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Geekiest marriage proposals of all time

Cisco Linksys routers still don't support IPv6 | Microsoft patches 22 bugs, stops Autorun hole that helps Conficker

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Geekiest marriage proposals of all time
They say there's a lid for every pot. And when a geek has found his lid, there comes a time when he wants to take a soldering iron to it and make sure it's not going anywhere. But a true geek can't just hide a ring in the dessert and get down on one knee. Oh, no. He must pop the question with creativity and flair, to make it as memorable as possible for his geek princess in the only ways a geek knows how. And these days, that means he might just have to do a bit of coding. Read on for some of the geekiest marriage proposals ever. Read More


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Cisco Linksys routers still don't support IPv6
It's hard to fathom why Cisco hasn't added IPv6 to its Linksys consumer routers yet, but the company has promised support will come this spring. Read More

Microsoft patches 22 bugs, stops Autorun hole that helps Conficker
As expected, Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday is big: 22 bugs fixed via 12 updates, including patches for three zero-day exploits. Microsoft also made a change to the Autorun services in XP and Vista that it hopes will put a cramp in the spread of Conficker. Read More

Malware exploding, especially on mobile devices
Mobile malware is soaring and Adobe is the main vector of attack, according to new figures from security firm McAfee that were issued Tuesday. Read More


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Qualcomm aims at peer-to-peer with FlashLinq
Qualcomm plans to demonstrate a peer-to-peer wireless technology that will let devices form "neighborhood-area networks" at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. Read More

Facebook will take over Sun's old digs
Would someone who has Scott McNealy's phone number please give him a call as ask how he feels about Mark Zuckerberg settling into his old office? Read More

FCC moves to redirect phone subsidies to broadband
The FCC takes a major step toward redirecting telephone subsidies to broadband. Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP TippingPoint

Securing Virtual Data Center Testing
Learn how this technology is put to test as a comprehensive solution for securing virtual environments. Read More

Configuring Microsoft Active Directory to Support IPv6
In this blog post on IPv6, I'm going to cover Active Directory support for IPv6. Read More

Two Cisco backed data center developments in flux
Two data center standards that Cisco is deeply involved with are going through some significant changes. And depending on where you sit, the changes could be good or bad. Read More

CouchOne and Membase Merge To Form NoSQL Powerhouse
For a while now I have covered the NoSQL database market and some of the great open source projects in that space. Today I am happy to report on the merger of two of the leaders in this market. Read More

The state of network automation
At this stage of the game, few IT managers would argue against automating at least some network management functions. Who, after all, doesn't want to reduce error rates or enable streamlined implementation processes? Read More



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Three years ago, we compiled our initial list of 20 useful sites for Cisco practitioners, partisans and pundits. Now we're adding to that list with 15 more sites we found useful for the Cisco masses.

A sneak-peek preview of Android 3.0
Expect a new holographic look, customizable home screens, a Windows-style taskbar, and tabbed browsing in Google's upcoming version of the Android OS, code-named Honeycomb.

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