Today's Links and My Two Bits....

“Fears rise in IT circles over new economic downturn”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/071411-fears-rise-in-it-circles.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-07-14

“7 Ways Job Seekers Self-Destruct”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/071311-7-ways-job-seekers.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-07-14

“Cisco injects new life into Catalyst 6500 switch”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/071211-cisco-live-catalyst6500.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_network_architecture_2011-07-14

“HP fires back at Cisco's Sup 2T”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/hp-fires-back-ciscos-sup-2t?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-07-14

An Android Guide of helpful hints and tips.
http://www.cio.com/article/679338/The_Android_How_To_Guide_Tutorials_Tips_and_Updates?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-07-14

“Silver Peak introduces pay-as-you-go WAN optimization”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/071311-silverpeak-wan-optimization.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_wan_2011-07-14

“Republican spectrum plan would kill net neutrality”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/071311-republican-spectrum-plan-would-kill.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_wan_2011-07-14

“IT caught in a vice”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/frame/2011/071111wan2.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_wan_2011-07-14

“The Phone Hacking Scandal: The Answer is in Infrastructure”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/phone-hacking-scandal-answer-infrastructure?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-07-14

“IBM bequeaths Symphony code to Apache”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/071411-ibm-bequeaths-symphony-code-to.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-07-14

“A tablet is not a PC, or why Microsoft's Windows 8 strategy is puzzling the pundits”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/tablet-not-pc-or-why-microsofts-windows-8-str?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-07-14

“Virtualization: An easier path to the cloud”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/virtualization/virtualization-easier-path-the-cloud-930?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-07-14

“Facebook shouldn't be afraid to rewrite its code, and neither should you”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/facebook-afraid-code-rewrites-905?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-07-14

“Google's biggest problem: It's too rational”
http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/googles-biggest-problem-its-too-rational-906?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-07-14


“Amazon, Netflix aim to fast forward shift to digital media over physical”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/amazon-netflix-aim-to-fast-forward-shift-to-digital-media-over-physical/52405?tag=nl.e539

“Netflix and the Internet bandwidth dilemma”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/netflix-and-the-internet-bandwidth-dilemma/1256?tag=nl.e539
Another little factoid is if you use the cable’s On-Demand service or watch video from their websites you are not immune to the data caps.

“Facebook kills App Directory, wants users to search for apps”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-kills-app-directory-wants-users-to-search-for-apps/2189?tag=nl.e539
The evidence keeps piling up as to why not to use Facebook.

“Apple, Lenovo buck anemic PC sales trend”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apple-lenovo-buck-anemic-pc-sales-trend/52397?tag=nl.e539

“YouTube etiquette for 2011”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29505.asp

“iPad-controlled supercomputing as a service coming this fall”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/071411-supercomputing.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-07-15

“No IT? No offices? No problem for this virtual firm”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/071511-gurnet-consulting-virtual-firm.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-07-15

“Cloud Computing Pay Walls?”
http://www.cio.com/article/685758/Are_Cloud_Computing_Pay_Walls_Coming_?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-07-15

“Microsoft Leaked Its Own Social Networking Secret, Then Swore It Was Accidental”
http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/15/microsoft-leaked-its-own-social-networking-secret-then-swore-it-was-accidental/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29
Forget Facebook man I’m on Tulip! Yeah right.............you could not pay me to be on a site named Tulip. How about something exciting? Steve Ballmer must have had a brain fart.

“RIM rumored to be planning Apple TV competitor”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/rim-rumored-to-be-planning-apple-tv-competitor/52496?tag=nl.e539

“One big Windows world. It's coming, but when and how?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/one-big-windows-world-its-coming-but-when-and-how/10041?tag=nl.e539

“Why every student should be on Twitter”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/why-every-student-should-be-on-twitter/11534?tag=nl.e539

“Researchers Find Dangerous Vulnerability in Skype”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/235815/researchers_find_dangerous_vulnerability_in_skype.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“This data center might be guarded by Mad Max”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/data-center-might-be-guarded-mad-max?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2011-07-15

“US military learning cybersecurity lessons from businesses”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/071511-dod-cyberdefense.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-07-15

“10 technologies that will change the world in the next 10 years”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/071511-cisco-futurist.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-07-15


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