Opinion

Why My Mama Runs Faster Than Your App

The top five reasons your users’ apps won’t run on the WAN – and some suggestions on what to do about it.

Ruby Creator, GNU Health Win 2011 Free Software Awards

Hotel wireless not up to IETF standards, so …

... conference attendees take matters into their own hands

An itsy-bitsy post about One Tiny Hand

More evidence that some people have too much time on theirs

NASA satellite spots massive, violent tornadoes in Sun’s atmosphere

NASA’s Solar Dynamic Observatory watches enormous tornadoes spin across the Sun

In praise of alternative approaches to cybersecurity

New approaches are beginning to emerge as the community realizes fundamental changes are needed in cybersecurity.

DARPA does Big Data in a big way

DARPA maintains everything from security to cloud computing programs that utilize big data

Windows 8, Phone 7 are the last gasp for Microsoft dominance in smart devices

IDC study predicts Android devices will take control

California man has never seen an infomercial

Files lawsuit against Apple because iPhone 4S isn't a flying car

Microsoft’s proposal to accelerate mobile apps and the web: HTTP Speed+Mobility

Microsoft plans to submit a proposal to the IETF dubbed “HTTP Speed+Mobility," prior to the group’s meeting to discuss the forthcoming HTTP 2.0 specification.

Microsoft and Apache: When Pigs Fly

Forget what software they released, Microsoft is adopting the Apache license!

How Open Source Powers a Battlestar Galactica-Inspired Flight Simulator

What do you get when you combine smart students, an old airplane fuselage, and the FlightGear open source flight simulator software? Add a few more ingredients and you get a Battlestar Galactica-inspired flight simulator called The Viper.

Sight to behold: a blind man behind wheel of self-driving car

Google self-driving car takes legally blind man over 'carefully programmed route'

More fun with naming wireless nets

Although this one could conceivably bring unwanted attention

NASA faces serious challenges keeping the International Space Station relevant

GAO says NASA and the ISS face crew transportation, scientific experiment development challenges

The Lytro camera: Too little for too much

Using Nagios to Monitor Your Clusters’ Health

The Tacocopter has “disastrophe” written all over it

Evil government bureaucrats quash insane (and possibly deadly) entrepreneurs

IT Operations Needs to Evolve to Support Cloud

Rethinking IT infrastructure, and services, in the cloud age.

Enterprise Connect: Comcast offers hosted managed voice portfolio

Steve Jobs wasn’t a fan of the Siri name

Steve Jobs, according to Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus, wasn't particularly fond of the Siri moniker

WAN Optimization as a Service Goes Mainstream

WAN optimization is now ensconced in the cloud

Cisco’s collaboration jab

Jabber for iPad and enhanced Windows kit a pre-emptive strike at Microsoft Skyping Lync

Are Open Source Libraries Any More Vulnerable Than Closed Source?

Survey by Sonatype and Aspect Security calls open source security into question

Microsoft Adds ‘Core’ Version to Server 8 Lineup

Despite the failure of Server Core 2008 to catch fire, Microsoft is trying again, counting on improved performance over the previous generation.

Acme Packet Rolls Out Microsoft Lync Middleware

The solution to vendor interoperability in unified communications.

Fridge magnet makes ordering favorite pizza easy as pie

Although the move to Dubai may prove a bit difficult

BlueStacks: Yep, I can now slice virtual fruit ON MY PC!!!

Android apps, coming to a desktop computer near you

Qualcomm goes ’round the world in viral video ploy

Attempts to recreate success of Bug Circus video in promoting snapdragon processors for smartphones and tablets

Google I/O sells out in a snap, angering those left out

Google promises some virtual access for those who didn’t get tickets