on Microsoft Subnet
Microsoft Office for Mac: Was it worth the wait? Microsoft released five security updates for the beta versions of Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008. Plus, Mitchell Ashley's predictions for Macworld. An ode to acronyms -- Tyson Kopczynski's wants to know if acronym usage can be contained.

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January giveaways from your friends at Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
Win an iPod Touch courtesy of Cisco Learning Partner Global Knowlege. Plus Global Knowledge is also giving away a free "Cool Tools" gift worth up to $500. Up for grabs 15 copies 'Firewall Fundamentals' by Wes Noonan and Ido Dubrawsky. Plus: win your choice of a Microsoft training course worth $2,500 courtesy of New Horizons.


WORTHWHILE WEB SITES
20 most useful Web sites for IT professionals For both work and pleasure, here are 20 useful sites for IT professionals.

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