http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/index.html Enterprise networking's best analysis and commentary, from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/110909bradner.html Apple's take-it-like-we-serve-it attitude hits close to home for columnist Scott Bradner in light of a friend's medical product research Scott Bradner 2009-11-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/110609backspin.html Last week I began documenting the pandemic of craziness that is sweeping the globe. This week, our attention turns to the United States where the net neutrality furor continues unabated with a huge outbreak of craziness being added to the mix. Mark Gibbs 2009-11-06T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/110409-gearhead.html Gibbs suggests a way to tell people they should have tried using Google, finds a workaround to Yahoo Pipes caching, and fails to fix his Mac disk drive despite using a very good utility. Mark Gibbs 2009-11-04T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/110309-cloud-computing-hype.html Hype is a marketer's dream and IT's nightmare. While it helps the former generate excitement, it often obscures reality for the latter. Cloud computing is the latest case in point. The hype would have you believe the cloud is the entire answer when in reality it is just part of the solution. David Cottingham, senior director of hosting and managed services, CDW 2009-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/110209-johna.html October 27 marked the 105th birthday of the New York City subway system, which is both gratifying and depressing. Johna Till Johnson 2009-11-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/103009-backspin.html Gibbs has spotted a new pandemic sweeping the globe and there's no swine or birds involved; this one is an outbreak of craziness and the Japanese airline ANA appears to have had a bad case of it … Mark Gibbs 2009-10-30T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/102909-net-buzz.html The Electronic Frontier Foundation last week aimed a historically potent weapon -- the spotlight of public shame -- at those corporations and individuals who abuse copyright claims to stifle free speech. Paul McNamara 2009-10-29T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/091028-gaskin.html Not long ago, someone asked what I would do if I were a government czar on small business, like the czar on the auto industry. I'm taking this further and proclaiming myself Small Business Technology King for a Day. While I wish my edicts were the law of the land, sadly, I am without the dungeons necessary to enforce my rulings. So take these "edicts" as free consulting for best practices in how small businesses can get the most value for their technology dollar. James E. Gaskin 2009-10-28T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/110209-gearhead.html Look, I hate to bring this up, but there's something we need to discuss: Why haven't I heard from you recently? (No, not you, you've been in touch. It's this guy over here … ) Really, is it too much to ask that you put pen to paper … oh, all right, fingers to keyboard … and tell me what's on your mind? Mark Gibbs 2009-10-28T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/102809-bradner.html Questioning whether new FCC network neutrality rulemaking process produces a legally supportable set of rules Scott Bradner 2009-10-28T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/102809-cool-tools.html The MPro120 Pocket Projector, by 3M, lets you project videos, photos and presentations from a video source (such as your notebook, camcorder or even an iPhone) onto a wall or other screen surface. Keith Shaw 2009-10-28T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/102709-andreas.html Is it Christmas already? I'm beginning to receive informative e-mails about evil hackers who want to steal my identity during the dangerous (and ever lengthening) holiday season. As usual the advice ranges from lame to impossible. Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2009-10-27T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/102209-cool-tools.html HP has raised the bar on the Internet-connected digital photo frame, showing off what a device like this can be. Keith Shaw 2009-10-22T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/102209-gearhead.html Mark Gibbs discusses the how augmented reality works and chastises the U.S. Postal Service and General Electric for playing fast and loose with terminology. Mark Gibbs 2009-10-22T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/102109-backspin.html Gibbs is astounded by Microsoft's campaign to get people to hold Windows 7 launch parties globally … a ploy that seems to have worked ridiculously well assuming that it's real … he also wonders about our collective sanity and coolness quotient. Mark Gibbs 2009-10-21T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/091021-gaskin.html Mindjet's new Catalyst application turns your browser into an all-hands meeting place, and once the brainstorming stops, LiquidPlanner's project management tool helps turn ideas into reality. James E. Gaskin 2009-10-21T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/101909-backspin.html Gibbs started on what he thought was going to be a simple job and most of a day later, he's ready to reprogram his computer with an axe Mark Gibbs 2009-10-19T07:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/091016-insiderthreat.html Employees want IT to link their personal smartphones to email and other corporate resources, but how do you secure devices that house a mix of peronsal and corporate information? And what happens when those employees quit? Ojas Rege, vice president of products and marketing, MobileIron 2009-10-16T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/101509-net-buzz.html What was essentially a typo last week resulted in the temporary disappearance from the Internet of almost a million Web sites in Sweden -- every address with a .se top-level down name. Paul McNamara 2009-10-15T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/101409-gearhead.html Continuing his exploration of the Runtime Revolution programming system, Mark Gibbs delves into the language a little further before wrapping up this series. Mark Gibbs 2009-10-15T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/101509johnson.html The folks over at the Femto Forum, in conjunction with the European telecommunications standards institute, recently announced a "plugfest" for March 2010. The plugfest will serve as a forum to for interoperability tests among femtocell network gateways, security gateways, femtocell access points and chipsets. Johna Till Johnson 2009-10-15T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/091014-gaskin.html The Business Software Alliance (BSA) bullies small companies that can't present the single piece of evidence it considers acceptable as proof of software ownership. What evidence is that? Want to guess? If you guess wrong, you pay a fine. James E. Gaskin 2009-10-14T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/101409-bradner.html Let's say that you wanted to warn people that there are real risks in cloud computing - what would you do? You could tell them that a feature of the cloud is that you cannot be sure of the reliability of other cloud participants, or maybe even know who they are. But who would pay attention to a Chicken Little crying that there is nothing holding the clouds up in the sky? Scott Bradner 2009-10-14T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/101409-cool-tools.html The Powermat Wireless Charging Portable Mat and the Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 are two products notable for their ease of use. Keith Shaw 2009-10-14T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/100909-backspin.html Mark Gibbs discusses the Federal Trade Commission's new rules on advertising that, for the first time, encompasses new media, and should you fail to disclose if you're being paid to post, makes you liable for big bucks. Mark Gibbs 2009-10-09T12:00:00-04:00