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

Today's Favorite Articles and My Two bits.

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.......

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

My Two Bits on Microsoft buying Skype

Depending on who’s expert advice you read there’s a case that Microsoft buying Skype was a good thing for everyone or the biggest waste of money. You can read the Pro argument here and the Con argument here. So I want to know what real essence of this deal is about. Why did Steve Ballmer throw billions of dollars for Skype?The other thing I want to know is did Bill Gates approve the deal personally, was he willing to let Ballmer have the ball on this one, and if the deal falls flat Bill can blame Steve for a bad idea and can him altogether? I’m merely speculating here. But it would be a very expensive bad idea, so there has to be something more here than meets the eye. Microsoft is a software company and the technology that Skype has is nothing that Microsoft couldn’t self cough upon its own, excuse me I meant to say create. So the only other thing of value here is the company name. But that’s a huge chunk of change to pay out for naming rights. In the end I find it hard to phantom how Microsoft is aiming to make a profit off this company that basically provided a free service.

Those are my Two Bits...............Eric

Today's Favorite Articles and My Two bits.

The IT Job market is getting warm...
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227614/it_jobs_market_outpacing_other_sectors.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

Promoting Linux...
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227625/what_linux_needs_is_some_good_marketing.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Where Does the Cloud End?”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227578/where_does_the_cloud_end.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

Poll numbers show that Enterprises are not ready for IPv6.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/05/10/5500456.htm

Product Review: Panasonic Tough Book...
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/panasonics-toughbook-53-gets-work-done-in-any-terrain/24561?tag=nl.e589

Visa aims’ to compete with PayPal with new offering..
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/visa-targets-amazon-paypal-with-its-own-digital-wallet/24578?tag=nl.e589
There’s nothing like the smell of competition in the air to stir the pot and create fear in an enterprise.

Rumors of NetFlix coming to Chrome might be true..
http://www.pcworld.com/article/227430/chrome_os_will_likely_include_netflix_support.html#tk.nl_bpx_h_crawl

There’s no right to online Privacy in India..
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227520/india_defends_right_to_access_personal_data.html#tk.nl_bpx_h_crawl

“Symantec: Change your Facebook password now”
http://www.infoworld.com/t/data-security/symantec-change-your-facebook-password-now-692?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-05-11
Why be on Facebook in the first place?

A story of an IT pro moving his company from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps...
http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/microsoft-exchange-google-apps-716?page=0,0&source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-05-11

“Massachusetts Sen. Kerry steps into Comcast-Boston brouhaha”

http://www.fiercecable.com/story/massachusetts-sen-kerry-steps-comcast-boston-brouhaha/2011-05-11?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

“Skype purchase highlights a weakness in "free enough" philosophy”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/skype-purchase-highlights-weakness-free-enoug?source=NWWNLE_nlt_convergence_voip_2011-05-11
Whats the point in providing a free service if there’s no profit motive? Of coarse Microsoft bought Skype to make a profit off of it.

“Dell: Making 'open, capable, affordable' fresh again”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/stor/2011/050911stor1.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_storage_2011-05-10

“Microsoft’s Ballmer $7.7-Billion Skype Blunder”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/microsoft-8217s-ballmer-77-billion-skype-blunder/1033?tag=nl.e539
Then again there might never be a profit from this deal...

A case for using PlateSpin a migration tool.
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nsm/2011/050911nsm2.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_network_systems_2011-05-11

“Mobile computing brings out the organized, international and profit-driven cybercriminal”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/mobile-computing-brings-out-organized-interna?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_identity_2011-05-11
The days of smuggling booze are long gone....it all about the online data now.

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

Today's Favorite Articles and My Two bits.

Is the future of encryption Homorphic?
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/homomorphic-encryption-can-it-save-cloud-computing/5488?tag=nl.e550

Using System restore....
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-tips/five-tips-for-using-system-restore-effectively/817?tag=nl.e550

White Paper;
Server virtualization with HP Integrity Servers...
http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=2863271&promo=550&tag=nl.e550&cval=wit2.zdnet&ctype=default

Article;
“The Network World”
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2011/25thanniversary/050911-anniversary.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_network_systems_2011-05-09

The ways IT will transform in 25 years..
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2011/25thanniversary/050911-anniversary-future.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_virtualization_2011-05-09

HP Networking....
http://networkingnerd.net/2011/05/09/flexing-your-muscles-hp-networking-announcements/

The biggest drivers to adopt IPv6 may turn out to be online gamers.....
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/385935/will_world_warcraft_drive_isp_ipv6_adoption_/

“Infoblox Enhances DDI Solution for IPv6 Transition”
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2011/05/09/infoblox-enhances-ddi-solution-for-ipv6-transition.aspx

Microsoft reportedly buying Skype..
http://bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view.bg?articleid=1336843&srvc=business&position=4

Microsoft reportedly over paid for Skype...
http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/10/did-microsoft-overpay-for-skype-hell-yes-%E2%80%94-by-4-5-billion/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29
What a surprise...it wanted it so badly that it was willing to overpay for it.....

YouTube doubles size of it’s video rental library, but a bad taste still lingers in some movie studios....
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view/20110510youtube_adds_3000_movies_to_double_video_rentals/srvc=business&position=also

There’s lots of security data in  the enterprise but the problem is how to utilize it...
http://www.darkreading.com/security-monitoring/167901086/security/security-management/229402382/enterprises-logging-security-data-but-still-struggle-to-use-it.html

For market purposes Mobile is dead..
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29035.asp

“Comcast defends Boston cable rates, says market is 'highly competitive'”
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/comcast-defends-boston-cable-rates-says-market-highly-competitive/2011-05-10?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

BICSI Cable manual now available....
http://www.cablinginstall.com/index/display/article-display/8220983526/articles/cabling-installation-maintenance/products/design-installation-testing/cabling-installation/2011/4/BICSI-installation-manual-dives-deep-into-data-centers-healthcare-security.ht?cmpid=$trackid

Google is now into the music...
http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-cloud-music-service-music-beta/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29
We knew this was coming, it was only a matter of time.....

“What to Do When Webmail Gets Hacked”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227455/what_to_do_when_webmail_gets_hacked.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Google Chrome hacked with sophisticated exploit”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/google-chrome-hacked-with-sophisticated-exploit/8626?tag=nl.e589

“WAN Virtualization - Per-flow vs. per-packet advantages”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/frame/2011/050911wan1.html?page=1

Windows and Macs are vulnerable to Java based botnet..
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/050911-cross-platform-botnet-targets-both-windows.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2011-05-10

“IT caught in crossfire when it comes to smartphone privacy”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/050911-it-caught-in-crossfire-when.html?page=1

Airforce to spend 6 million dollars on cloud study environment...
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/what-kind-cloud-computing-environment-do-you-?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cloud_security_2011-05-10

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