Henderson: A call to action against Microsoft’s open source threats, 05/21/07
Once again, Microsoft has hoisted the canard that there are 235 Microsoft patents that open source products, largely Linux and OpenOffice, are in ostensible violation of patent rights.
Bradner: Microsoft: Invisible patents as a uniform, 05/21/07
Fortune magazine thought the story was important enough to put above the magazine’s name on the front cover of its May 28 issue: “Microsoft takes on the free world.” The story makes it clear that Microsoft thinks it’s again time to trot out its Fear, …
Editorial: Network industry alive and well at Interop, 05/23/07
Interop is always an interesting bellwether for the tech industry, and by this indicator things look pretty good. The show in Las Vegas this week featured 475 exhibitors – 100 more than last year – and was expected to draw 20,000 attendees, a 10% …
Cool Tools: Turn your iPod into a digital recorder, 05/23/07
The scoop: MicroMemo for iPod with video, by XtremeMac, about $60.
Backspin: Astounded by things legal, 05/23/07
I am astounded. No, not over Melinda Dolittle getting booted from “American Idol” (although the gods know that was a bizarre and irritating decision on the part of the great unwashed). I am astounded by things legal.
Gearhead: A salmagundi for CD and DVD creation, 05/23/07
Every now and then we have days when things digital just get us torqued. Days when applications bomb, files get corrupted, the network clogs up and software does something that is just simply irritating.
Musthaler: Broadband policy is vital to U.S. economic future, 05/23/07
I’m a member of an elite class in America. Chances are good that you are, too. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, one-third of all Americans belong to a class called “the highly wired, broadband elite.” That simply means that I …
‘Net Buzz: Click-to-get-infected ad is a test… but of what? 05/23/07
We’ll get to my brother the ax murderer in a moment.
Johnson: Business-critical networks and risk mitigation, 05/22/07
Recently we talked about how networks played a critical role in both the crash and recovery of JetBlue after its Valentine’s Day debacle. That’s a specific case of the broader question, “What’s the role of the network in corporate risk-mitigation …
Nutter’s Help Desk: How to power VoIP phones, 05/21/07
We are looking at replacing our current legacy PBX with a VoIP based phone system. One of the things that we are deciding on is how to power the phones – power supply, Cisco proprietary or 802.3af. If we go with either of the two latter choices, we …
Dr. Internet: Tips for CD/DVD burning, 05/23/07
We’re looking for a CD/DVD duplicator with a printer. What would you recommend?
