Friday's Links and my Two Bits......

Some projects for the bored geek.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/consumer-electronics/nine-diy-projects-the-crafty-geek-323?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-07-08

“Why you need to get out of your technology comfort zone”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/overcoming-technology-investment-inertia-397?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-07-08

“How to get your Mac ready for Lion”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/how-get-your-mac-ready-lion-267?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-07-08

Hulu vs. Netflix
http://www.fastcompany.com/1765434/with-875k-subscribers-how-impressive-is-hulus-growth

“Stay safe online: 5 secrets every PC (and Mac) owner should know”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/stay-safe-online-5-secrets-every-pc-and-mac-owner-should-know/3542?tag=nl.e539

“Job Experts: Fresh Skills Key for a Return to IT”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/235265/job_experts_fresh_skills_key_for_a_return_to_it.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“New Stephen Wunker Book Tells How to Create New Markets”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/235208/new_stephen_wunker_book_tells_how_to_create_new_markets.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“What 'rogue' cloud usage can teach IT”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/what-rogue-cloud-usage-can-teach-it-179?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-07-07

“S. has a super-special type of Comcast business account called Teleworker Enhanced. This account allows him to have business-class Internet access in his home. The problem, as far as Comcast is concerned, is that he has a business-class account in his home, so they keep making up a phantom residential account to charge him for, then send him to collections”
http://consumerist.com/2011/07/comcast-makes-up-imaginary-residential-account-harasses-you-to-pay-for-it.html

“3 user experience principles to live by”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29469.asp

“Rumor: PlayStation 4 Will Have Kinect-Like Motion Tracking”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/235044/rumor_playstation_4_will_have_kinectlike_motion_tracking.html#tk.nl_tex_h_cbstories

“PlayStation Network Redesign in the Offing?”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/235104/playstation_network_redesign_in_the_offing.html#tk.nl_tex_h_cbstories

“Pic3D Screen Films Turn Any LCD into a 3D Screen”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/234960/pic3d_screen_films_turn_any_lcd_into_a_3d_screen.html#tk.nl_tex_h_cbstories
23inchs? I’ll wait for the 47” version so that I can apply it to my big screen tv on the cheap. Wait the tv manufacturers, and stores like Bestbuy and Walmart won’t like that, because I’m not spending money on another tv, and throwing more electronics into the recycle stream. I guess that might not be a good thing. Just kidding.....

Network training Video.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/tvoice-video-1?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cisco_2011-07-08

“Is Our 3D World Just an Illusion?”
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/The-Holographic-Universe-Is-Our-3D-World-Just-an-Illusion-72804.html


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

Today's Headlines.

“Laptops to Eat into Tablet Sales”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/235166/heres_a_switch_laptops_to_eat_into_tablet_sales.html#tk.nl_mcx_h_cbstories

Why when FBI uses a search warrant, it shows that you should not keep all of your virtual servers on one rack.....
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/07/internet-servers

“Facebook says membership has grown to 750 million”
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2011-07-06-facebook-skype-growth_n.htm

“Facebook's new video chat has rival in Google+”
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2011-07-06-facebook-video-chat_n.htm

“The Microsoft/Android war: Which patents are at stake?”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070611-microsoft-android.html?hpg1=bn

“HP to address TouchPad issues with software update”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070611-hp-to-address-touchpad-issues.html?hpg1=bn

“Upcoming authorized bio of Steve Jobs gets new title”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/upcoming-authorized-bio-steve-jobs-gets-new-t

“Billion-pixel camera set to snap Milky Way shots”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/billion-pixel-camera-set-snap-milky-way-shots

“The iPad: Epic success for users”
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2011/070411-backspin.html

“Minnesota furloughs 75% of IT staff amid shutdown”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070611-minnesota-furloughs-75-of-it.html?hpg1=bn

“Microsoft, Citrix join VMware at top of Gartner's Magic Quadrant”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070511-virtualization-magic-quadrant.html?hpg1=bn

“The Network Performance Management Challenge”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/performance-management-challenge

“Fox hackers exploit slow Twitter response”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070611-fox-hackers-exploit-slow-twitter.html

“Anonymous attacks Turkish websites again”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070711-anonymous-attacks-turkish-websites.html

“Italian police raid Italian branch of Anonymous”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070611-italian-police-raid-italian-branch.html

“Microsoft: No botnet is indestructible”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070611-microsoft-no-botnet-is.html

“DHS tests show security's people problem”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070611-dhs-tests-show-securitys-people.html

“Privacy groups protest proposed E-Verify bill”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070511-privacy-groups-protest-proposed-e-verify.html

“Farewell to the DS-0?”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/frame/2011/070411wan2.html

“Amazon courts iPad users with cloud service updates”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070711-amazon-courts-ipad-users-with.html

“Are Cloud Computing Pay Walls Coming?”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070611-are-cloud-computing-pay-walls.html

“LiveDrive, online storage excellence”
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2011/070611-gearhead.html

“Outsourcing to India may not be affected by privacy rules”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070111-outsourcing-to-india-may-not.html

“7 ways cloud computing could be even greener”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/green/7-ways-cloud-computing-could-be-even-greener/17923

“Intel throwing money at laptop manufacturers to entice them to develop Ultrabooks”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/intel-throwing-money-at-laptop-manufacturers-to-entice-them-to-develop-ultrabooks/6318

“iPhone hacked with zero-day font vulnerability”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/iphone-hacked-with-zero-day-font-vulnerability/8962

“Indian vs. American Programmers: Whose Code Is Best?”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070611-indian-vs-american-programmers-whose.html

“Predicting future technology: ask the children, study urges”
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/predicting-future-technology-ask-the-children-study-urges/16983

“At Crane and Co., a greener greenback”
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/at-crane-and-co-a-greener-greenback/14508


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

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

“Bid to tax Web sales fizzles even as Massachusetts retailers seek change”
http://bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1349907&position=0
If they cant’ tax sales on the internet, then they’ll just raise everyones’ property taxes........cant’ win either way.

“Mass. manufacturing among most cost-efficient”
http://bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1350033&srvc=business&position=4

The Present and Future of cloud Computing.
http://www.cio.com/article/685177/Cloud_Computing_s_Present_and_Future_What_You_Need_to_Know?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cisco_2011-07-06

“Final spectrum analysis considerations (Part 4)”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/wireless/2011/070411wireless2.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_wireless_2011-07-06

“Great Collection of Open Source Documentation”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/great-collection-open-source-documentation?source=NWWNLE_nlt_linux_2011-07-06

“Hacking Team Claims NATO Server Compromised”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/235106/hacking_team_claims_nato_server_compromised.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“EU demands answers over Microsoft's Patriot Act admission”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/eu-demands-answers-over-microsofts-patriot-act-admission/11290?tag=nl.e539

“Office 365: 1.5 days outage per month means you still pay half price”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/office-365-15-days-outage-per-month-means-you-still-pay-half-price/13535?tag=nl.e539

“Wii U "will launch in 2012, after April 1st,"”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/wii-u-will-launch-in-2012-after-april-1st-reveals-nintendo-of-america-president/25985?tag=nl.e539

“Apple's iPhone 5 likely to stress Foxconn”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apples-iphone-5-likely-to-stress-foxconn/51924?tag=nl.e539

“Is Facebook already running scared of Google+?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/is-facebook-already-running-scared-of-google-/1224?tag=nl.e539

“Rumor: Facebook, Apple to take on Google with HTML5 platform”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/rumor-facebook-apple-to-take-on-google-with-html5-platform/1967?tag=nl.e539

“Reality check: Microsoft charging vendors a $15 patent fee per Android device?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/reality-check-microsoft-charging-vendors-a-15-patent-fee-per-android-device/9944?tag=nl.e539

“Should we now expect to pay $500+ to be tablet beta-testers?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-gadgeteer/should-we-now-expect-to-pay-500-to-be-tablet-beta-testers/4871?tag=nl.e539

“Maximized Server Security, Performance and Value”
http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=2928957&promo=539&tag=nl.e539&cval=wit2.zdnet&ctype=default

“5 tips for SharePoint 2010 deployment and configuration”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/5-tips-sharepoint-2010-deployment-and-configuration-123?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-07-06

“Reduce, reuse, recycle -- just not your password”
http://www.infoworld.com/t/password-security/reduce-reuse-recycle-just-not-your-password-120?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-07-06

“How to Address Failure in a  Job Interview”
http://www.cio.com/article/685259/How_to_Address_Failure_in_a_Job_Interview?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-07-06

“A monster performer that won't overheat”
http://gcn.com/articles/2011/07/18/review-of-the-supermicro-superserver-x9.aspx

“Dell Says there's Increased Efficiency, Responsiveness with the Cloud”
http://www.tmcnet.com/topics/articles/193184-dell-says-theres-increased-efficiency-responsiveness-with-cloud.htm

“Verizon the latest carrier to tighten the data spigot”
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2011/07/06/verizon_drops_flat_fee_data_plan/

“How emerging tech can hurt you”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29462.asp

“Standard Java/Groovy Directory Properties”
http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/8039?source=IFWNLE_jw_2011-07-05

“Java SE 7 Brings Better File Handling than Ever to Groovy”
http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/8042?source=IFWNLE_jw_2011-07-05

“5 website functions you need to move to Facebook”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29440.asp
Another name for a Facebook profile is.............Personal Home Page.

“Hardware Tips: USB Flex Adapter, HDMI Monitors”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/235069/hardware_tips_usb_flex_adapter_hdmi_monitors.html#tk.nl_sbx_h_cbintro


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