Monday, September 14, 2009

10 cool Web apps developed in two days; 11n Wi-Fi chip discovered in new iPod Touch; How will the Internet die?

11n Wi-Fi chip discovered in new iPod Touch; Five End Game Scenarios - How the INTERNET Will Die
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10 cool Web apps developed in two days

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11n Wi-Fi chip discovered in new iPod Touch
The new Apple iPod Touch uses a Wi-Fi chip that can support the just-approved high-throughput 802.11n standard, though Apple apparently has not switched on the cranked-up wireless link.

Five End Game Scenarios - How the INTERNET Will Die
How could the Internet ever die, you ask? It is growing at a fantastical rate, becoming more and more important to our everyday lives, businesses, and evolution as a species. Well, everything has a finite lifespan, even our universe itself.

Microsoft: In-place Windows 7 upgrades can take up to 20 hours
MIcrosoft says some "in-place" upgrades from Windows Vista to the new Windows 7 may take some users more than 20 hours to complete. Yes, 20 hours.

Sprint CEO calls the iPhone the "Michael Jordan" of smartphones
It's not often that you hear a CEO praise a competing product, but late this week, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse sat down with Charlie Rose and had some interesting things to say about the iPhone and the mobile industry as a whole.

Voice-to-text deal could spur new mobile services
Two vendors of mobile voice technology have teamed up to power carrier services that transcribe voicemail messages and conference calls into text.

Why does Google hate America?
Fox News took note that Google on Friday did nothing special on its home page to note the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks against the United States. Bing and Ask.com had pictures of the place where the World Trade Center used to be. But Google had nothing special going on.

Keys to Creating Successful Global Teams
In early September, Knowledge@Wharton published an article called 'Locals,' 'Cosmopolitans' and Other Keys to Creating Successful Global Teams that anyone using SharePoint for team collaboration, especially global teams, should carefully review. Although the advice is geared towards global teams, any team will benefit from the useful suggestions summarized in the article.

Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages.

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The history of steganography
SteganographyThere is a wealth of methods for creating encrypted messages you can't even tell are there.

Top 10 cool satellite projects
SatellitesSatellites are, by their very definition, cool.

Improving Efficiency in Network and App Management
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Successfully Managing your Next-Gen Data Center
How well are your virtual servers performing? Get them in tip-top shape with the best practices shared in this Live Webcast on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 2 PM EST/11 AM PT. Join Jim Frey of Enterprise Management Associates as he discusses how to identify root cause issues, quickly spot performance bottlenecks, improve IT service delivery and much more.
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September 14, 2009

TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES

  1. Linux driver chief calls out Microsoft over code submission
  2. 'Wiretapping' charges may be the silliest ever recorded
  3. Developer denies software to beat Chinese censors is malicious
  4. Top 10 cool satellite projects
  5. 802.11n demands special considerations
  6. HP puts the net pedal to the metal
  7. How to make yourself layoff-proof
  8. No alternative to Microsoft Office? IBM begs to differ
  9. Verizon protests Avaya's potential Nortel enterprise business buy
  10. The history of steganography

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