What gewgaws, wonders, and terrible rages will soon emerge from Apple's Cupertino lair? Josh Fruhlinger brings you the latest news and gossip for all things Mac and iWhatHaveYou. Send him tips at jfruh@jfruh.com or on Twitter @jfruh. more

• Apple syncing patent can't come soon enough
• Apple doesn't owe you anything
• Apple tweaks the iPhone for China; will it do so for Verizon?

A tribute to the weird, funny, twisted, technology-driven world we live in. more

• Misdirected text messages lead to gunplay
• Bigfoot enthusiasts go high tech
• Your Facebook profile will live on after you are gone

Sean has a reputation for a take on technology that can seem to be "out of left field," but is guaranteed to get you thinking. Sometimes contrarian, always insightful, he offers a unique perspective on the practice of programming and on technology in general. more

• Ruby, DSLs and the free lunch that was not so free
• Future techtorials
• Career damaging self description

Sandra Henry-Stocker has been administering Unix systems for more than 18 years. She describes herself as "USL" (Unix as a second language) but remembers enough English to write books and buy groceries. She currently works for TeleCommunication Systems, a wireless communications company, in Annapolis, Maryland, where no one else necessarily shares any of her opinions. She lives on a small farm on Maryland's Eastern Shore. This blog offers advice for every-day Unix systems administration and some clever ways to approach more challenging problems. Send comments and suggestions to mailto:bugfarm@gmail.com. more

• Unix Tip: Grepping on Whole Words
• Is Your Web Site Under Attack?
• Easy Email Filtering with Procmail

James E. Gaskin writes books (16 so far), articles and jokes about technology and real life from his home office in the Dallas area. Gaskin has been helping small and medium sized businesses use technology intelligently since 1986. This blog covers IT news, views, and product info with the small business angle in mind. Write him at readers@gaskin.com. more

• Windows 7 on Older PCs, Windows 7 on Netbooks
• Windows 7 Smells Far Better Than Vista
• Google Apps Trump IBM / Lotus iNotes Lame Offering

We'll list new and noteworthy things that are happening on ITworld here. Please use this blog to tell us what you like, what you don't, or suggest features you could use. more

• Do you work at a great company?
• ITworld has a new look!

Lessons learned from successful CIOs more

• Ethics – The Downward Slide or the Bottom?
• IT What If? Profession or Union?
• Stage Two of Open Source Evolution

News, how-tos, advice for VARs, systems integrators, preferred partners more

• ERP vendors cut support fees
• How Microsoft will shake up the security industry
• Rumors abound of Android netbooks

The topics of this blog are in Fuzzing and VoIP security. As the CTO of Codenomicon, the main focus of Ari's work is with security testing of various next generation communication technologies such as VoIP, WiMAX and IPTV. His latest book is focused on this topic, and is titled "Fuzzing for Software Security Testing and Quality Assurance". You can win a free copy of The Fuzzing Book from the Codenomicon web site. What is VoIP security all about? After close to ten years of hacking and bashing VoIP, Ari Takanen will finally reveal the secrets and discuss the hype around VoIP security. The discussions in this blog will draw from his book "Securing VoIP Networks: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Countermeasures" co-authored by Peter Thermos, and published by Addison-Wesley. Ari will answer any questions and comments you might have regarding penetration testing and fuzzing of next generation communication networks such as IP telephony. Check out the sample chapter of the VoIP book here! more

• Vulnerability Disclosure: Is it Blackmail, Whitemail or Bluemail
• What to Look in a Test Automation Product: Features or Benefits
• Visualizing Security - The Challenge of 2009

Dr. Markus Jakobsson is Principal Scientist at Palo Alto Research Center. He is a founder of the security startup RavenWhite, which addresses security problems associated with authentication, malware and click-fraud. He is also one of the founders of SecurityCartoon, an educational approach targeting typical Internet users. He is a firm believer in technology to address security problems, but believes that a holistic view that includes the end user and his/her behavior is crucial. Unexpected user behavior can thwart the best security measures, and any security measure must be designed with social engineering and human failure in mind. Dr. Jakobsson's recent books Phishing and Countermeasures (Wiley, 2006) and Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and Defenses (Symantec Press, 2008) chart new territory in online security. He received his PhD from University of California at San Diego in 1997. more

• Sarah Palin goes the way of Paris Hilton
• How Herbert Thompson stole his friend's identity
• What you always wanted to know about malware (but were afraid to ask)

A look into the world of XAML design and development as explored through one of Microsoft's latest design/development tools - Expression Blend. Building software, just became a whole lot more fun! more

• The design phase
• Learning lessons from game studios…

Dr. Joanne Sujansky is an international keynote speaker, author and consultant who has worked with leaders to make their workplaces more productive and profitable. Her energy and enthusiasm have touched audiences’ hearts and minds for over twenty-five years. Among the organizations that have called upon Joanne to deliver speeches and provide consulting are: GlaxoSmithKline, PPG Industries, Inc., US Steel Corporation, American Express-Sweden, AT&T, Meeting Professionals International, US. Postal Service, IBM, Society for Automotive Engineers International, T. Rowe Price, Mayo Clinic and Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche. She is the author of numerous books on leadership, change and retention. Joanne is an award-winning entrepreneur who founded KEYGroup, an international training and assessment company. She is past National President of the American Society for Training and Development, and is a recipient of their highest honor, the Gordon M. Bliss Award. Joanne is an active member of the National Speakers Association, and holds their highest earned designation, Certified Speaking Professional. Download a free ebook from KEYGroup: How to Manage Change and Master the Change process. more

• How to Use Humor in IT Presentations
• 7 Ways to Beat Stress and Maintain Resiliency
• How to Communicate Your Message

Green IT is equal parts social imperative and a business need. This blog explores how to adopt a business-driven green initiative in your IT organization. more

• Why You Need a Chief Green Officer
• Interview with Dave O’Hara of Green Datacenter Blog
• Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool

Wireless Technology, Security, and Certifications more

• Who needs RF transmission training?
• Vendor Neutral vs. Cisco Wireless Certification
• Allow Myself to Introduce Myself...

In this blog I will be addressing SaaS throughout 2009. I'll cover how to evaluate which applications to consider, how to implement, security and identity, pitfalls to using the cloud computing model and anything else you, the reader, tell me you want to know. That’s the key... you have to talk back to me. Make this interactive. Let me know what works and where I missed the boat. more

• SaaS Vendors Grow in Uncertain Times
• 8 Key lessons from SaaS users
• IDC SaaS Summit

IT Underworld follows George and Elias, two lowly foot soldiers in the IT army of a large company, and their battles with clueless end users and meddling execs. Put IT Underworld cartoons on your blog, Facebook, tweet about it, email it. It's yours for the taking -- just don't forget to include a link to this page: http://www.itworld.com/blog/phil-johnson. more

• Kickin' 802.11n old-school
• Where the Wild Things Are II: Max Goes Into IT
• You may be on Facebook, but you're still no Rockefeller

Raffael Marty is chief security strategist and senior product manager at Splunk. Fully immersed in industry initiatives, standards efforts and activities, Raffy lives and breathes security and visualization. He is the author of 'Applied Security Visualization,' published Aug 1, 2008 by Addison-Wesley Professional. more

• Maturity Scale for IT Data Management
• How do you encode hundreds of data points into one single graph? Use Sparklines.
• How do you visualize your traffic flow (NetFlow) logs?

Microsoft Musings is a CIO's take on all things Microsoft. Have an idea you'd like to run by Scott for a future post? Want to comment on something that's been written, but don't want to make it public? Email Scott directly at itworldfeedback@slowe.com. Scott is the CIO for Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He has written over 500 technology-related articles and two books - Home Networking: The Missing Manual, and the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Administrator’s Companion (co authored with Walter Glenn and Joshua Maher). more

• Windows 7's XP Mode is CYA at its best
• Don't worry, Microsoft. 2009 won't be the year of the Linux desktop... nor will 2010, 2011, etc.
• Microsoft will/won't provide a public beta for Office 2010

Pete Smith, a self-described technophile, writes about technology that makes your work easier and life more fun. more

• New Twitter features borrow from 3rd party clients
• Weekend Walmart tech deals for geeks, gamers
• Microsoft launches pilot rewards program for Xbox gamers

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It's time to give your data the protection it deserves. This blog explores the challenges that organizations face in distributed, multi-platform environments, and provides insight into how to safe guard data through backup, business continuity and disaster recovery. Daily posts about industry news, and trends also provided.

• Companies facing more pressure in disaster recovery
• The ROI of virtualization
• Monitoring performance in virtualized environments

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• Open Source Changes the Software Acquisition Process
• The Decline and Fall of the Idealistic Spark
• A Peek into Carnegie-Mellon's Open Source Lab

A daily review of security news, flaws and fixes to keep executives informed and up to date.

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• Scam targets Twitter users who want to buy followers
• Be careful of Google search results for iPhone SMS
• Reddit hit by XSS worm

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols(sjvn@vna1.com) has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was cutting-edge and 300bit/sec. was a fast Internet connection -- and we liked it! more

• An important Linux fix
• Guard your Wi-Fi for your own sake
• Patch and Patch Again

David Strom's take on important technology and trends to watch. more

• 100,000 apps on the iPhone milestone
• Five important Windows 7 mobility features
• eReader battles will be all about their software

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• Car power inverter looks like a cup of coffee!
• Gadget geek dream car coming in 3 years
• How to set up continuous podcast play on the new iTunes