Eye on the Carriers: Of subways, government subsidies and broadband
There's a lot of talk these days of the "Internet as public utility." In fact, if you parse the language of the stimulus package, you definitely pick up that perspective as part of the motivation for investing $7.2 billion in Internet infrastructure. Gearhead: A couple of Twitter search services
Mark Gibbs goes looking for other services that provide searching of Twitter Tweets and finds a couple that are really useful. In the process he also briefly reviews a book on tags. Security: Risk and Reward: The Kilo-Day threat and mundane security
In the security business we spend a lot of time worrying about the "zero-day" threat that appears out of nowhere and immediately starts attacking a hereto unknown vulnerability. Insider Threat: Identifying the source of corporate threats
The Verizon Business RISK team recently released its "2009 Data Breach Investigations Report" which gives a fresh look into the question of whether insiders or outsiders are the larger threat group. The report concludes that 74% of breaches result from external sources and "the predominance of total records lost was attributed to outsiders." Small Business Tech: Solving problems graphically
Businesses, especially white collar businesses, are all about "processes and information" (thank you Michael Dortch). But what do you do when you find yourself looking at the same processes and the same information and can't improve your results? Try looking at things in a new way, graphically, using tools such as MindManager or TheBrain. Backspin: Looking for swine and the data society
Mark Gibbs started by looking for swine flu data and wound up pondering the downsides of being an "information society" Could he be running a fever? Could he have "swine"? 'Net Buzz: Street View-style voyeurism stretches skyward
Arrive at the Gigapixel Photography Web site and you'll see a gorgeous photo of a dozen condominium towers stretched across the Vancouver skyline, yachts docked in the foreground, dusk bathing the scene in a rich blue hue. Talking Tech: Lose your data, lose your business – What's behind door No. 3?
Disasters, by definition, strike with little or no warning. Whether it's an extended power outage, a devastating storm, or some other unforeseen disruption, the most nerve-wracking part of owning a business is the unknown. But good news: we can prepare effectively to weather even the worst of storms. A solid disaster recovery (DR) plan can mean the difference between a business bouncing back from a catastrophe or closing for good. Cool Tools: Wireless photo frame with a twist
The Kaleido R7 digital photo frame, by IPEVO, lets you synchronize photos wirelessly from another computer on the same wireless network. | 
From 3Mbps over shared coax to 40/100Gbps over fiber…and beyond.
iPhone enthusiasts from around the Web offer their visions for the next-gen iPhone.
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