The world's most extreme laptops Some laptops will give you a hernia, while others will fit in a coat pocket. Some cost a day's pay--others, half a year's. Here are the outliers of the notebook world. Top 10 open source apps for Mac OS X Every Mac user should consider making these applications and utilities part of their standard toolkit. If The Cloud Were Really The Cloud Then Outages Would Be Rare Do we really have a cloud or just offsite Microsoft, Cisco and Linux hosting centers? I'm struck by what seems like a near constant barrage of news about cloud outages and service downtime. News podcast: Network World 360 Brocade is refreshing its Wi-Fi product line via a five-year strategic partnership with Motorola. Also, Delta Air Lines is being sued for allegedly hacking the e-mail account of a passenger rights advocate supporting legislation that would allow access to food, water and toilets during long delays on the tarmac. (5:17) How Wireless Carriers Gouge You--And How to Fight Back Are you paying too much for your cell phone and its services? Even if you're sticking to your monthly allocation of minutes and messages, you might still be paying more than you have to. IE, GDI flaws good place for IT to start Patch Tuesday cleanup, experts say With 13 patches released on Patch Tuesday, IT administrators have a daunting task of just deciding where to get started. Experts advise that the best place is where the most damage can happen, and where it can happen fast. Google to tell you how your site was hacked Google on Monday rolled out a new service to help Webmasters identify malware that may have been slipped into their sites. The new tool will show Webmasters of sites flagged as "unsafe" just what the offending code is. Use SIP security against DDoS So what are the real risks associated with a SIP trunk? What are the possible exploits? The number of attacks keeps rising and the sophistication ranges from simple to sophisticated. Two of the most troubling are toll fraud and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Twitter: Don't change your log-in data until further notice Twitter users should refrain from changing their log-in data until further notice or else risk getting locked out of their accounts. Networking Certifications 101: Aruba Networks In our series this week on what certifications are needed in the networking world we take a look at the offerings for IT professionals from Aruba Networks. 'Spider guy' fesses up to McDonald's drive-through hoax Here's a story from Australia that describes a credit-card scam that has bilked 3,500 McDonald's customers out of some $2.5 million. Although the story is from a credible news source, do not ask me to vouch for its authenticity ... or to even believe it. NASA teams with Air Force to step up commercial space pace As it looks to significantly reshape its future, NASA today said it would partner with the US Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a technology roadmap for use of reusable commercial spaceships. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. 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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