Opinion

DARPA to banish “geeky, formal” way code defects are eradicated

DARPA program seeks to make complicated software code verification process into a game

Even Wales finds his wall-to-wall Wikipedia pictures ‘annoying’

However, founder tells critic there's a reason his photo is everywhere on Wikipedia

Finding yourself … more iOS maps

Nine successful, effective IT project tips

GAO looks at some successful government projects and finds nine best practices others could emulate

The Need for Cloud Identity Management

Verisign Masters of Internet Infrastructure

Lose An Android Phone? It’s Good To Have A Plan B

You can even install this find my phone app after you lost it

Facebook takes credit for shrinking degrees of separation between people around the world

Studies with University of Milan show 6 degrees of separation now down to 4.74

Measuring IPv6 Growth

Several recent sources of IPv6 adoption statistics

Google, Facebook part of FTC facial recognition technology assessment

FTC holding a workshop to examine facial recognition privacy, security concerns

Shopping at work? More CIOs say it’s not allowed

Among 1,400 CIOs polled by Robert Half Technology, 60% say their companies block access to online shopping sites

Interview with a Pirate

Amelia Andersdotter talks about open source, Linux, and taking a seat on the European Parliament

How Microsoft Can Chase Off Your Pesky Co-Workers

A new patent will be watching you… to see who keeps treating you badly.

Apple prepping iPhone 5 with 4-inch screen along with redesigned MacBook Pro in 2012

Those disappointed in the fact that the iPhone 4S didn’t sport a larger screen and new form factor may be relieved to read that the iPhone 5 will reportedly have a 4-inch screen.

How Green are Your Switches?

Power Consumption of Cisco 3560 and 3750 v2 Switches

Apple appoints Arthur D. Levinson to Chairman of the Board; Disney CEO Bob Iger now an Apple board member as well

Apple last week implemented a few changes to its board when it announced that long time board member Arther D. Levinson would become Chairman of the Board, a position previously held by Steve Jobs.

Come see me, Jeff Doyle, Scott Hogg, ARIN’s John Curran at Network World’s IPv6 event in New York

Network World has assembled a collection of world-class IPv6 experts in New York On December 13 to help you plan your migration.

Should Steve Ballmer Go as CEO?

Shareholder vote to retain the CEO raises questions

More Fun with Vimscript

Laws of Internet Resource Supply and Demand

Payload consumes bandwidth and application turns consume latency

Corralling complexity

Do Lawyers Ignore Copyright Law?

Creating software versus creating contracts and a little irony to start your week.

Apple and jail made cool

Half of adults believe social media sites hurt youth?

Harnessing Social for Vital Living

Vitality is a program that rewards people for making healthy lifestyle choices. Social is next on their list of innovations.

Monkey, Dragon, football and the rest of 2011’s worst passwords

Predictably bad passwords reign again in 2011, security company says

Apple Siri gets caught in the middle of husband-wife spat

Video parodies Apple iPhone 4S Siri ads

Copying Software

Intellectual property theft harms authors

Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a …

Seen outside the home on a Saturday morning

Raytheon gets $10.5M to develop “serious games”

US intelligence group wants games that eliminate bias, improve decision-making

User activity monitoring can reveal policy violations and misuse of company resources