When it comes to securing the enterprise, much of what is done has been in vogue for so long and makes sense on the surface. But probe a bit deeper, and much of what has long been held sacrosanct now makes little sense.
<b>CNN:</b> "Barely four months after the launch of its first smartphone, the HTC-built Nexus One, Google's commitment to the device seems to be on the wane."
A Web service basically is a collection of open protocols -- XML, SOAP and WSDL -- that is used to exchange data between applications in a platform-independent way.
Toshiba's newest notebook accessory isn't just for Toshiba notebooks -- it's a USB docking station that gives any Windows laptop one-plug access to multiple peripherals, Ethernet, and an HD-resolution monitor.
Toshiba's newest notebook accessory isn't just for Toshiba notebooks -- it's a USB docking station that gives any Windows laptop one-plug access to multiple peripherals, Ethernet, and an HD-resolution monitor.
Another example of the negative marketing impact of poor customer service, plus productivity tips, a resource for business start-up funds and a big lesson from Hilton hotels.
Another example of the negative marketing impact of poor customer service, plus productivity tips, a resource for business start-up funds and a big lesson from Hilton hotels.
<b>Datamation:</b> "Should a netbook be treated as more as a mobile device than as a laptop? Should developers assume that netbooks are used for light computing such as social networking, rather than for productivity?"
<b>Linux Journal:</b> "Synergy (synergy2.sf.net ) allows you to use the keyboard and mouse of your primary computer to control all the other computers around you. Best of all, it is free, works with Linux, OS X, and Windows."
<b>IT World:</b> "After years of fiscal ups and downs, it now appears Mandriva S.A., makers of the Mandriva Linux distribution, may be up on the seller's block."
The environmental activist group is sounding an alarm about the carbon footprint created in the transition to cloud computing. It urges IT firms to opt for renewables when they open new data centers.
In a bid to make its Bing search engine more social networking-oriented, Microsoft adds Facebook feeds and also shows off updated tools for Webmasters.
<b>Linux Planet: </b>"Have you ever thought about how you really spend your time at work? If you're wondering where the time goes, the GNOME Time Tracker is a great tool to help you keep an eye on which activities eat up your days."
Backups aren't what they used to be. The amount of data to contend with has mushroomed and the technologies available to meet storage needs are increasingly complex. Here's one engineering firm's travails and how it resolved them.
<b>IT World:</b> "Look around you. If you're in an office or coffee shop where people are using Windows, chances are someone's PC is now, or recently has been, part of a botnet."
<b>MyThoughts:</b> "For all the people who are waiting for the Linux 2.6.34 kernel for Ubuntu the wait is over. The kernel is available for Ubuntu Lucid right now, the downside is that you have to compile it yourself, the upside there's an article for that."
<b>Bit-Tech:</b> "The next edition of the Ubuntu Linux distribution could come with added Google, with rumours circulating that Canonical is looking to replace Mozilla's Firefox with Google's Chrome browser."
In a bid to make its Bing search engine more social networking-oriented, Microsoft adds Facebook feeds and also shows off updated tools for Webmasters.