A look at cloud computing's dark lining; Amazon fails to remember the physical

Amazon fails to remember the physical; Why HTML 5 is important for mobile development Voices of Networking NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Riverbed ESG: Why SharePoint Needs WAN Optimization According to recent research from the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), implementing SharePoint is a Top 5 initiative for CIOs. But a hidden challenge in SharePoint is to ensure that end users are able to quickly access and edit files when connected via the WAN. Learn about the key benefits organizations have realized as a result of Wide Area File Services Technology. Spotlight Story A look at cloud computing's dark lining Unless you've been living in a cave all summer like one of my friends (it's in Finland, he's an artistic genius) you've probably heard the buzz about cloud computing. Read full story Related News: Amazon fails to remember the physical This column is not really about Amazon violating its own terms of service by deleting e-books that its Kindle customers had purchased. Most commentators are painting Amazon's actions as some sort of isolated brain fart, but I think it's not actually an Amazon-specific problem. Why HTML 5 is important for mobile development With the effective cancellation of the W3C's XHTML2 project, HTML 5 emerges as the foundation for future Web development. And, under the pressure of mobile Web development, it will very quickly become very important. RFID: Passport to Insecurity While we're on the theme of governmental incompetence, I saw this piece on the fundamental insecurity of the passive RFID chips now being embedded in US (and a few other) passports. While I don't think most of us have much to worry about in terms of personal physical security while abroad (being kidnapped in the south of France but technologically-sophisticated terrorists? Web site monitors and PowerPoint timers Mark Gibbs discusses a really cheap, er, cost-effective Web and service monitoring service and then goes looking for an onscreen timer for PowerPoint. What an exotic life he leads. Apple takes legal heel off throat of wiki operator A wiki operator who was browbeaten by Apple's legal team into removing posts about circumventing the company's music-playback software tells me he is relieved that the iTunes proprietor has changed its tune and he'll be able to restore the disputed pages. Apple backed off only under legal pressure of its own in the form of a lawsuit filed against it by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The Moment of Truth Nears For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Get ready. With both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in RTM, we're only weeks away of knowing if Vista is really behind us. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Botnet boom The number of botnets has grown from about 1,500 two years ago to 3,500 today. Watch this space Here are 11 security companies to watch. Reducing the Cost of Keeping Office Data Centers Cool Using a building's central air-conditioning system to cool an office data center can be costly. Installing a precision cooling system or mini-split can also be expensive, and in leased spaces, is usually prohibited. This paper examines the benefits of using portable spot air conditioners as a less-expensive, permanent solution. Read More   July 27, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES Tech tattoos: The good, the bad and the RU SRS?! Microsoft admits it can't stop Office file format hacks America's 10 most wanted botnets Hacker group L0pht makes a comeback, of sorts MIT electric car may rival gas models on performance How much longer are you going to hang onto that Ethernet cable? Apple takes legal heel off throat of wiki operator Microsoft's Linux madness has a method Microsoft stuns Linux world, submits source code for kernel Palm webOS gains enterprise features Virtualization Strategy for Mid-Sized Businesses As data mounts, small and midsize businesses cope with a sprawling and often costly infrastructure. This paper shows how these businesses can benefit by implementing a virtualization strategy. 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