Faster, better, cheaper -- pick one; Google's dilemma and why it will die

New source of federal revenue: tax private use of work cell phones; Apple announcements good but incremental Voices of Networking NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Splunk Looking Beyond Log and Event Management Search, navigate, alert and report on logs, configuration files and other IT data with IT search. Effectively address many critical requirements of regulations and standards affecting federal agencies and contractors. Find out why your agency needs to look beyond log and event management solutions and deploy IT search. Spotlight Story Faster, better, cheaper -- pick one It's an old engineering adage that you can't have it all. As the saying goes: "Faster, better, cheaper — pick two." The idea is that any system can optimize at most two parameters, to the detriment of the third. Read full story Related News: Google's Dilemma and Why It Will Die, Part II In Part I of this two-part series, I softened Google up with a few well-placed punches to the torso. In this post, I'll deliver the knockout blow -- and hopefully encourage a bit of reflection. New source of federal revenue: tax private use of work cell phones The IRS has discovered its own way to help close the ballooning federal deficit: arbitrarily classify as personal 25% of an employee's use of a company-issued cellphone, and therefore subject to tax as a fringe benefit. Apple announcements good but incremental Apple's upgrades to its laptop and iPhone product lines this week were no game changers but strengthened already strong offerings. I do wonder if Apple still has something up its sleeve, but it's clear from what also happened this week that AT&T does not. Web 2.0 crowned English's 1 millionth word Boo! I've always hated the term Web 2.0 and wished it would go away. That's not happening, obviously, now that the august Global Language Monitor has decreed this very morning that it is now and forever the 1 millionth English word. Cloud computing was a runner-up. PowerDuo Reserve has iPhone power when you need it The scoop: PowerDuo Reserve, by Griffin Technology, about $60. Making Internet communications channels work for you Jessica, a friend I know from a mail list, recently complained that "I've been frustrated lately by a few web sites which I wish to follow news on but which inexplicably don't publish an RSS [Really Simple Syndication[ feed. I'm trying to find a good way to convince them that it is really worth their time to have a feed, that it will bring them traffic." June Giveaways Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training from Global Knowledge to two lucky readers and 15 copies each of books on IPv6 security, the Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module, and Active Directory Domain Services 2008. Deadline for entries June 30. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Windows 7 + Windows Server 2008 We found 5 things to love and 5 things to hate about Microsoft's latest operating system versions. Open-source management Here are nine management apps that won't break the bank. Try Fluke Networks' EtherScope Analyzer on your network FREE Quickly solve the wide range of problems you encounter - 10, 100 and Gigabit, twisted pair and optical fiber, LAN or wireless LAN. The EtherScope Analyzer combines the essential tools you need to view network traffic and switch interfaces, discover devices, networks, VLANs, access points, mobile clients and more. See the power of this portable network analyzer on your network. Click here to begin your free trial today!   June 15, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES China dominates NSA-backed coding contest Google unveils plug-in to marry Outlook, Gmail Symantec, McAfee to pay fines over auto-renewals Nortel customers upbeat but anxious Saving Unix one kernel at a time Quiz: Are you a network know it all? Dell bundling open source applications for SMBs Cisco and Duke Energy work to build smart grid 2009 top urban legends in IT security FBI warns of Asian-specific telephone extortion scam How to better manage your network You're under pressure to constantly improve service quality, efficiency and customer experience while simultaneously reducing costs. Download this whitepaper today and discover the 4 keys to making that seemingly impossible task happen by improving operational efficiencies. Read Now Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com