Opinion

Because there’s not enough anonymity on the Internet

Or enough social networks

How you invade your own privacy

STeP at Per Scholas: Comprehensive training for passionate Software Testers

A great example of the value of training for software testers.

At Cisco Live, Gigamon brings visibility to virtual environments

A new solution brings vision to blind spots in virtual workloads.

Unified Networking and Software-Defined Networking – An Update

A small revision to our recent White Paper on these topics, along with a new Farpoint Focus video as well.

Haswell vs. Sandy Bridge: Was the upgrade worth it?

I lost a day of work and computer use upgrading my PC, and what do I have to show for it?

Cisco forms Internet of Things group

Melds existing Connected Industries, Energy and Physical Security into one business unit

Review: Cheaper, Android-powered alternative to 3DS, PS Vita

If you're into mobile gaming, the Archos GamePad deserves your attention.

Dialogic unveils WebRTC server; industry survey shows WebRTC significance

FTC tells Google, Yahoo, Bing, others to better differentiate ads in web content searches

FTC says distinction between what’s an ad and what’s an actual search engine result has blurred, deceiving consumers

Dutch abandon tried-and-true solution in favor of ‘big data’

IBM collaborating on project called Digital Delta

FBI/IC3 warns of growing spear-phishing attacks

FBI: Spear-phishing more often than not begins with a targeted email

Siemens Enterprise’s big UC gamble could pay off

With its new Ansible UC platform, Siemens Enterprise gives users the ease-of-use other products are lacking.

Upcoming Webinar: Virtualization and Financial Services

I am a huge fan of desktop virtualization as a strategy for mobility - and beyond. I’ll expand on the value of this strategy to the financial community in a Webinar in July.

Geek-themed meme of the week

Because I find the better ones amusing

Mobile Devices and BYOD are Driving IPv6 Adoption

A mobile population needs IP addresses to communicate

7 of 10 leading WordPress plugins are vulnerable

Can you trust what you download from marketplaces?

Neatly naming network nodes

iFixit giving away 1,776 ‘iPhone Liberation Kits’

Program set for July 1-5

Microsoft’s Windows 8 team could learn from Xbox One turnaround

Backing down on Xbox One wasn't weakness, it was smart, and once again it did a great job of taking out the bad guys.

A case for smartphone tracking

How smartphone tracking could make for more truly mobile apps.

Unix: Choosing the easy path

Wise men say that you should never choose the easy path but, instead, live life fully. But when it comes to moving around the Unix file system, easy is good. And bash's builtin shopt command can make maneuvering even the most complicated fil

Video of late Citrix founder Ed Iacobucci on his job interview with Bill Gates

Plus, more memories of IBM veteran & entrepreneur Iacobucci

Videoconferencing highlights from Blue Jeans Network and Avaya

Certified 802.11ac – It’s Here

Just in case you missed it – the Wi-Fi Alliance has announced that it’s certifying early .11ac products – one more reason why 802.11ac is sooner rather than later.

Apple and DOJ offer closing arguments in e-book price-fixing case

After a two-week trial that saw Apple executives and a number of publishing big wigs take the stand, both Apple and the DOJ on Thursday made their closing arguments before U.S. District Judge Denise Cote.

Insieme will be in the house at Cisco Live

Spin-in may unveil its products, place in Cisco's programmable networking plan

Hey, Cambridge: Netscape 4.0 was released in 1997

Nice to know you can still pay a parking ticket with it

Many of the top WordPress plugins come with critical vulnerabilities

Sorry Stanley Cup Final viewers: “Computer automation…will bite you sometimes”

Texas TV station apologizes for putting on commercial during final Black Hawks-Bruins hockey play