Today's Favorite Articles and My Two bits.

Since there have been issues with Blogger this week, and my Thursday posting got wiped out, here are my favorite articles for Thursday and Friday...............Surfs up!

Deals of the Day;
Sony Cyber-shot @ $260
http://www.pcworld.com/article/210635/sony_cybershot_dsctx9_featureloaded_touchscreen_camera.html#tk.nl_bux_h_prodrv

Samsung 46” 3-D LCD TV for $1500
http://www.pcworld.com/article/214796/samsung_un46c7000_46inch_lcd_tv.html#tk.nl_bux_h_prodrv

A long wait for online gamers for the return of the Sony Network..
http://www.pcworld.com/article/227412/6_weeks_until_the_playstation_networks_back.html#tk.nl_tex_h_crawl

“Blue Coat Tackles Public Cloud WAN Optimization”
http://www.networkcomputing.com/end-to-end-apm/blue-coat-tackles-public-cloud-wocing.php

“FCC Commissioner who voted ‘yes’ to NBC buyout heads to Comcast”
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/fcc-commissioner-who-voted-yes-to-nbc-buyout-heads-to-comcast/

“Comcast Users Blocked From The Pirate Bay”
http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-blocked-the-pirate-bay-110512/
I tried myself before pasting this link and I could not access it either.

“Will the Google Chromebook Replace Your Laptop?”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227666/will_the_google_chromebook_replace_your_laptop.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl
Maybe not next year but maybe in ten years.....

“When off-site backups meet bandwidth caps.”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/227690/another_gotcha_with_offsite_backups.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Cloud-based Security as a Service: It's Catching on and Here's Why”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227729/cloudbased_security_as_a_service_its_catching_on_and_heres_why.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl


“Google Targets Microsoft's Enterprise Turf with Chromebooks”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227720/google_targets_microsofts_enterprise_turf_with_chromebooks.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Microsoft fixes critical worm hole in Windows Server”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/microsoft-fixes-critical-worm-hole-in-windows-server?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2011-05-12

The continuing trend of connecting the home to the net...
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/google-irobot-team-build-robot-apps?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2011-05-12

“Google Apps, NetSuite take on Microsoft with tighter cloud integration”
http://www.infoworld.com/t/enterprise-application-integration/google-apps-netsuite-take-microsoft-tighter-cloud-integration-830?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-05-12

“Does ARIN have the right to approve all IPv4 address sales?”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/051111-nortel-ipv4-sale.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_wan_2011-05-12

“Juniper: Networks inhibit 'exponential' data center”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/051011-juniper-data-center.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-05-12

The growing flash drive market..
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/stor/2011/050911stor2.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_storage_2011-05-12

“EMC unveils real-time data replication over thousands of miles”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/051011-emc-unveils-real-time-data-replication.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_storage_2011-05-12
Another tech advance for cloud computing.......

D-Link says it’s products are ready for IPv6
http://news.cnet.com/d-link-helps-shift-ipv6-readiness-to-a-high-gear/8301-17938_105-20062381-1.html

“Sans Digital announces a refresh of its high-end EliteNAS product range”
http://www.wegotserved.com/2011/05/12/sans-digital-refreshes-elitenas-range-advanced-features-enterprise/?utm_source=WGS+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2897718e83-WGS_DAILY_NEWSLETTER

“Comcast Actually Helped the Pirate Bay”
http://gizmodo.com/5801539/comcast-actually-helped-the-pirate-bay

“Companies Explore Private Virtual Worlds”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227841/companies_explore_private_virtual_worlds.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“As 'Big Data' Grows, IT Job Roles are Changing”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227777/as_big_data_grows_it_job_roles_are_changing.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“ICND1 - Video Training #7”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/icnd1-video-training-7?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cisco_2011-05-13

The Emergence of Service Delivery Networks...
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/network-and-cloud?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cisco_2011-05-13

“Startup rolls out 40G data center switches at Interop”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/051311-interop-gnodal.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cisco_2011-05-13

Amazon is Hiring.......Smells like another boom is building in tech....
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/best-tidbit-interop-amazon-hiring?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cisco_2011-05-13

“'Demanufacturing' e-waste for profit (photos)”
http://www.zdnet.com/photos/demanufacturing-e-waste-for-profit-photos/6233309
I’m not a fan of slide shows but I will make exceptions.......especially for causes that I believe in.

The Eco Freindly golf ball..
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/ready-for-the-sustainable-golf-ball/48677?tag=nl.e539

Open Flow is coming...
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/051311-interop-openflow.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-05-13

Is WiMAX endagered already?
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/wireless/2011/051611wireless1.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-05-13


Surfs up!........................Eric