July 21st, 2008
News to know: Amazon S3 outage; iPhone 3G; SOA debugging; Microsoft
Notable headlines:
Michael Krigsman: Amazon S3: ‘Elevated error rates’. Techmeme
Dana Blankenhorn: Do open source applications take security seriously?
Dancho Danchev: Spam coming from free email providers increasing
Ed Burnette: iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal
Phil Wainewright: SaaS vendor quits browser to boost sales
Joe McKendrick: Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamed
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Windows ‘Workstation’ 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!
- Ed Bott: Has Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows Easy Transfer Companion?
- Larry Dignan: Microsoft’s search ambitions are its Vietnam
- Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft’s online plan: Spend, spend, spend
- Microsoft Fiji beta over; final ‘TV Pack’ due soon
Dana Blankenhorn: Sun Open SSO to have just one flavor
Silicon Alley Insider: Uber-Hacker Kevin Mitnick Signs Tell-All Book Deal
Jason Perlow: DIRECTV: Well HERE’s Your Problem, Ma’am…
- Sam Diaz: Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?
- Another call for Yahoo-Icahn compromise
Jason O’Grady: My top 10 free iPhone applications. Gallery (right)
- Marware C.E.O. Premiere case for iPhone 3G
- Review: Jawbone 2 bluetooth headset
- Paul Murphy: The iPhone meets Journalism
- Dana Blankenhorn: Apple is not the real enemy of open source
- Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Immobile Apple
Garett Rogers: Android losing its mojo fast
Deb Perelman: My Awesome IT Job: Senior security engineer, VoIP carrier
Nate McFeters: Obama calls for comprehensive cyber-security measures; looks for a national cyber ninja
Mary Jo Foley: Open-source Castle Project founder joins Microsoft
Paul Murphy: If sameness is a recipe for losing, how do you win?
TechRepublic: Measure Dell M1000e and M600 Power Consumption
Krigsman: Levi Strauss: SAP rollout ’substantially’ hurt quarter
Jennifer Leggio: Proving Scoble wrong, Qik lives on and opens public beta to boot
Inside Facebook: Facebook Redesign Launches - Tour & First Impressions of New Home Page
NYT: My Son, the Blogger: An M.D. Trades Medicine for Apple Rumors
Larry Dignan: Legg Mason takes Yahoo’s side vs. Icahn; Yang takes campaign to home page
Christopher Dawson: Intel World Mural project - just what will the next 40 years bring?
DSLReports: Rogers Uses Deep Packet Inspection f
Dana Gardner: WSO2 adds data services and security features in Mashup Server 1.5
Ryan Stewart: Rich Internet application startup ideas Y Combinator wants to see
Offshore outsourcers turn cautious
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week (right)
Matthew Miller: iPhone Dev Team jailbreaks and SIM unlocks iPhone 2.0 in one week
IT Facts: Fastest-growing US web sites in May 2008
- Malware rates up 278% in the first half of 2008
- US video hardware and software sales up 53% un June 2008
Roland Piquepaille: Towards low-cost LED lighting
Jeremy Allison: Tough love: Linux needs more hatersHeather Clancy: You won’t hear this winery whine about going green. Some tips for SMBs looking for green tech ideas
- Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.
- Bookmark this: Three Web sites to aid the green cause
Zack Whittaker: Untrustworthy students: lighten your restrictions
News.com: The Internet—a private eye’s best friend
Richard Koman: Mom, EFF fight back over take-down notices
Andrew Nusca: Weekend Gadget Guidance: Benchmark your PC, free
Kingsley-Hughes: The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystar
Video: The perils of information overload
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