* Backspin: The myth of the digital lifestyle * Gearhead: A messaging Swiss Army knife * The past 7 days on GibbsblogBackspin: The myth of the digital lifestyleI was intrigued to hear that at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, Bill Gates delivered a keynote presentation on “the digital lifestyle,” a topic Microsoft has been touting for some time.To read this week’s Backspin in full, please go to: http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2006/010906backspin.html?nl Gearhead: A messaging Swiss Army knifeHappy New Year! We hardly can believe we’re saying that already. Seems like only yesterday we were marveling at the arrival of 2005. We’ve heard from a couple of you who requested the brined turkey recipe, and it seems to have worked well for everyone who tried it. Reader Tim Harrington wrote to say, “I prevailed over my wife’s reluctance to attempt a recipe from a geek source. We enjoyed the brined turkey, cooked on a Weber charcoal grill. We are now enthusiastic believers.”To read this week’s Gearhead in full, please go to: http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2006/010906gearhead.html?nlThe past 7 days on Gibbsblog:A new use for patent infringement lawsuitsAn interesting article on Tech Dirt discusses how the holder of a lapsed patent for Bluetooth enabled sunglasses has filed a suit against Oakley and Motorola for violating the patent he no longer owns. The story is actually quite complex and the conclusion is …http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/4078 Calea: Safe, sorry, and poor“[Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)] compliance costs [are] a virtual sales tax on network infrastructure hardware [and] CALEA itself can be thought of as good, old-fashioned, big-government ‘regulatory overhead.'” So, opines (quite accurately) an item on Ars Technica.http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/4011KDE to run Mac OS X Dashboard widgets On New Year’s Day, Zack Rusin, a lead developer of KDE, noted in his blog: “I’m planning to add full OSX Dashboard compatibility layer for Plasma.”http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/4010Power upHow much power does a PC need? Typical PC PSUs are rated at 400W or 500W but if you feel the need, you can go higher …http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/4009 Related content news analysis IBM cloud service aims to deliver secure, multicloud connectivity IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is a multicloud networking service that includes IT discovery, security, monitoring and traffic-engineering capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 07, 2023 3 mins Network Security Cloud Computing Networking news Gartner: Just 12% of IT infrastructure pros outpace CIO expectations Budget constraints, security concerns, and lack of talent can hamstring infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals. By Denise Dubie Dec 07, 2023 4 mins Network Security Data Center Industry feature Data centers unprepared for new European energy efficiency regulations Regulatory pressure is driving IT teams to invest in more efficient servers and storage and improve their data-center reporting capabilities. By Maria Korolov Dec 07, 2023 7 mins Enterprise Storage Enterprise Storage Enterprise Storage news analysis AMD launches Instinct AI accelerator to compete with Nvidia AMD enters the AI acceleration game with broad industry support. First shipping product is the Dell PowerEdge XE9680 with AMD Instinct MI300X. By Andy Patrizio Dec 07, 2023 6 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Data Center Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe