March 25th, 2008
News to know: Microsoft, Apple update techniques; Ubuntu; Hacking Java; XP SP3
Notable headlines:
Ed Bott: What Microsoft can teach Apple about software updates 
Compare and contrast gallery (right).
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron” beta - making life easier for Windows users
Nate McFeters: Defeating the Same Origin Policy part 2
Heather Clancy: Not just hot air: Some details on Dell’s server thermal design
Phil Wainewright: Customization: curse or blessing?
Tom Foremski: Signs point to Benioff to succeed Ellison at Oracle
Jason O’Grady: Excel:mac 2008 performance issues
- MacBook touch concepts
- David Morgenstern: In the ‘it’s a feature’ department: Caps Lock keys
Joe McKendrick: In a down economy, expect subprime SOAs to suffer
Dennis Howlett: The CIO’s innovation dilemma
Marc Andreessen: The Psychology of Entrepreneurial Misjudgment, part 1: Biases 1-6
Mary Jo Foley: XP SP3’s due date is now anyone’s guess
Christopher Dawson: UPenn says no
to Vista SP1
Garett Rogers: Set change notifications in Google Spreadsheets
AP: DOJ approves XM-Sirius merger
Steve O’Hear: LiveJournal’s new owners stick it to Advisory Board
Dan Kusnetzky: Egenera: New pals for PAN Manager
News.com: Netflix glitch to delay deliveries
TechCrunch: Facebook to launch preferred application program
Ryan Stewart: Dear desktop, welcome back
Richard Koman: Google pushing for TV white spaces to deliver nationwide Internet
Jason Perlow: Will You Standardize the @#$%! Chargers Please
Matthew Miller: T-Mobile rolls out BlackBerry 8820 with GPS and Hotspot @Home functionality
Reuters: 3Com revenue, net losses up
Engadget: Intel’s Netbook revealed as the 2go PC
The embedded search investment
NetSuite adds analytical, accounting programs
NewTeeVee: Come on Down to South Park and Watch the Shows Online
Fortune: A half-billion in widgets — If Max Levchin’s Slide can cure …
Are feds involved in bid to undo state open govt law?
Australian Tax Office CIO: Bill Gibson
How green could make Europe a tech power
Paul Murphy: Security: Lintel vs Wintel
Dan Kusnetzky: Tek-Tools Profiler for VMware
Photos: Nissan electric Cube at the NY auto show
Fastest-growing Web categories in February 2008
Roland Piquepaille: Diamonds are jet engines’ best friends
STMicro chip quickly detects bird flu
Yahoo inks cloud computing research pact with Tata unit
Replacing wire with laser, Sun tries to speed up data
Foremski: Are trolls the rednecks of the social media world?
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