LATEST TWISTED PAIR PODCAST: Drinking from fire hydrants at CES An exhausted Jason and Keith discuss their favorite things from CES, whether the IT department is doomed, and why young IT workers may feel entitled to better jobs and pay. LATEST FROM THE VIDEO LIBRARY: CES 2008 videos Between Keith Shaw and myself, plus our colleagues over at the IDG News Service, we blanketed last week's CES show with video cameras. Check out our entire library of videos shot at the show. LATEST FROM NETWORK WORLD PANORAMA: 5 myths of virtualization Virtualization is one of the hottest topics in IT these days, but there are some things that companies and IT managers should be aware of before they jump into a large virtualization project. Keith Shaw talks with Fortisphere CTO and co-founder John Suit about some of the myths surrounding this technology. (11:12) LATEST VOICES FROM IT ROADMAP: Using Web 2.0 tech in a top secret world Knowledge workers at the Defense Intelligence Agency are like any in Corporate America: They want to be able to share information with each other more easily. Of course, the information is highly sensitive and the network is rated "Top Secret". So how does a IT guy deal with the cloak and dagger parameters in open, Web 2.0 world? Lewis Shepherd, former senior technology officer at the DIA, explains on this edition of Voices from IT Roadmap. (17:20) LATEST FROM THE PODCAST LIBRARY: Six Minutes With ... Kevin Dinn, CEO & Founder of Kannuu It's never easy to launch a company, but doing so in the US – specifically in Silicon Valley – can be an advantage with an almost plug-and-play infrastructure on which to build. Many international entrepreneurs have come to the U.S. in recent years to start companies, but others stick close to home and tackle the additional challenge of geography. In this episode, Kannuu CEO Kevin Dinn (pictured) talks about the height of this obstacle down under (6:06). LATEST COOL TOOL BLOGS: Search for videos via SMS JuiceCaster this week launched its Mobile Video Search (MVS), a search application that looks for user-posted videos via wireless devices. The free service lets anyone with a video-capable cell phone to instantly watch desired videos on-demand by texting a keyword to 84462. The search tool then immediately sends a reply, with links to the requested content. The company says MVS works on more than 95% of video-capable phones, including the iPhone, BlackBerry, Treo and Windows Mobile devices, as well as mass-market phones like the Motorola Razr series. If only Timmy had a computer to understand Lassie Must not be a lot to do over in Hungary since scientists are busy at work building a computer that will enable humans to communicate with dogs, according to a Reuters story. |
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