Opinion

The great Verizon Network Extender rip-off

Gibbs discusses a reader's problems with Verizon's Wireless Network Extender

First World Problems: Complaining about Wi-Fi At 30K Feet

How quickly we take the amazing as mundane

Identity access intelligence solutions pinpoint access privilege abuse

How to speak IT support’s language

Some etiquette tips to get the best results from your IT support team.

High school commencement speech: Now isn’t that special?

We rounded up commencement speeches from famous techies this spring, but an English teacher's straight talk is the most viral of talks

Disrupting the high-margin WAN services business model

As RAID did for storage, WAN Virtualization delivers massive price/bit gains without sacrificing reliability or requiring 'forklift' upgrades

Why Airtime Will Have a Short Shelf Life

Reviews from across the tech world, and some predictions for how Facebook users will respond to it.

DARPA wants electronics with radically novel liquid cooling technology

DARPA’s ICECool program looks to develop advanced heat dissipation chip technologies

Cisco gear sold to Iran despite sanctions

HP and Oracle Sun servers also purchased by mobile operator circumventing US embargo

A laugh for those whose LinkedIn passwords were leaked

Comedy video shares your pain in coming up with a new password

Googler on why he left … for the third time

He'd rather 'make things that people want' than 'make things that Larry wants'

The Fallout from eHarmony’s Password Leak and New Details on LinkedIn’s Fiasco

A collection of the fallout since LinkedIn and eHarmony have confirmed that user passwords have been leaked.

Could insurance coverage hobble commercial space flights?

Federal Aviation Administration's space launch risk sharing “indemnification” program ends in 2012

What to expect in Apple’s upcoming Maps app

Apple will unveil iOS 6 next week at WWDC, and the Maps app will reportedly be getting a complete overhaul. Here's what to expect.

Retelling a Password Nightmare in the Wake of the LinkedIn Password Leak

Don't be a victim, use a password manager.

The Best Tweets in Response to LinkedIn’s Password Leak

LinkedIn leaked about 6.5 million of its users' passwords, many of whom have taken them to task for it on Twitter

Dept. of Homeland Security to focus on cyber workforce development

Four databases for iOS: Two good, two meh

Gibbs is trying to build a mobile business app for his beloved, but finding a useable database on iOS is not easy

Four databases for iOS: Two good, two meh

Sony hires Steve Wozniak as technical consultant for Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs biopic

Sony recently hired Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to serve as a technical consultant for the highly anticipated Steve Jobs biopic from Aaaron Sorkin

In Search of the Value of Session Management

How session management enables BYOD, simpler dial plans, and more.

Don’t lock your hardware in a hot, stuffy closet

Horror stories about hardware from IT support.

Once You Go IPv6 You Won’t Go Back

Today is IPv6 Day, are you ready?

TiVo countersues Cisco over DVR patents

Response to last week's Cisco suit seeking to void TiVo patents

Airtime debut: First time using Sean & Shawn’s new video chat service

Skype, Facebook chat alternative works, though video was slooow

Votela, Brother update cloud-based UC services

Is Google taking a run at Windows 8?

Purchase of Quickoffice adds to Google's mobile arsenal.

So Many Release Candidates, Not Enough Time

Three major Microsoft products are at the RC stage. Can we test them all in time?

Who knew Linus Torvalds had an LOLcats side?

And who knew it would prove so popular among techies?

Why can’t Microsoft innovate with Windows 8 as it is with Xbox 360?

Microsoft's innovative display of Xbox SmartGlass and Internet Explorer for Xbox at E3 contradicts its recent Windows 8 follies.