The Big Friday list of Links.

White Paper;
“2011 IT Skills and Salary Report”
http://www.idgconnect.com/download/6673/2011-it-skills-salary-report?source=concib-f080511c

“Comcast Nixes Idea of Offering Video Outside Footprint”
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Nixes-Idea-of-Offering-Video-Outside-Footprint-115514

“Clearwire to adopt LTE and Maintain its WiMax network for the foreseeable future.”
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/clearwire-adopt-lte-maintain-wimax-network/2011-08-04?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

HBO Go more competition for Netflix.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/08/04/is-this-a-netflix-killer/

Comcast to rely solely on servers from Cisco Systems.
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/comcast-reportedly-drops-seachange-vod-servers/2011-08-05?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Netflix net 1 Million subscribers in Canada.
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/netflix-hits-1-million-subscribers-canada/2011-08-05?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

“Scientists create wireless network with LED room light”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/emergingtech/scientists-create-wireless-network-with-led-room-light/2692?tag=nl.e539

“Can iTunes Replay challenge the almighty Netflix?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/can-itunes-replay-challenge-the-almighty-netflix/10768?tag=nl.e539

“ Routers Using OSPF Open to Attacks”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237312/black_hat_routers_using_ospf_open_to_attacks.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Easing the Juggling Act With Client Virtualization”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237311/easing_the_juggling_act_with_client_virtualization.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Java 8 Gears up for the Cloud”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237337/java_8_gears_up_for_the_cloud.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Google TV More Enticing after Set-Top Box Price Slash”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/236986/google_tv_more_enticing_after_settop_box_price_slash.html#tk.nl_tex_h_cbintro

“Is Google suffering from Microsoft Syndrome?”
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/08/04/is-google-suffering-from-microsoft-syndrome/

“Google failing to pay Android developers”
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/04/android_marketplace_payments/

“Google and Microsoft in a Tit for Tat Over Patents”
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/google-and-microsoft-in-a-tit-for-tat-over-patents/

“Amazon boosts identity management, private cloud offerings”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080411-amazon-boosts-identity-management-private.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cloud_security_2011-08-04

“Moves afoot in U.S., elsewhere to end PSTN copper lifeline”
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2011/080311-bradner.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_network_optimization_2011-08-04

“Beyond WAN Optimization”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/beyond-wan-optimization?source=NWWNLE_nlt_network_optimization_2011-08-04

“The impact of cloud balancing on application delivery”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/frame/2011/080111wan2.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_wan_2011-08-04

“The feds want to regulate the cloud”
http://akamai.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/watch-out-the-feds-want-regulate-the-cloud-168658?source=IFWNLE_nlt_cloud_2011-08-04

“New group plans 100,000 broadband-enabled jobs in US”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080411-new-group-plans-100000-broadband-enabled.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cisco_2011-08-05

“Wikipedia losing contributors: Fatal flaw, the community editors?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/wikipedia-losing-contributors-fatal-flaw-the-community-editors/54144?tag=nl.e539

“The hidden costs of running Windows on a Mac”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/the-hidden-costs-of-running-windows-on-a-mac/3673?tag=nl.e539

“Starbucks students, laptop loungers: Your days are numbered”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/starbucks-students-laptop-loungers-your-days-are-numbered/12037?tag=nl.e539

“A Power Plant Hack That Anybody Could Use”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237347/a_power_plant_hack_that_anybody_could_use.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

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