Essential (and cool) laptop gear Check out our list of functional -- and fun -- gear that will meet your computer needs whether you're on the road or setting up shop somewhere. Where not to find an IT job IT job seekers shouldn't waste their time with help wanted ads or career fairs. Those employment resources rank as least effective among HR executives, a new survey shows. Is Nortel's 40GigE business worth $600 million? Brad Reese: RBC Capital Markets says Nortel's Metro Ethernet and 40Gig product line is worth $600M with Ciena perhaps the best candidate to buy. But is $600M even too much for 40GigE, given how 100GigE is poised to take off? U.S. pledges $1.2 billion for digital health networks The U.S. government has pledged $1.2 billion to help hospitals and clinicians develop and implement digital health records. 9 Web-based office productivity suites Both Google and Microsoft are making big promises about browser-based environments that allow you to access documents, spreadsheets, calendars, contacts, and more, all in one place online. But so far, it's not entirely clear how these systems will work or what they will be able to do. In the meantime, a good number of services already allow you to put your own computer in the cloud for free. How one BlackBerry addict lost 50 lbs. in six months Struggling to work off that spare tire around your waist? Your BlackBerry smartphone might not seem like the most obvious tool in the war on unwanted weight, but thanks to a new mobile application you can now carry your very own "24/7 weight-loss coach" in a pants pocket. Court shuts down sites promising free gov't grants A U.S. district court has shut down several Web sites that falsely promised they could help consumers get free government grants, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced. FCC will have tough time reining in burgeoning wireless industry With word that the Federal Communications Commission will next week begin to take a broad look at the wireless industry and how it is regulated, one wonders: What took so long? How to run your IT department into the ground There seems to be some nasty goings-on in the IT department of the Veterans Administration. The VA's inspector general is charging high-ranking officials in the agency's information technology office abused their authority, influenced the hiring of a contractor, engaged in nepotism, oh, and engaged some unadvised hanky-panky. August Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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