Posted by Clint Boulton on July 4, 2009 7:46 AM in Google Search

There's no rest for the large and in charge. While some of us were whisking off to our Independence Day weekend getaways, Google boosted its blog, book and mobile search offerings to start off July with a bang.
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Posted by Julia Lerman on July 3, 2009 10:49 AM in .NET General

Sometimes when we encounter behavior in our dev tools that we don't like, we will drop everything to figure out how to get around it. Sometimes we just accept it and move on. I know that I hate when my...
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Posted by Donald Sears on July 3, 2009 7:16 AM in Competition, Education, Hiring, Job Hunting, Skills Training, Working Stiffs, Workplace Tech

You will be surprised how some people answer to some of the most common job interview questions.
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Posted by Clint Boulton on July 3, 2009 6:09 AM in Google Voice

Google Voice users who are moving to another town or state or who want new digits for whatever reason can now get a new number for a one-time $10 fee payable through Google Checkout.
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Posted by Donald Sears on July 2, 2009 10:25 PM in Big Brother, Employment Economics, Firing, Hiring, Job Hunting

The total number of people on unemployment is 14.7 million.
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Posted by Simplify PC Solutions Blog Team on July 2, 2009 6:39 PM in Simplified Solutions, Software, Windows 7

Designed to streamline the deployment of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, MDT 2010 Beta 2 offers a wealth of improvements and new features.
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Posted by Chris Preimesberger on July 2, 2009 4:50 PM in General

Since we're we're right smack in the middle of the calendar year -- and the news flow is slowing down a bit due to summer vacation time -- it's a good time to stop, enjoy a break from hard news...
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Posted by Clint Boulton on July 2, 2009 2:59 PM in Google Apps

There's a popular argument circulating that Google Apps isn't good enough for enterprises, that the SAAS collaboration software suite isn't battle tested enough. We need hybrid solutions. We need cloud and on-premises options right now. As years and decades pass us by, all of the current weak points of the cloud will be vastly improved.
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Posted by Larry Walsh on July 2, 2009 8:13 AM in Data Security, Network Security, Security Services

Security hardware vendors are trying to reverse the slide in appliance sales and margins by marrying cloud-based services to the on-premises box. While it sounds like a good deal, solution providers should examine the go-to-market structure to ensure they're getting a sustainable share of the business.
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Posted by Brian Prince on July 1, 2009 10:58 PM in Exploits and Attacks, Flaws, Social networking, Web 2.0

The Month of the Twitter Bugs began July 1 with reports of four cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. All four bugs have been patched.
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Posted by Simplify PC Solutions Blog Team on July 1, 2009 10:30 PM in Simplified Solutions, Windows 7

Okay, so by now everybody knows that Windows Vista had some application compatibility issues. Most of those have been worked out, of course, but battle-scarred IT pros no doubt have concerns about Windows 7: Will it bring a new set of compatibility issues?
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Posted by Brian Prince on July 1, 2009 8:12 PM in Botnets, Exploits and Attacks, Search, Spam

Researchers at Google reported a surge in spam during the second quarter of 2009 on the back of image spam and e-mails sent out with viruses. The report largely echoes findings from MX Logic, which reported a 300 percent jump in spam since February.
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Posted by Donald Sears on July 1, 2009 7:53 PM in Compensation, Employment Economics, Firing, Hiring, Job Hunting

High-performing middle managers and technical staff are seeing slight increases in salary, according to a report. The rest of it is slim pickings.
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Posted by Clint Boulton on July 1, 2009 4:39 PM in Gmail

UPDATE: Google's Gmail team has altered its labels feature in a major way, moving the list of labels up in the left of the in-box, and adding drag and drop and other navigation capabilities. The Gmail team has also jettisoned its Right-Side Labels Gmail Labs feature.
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Posted by Clint Boulton on July 1, 2009 2:57 PM in Google vs. Facebook, OpenSocial, Social Networks

The ClackPoint gadget enables Website owners to offer text chat, conference calling and document sharing through a gadget for Friend Connect. Google's and Facebook's programming teams will tell you that fostering the socialization of the Web -- not making money -- is the point of their activities. But this may come into play when the teams are asked what value they're bringing to their companies.
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Posted by Chris Preimesberger on July 1, 2009 2:06 PM in General

As IT systems get more and more intricately interconnected and virtualized (check out Cisco Systems' new UCS, a peek into the future), the need for trusted software to keep control and make sense of it all also gets elevated in...
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Posted by Eileen Feretic on July 1, 2009 11:21 AM in IT Management, IT Spending, The Industry

By Eileen Feretic When I spoke with Peter Whatnell a few days ago, I was hoping for some good news about the economy in general and information technology in particular. What I got was a good news/bad news scenario. As...
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Posted by Ed Cone on July 1, 2009 10:41 AM in Culture

by Tony Kontzer Any self-respecting geek knows a good summer getaway isn't built around Disneyland or the Grand Canyon or Hawaii, places where the normal, non-techie throngs gather. Instead, it's about someplace quirky or scientific or laden with fantasy. Someplace...
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Posted by Brian Prince on July 1, 2009 12:02 AM in Exploits and Attacks, Identity Theft, Phishing and Fraud, Vulnerability Research

Juniper Networks has agreed to pull a talk on ATM security slated for the upcoming Black Hat and DefCon security conferences.
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Posted by Larry Walsh on June 30, 2009 10:33 PM in Web Security

A computer programmer from Pennsylvania could spend up to 10 years in prison if convicted of launching massive distributed denial of service attacks against Rolling Stone magazine and other sites. The case reveals that DDoS remains an effective and serious attack vector.
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Posted by Matthew Hines on June 30, 2009 9:48 PM in AV tools, Exploits and Attacks, Google, Online malware, Phishing and Fraud, Spam, Trojan attacks, Virus and Spyware, eBay

Sunbelt Software has agreed to contribute research data to the Harvard Law School-based Stopbadware.org initiative.
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Posted by Simplify PC Solutions Blog Team on June 30, 2009 6:09 PM in Windows 7

Encouraging as it is to see such praise for a new version of Windows, some have stopped to wonder if the fuss is not a bit overblown.
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Posted by Clint Boulton on June 30, 2009 2:14 PM in Google Mobile, Google Open Source, Hello, Android

Every device launched is a measure of validation for the Android platform, a key new entry point for Google to extend its Web services and online advertising reach. If Android fails to gain traction, it will be a major failure for the company as it seeks to sow new seeds in the computing sector. So in comes TechRepublic Editor in Chief Jason Hiner, who may succeed in curbing your enthusiasm for Android.
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Posted by Donald Sears on June 30, 2009 9:32 AM in Compensation, Employment Economics, Firing, Hiring, Superfluous Studies, Workplace Tech

The technology job market for IT is tight, but it is worth finding out which industries and segments are actually hiring.
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Posted by Larry Walsh on June 30, 2009 9:14 AM in Data Security, Network Security, Security Services

Security services are a means for solution providers to delivered valued offerings to clients that reduce complexity and costs. However, as some solution providers are discovering, not everyone agrees with the benefits of security services, particularly fellow solution providers and consultants who stand the most to lose in the services world.
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Posted by Matthew Hines on June 30, 2009 7:34 AM in Data Security, Exploits and Attacks, Online malware, Phishing and Fraud, Trojan attacks, Virus and Spyware

Data theft is at the center of the malware torrent and will continue to be so for the forseeable future, Trend Micro reports.
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Posted by Matthew Hines on June 30, 2009 12:01 AM in Botnets, Data securityAdd category, Exploits and Attacks, Online malware, Phishing and Fraud, Spam, Trojan attacks, Virus and Spyware

Botnets are behind the vast majority of the world's spam, according to MessageLabs.
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Posted by Donald Sears on June 29, 2009 12:19 PM in Benefits, Perks, Compensation, Competition, Employment Economics, Firing, H-1B, Foreign Workers, Hiring

Making sure your company follows the procedures for letting H-1B visa holders go is no joke.
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Posted by Ed Cone on June 29, 2009 12:10 PM in Careers, IT Management

By Eileen Feretic Employers have announced 1,652,082 job cuts since June 2008, according to a report from Challenger Gray & Christmas, a global outplacement consultancy. That's a frightening statistic, and the firm expects layoffs to continue to "remain heavy through...
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Posted by Ed Cone on June 29, 2009 10:45 AM in Enterprise 2.0, Internet strategy, The Cloud

by Tony Kontzer Two weeks ago, I wrote about Virgin America's and Google's joint plans to promote cloud computing through what they were touting as the world's first online scavenger hunt. I'm here to report that the Day in the...
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Posted by Clint Boulton on June 29, 2009 10:40 AM in Evil Google, Googleopoly

Ultimately, Google trying to convince the world of naysayers and pundits that it doesn't have a monopoly on search is like the devil's greatest trick: Pretending he doesn't exist. That worked out well for Keyser Soze. How will it work out for Google?
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Posted by Ed Cone on June 29, 2009 10:38 AM in Enterprise 2.0, Internet strategy

by Tony Kontzer It's been quite a few months for World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee. First, in April, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. A week later, he was one of six faculty...
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Posted by Larry Walsh on June 29, 2009 6:00 AM in Analysis, Data Security, Network Security

The recession caused a 16 percent decline in spending on security hardware and appliances. Despite that dip, the forecast is for security spending to rebound to two-thirds of 2008 sales before the end of the year.
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Posted by Simplify PC Solutions Blog Team on June 29, 2009 5:00 AM in Simplified Solutions, Windows 7

You probably mastered every Windows shortcut years ago, but Windows 7 brings some new ones to the table. Here's our roundup of seven Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts you'll want to start practicing now.
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Posted by Chris Preimesberger on June 27, 2009 3:26 PM in General

There's no question that the sudden death on June 25 of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has caused the biggest Web traffic surge since the election of President Obama last November. It's truly a testament to the entertainer's great...
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