Need a supercomputer? This guy builds 'em himself Bruce Allen is perhaps the world's best do-it-yourselfer. When he needed a supercomputer to crunch the results of gravitational-wave research, he built one with his colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Is e-mail for old fogeys? E-mail was the Internet's first killer application, but now it appears to be dying out -- at least among teenagers. Femtocells: Pros and Cons Are you one of those unlucky souls who enjoys decent cell phone reception when you're out and about but can't get a signal inside? You're not alone. Indoor signals have long been a weak point of cellular coverage. Obama still won't say whether he's using a BlackBerry The mystery continues. President Barack Obama said in a television interview broadcast Monday he has a very secure handheld device, but he would not divulge whether or not he's still using his coveted BlackBerry. The IT job market is tanking -- but not for everyone Shortly after Donnie Reynolds, the chief operating officer at Automated HealthCare Solutions Inc. in Miramar, Fla., learned that Microsoft planned to cut 5,000 workers over the next 18 months, he and another ... Ex-employee calls Microsoft spying lawsuit 'desperate' The former Microsoft employee accused of stealing company information is disputing Microsoft's version of events, saying the lawsuit against him is "a desperate attempt" to force him to abandon a patent infringement ... Windows 7 to be tested thoroughly Microsoft's new Windows 7 will be "more thoroughly" monitored for compliance with a 2002 antitrust settlement than earlier versions of the operating system, according to a status report filed last week with the ... Novell may make more acquisitions to fill product line Novell continues to look at acquisitions to fill its product line, Ron Hovsepian, the company's president and CEO, told reporters in Bangalore Monday. Real network engineers put Cisco data center gear through its paces If you want to know how the Cisco Nexus line really works in practice, here's your chance to live vicariously through a group of network engineers who right now are testing out an end-to-end Nexus data center design. In their words "Yup, scary." Video: Google Earth 5.0 goes deep under the sea The new Google Earth 5.0 tool features underwater exploration, historical views and the ability to create narrated tours. 'Magnetic tornado' spins data storage techniques Researchers said this week that they have discovered a way to control the rotation - or chirality - of "magnetic tornadoes" in way that could enable the writing and reading of digital information with greater sensitivity, reliability and efficiency, they said. 911 fraudsters provoke, endanger public, law officers It's been a year since the FBI brought the problem to the public’s attention but it continues to plague: there has and continues to be a significant increase in the illegal activity know as “swatting” where criminals and pranksters call in a spoofed 911 call in hopes of drawing a response from law enforcement - usually a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. Today on Cisco Subnet How does Cisco IronPort prevent directory harvest attacks?; OSPF puzzle, Part 2: Analyzing OSPF metrics, human style; Getting Started with the CCNA Wireless; VoIP security: Share your concerns?; Why is Cisco spending lots of marketing dollars on WAAS?; QoS application classes; IPv6 capabilities in Cisco’s IPS software version 6.2; Is my network healthy? Important IOS CLI info (Show version). February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet Up for grabs: One American Express gift card worth $250 from Global Knowledge; One Microsoft training course worth $2,995 from Global Knowledge; 15 copies each of the hot book titles Voice over IP Security, and CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide and 15 copies of Exchange Server 2007 How-To: Real Solutions for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Administrators. Get all the entry details here. |
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