Opinion

Addressing WAN packet loss – borrowing from the CDN/ADN world

Using a multi-segment architecture combined with a dedicated core can drastically reduce the impact of WAN packet loss on TCP applications.

Cisco sacrificing one for another?

Reports have it looking to remove Linksys, pick up a biggie

Readers deserved to know of Google’s supporting role

About that research debunking ‘bandwidth hogs’ and lambasting ISP greed

Boeing uses 20,000 lbs. of potatoes to check aircraft wireless network signals

Boeing Project SPUDS used potatoes rather than humans to test wireless nets

Steve Jobs Mini: What every budding entrepreneur wants under the tree

Japanese company creates miniature lifelike Steve Jobs action figure "with heart!!"

Drunk Tweeting is not a crime, UK official says

The UK's Director of Public Prosecution Keir Starmer offered up some guidelines for dealing with internet trolls and those who make threats online. However, those who do so while drunk will be an exception.

Open Source Management: Words of Advice from One Open Source Auditor to Another Part II

Google Maps for iPhone downloaded over 10 million times in 48 hours

Just 48 hours after Google released a revamped Google Maps for the iPhone, the app has already been downloaded more than 10 million times, this according to a Google+ blogpost from Jeff Huber.

NASA Inspector General doubts space agency can hit mandatory computer encryption goals

NASA on mission to encrypt all laptops by Dec. 21.

Dear Nokia: Please make better Windows phones

I'm on Lumia number four and it's getting flaky on me. Give me one good reason why I should go for number five.

Prediction time: 2013 will not be the year of SDN

In 2013, software-defined networking will see more development but will not reach mainstream status, while Cisco makes a big acquisition and Microsoft begins its resurgence.

Perl programming language turns 25 today

Call it 'duct tape' or 'a Swiss Army chainsaw'

Avaya upgrades its video collaboration

How to harden your RHEL 5 servers

Facebook for Android update makes Facebook more addictive

For better or worse, Facebook's much-needed update to its Android app could have you spending much more of your time on the social network.

How removing 386 support in Linux will destroy the world

A completely reasonable reaction to the news that the Linux kernel is dropping support for the 386 processor.

Microsoft’s antivirus is a starting point, not the final stop

Before you rely on Security Essentials to keep you safe, you might want to look at its accuracy record.

NASA on full court press to deflate doomsday prophecies

NASA post video dated 12.22.12 to further poke fun at doomsdayers

Behind-the-scenes look at how Reddit began

Founders of Reddit social news aggregator spill their startup story

iPhone 5 sales in China top 2 million during weekend launch

Highlighting the tremendous opportunity for growth in China, Apple this past weekend sold over two million iPhones in China.

Cisco reportedly shopping Linksys division

Media report has Cisco hiring Barclays to seek buyer

An introduction to the Linux Logical Volume Manager

The multifaceted budget process

Showcasing Surface Tablet and Windows 8 at the Palo Alto Microsoft Store

Blending Devices with the Cloud for Home and the Enterprise

BlackBerry blacklists the ‘Pooh’ gang

Want an iPhone 5? You might get tasered first.

Leveraging Microsoft’s SkyDrive for Cloud-based Storage

Sharing Files, Storing Pictures, Simplifying Communications

DARPA awards $20M to Nvidia to stretch “Achilles Heel” of advanced computing: Power

Processor-maker Nvidia will get chance to boost power chip output from 1 GFLOPS/watt to 75 GFLOPS/watt

Next-gen servers: The next big thing

Cisco a mystery investor in storage company?

Post states that “unnamed Silicon Valley industry titan” funding Whiptail ain't the food distributor