http://www.networkworld.com/community/blogs Latest posts from Network World en http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/start-blog-end-start-button?source=nww_rss   This is the start of what I hope will be a long run for the Mostly Microsoft blog, and what better to start with than the issue of the Start button (or lack thereof) in Windows 8? Read more Windows Microsoft start button Windows 8 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:28:12 +0000 Tim Greene 79793 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/microsoft-tackles-file-attachment-problem?source=nww_rss Attachments, like meetings, annual reviews and certain managers, are a nuisance reality of the workplace we all have to deal with. They carry with them a number of issues: clogging up or choking e-mail, malware, and version control. So Microsoft is offering its own fix to the problem via SkyDrive. Read more Cloud Computing Microsoft attachments e-mail Microsoft skydrive storage Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:45:10 +0000 Andy Patrizio 79792 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blogs/ubunturemix?source=nww_rss "Before anyone gets all worked up and conspiratorial: everything in the remix is available from the standard Software Centre," Shuttleworth explains. "Packages out, packages in. No secret sauce for customers only; we’re not creating a RHEL, we already have an enterprise-quality release cadence called LTS and we like it just the way it is." Read more Linux Canonical Enterprise Linux Ubuntu Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:09:40 +0000 Rikki Endsley 79791 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/now-eff-sounds-alarm-about-dating-sites?source=nww_rss Online dating sites seem to be taking an inordinate amount of abuse this Valentine's Day season. Not that I'm suggesting it isn't deserved. (Valentine's Day Google Doodle's through the years.) Read more E-commerce EFF eHarmony Electronic Frontier Foundation Match.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:11:40 +0000 Paul McNamara 79790 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/ruh-roh-now-bad-guys-are-using-open-source-too?source=nww_rss What is good for the goose, is good for the gander, right?  Open source has been so successful in giving us software like Linux, Apache, Hadoop, etc., why wouldn't the open source method work with other types of software?  Probably no one expected that the criminals behind vast malware trojans would adopt open source methods to make their malware more dangerous, but they have. Read more Security Cybercrime Alan Shimel citadel malware open source Seculert trojan Zeus Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:05:54 +0000 Alan Shimel 79789 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/%E2%80%9Cvirginia-made-drones%E2%80%9D?source=nww_rss "Virginia is for drones" might be the new catch-phrase for the state if its senators succeed in bringing a major unmanned aircraft flight test center to the area. Read more Security drones faa NASA Senator Jim Webb Senator Mark Warner unmanned aircraft Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:28:39 +0000 Layer 8 79788 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/even-star-athletes-are-responsible-what-they-write-online?source=nww_rss Two thoughts about hockey players and the human head: A goaltender whose play has been extraordinary is said to be "standing on his head." And, a goaltender who believes his Facebook posts are nobody's business but his own can be said to be not using his head. Read more Personnel Boston Bruins Facebook hockey Internet online Tim Thomas Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:12:56 +0000 Paul McNamara 79787 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/more-google-wallet-follies?source=nww_rss Well, well, well!  It looks as though Google Wallet users who don't root their Android phones have something to worry about after all!  And when you read about the details of this particular flaw, you will slap your head because it's a major bone-headed error on Google's part.  Go read The Smartphone Champ for the scoop: Read more Mobile Apps Google Google Wallet NFC Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:36:32 +0000 Brad Reed 79786 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/ipad-3-track-early-mid-march-release?source=nww_rss It's that time of year again, folks. With March fast approaching, the iPad 3 rumors continue to roll in with increased frequency. And while some iPad 3 features remain open to speculation, we now have an idea as to when we might expect Apple to launch its next-gen tablet. Read more Corporate Issues Apple iPad Apple Rumors iPad iPad 3 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:06:00 +0000 Yoni Heisler 79785 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/cisco-still-dragging-feet-openflow?source=nww_rss Cisco's software defined networking strategy is still vague after the company stated last fall that it planned to add the OpenFlow protocol and API to its Nexus switches, and with this week's much anticipated debut of network virtualization start-up Nicira. Read more Financial Results Virtualization OpenFlow quarterly switches Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:27:25 +0000 Jim Duffy 79784 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/microsoft-reveals-more-windows-arm-details?source=nww_rss When Microsoft first revealed that it planned to create a version of Windows for ARM-based devices at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, details of the OS were scarce at best. In the past year or so that Microsoft and its partners have had to work on Windows on ARM, however, far more information has trickled out from various sources. Read more Windows ARM development Microsoft SoC Windows WOA Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:25 +0000 Marco Chiappetta 79782 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/valentines-day-patch-tuesday-microsoft-issue-9-patches-4-critical?source=nww_rss Microsoft announced today that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical. Read more Security Microsoft Patch Tuesday valentine's day Windows Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:50:31 +0000 Colin Neagle 79781 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/no-wikipedia-has-not-forgiven-godaddy-backing-sopa?source=nww_rss It's been six weeks since Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales took to Twitter to announce that his organization would be removing its domain name registrations from GoDaddy over what was then the latter's public support for SOPA. Read more E-commerce domain names GoDaddy SOPA WhoIs Wikipedia Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:36:42 +0000 Paul McNamara 79780 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/ibm-spins-ultrasharp-nanomanufacturing-tool-100000x-smaller-pencil-tip?source=nww_rss IBM says it has developed a silicon carbide tip for nanomanufacturing applications that it claims is a thousand times more wear-resistant than current tool bits and 100,000 times smaller than a pencil tip. IBM scientists say the the new tip can be used to fabricate all manner of bio sensors, for example for managing glucose levels in diabetic patients or monitoring pollution levels in water. Read more Industry Verticals Security IBM IBM Zurich nanotechnology silicon Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:51:13 +0000 Layer 8 79779 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/it-networking-organizations-state-transition-5?source=nww_rss In a number of recent blogs, I’ve described an ESG thesis called data center networking discontinuity. Simply stated, data center networking discontinuity describes the growing gap between data center scale and complexity on one hand and legacy data center networking equipment and manual management and operations on the other. Read more LAN & WAN Data Center CIO data center data center consolidation data center fabric data center networking discontinuity IT network convergence Network Engineering network operations network security server virtualization storage networking switch clustering Web Applications Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:11:06 +0000 joltsik 79778 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/google-users-hey-dummies-dont-root-your-android-phone-and-expect-google-wallet-be-safe?source=nww_rss So website categorization company zvelo caused a wee bit of a stir today when it exposed a potential security vulnerability in Google's near field communications (NFC)-enabled Google Wallet mobile payment platform.  You can see a video of their efforts below: Read more Mobile Apps Google Google Wallet NFC Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:46:57 +0000 Brad Reed 79770 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/steve-jobs-fbi-file-touches-past-drug-use-and-ability-twist-truth?source=nww_rss Upon request, the FBI released their file on Steve Jobs. What's that you say? Steve Jobs had an FBI file? Indeed he did. As it turns out, the Apple co-founder was subject to an FBI background check stemming from a possible appointment from former President George H. W. Bush (the first Bush). As part of the standard background check, a number of individuals close to Jobs were interviewed as to Jobs'... Corporate Issues FBI steve jobs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:32 +0000 Yoni Heisler 79769 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/fbi-opens-thorny-steve-jobs-1991-investigation-file?source=nww_rss The FBI today released a background check it did on Apple's founder Steve Jobs founder when he was being considered for a position on George H.W. Bush to the President's Export Council in 1991. Read more Corporate Issues Software Apple FBI Next steve jobs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:16:24 +0000 Layer 8 79768 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/two-sopa-post-mortems-one-dead-one-brain-dead?source=nww_rss Most of you have probably had your fill of SOPA commentary, just as most of us here in New England would just as soon not hear another word about the Super Bowl. (No, Wikipedia hasn't forgiven GoDaddy for supporting SOPA) Read more E-commerce Google New York Times RIAA SOPA Wikipedia Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:40:03 +0000 Paul McNamara 79767 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/nasa-wants-green-rocket-fuel?source=nww_rss NASA today said it was looking to for technology that could offer green rocket fuel alternatives to the highly toxic fuel hydrazine used to fire up most rockets today. Read more Industry Verticals Security Air Force green NASA rocket fuel Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:18:17 +0000 Layer 8 79766 at http://www.networkworld.com/community