10 wacky USB devices Got a spare USB port on your PC? Check out these crazy-but-inspired USB add-ons. Six slick adds-on to SharePoint Server Tools add needed IT features to popular server. New laws complicate security efforts in 2010 Regulatory compliance will continue to influence security projects in 2010 as a slew of new security and privacy regulations go into effect, such as the federal HITECH Act. Adobe probes new in-the-wild PDF bug Adobe confirmed late on Monday that hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in the most up-to-date version of its PDF viewing and editing applications. Top 10 areas that CIOs needs to focus on for 2010 I speak to executives from all over the world and the question I've been asked a lot in the past two months is "Larry, how can I improve our image?" The Web's Most Illogical Arguments The Internet is teeming with crazies, jerks, and blowhards; and in online forums, debaters are full of passionate intensity. Peruse the comments area on any popular blog, and you'll find more irrational rhetoric than you can shake an encyclopedia at. Too Much Stuff in the Thing? Hey, you're probably reading this on your handset while you're out shopping for holiday gifts, and, if you're like me, you're probably looking at all of the cool new consumer electronics products available. A noticeable trend in recent years has been electronic devices becoming distinctly more multi-function in nature. IT hardware sales poised for small recovery after disastrous 2009 IT hardware markets are starting to show signs of life and are in position for a small rebound in 2010. Cloud control and sprawl Interest in cloud computing is endemic, but the definition of the concept is still unclear. Is it a genuinely new business model for computing, industry commentators and aspiring users ask? If so, what are the features that distinguish it from other models reaching back for decades -- the computer bureau of the 1980s, for example, or the more recent vogue for the Applications Service Provider (ASP) and "utility computing"? Smartphone subsidies will end Carriers will start pulling back from offering generous subsidies for mobile devices on their networks next year, predicts a new report from Yankee Group. More about that lamp that filches power from a phone jack Regular readers may recall that about a month ago I posted an item about a piece-of-crap reading lamp that was only interesting because it draws power not from an electrical socket but rather an unused telephone jack. Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet: Annual revenue for Cisco TelePresence and Cisco's EMC/VMware collaboration viewed favorably; On Microsoft Subnet: Power outages cause Windows Server 2008 problems; On Google Subnet: Google claims its new URL shortening service is more secure Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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