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Facebook shakes up switch market with new Open Compute Project

Posted May 8, 2013 - 4:48 pm

The new project will describe a switch that disaggregates the hardware and software. The result could lead to more options and better prices, even for non-Web scale businesses.
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Mobility could be the CIO savior

Posted May 2, 2013 - 6:34 pm

Tech expertise in all things mobile could increase CIO value
Discourse - A new type of forum

Posted April 19, 2013 - 8:00 am

I don’t know what it is, but people love them some forums. I’ve struggled with this phenomenon for my entire internet life and to this day I regularly debate the need for them on new projects, or the need for them at all for that matter. Recently however, a new forum system has emerged that threatens to change my view on the subject.
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How to Uninstall Facebook Home in case you install it accidentally

Posted April 12, 2013 - 3:40 pm

Always be prepared in case you suffer a moment of poor judgment when it comes to installing Facebook Home.
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Nebula - A turnkey private cloud brought to you by NASA

Posted April 12, 2013 - 8:00 am

What began as a NASA cloud computing project, and in partnership with Rackspace resulted in the OpenStack project, has now become a turnkey private cloud system for the enterprise. What this means is you can now buy an all-in-one solution to your organization's server needs and be up and running in no time.
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It’s the network, stupid

Posted March 28, 2013 - 9:00 am

Cloud service providers that also own the network will have a distinct advantage over competitors
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How to remotely inspect the DOM on a mobile device

Posted March 27, 2013 - 8:00 am

How often have you as a mobile web developer struggled to diagnose a style or layout issue on a particular device through trial and error? Wouldn’t it be so much easier if you could just inspect the DOM on the mobile device as you would on the desktop through Chrome or Firebug? It turns out there is a tool for that.
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Web trackers are totally out of control

Posted March 21, 2013 - 1:16 pm

More than 1,300 tracking companies are now following us across the Web. But who they are and what they know is a mystery to most.
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Google launches Realtime API for Drive

Posted March 20, 2013 - 3:41 pm

Yesterday, Google announced its release of a Realtime API for Google Drive. If you’ve ever collaborated on a document using Google Drive, you know how cool this technology is. You can see the other users typing, their cursor position, their highlights, comments, and more.
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Four reasons why Windows 8 tablets won't beat the iPad in business

Posted March 19, 2013 - 8:49 pm

The historical Windows application sell-through factor won't be enough to overcome Apple's expanding market lead
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Where cloud is going: Service as a service

Posted March 19, 2013 - 8:47 pm

As big players like Xerox expand their capabilities, businesses of all sizes will have more choices of cloud services
DARPA looking for way to spot attackers on wireless networks

Posted March 19, 2013 - 11:44 am

The U.S. military relies heavily on distributed, wireless networks to communicate in combat zones. Now DARPA is looking for ideas on how to keep enemies off these networks.
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The Weekly Hash - March 8, 2013

Posted March 8, 2013 - 11:11 am

Spanning the globe to joke about this week’s top tech stories, from North Korea to New Zealand with a quick stop on Mars
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Step by Step photo guide to setting up twitter widget pro for wordpress

Posted March 7, 2013 - 9:00 am

You were warned that it was coming and it has come. Blackouts of the Twitter API v1 have begun and sites are starting to be affected. This transition is comparable to airport security pre and post 9/11. Welcome to the new normal.
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The Weekly Hash - March 1, 2013

Posted March 1, 2013 - 12:22 pm

From the pope to the PGA to pants, we joke about the top tech stories of the week
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Automatic conversion of web form submissions to AJAX with jQuery

Posted February 27, 2013 - 9:00 am

If you’ve got a data heavy web application, chances are you’re doing a lot of form posting. Here is a quick solution to automatically convert all of your full form posts into quick and user friendly AJAX posts.
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Marissa Mayer takes Yahoo back to the... past

Posted February 26, 2013 - 1:02 pm

The Yahoo CEO’s (hypothetical) internal memo, responding to the “no telecommuting” announcement
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Cyber's Strangelovian moment?

Posted February 25, 2013 - 10:03 pm

A steady drumbeat of news about sophisticated cyber attacks against our government and leading institutions has attendees at this year's RSA conference in a fever. And that may be bad for security.
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Antivirus's star fades, letting new technologies shine

Posted February 25, 2013 - 2:54 pm

As if you didn't know it already: antivirus software isn't doing its job, even though it sucks up around 30% of IT security budgets. But where can companies turn next? Two firms think they have an answer.
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The Weekly Hash - February 22, 2013

Posted February 22, 2013 - 12:04 pm

Joking about the week’s top tech stories, this week featuring Burger King, Chinese cyberspies and a new Chromebook that will revolutionize the way we watch porn
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The death of the Twitter API or a new beginning?

Posted February 21, 2013 - 9:00 am

If you asked me what Twitter’s greatest strength was, I would say it was its ubiquity. Anyone could integrate Twitter into practically anything with minimal effort. With the upcoming retirement of the Twitter API v1 in March 2013, that ubiquity may be gone.
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Two different approaches to bridging the digital divide

Posted February 19, 2013 - 1:09 pm

In the U.S. the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program is accused of waste while in the U.K. the grassroots B4RN community broadband network is a success. Is either approach the ultimate solution to bringing high-speed Internet access to rural areas?
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The Weekly Hash - February 15, 2013

Posted February 15, 2013 - 12:22 pm

From the College of Cardinals’ new high tech method for choosing a pope to Google’s new private airport to the president’s geeky Fireside Chat we make fun of some of the this week’s top tech stories
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Security stories to watch: Security firm Bit9 hacked. Also: Microsoft megapatch and identity management

Posted February 11, 2013 - 4:20 pm

The hack of security firm Bit9 reminds us that application whitelists work great at stopping malware ... until they don't. And: Microsoft prepares a mystery 'double patch' of the Internet Explorer web browser, fueling speculation.
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Find the next big prime number, win cash and glory

Posted February 7, 2013 - 12:29 pm

By participating in GIMPS, a distributed computing project to find Mersenne prime numbers, you could win $3,000 or more, not to mention mathematics immortality
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