Smartphones for the holidays We break down the eight coolest smartphones of this fall and give you their price, their operating systems, their carriers and their key features. Torvalds offers a thumbs-up to Windows 7 So how do you explain a picture of Linus Torvalds giving a thumbs up to Windows 7 in Japan? AT&T weighs higher fees for data hogs AT&T is finalizing a plan that could impose higher fees on big data users, subject to rules that may come from federal regulators regarding net neutrality, an AT&T executive said. DEC co-founder writes memoir, traces company's rise and fall Harlan Anderson, who founded Digital Equipment Corp. with Ken Olsen in 1957, has written a new book on his days as a computer pioneer: "Learn, Earn and Return: My Life as a Computer Pioneer," published by Locust Press. In it, he chronicles his humble beginnings on an Illinois farm up through his first interactions with computers at the University of Illinois; large-scale projects at MIT's Lincoln Lab;, and then founding, growing and watching, from afar, the ultimate demise of DEC. Excerpt from Digital Equipment co-founder's autobiography "Learn, Earn and Return" "It was July of 1952, and I had accepted MIT's offer to come to work in their Digital Computer Lab, which at the time was part of the institute's Department of Electrical Engineering. It was widely known at the time that the lab was involved in the development of the Whirlwind Computer. Whirlwind, one of the first stored program digital computers, was similar to the ordvacwhich I became familiar with while at the University of Illinois." 5 Of The Coolest Things You Should Check Out In Windows 7 Today Windows 7, it's here! Well, it's actually been here since PDC 2008 in some form or fashion, but Windows 7 has reached its official launch day. You've heard about the new taskbar, you've heard it's more stable and faster than Windows V(ista) (I don't want to say the V word anymore.) Windows 7 starts up, shuts down and sleeps faster, it doesn't have all the junk loaded in it Windows V had. Windows 7: Migrate or Wait? As Microsoft releases Windows 7, Forrester Research Senior Analyst Benjamin Gray discusses what might drive enterprise IT organizations to adopt the operating system and what could hold customers back. (10:22) Steve Ballmer on SharePoint Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sits down with Network World Senior Editor John Fontana to discuss SharePoint, online services and some of his highs and lows after 10 years being the Microsoft CEO. Cars of the future! The latest concept cars unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show on Wednesday are packed with high-tech gizmos and gadgets, including wrap-around LCD dashboards. 3D without the glasses Sony unveils a new 3D display that can be viewed from any angle. Cool IOS Feature: Random NetFlow Does anyone out there remember the show, "The Fall Guy" with Lee Majors and one of my big time young punk kid crushes, Heather Thomas. The theme song was as popular as the actual show (especially the later seasons which sucked worse then a "Think Outside the Box" workshop). Looking at Cisco Cat switches and routers, to me the true "unknown stuntman" of networking is Netflow. NASA's future: Now the space battle begins When it comes down to it, NASA is the most accomplished space organization in the world but its human spaceflight activities are at a tipping point, primarily due to a mismatch of goals and money. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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