Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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Privacy regs won't kill innovation so stop whining
With all due respect, the innovation killer (often of a pair with "jobs killer") argument has been the go-to argument against regulation for years. Read More


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Tips to Tailor Your Communications Strategy
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Architect the Network
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Even HTML itself is a Twitter critic
So does HTML really stand for Hating on Twitter Markup Language? That's the impression at least some programmers were left with after having their attention drawn to an element within the official HTML specification -- 4.10.7.2.8 The maxlength attribute - that veers from the straight-and-geeky normally found in such documents to take a swipe at Twitter and its infamous 140-character message limit. Read More

You call that a virus? How I kicked the Mac Defender's butt in five seconds
About six months ago, I bought the MacBook Air, the first Apple computer I've owned since my childhood self played Oregon Trail on the Apple II in my family's house. I was told by some Mac lovers that I'd never need anti-virus software, but I installed the free Sophos software just in case. Read More

Winners of the Larry Awards for Best Presentations at Interop
Well it is time again for the Larry Awards that recognize the best presentations at Interop. This is the third year for the awards and they have grown into a life of their own. Read More


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Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases for power workstation users as well as all the features of the Professional edition. Learn more!

Having private parts is not probable cause for TSA to grope or body scan you
After the Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed "Restrain-the-TSA" legislation, which would make invasive pat-downs a crime at Texas airports, it seemed to inject a bit of sanity into arguments of what is reasonable and unreasonable to expect from the Fourth Amendment's "right of the people to be secure in their persons . . . against unreasonable searches and seizures." Read More

Does Amazon "owe" open source? Maybe a little
When most people look at Amazon, they probably see a retail giant that's constantly growing and reaching into new markets. But at the core of almost all of Amazon's success is open source — yet you rarely see Amazon participating and contributing. What's up with that? Read More

"ITIL-Lite" for APM
If you work in a big organization replete with financial and human resources, ITIL may be your best bet for structuring your application performance management. But if your organization is like most, and you don't have the wherewithal and time to implement full-blown ITIL, we suggest a much more practical and less onerous approach to managing application performance. At NetForecast we call it "ITIL-Lite." Read More


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Manageable Application Security
Investments in security solutions have to provide a clear value, which equals additional time spent collecting and documenting proof of this value. The latest version of F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager(tm) (ASM), v10.1, addresses information overload and the need for agility in implementation. Learn more!

Chocolate In My Peanut Butter: Open Source Single Sign On Meets Open Source Two-Factor Authentication
Back in November I wrote about WiKID Systems and how they were bringing open source two-factor authentication to the market since 2001. I used the WiKID story to explain what two-factor authentication works and why it is a far superior method for security access then passwords alone. Read More

YouTube turns 6 ... and, yes, they do grow up so fast
All the world is a stage and pretty soon everyone in it will be featured in a video on YouTube ... at least once. Read More

Can Space X and Orbital step up for NASA?
The lack of alternatives for supplying the International Space Station and launching science missions have all contributed to the need for commercial rockets. But delays and cost increases in those programs from Orbital Sciences Corporation and Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) may force even more reliance on foreign space services. Read More

Trying To Catch Lightning Twice
The team that brought us MySQL and then sold it for a Billion dollars to Sun is looking to invest in the next big open source success story. Helsinki based Open Ocean Investments announced yesterday the launch of their Fund Three with Sixty Million Dollars. Read More



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