Road trip with the iPhone; The big lie: 'The network is down'

Voices of Networking This newsletter is sponsored by Arsenal Digital Solutions Traditional Backup vs. On-Demand Data Protection Services: Critical Questions for IT Decision-Makers When deciding on a data protection solution, budget limits, service quality, and compliance requirements all weigh on the minds of IT leaders. A single overlooked issue can mean the difference between disaster and continuous operations. In this Webcast, Doug Chandler of IDC will explain how many companies have evaluated their data protection choices in today's market and made a successful transition from in-house backup and recovery operations to service-based solutions. Click here to listen to this webcast today! Voices of Networking, 07/09/07 By Jeff Caruso Tolly: Road Trip: Miami to New York with the Apple iPhone, 07/02/07: Talk about dedication. Within 12 hours of the release of the iPhone, I conducted a road test (literally) of the iPhone. Before dawn the test vehicle was launched up I-95 and the test commenced. Lubitz: Biggest lie in the enterprise: 'The network is down', 07/05/07: If you are considering doubling the size of your flexible-spending medical account to buy more Ibuprofen, antacid and sleep aids, I’ve got news for you. None of these is a cure for ills caused by this message: “The network is down.” Knowing that the ... Dr. Internet: How to transfer Mac OS X external USB drive to Windows machine, 07/05/07: I have an external USB drive formatted for Mac OS X with 200 GB of data that I need to transfer to a Windows machine. Manage Insider Security Threats Experts say 75% of security threats come from inside your organization. Watch the latest Network World Editorial Perspectives Webcast today, "Security From the Inside," and learn which technologies and processes best protect your intellectual property and assets inside the perimeter. Click Here to View Johnson: The mobile enterprise: When choice is too much, 07/05/07: The current state of mobile communications reminds me of the immortal lyrics from the pop group Devo: Freedom of choice/Is what you got/Freedom from choice/Is what you want. Nolle: Love Hurts: A telecom melodrama, 07/03/07: The industry’s love of a good story may be creating bad outcomes. Antonopolous: E-discovery and records retention, 07/02/07: How do we balance the needs of regulatory compliance and litigation with the rising cost of retaining electronic records? You won’t like the answer. Nutter's Help Desk: Getting an Adtran videoconferencing system to work again, 07/02/07: My company owns several videoconference units that connect to a ISDN PRI T1. Several users reported problems with making and receiving video calls. The person who put this in has since left the company and, you guessed it, didnt leave much ... Bradner: An invisible abomination, 07/02/07: ISPs can spy on customer Internet traffic, insert ads in Web pages using start-up’s device, columnist warns. Gearhead: Mice, Xcelsius and dirty pictures, 07/05/07: Yes indeed, Gearhead is now completely virtualized. We’re online, on time, on target and “en point.” 'Net Buzz: Amazon rids Disney-related site of undie ads, 07/05/07: Amazon.com finally rids Disney-related site of unwanted jockstrap ad . . . and Buzz gets credit.

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