| How to run your IT department into the ground
There seems to be some nasty goings-on in the IT department of the Veterans Administration. The VA's inspector general is charging high-ranking officials in the agency's information technology office abused their authority, influenced the hiring of a contractor, engaged in nepotism, oh, and engaged some unadvised hanky-panky. U.S. broadband program - too much like old times?
If I sounded a bit positive in my last column about the state of part of the U.S. government bureaucracy, I will make up for that this week. Windows 7: the grown-up Vista
Windows 7 is winning the hearts of early users and testers alike, despite the fact that it is largely just a tuned up edition of Vista. Ironically, it's this very lack of change that seems to be what users seem to like most about it. Cloud hype is deafening – and will only get worse
Cloud computing, according to Gartner, has reached the top of the hype cycle. But does anyone in their right minds think cloud hype will become anything other than louder and more deafening? Telecommuting on the rise, though not necessarily within IT departments
IT departments are behind the virtual workplace curve despite rise of unified communications and other technologies that ease telecommuting. August Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
Many technologies help fans enjoy sports. Others just annoy.
Apple has enjoyed huge success with the iPod and iPhone, but Apple has had a number of commercial flops, too.
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