| Latest Network World Panorama podcast: Preparing for the next Conficker Keith Shaw talks with Mike Paquette from Top Layer Security about ways that IT and security pros can prepare their systems for the next Conficker variant or worm that comes looking to wreak havoc on their systems. (16:30) Latest from Ron Nutter's Help Desk Tool Chest: More tools for job hunters Ron talks with more job hunting experts offering advice on checking references, how to look for your next job and staying organized. Guests include Heidi Allison-Shane from AllisonTaylor.com, Tony Lee from CareerCast.com, and Laura Stack from ProductivityPro.com. (53:45) Latest Cool Tool blogs: New iPod Shuffle: Even smaller, and it talks back to you Forget about Apple rumors – this one is straight from the company. Apple today launched a new iPod Shuffle, at nearly half the size of the previous version, along with new VoiceOver technology that enables the device to speak out song titles, artists and playlist names. The 4GB version is available. What does my Mutant McNugget look like? I'm sure there are more noble uses of both my time and of Twitter, but during my lunch break today I noticed a quirky item in my McDonald's value meal . Latest Cool Tools video: Altec Lansing's Octiv Air streams the iPod tunes Wireless stream tunes from your iPod or iPhone to the Altec Lansing Octiv Air system up to 100 feet away. Latest from The video library: Students learn through robot battles The FIRST Robotics Competition pits homemade robots, built by high school students, against one another. The compeition helps the students learn science and math through the thrill of victory. Google Tip Jar shares money saving ideas Since many are penny pinching these days, Google has decided to pitch in. The company has launched a new experimental Web site called Tip Jar. Dell rugged laptop fails drop demo Dell's Latitude E6400 XFR laptop is designed to withstand drops, dust and high pressure water spray, however, the laptop that Dell used to show these features wasn’t able to withstand the rough treatment as part of its demo. Jealous of Kindle 2 owners? No need to be with the new Amazon Kindle for iPhone app, available free at the App Store. Cebit videos: The bathroom of the future At CEBIT, the Fraunhofer Institute shows a vision of the future bathroom, complete with reminders on the mirror for brushing your teeth or taking pills. Smart meters aim to save energy, money The monthly electricty bill is typically the only data consumers get - until now. German utility Energie Baden-Württemberg began late last year rolling-out smart meters and was demonstrating them at the Cebit IT fair. CEBIT goes green Greenpeace uses Cebit to launch a new environmental campaign. CEBIT: Arnold pitches California tech Arnold Schwarzenegger comes to Cebit to promote California. CEBIT: Justin, the robot tea preparer Justin, a space-age robot that makes the tea. MIT preps solar car for Aussie race MIT’s Electric Vehicle Team recently unveiled a solar powered car that they plan to race across Australia later this year. Latest Newsmaker of the Week podcast: Cisco-NASA team on green Cisco's Simon Willis discusses Planetary Skin, the project that has Cisco partnering with NASA to develop an online global environmental monitoring platform that would capture and analyze data from satellite, airborne, sea- and land-based sensors across the globe - in a worldwide effort to reduce the carbon footprint and green the planet. (7:46) Latest Twisted Pair podcast: DEMO 09 picks and pans Jason and Keith return from the California desert with their favorites from DEMO 09, along with a few companies that they have questions about. Latest cool news from Cisco Subnet: Cisco and Pure Digital? Can't go for that (no can do) An interesting connection between flip video device maker Pure Digital, the surprising rumored buyout target of Cisco is that its VCs were the original backers of Cisco, says Cisco Subnet blogger Brad Reese. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons New Horizons Computer Training is offering a free Microsoft training course worth up to $2,500 to be given to one lucky Microsoft Subnet reader. Deadline for entry is March 31. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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