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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.... Rest in bits - Gibbs ponders death online ... 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.... 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.... 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 ... 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.... 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 ... 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.... 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.... Building a better netbook - Mark Gibbs looked at the Samsung NB30 and decided it needed a better OS.... 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.... 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.... 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.... Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire' - Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns.... 'Banish Pakistan trio' if guilty - Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan says the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing should receive life bans from cricket if found guilty.... Cell assault sergeant facing sack - A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell faces being dismissed.... Gove defends free school numbers - Education Secretary Michael Gove says 16 so-called "free schools" will be set up over the next year - "well in excess" of the numbers he hoped for.... Archbishop backs papal visit cost - The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales says taxpayers should help fund the Pope's visit because it is an official state event.... UK soldier killed in Afghan blast - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.... Ex-army head attacks Labour PMs - Former head of the Army Gen Sir Richard Dannatt accuses Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.... Heavy rains devastate Guatemala - A state of emergency is declared in Guatemala where heavy rain has caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 18 people.... BP well 'poses no further risk' - The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.... Burnt golf course body was a man - Police trying to identify a badly-burnt body found on a golf course in East Sussex believe the young man was murdered elsewhere.... Hacking claims 'recycled' - Gove - Allegations surrounding Andy Coulson and phone hacking at the News of the World are being "recycled", a senior Cabinet minister says.... Rooney set to travel with England - Wayne Rooney will travel to Switzerland for England's Euro 2012 qualifier despite allegations about his private life.... Craigslist ends adult service ads - Online marketplace Craigslist closes its US adult services listing following pressure from attorneys general and advocacy groups.... Danish rocket enthusiasts to launch dummy into sky - A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts are set to launch a dummy 30km into the sky as part of their quest to develop a private launch system.... Collingwood remains fully focused - England captain Paul Collingwood says his side are "100% prepared" for Sunday's first Twenty20 international against Pakistan in Cardiff.... Murray primed for Wawrinka battle - Britain's Andy Murray says he will take heart from his thrashing of Stanislas Wawrinka in 2008 when they meet again in the US Open third round on Sunday.... Harrington misses cut in Boston - Ireland's Padraig Harrington says he will add a European tour event to his schedule after missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.... Hargreaves fails to make Euro cut - Injury-hit midfielder Owen Hargreaves has been left out of Manchester United's Champions League squad.... England women chasing final glory - England captain Catherine Spencer believes her side can end New Zealand's dominance of the women's game when the two meet in Sunday's World Cup final.... Fatal mid-air crash pilot praised - A pilot is praised for avoiding a village and landing his plane safely after a mid-air collision which killed two people on the Isle of Wight.... Tube strikes loom for commuters - The first of a series of Underground strikes begins later in London, with journeys expected to be severely disrupted this week.... Motorcycle family speak of loss - The family of a father and son killed in a motorbike crash say the tragedy will leave a huge hole in their lives.... Scotland faces £3.7bn budget cuts - Scotland faces nearly £4bn of cuts over the next four years, Finance Secretary John Swinney is warning.... Four charged over 'brothel' raids - Two men and two women are due in court following a series of raids on suspected brothels in Belfast in a UK-wide operation.... Seven children have E. coli bug - Seven children in County Armagh have been infected with E. coli 0157, the Public Health Agency has confirmed.... Village £550,000 broadband quote - Villagers told by BT it will cost £550,000 for a broadband connection receive an estimate from another company of £50,000.... Hospital airlift for horse riders - A woman is discharged from hospital after two riders fell from horses on a beach on the Llyn peninsula in Gwynedd.... Mozambique police fire at rioters - Police in Mozambique's capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio.... UN calls special food price talks - The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.... New Zealand assesses quake damage - Officials assess the damage caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, as aftershocks continue.... South Korea FM offers to resign - The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry.... Car bomb kills Russian soldiers - A suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five soldiers and wounds about 40 others.... Protests over French Roma policy - Thousands attend rallies in Paris and other French cities to protest at the government's policy of deporting Roma people.... Crash survivors back Chile miners - Survivors of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes arrive at the San Jose mine to support the 33 men trapped underground.... Six die in Barbados shop attack - Armed robbers in Barbados have set fire to a clothing shop in the capital, Bridgetown, killing six people who were inside.... One dead in Israeli raids on Gaza - Israel carries out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another.... Iran stoning woman 'to be lashed' - An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces being whipped for indecency, her son says.... Security stepped up at Kabul Bank - Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse.... Karzai sets up Taliban talks body - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office says.... Tropical storm Earl hits Canada - Tropical Storm Earl reaches Nova Scotia, on the eastern Canadian coast, with hundreds of thousands of people experiencing power cuts.... US sees 54,000 jobs go in August - The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.... Six million facing new tax bills - HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.... Rovers takeover man left UK debts - The Indian businessman hoping to buy Blackburn Rovers, Ahsan Ali Syed, left a trail of debt from his time in the UK, 5 live Investigates reveals.... Petrobras files $65bn share offer - The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.... Tory defects over schools scheme - A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".... Four held over Blair egg pelting - Four men are arrested after eggs and shoes are thrown at former Prime Minister Tony Blair at a book signing in Dublin.... Blair in 'radical Islam' warning - Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.... Reading Arabic 'hard for brain' - Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.... 'No evidence' implants are toxic - Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they are unsafe, UK experts say.... Compost sparks Legionnaire's fear - Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost.... Men in short supply in primaries - One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show.... Music tuition falling, poll says - Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.... School lottery 'failed in aim' - England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.... PS3 hack escapes court challenge - Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.... Memristor revolution backed by HP - A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.... Global broadband divide revealed - The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.... Hubble re-shoots 1987 star blast - The Hubble space telescope returns to view one of its favourite subjects - a giant stellar explosion first seen from Earth in 1987.... Plans for solar 'close encounter' - Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.... Wolves fail to halt aspen decline - The re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped.... Warhol's pivotal years - A major new exhibition of works by Andy Warhol focuses on a four-year period pivotal to his development as an artist.... Funeral for festival death star - The funeral is held of singer Charles Haddon from Northamptonshire who died in a fall in Belgium.... DJs unite for Love Parade track - Three of the world's most successful club DJs join forces to pay tribute to those who died at the Love Parade festival in Germany in July.... Eddie who? - Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?... Don't let the bed bugs bite - The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?... Autobiographies of the rich and famous - Tony Blair's memoirs has become the fastest selling autobiography in Britain. But what are the biggest overall sellers?... Could adverts appear on the Colosseum? - The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs.... Trapped miners speak to families - The group of miners in Chile trapped underground for a month have been talking to their families on a video link.... Imran Khan on corruption in cricket - The former Pakistan cricket captain, Imran Khan, has said that if players are found guilty of spot fixing, they should not be given a life ban, which some officials are demanding.... Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin - Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin.... Ian McEwan: Booker winner 'not my best' - Author Ian McEwan talks to Matt Stadlen about the exercise of writing, the importance of long, moody walks, the "thinginess" of James Joyce and getting to grips with quantum mechanics.... Making music from children's old toys - The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments.... The military 'junk' left in Iraq - Thousands of tonnes of US military equipment have been moved out of Iraq but plenty has been left behind - and not just for the troops who remain there.... 'Worst earthquake I have ever felt' - A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts.... Missing in Mexico - Mystery of young women disappearing in Ciudad Juarez... Remember when... - How much can you trust the human memory?... Crumble in the jungle - Ali-Foreman boxing match venue now in state of decay... Medieval munchies - How an ancient diet could aid healthy eating... Historical dilemma - How can Italy best commercialise its world-famous Colosseum?... Cottage country - Escaping the hustle and bustle of city life in Ontario... Reporter's dilemma - Should a journalist bear witness, or interfere to help save a life?... Copyright © 2010, DispatchBar.com. All Rights Reserved. |