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Eric Schmidt's privacy policy is scary; The wackiest stories of 2009; PowerPoint train wrecks

Bots, bombs and weird science: The wackiest stories of 2009; 8 More PowerPoint Train Wrecks
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Eric Schmidt's privacy policy is one scary philosophy

The Electronic Frontier Foundation was one critic among many concerned over Eric Schmidt's statements on how Google should respect privacy. According to Gawker, when he was asked during an interview for on CNBC's about whether users should concerned about sharing so much information with Google, Schmidt responded, "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it." Read full story

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From iPhone app trouble to Stephen Colbert toilets and levitating mice, the high-tech way-out-there machine at is best.

8 More PowerPoint Train Wrecks
We thought we had seen presentation disaster at its worst with the last set of PowerPoint slides. We were wrong. These train wrecks, captured in all their not-so-fiery infamy, show what truly terrible PPT slides can do to burn innocent audiences everywhere.

Market transitions and architectures key for Cisco enterprise growth
Despite its dominance in enterprise networking -- 82% share in routing and 70% in switching -- Cisco still sees plenty of growth potential. The key is selling a network, not a switch or a router, as the foundation of an intra- or inter-company collaboration system, video-optimized "medianet" or virtualized data center.

Free IT management software not just for the small shops anymore
Spiceworks this week will make available the latest revision of its free IT management software -- now enabled to manage customer environments with up to 1,000 computers and/or devices.

'Magic Quadrant' whiner just won't quit
Only a grim sense of duty prompts me to note this latest development in a lawsuit that gives frivolous a bad name.

Reasons not to buy Cisco
Goldman Sachs a few weeks ago published survey results on IT spending patterns for 2009, going into 2010, from 100 IT executives at Fortune 1000 firms. The survey found that pricing pressure is increasing, which could lead to share losses for Cisco.

Why Apple should keep a closer eye on prolific app store developers
It's no secret that a well-reviewed and popular iPhone app can potentially net a developer hundreds of thousands of dollars. But the potential to make a lot of money inevitably causes some less than honest developers to try and scam the iTunes App Store for monetary gain.

ISPs and Usage Meter Accuracy
A number of broadband ISPs, including AT&T, Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, and Comcast have announced their intent to meter Internet usage. Assuming they follow through on this intent, which is controversial in the blogosphere, it will be extremely important for consumers that the meters they use accurately and fairly track usage.

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Network performance measuring vendor - Plixer International, released this evening its new rap video featuring the geeky but highly talented Cisco NetFlow hip-hop rap sensation - Mix Master Mitch.

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December 14, 2009

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