Keith Shaw’s Cool Tools Alert
* LATEST COOL TOOLS VIDEO:
Phraze-It eases mobile data entry
Prevalent Devices’ Phraze-It soft keyboard is designed to make typing on a mobile device such as a Dell Axim easier and help reduce repetitive stress injuries. Keith tests out the input format against tried and true systems.
* LATEST TWISTED PAIR PODCAST:
IT spending grows – whoo-hoo!
Jason and Keith discuss the Google-Postini purchase, IT spending more on networking gear (huzzah!) and try to design their own avatars for the Simpsons movie.
* LATEST COOL TOOL BLOG:
Kingston USB drives offer new features
The world of USB thumb storage drives may not be as exciting as it once was a few years ago, but at least companies are adding new features as the capacities continue to get larger (and prices keep shrinking).
* LATEST FROM THE VIDEO LIBRARY:
Defending against botnets
Botnets are being manned by mobsters, so new methods of defense are needed to stop them. Ben Kaplan, senior product manager for security applications at EarthLink, and Vlad Gorelick, CTO at Sana Security, discuss behavioral analysis, warez, the federal smackdown and the ISP’s role in stopping bots with Julie Bort.
Logitech’s new (flying?) Air Mouse
Logitech’s new Air Mouse is great for those that need a mouse in the living room, but be careful it doesn’t become a projectile.
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