10 NASA space technologies that may never see the cosmos NASA has robots, rockets, inflatable homes and lots of other advanced technology that may never lift off. The Cybersecurity Coordinator To-Do List Members of the security community are acutely aware that the Federal Cybersecurity Coordinator's job remains vacant. When this individual is finally appointed, he or she won't have much time to get up to speed. As a public service, ESG suggest that the cybersecurity coordinator prioritize the following 10 items. Apple flubs its improved support for Exchange email security Apple's improved support for Microsoft Exchange security triggers frustration for some enterprise users linking to Exchange 2007. PC demand takes off ahead of Windows 7 People are snapping up new desktop and laptop PCs long before the launch of Windows 7, a sign of strong demand in the market, analysts say. Google Chrome 3.0 Still Isn't Ready for Business Let me get this out of the way: I have been a huge fan of Chrome since it came out last September. Yet despite the refinement that newly-launched Chrome 3.0 displays, it's still not quite ready to take center stage as the browser of choice for business. Although its performance and clean, intuitive interface make it a joy to use, its lack of mainstream support limits its usefulness in the office. Sprint President Takes a Shot (Or Two) at AT&T 3G A Sprint exec speaking here today used AT&T as the poster child for 3G wireless networks that can't keep up with the increasing data demands of smartphone users. Sniffing Your Windows Server Network In my Server 2008 class this week, a student ran into a situation where rebooting a domain controller seemed to take forever. (Sound familiar?) In a domain consisting of three, count 'em three, computers, it seemed ridiculous that the domain controller should require nearly 15 minutes to "prepare network connections." I was very curious to know what the heck was going on under the hood. Burglar Checks Facebook During Raid, Gets Busted "OMG LOLZ brkin into sum1s house!" CCNA Difficulties, Part VI (and last): Simlets Many people come to the CCNA game never having had an IT job. That's perfectly reasonable - many people work towards CCNA as a way to help get that first IT job, or even their first networking-focused IT job. Unfortunately, that lack of prior experience makes the Sim and Simlet questions that much harder for CCNA candidates. Palm waves good-bye to Windows Mobile Palm is cancelling its reliance on Windows Mobile, which it adopted some years ago in an effort to expand the market for its handheld devices. The new word for tech's ex-employees is 'alum' Thanks to the economic downturn, former employees of high-tech companies are staying in touch by joining alumni groups to find jobs, business opportunities and to socialize. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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