The Big Friday Edition of Today's Links and My Two Bits....

“Comcast to offer identity fraud protection service”
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20068128-245.html

“Despite tough retransmission stance, Fox not hurting for affiliates”
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/despite-tough-retransmission-stance-fox-not-hurting-affiliates/2011-06-02?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

“Intuit's QuickBooks Payroll suffers outage, users miffed”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/intuits-quickbooks-payroll-suffers-outage-users-miffed/49830?tag=nl.e589

“Browser Wars: Chrome winning, IE losing”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/browser-wars-chrome-winning-ie-losing/1119?tag=nl.e589

“Can a cyber-attack really be considered an 'act of war'?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/can-a-cyber-attack-really-be-considered-an-act-of-war/10370?tag=nl.e589

The challenges of virtualization
http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/articles-tutorials/general-virtualization-articles/virtualization-challenges-mitigation-techniques-part1.html

“Will the carriers kill the mobile revolution?”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/will-the-carriers-kill-the-mobile-revolution-807?page=0,0&source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-06-02

“Google Apps to cut off support to older browsers”
http://www.infoworld.com/t/web-browsers/google-apps-cut-support-older-browsers-822?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-06-02

“Bluetooth Touted as the Cancer-free Wireless Tech”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/229185/bluetooth_touted_as_the_cancerfree_wireless_tech.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Computer Science Grads Fielding 'Multiple Job Offers”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/229191/computer_science_grads_fielding_multiple_job_offers.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“CFOs Make the IT Decisions in Nearly” http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/229167/cfos_make_the_it_decisions_in_nearly_half_of_businesses_says_gartner.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Private Clouds Hold a Wide Lead Over Public Clouds Among IT Pros Polled”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/229169/private_clouds_hold_a_wide_lead_over_public_clouds_among_it_pros_polled.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Microsoft: Windows 8 Won't Require a New PC”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/229223/microsoft_windows_8_wont_require_a_new_pc.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Can Microsoft's Windows 8 really do it all?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/can-microsofts-windows-8-really-do-it-all/49789?tag=nl.e539

“Secret Law' of Patriot Act: Geolocation Tracking & Domestic Spying on Steroids?”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/secret-law-patriot-act-geolocation-tracking-d?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_strategies_2011-06-02

“Gauging the need for speed: Cisco's VNI forecast and the role of IPv6”
http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/gauging-need-speed-ciscos-vni-forecast-and-role-ipv6/2011-06-02

“8 Security Considerations for IPv6 Deployment”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/229274/8_security_considerations_for_ipv6_deployment.html

“Introducing VideoSurf, Video Discovery App on Verizon”
http://www.everythingandroid.org/introducing-videosurf-video-discovery-app-on-verizon/2011/06/03/

“Verizon suffers from date related LTE WiFi hotspot bug”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/cell-phones/verizon-suffers-from-date-related-lte-wifi-hotspot-bug/6053

Product Review; “LG Revolution (Verizon Wireless)”
http://www.pcmag.com/shop/product/lg-revolution-verizo/861457690

“AT&T 4G Network won’t match Verizons till 2014”
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386349,00.asp

“Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Coming Soon from Verizon, T-Mobile”
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-101-Coming-Soon-from-Verizon-TMobile-658899/

“The cloud won't save you money -- and that's OK”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/the-cloud-wont-save-you-money-and-thats-ok-923?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-06-03
“FAQ: What's the future of OpenOffice.org?”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/faq-whats-the-future-openofficeorg-937?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-06-03

“Tablet crash test: iPad 2 vs. BlackBerry PlayBook”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/tablet-crash-test-ipad-2-vs-blackberry-playbook-610?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-06-03

“Move over flash: Here comes phase-change memory”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/060211-phase-change-memory.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-06-03

“Sony Pictures falls victim to major data breach”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/060211-sony-pictures-falls-victim-to.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-06-03
Here we ago again.......

“Cisco resorting to intimidation tactics”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/cisco-resorting-intimidation-tactics?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-06-03

“Hotmail and Yahoo users also victims of targeted attacks”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/060311-hotmail-and-yahoo-users-also.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-06-03

“China claims no involvement in Gmail hacking”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/china-claims-no-involvement-in-gmail-hacking/49814?tag=nl.e539

“Chinese boy trades kidney in exchange for iPad 2, regrets it”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/chinese-boy-trades-kidney-in-exchange-for-ipad-2-regrets-it/25254?tag=nl.e539

“Amazon likely lost $3 million thanks to Lady Gaga album deal”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/amazon-likely-lost-3-million-thanks-to-lady-gaga-album-deal/49871?tag=nl.e539

“Free Wi-Fi hotspots for the Nintendo 3DS starting June 7”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/free-wi-fi-hotspots-for-the-nintendo-3ds-starting-june-7/25251?tag=nl.e539

“Apple iCloud: Nice incremental revenue boost”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apple-icloud-nice-incremental-revenue-boost-but-halo-effect-more-notable/49893?tag=nl.e539

“IT Workers Need Green Skills, Says BCS”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/229302/it_workers_need_green_skills_says_bcs.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Cybersecurity Tipping Point?”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/cybersecurity-tipping-point

“10G top-of-rack switches to surge to $1B in sales this year”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/060111-10g-switch-sales.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cisco_2011-06-03


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