Keith Shaw’s Cool Tools Alert
* LATEST FROM COOL TOOLS VIDEO LIBRARY:
A new art gallery in San Francisco called ’20 goto 10′ that shows fine art, but also opens its doors to…hackers.
Nissan’s Pivo 2 concept car runs entirely on electricity, has a built-in robot to keep answer questions from the driver, keep the driver in a good mood and watch for signs of stress or tiredness.
* LATEST COOL TOOLS COLUMN:
Bluetooth headset is easy to wear and keeps the noise down
Voyager 520 Bluetooth headset, by Plantronics, includes several features aimed at the mobile professional, including noise cancellation, a wind screen to reduce noise when outdoors, and multipoint technology that lets you connect with two separate Bluetooth mobile phones. Plantronics says the headset offers up to eight hours of talk time and up to 180 hours of standby time, allowing users to talk all day on the phone without worrying about a recharge.
* LATEST TWISTED PAIR PODCAST:
ISPs want to rule the world
Jason and Keith gab about Comcast’s broadband meddling, the Facebook / Microsoft love affair, and whether the Internet can be a good substitute for a significant other.
* LATEST FROM NETWORK WORLD PANORAMA:
How to prepare your staff for a security attack
Being prepared before the next security attack is critical for your enterprise. Learn three strategies that can help you create a security aware culture at your company. Keith Shaw talks with Paula Hamm, VP of education and business critical services for Symantec Global Services, about the processes and strategies involved with being ready for a data security attack (19:28).
Real-life scary security stories
Want some real Halloween scares? Listen to tales of the school district where compromised computers were giving up data for months; the CSO who thought his password was secure by leaving it on a Post-It Note under his keyboard; how a USB device with nuclear weapon data ended up in the hands of a crack dealer; how a cyber-stalker was able to steal and delete digital images from his victim’s PC; and more spooky stories from security experts.
* LATEST VOICES FROM IT ROADMAP:
Extreme makeover: Data center
Robert Wakefield, Vice President of IT at Snelling Staffing Services and Intrepid Home Health Services, had seven months to combine two data centers into a single new structure without interrupting critical projects such as a PeopleSoft installation.
How IT service providers are accelerating ROI
A shift in the IT services space is being caused by the growth of solution accelerators, internally developed software that can customize a particular business process or aspect of product development for several clients. Denise and Alex talk with Forrester VP and Principal Analyst John McCarthy about recent research on solution accelerators. Find out what factors are driving IT services firms to develop these, how they compare with framework attempts, and what how it will impact enterprise IT’s use of IT services (13:15).
* LATEST FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET
Google phone to be announced: Microsoft Subnet blogger Alex Lewis continues his quest to find the gPhone. Google appears to be in discussions with HTC and LG.
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