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Breaking News RSS FeedsBohemian neutrality - The wrangling over net neutrality deserves an opera. Gibbs obliges. ...Feed Source: www.networkworld.com Google's App Inventor: First impressions - Gibbs just got an invite to Google's App Inventor and he's impressed with what is an early beta ... Security-as-a-service growing - When you ask IT professionals if they use cloud computing or software-as-a-service, most start by saying "no". But if you ask some follow up questions, you will quickly find out about "that one application" that is a SaaS application.
... Disband the ITU-T IPv6 Group - When the ITU-T IPv6 Group gets together in Geneva next week, one of the things they should discuss is the need for their very existence.... Ready or not, cloud is coming - Regardless of whether you are a cheerleader or a naysayer, the fact is the pieces for cloud computing are coalescing rapidly. This stuff isn?t vaporware. Our tests of cloud services ? the third of which appears in this issue -- show a rich and growing list of capabilities.... 'Hope all is well' can be annoying as ? - This beef is a trivial matter, I realize; virtually all e-mail etiquette issues are minor by definition. But every time I read that smarmy greeting my blood pressure ticks up just a notch, meaning that I am -- ever so briefly -- less well.... Rest in bits - Gibbs ponders death online ... The iMo Monster: A quick and easy secondary monitor - The scoop: iMo Monster 10-inch touchscreen monitor, by MIMO Monitors, about $260... Apple, Adobe and laziness - Steve Jobs called Adobe lazy but why hasn't Apple fixed iTunes ... Google/Verizon: Will a parallel non-Internet help the 'Net? - In spite of the fact that the net neutrality proposal that Google and Verizon published on Aug. 9 was not much like what the rumor mill predicted as late as the day before, the proposal sure has kicked off a lot of controversy.... Opinion: IT needs to help secure industrial control systems - After the Stuxnet worm exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a popular industrial controller, it's clear that operators of large-scale infrastructure management systems need to work with the IT security community to better safeguard these critical systems.... Eric Schmidt and the end of an era - Gibbs sees the opinions of Google's CEO on online anonymity as the end of an era ... Don't get burned ? Put some SPF 50 on your business continuity/disaster recovery plan - On vacation, forgetting your sunscreen may lead to a painful burn, but forgetting key components of an organization's business continuity (BC)/disaster recovery (DR) plan hurts a lot more. Overlooking even one item can weaken your entire network and mean significant losses in revenue and productivity.... Do you need network security and privacy loss insurance? - If your business manages personal information about health or finances, a security breach can cost millions. HITECH and other regulations not only apply fines, but they require disclosure and notification of those affected. In some cases, companies must pay for free credit reports too. These costs can range from $80 to $200 per compromised record. The problem for many companies is the sheer volume of information that can be compromised in a single breach. If you lose 5,000, 50,000 or 500,000 records, the math may mean bankruptcy. Fortunately, you can now get insurance to cover these risks.... Ebook readers: Nails in old school publishing's coffin - Gibbs takes a look at the Barnes and Noble Nook and compares it to the Alex he recently reviewed ... Is cyberwar lawful? - The answer is probably not -- at least an unprovoked attack -- based on extensive new legal research appearing in an upcoming issue of the British journal INFO.... If net neutrality dies, blame the comms junkies - Mark Gibbs ponders net neutrality, service agreements and consumer comms addiction.... Living with the knowledge that we're infected - Even as average enterprise security spending has risen over the years from 2% of the total IT budget to 10%, the percentage of compromised corporate machines has also climbed, now up to 7% to 9% by some estimates.... Putting IE's market share gains in perspective - Much is being made of the fact that Microsoft has at least temporarily stanched the bleeding in terms of Internet Explorer's market share, and, in fact, has managed to nudge the number upward slightly in each of the past two months.... Building a better netbook - Mark Gibbs looked at the Samsung NB30 and decided it needed a better OS.... Softer data-leak prevention - Data-leak prevention is growing at 10% a year, a bit slower than anticipated but still pretty fast compared to other security technologies. In this year's research we see DLP use or active evaluation among 36% of research participants. The primary driver is compliance, as with most security funding. In looking at DLP deployment over time we noticed something very interesting: quite a few companies that deployed DLP last year pulled back on their deployments because of a backlash from users and management. ... The price of free Internet: a piece of your soul - It is not news that there are a lot of companies, and maybe a few governments, tracking your every move on the Internet. But most people have not yet internalized just how pervasive and detailed the tracking is.... Catching up on the Cool Tools backlog - It's not even the holiday season yet, and we've got a bunch of boxes coming in daily. This also means that I need to catch up on writing about some items that have been sitting here lately. These are cool items that are easy to talk about quickly without writing a full review.... Facebook, nannying, and objectives - Gibbs ponders the problems with employees and social networking and suggests that nannying won't cut it. ... Not just a passing fad: Improved productivity looks good on your business - Technology, like fashion, evolves constantly, but one thing that is always in fashion is saving money.... 'Many failures' caused BP spill - BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico finds that "a series of failures" was to blame.... Cameron flies to see ill father - David Cameron misses prime minister's questions, flying to be with his father in France after he suffered a stroke while on holiday.... Murder charge changes supported - Calls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, the BBC learns.... Church defiant over Koran burning - A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.... Concern for missing girl and baby - Police are concerned about a 14-year-old girl from Bristol who has been missing with her 11-month-old daughter since Friday.... UN 'failed' DR Congo rape victims - A senior UN official says its peacekeepers failed the victims of mass rape in DR Congo, with the numbers affected double the previous estimate.... Extradition laws to be reviewed - The government orders an independent review of the UK's extradition laws, which will examine if the US-UK treaty is "unbalanced".... MPs to debate phone hacking claim - Parliament is to debate allegations that MPs had their mobile phones hacked into by News of the World journalists.... Legionnaires' outbreak in S Wales probed - Health officials seeking the source of a Legionnaires' outbreak which has been linked to the death of a 64-year-old woman are focusing on industrial premises.... Blair cancels second book event - Tony Blair pulls out of a second event related to his memoirs amid threats of disruption by an anti-Iraq war protest.... Sir Ranulph fined over car crash - Sir Ranulph Fiennes is fined £1,000 after he fell asleep at the wheel of his car and crashed into another vehicle.... Strictly Come Dancing line-up is revealed - Rugby player Gavin Henson, magician Paul Daniels and former Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams are among the line-up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing.... The secrets of good dancing and 'dad dancing' - Scientists carry out the first rigorous analysis of dance moves that make men attractive to women.... Capello praises display by Rooney - England boss Fabio Capello hails Wayne Rooney, who is the subject of newspaper allegations about his private life, for his performance in the win over Switzerland.... SFA apologises for anthem abuse - The Scottish FA apologises to Liechtenstein for the "disgraceful" booing of their national anthem before the Euro 2012 qualifier.... Nadal powers into quarter-finals - Rafael Nadal beats Feliciano Lopez in straight sets to reach the US Open quarter-finals.... Live - County Championship - Yorkshire aim to press home their advantage against leaders Nottinghamshire after blowing the County Championship title race wide open, while Sussex close in on promotion.... England cruise to T20 series win - England record their seventh successive victory in Twenty20 internationals and a 2-0 series win over Pakistan with an emphatic six-wicket victory in Cardiff.... Man guilty over van roll deaths - A driver is found guilty of causing death by careless driving after he left his handbrake off and his van rolled down a slope in London, killing two people.... 'Racism missed' at attack school - A school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds.... Homecoming impact 'overestimated' - The economic impact of Scotland's year-long Homecoming celebrations was "substantially" overestimated, a report claims.... UK's 'oldest woman' dies aged 111 - A woman who was thought to be the oldest person in Britain has died at the age of 111.... MP met Claudy bomb suspect priest - The priest suspected of being involved in the 1972 Claudy bombing met Martin McGuinness shortly before he died, the deputy first minister confirms.... Cuts 'must be resisted' says SF - Sinn Fein says cuts "proposed or imposed by the British goverment must be challenged and resisted", following Peter Robinson's call for savings.... Rape convictions reach new high - The number of rape convictions in Wales has risen to a four-year high, according to figures revealed to BBC Wales.... Rugby ref backs suicide campaign - A top rugby referee who took an overdose as he struggled with his sexuality is backing a campaign to reduce suicides amongst men.... Ban in Rwanda for UN report talks - Rwanda says it will express its outrage to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon about being accused of possible genocide in a UN report.... Sect members escape Nigeria jail - About 700 prisoners escape after members of an Islamist sect storm a jail in northern Nigeria, where many of its followers were held.... Clan 'behind Philippine massacre' - The first witness in the trial of a powerful clan accused of the Philippines' worst political massacre says the family plotted the killings over dinner.... Two missing in China rig accident - At least 30 workers are rescued and at least two are missing after a storm causes an oil rig off China's north-east coast to list dangerously.... EU agrees new financial framework - European finance ministers agree a new framework for financial supervision, designed to help prevent future financial crises.... Kampusch releases book on ordeal - Natascha Kampusch, who was kidnapped and held in a cellar for more than eight years as a child, launches her autobiography in Vienna.... Gunmen hit Honduras shoe factory - Men armed with automatic weapons burst into a shoe factory in northern Honduras, killing 18 people in a suspected gang attack.... Thousands caught in Mexico floods - Hundreds of thousands of people in eastern and southern Mexico see floodwaters inundate their homes.... Castro criticises Iranian leader - Cuba's Fidel Castro criticises Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes.... Iran stands firm on stoning case - Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says.... Sri Lanka leader seeks more power - Sri Lankan MPs are to vote on proposals to let President Mahinda Rajapaksa seek a third term, in a move critics warn marks a slide to dictatorship.... Six die in Pakistan drone strike - Six people have died in a US missile strike targeting militants in Pakistan's tribal district on the Afghan border, security officials say.... Australia, NZ top 'giving' index - Australia and New Zealand top the table in the largest ever study into global charitable behaviour, but some poor countries also scoring high.... Boeing revamps military division - Boeing announces cuts at its military aircraft division in readiness for future reductions in US government defence spending.... Cable worries over 'casino' banks - Business Secretary Vince Cable expresses "worry" about the combination of High Street banks with investment banking, after Bob Diamond is named as Barclays' new boss.... House giant faces administration - Property giant Connaught is expected to formally enter administration later, putting thousands of jobs at risk.... UK factory output rises by 0.3% - UK manufacturing output rises 0.3% in July from the month earlier, thanks to increased output in the machinery sector.... Kelly inquest calls under review - Ministers meet to decide whether to release information about the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly and whether to hold a formal inquest.... The Full Story: PM's questions - All the action, reaction and analysis as Nick Clegg stood in for David Cameron at prime minister's questions.... Hannan seeks 'in or out' EU vote - Tory MEP Daniel Hannan pushes for a referendum on whether the UK should stay in the European Union, calling it a "matter of major constitutional significance".... More obesity ops 'will save cash' - Millions of pounds is lost in England by the failure of the NHS to provide more obesity operations, a study says.... Statins 'may cut arthritis risk' - Taking statins may reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, a study suggests.... Call for morning sickness action - More needs to be done to establish which are safe and effective ways to relieve morning sickness, experts say.... Two-tier university warning given - Vice-chancellors warn that the traditional university experience could become the preserve of an elite.... Cambridge tops university table - Cambridge University has come top of an international university rankings table, knocking Harvard of the top spot for the first time since 2004.... Digital subjects 'priority' call - Digital technology must be a "national priority" in UK universities, says an industry and university task force.... European police in pirate raids - Premises across Europe, including a Swedish university, have been raided by police in a piracy crackdown... TalkTalk rapped for malware trial - The UK's Information Commissioner has reprimanded ISP TalkTalk over recent unpublicised trials of its anti-malware system.... PS3 update blocks hardware hack - Sony has released a "minor" update for its PlayStation 3 that closes a loophole that allowed users to run pirated software.... Fungus threatening film history - A fungus that 'eats' cine film threatens to irreversibly damage important film archive and record of British social history.... Dwarf galaxies gobbled by giants - Astronomers spot the tell-tale signs of so-called "dwarf galaxies" being digested by much bigger spiral galaxies.... Heat pumps 'need tighter rules' - Domestic heat pumps need to be subject to tighter regulations in order for them to deliver widespread energy savings, a report suggests.... UK moviegoers Exorcised by horror - Horror movie The Last Exorcism debuts at the top of the UK and Ireland box office, taking £1.1m in its opening weekend.... Zhang Ziyi signs up to Mulan film - Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is to team up with Speed director Jan de Bont to make an English-language version of the Chinese legend Mulan.... Online archive for Shaw pictures - Thousands of photographs taken by playwright George Bernard Shaw are to be posted online, the National Trust announces.... The blackmarket in cutting agents - Street cocaine has long been diluted, but now the cutting agents themselves have spawned a black market.... The 60s, but not as we know it - US drama Mad Men has won praise for its recreation of the 1960s, but it's not a classic depiction of the decade.... Do our memories get better with age? - Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?... Live: Crime and policing debate - MPs are taking part in a Labour-led debate on crime and policing.... Trapped miners watch football match - The miners trapped underground in Chile were able to watch a football match after rescue workers provided a mini TV screen.... Behind the scenes of new Strictly - As preparations are made for the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing, Radio 1 Newsbeat's Natalie Jamieson has a look behind the scenes.... Pressure mounts against Koran burning - A small US church planning to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York is facing international condemnation.... The xx on winning Mercury Prize - The xx have won this year's Mercury Music Prize for their debut album xx.... Mock earthquake test for rescuers - Rescue workers from seven countries gather for a two-day disaster exercise in Portsmouth to test how they would react to an earthquake.... On the road with 'action man' Putin - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he has not ruled out standing for president again at the 2012 elections.... Drilling ban's effect on Louisiana - The environmental impact and effect of a drilling moratorium imposed by the Obama administration following the Gulf oil spill is continuing to be felt in towns like Lafayette, Louisiana.... Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan - Angelina Jolie has visited Nowshera in north-west Pakistan to highlight the plight of more than 20 million people affected by the country's worst ever floods.... Clueless? - Why people who say 'I don't know' are smarter than we think... All for one - Did the Blitz really make British people tougher?... Papal tours - The UK visits of Benedict XVI and John Paul II compared... Miss! Pick me - The experimental class where hands-up are banned... Mercury musicians - The xx express surprise at debut album's success... 'The Russians are here' - How John le Carre's old foe is back on British soil... Afghan dancing boys - Uncovering the exploitation of young boys made to dance for money... Copyright © 2010, JayKay's Link Exchange. 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