I've spent all morning putting together links to the best deals on the net. I hope that you can use a few of these!
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This pilot fish and his co-workers have spent a week in heated discussions with the networks group. The subject: some major network problems between two sites.
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Want to get a new computer cheap during Black Friday? Here are some hints to getting the best deals
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In today's podcast: US senators ask EC to speed Oracle-Sun review; Microsoft's CFO steps down; and California man pleads guilty to selling counterfeit chips to US Navy.
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This week on Security Levity: the growing threat of Mac malware. Let's look at just one example. Earlier this year, security researcher Jerome Segura from Paretologic, a Commtouch Security Alliance member, discovered a new Mac OS X malware variant: OSX/Jahlav-C.

Amazon (AMZN) just pushed a firmware update for the Kindle. Now you can view PDFs without converting them, rotate the view, and enjoy better battery life (if you're lucky). In IT Blogwatch, bloggers give it a go. Not to mention how to make movies...
Portable Firefox lets Windows users maintain multiple, independent copies of the browser. Why not configure one copy for maximum security? This isn't as safe as running Firefox under Linux, but it's a step in the right direction.
...Read moreI just had a chance to put the early release of the Chrome OS through its paces, and found a stunningly confused design. It's a good thing that Google has a year to go before its release, because at the moment, its design is so poor that very few people would use it.
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Does the world need a new beginner's programming language? In the 1960s, BASIC, FORTRAN, LISP and ALGOL were the primary introductory programming languages. In the 1970s and 1980s, Pascal, C ad Scheme were the teaching programming languages of choice. In the 1990s, with object-oriented extensions to the C language, C++ took over from C as the lingua franca for students.
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There are countless viruses affecting enterprises today. However, this year the buzz about computer viruses has taken a back seat to another virus, the Swine Flu, or more specifically, the H1N1 strain. The rapid spread and the non-stop media coverage has caused a heightened awareness amongst the general public about behaviors that can help to avoid getting sick. People are thinking twice about shaking hands with others. It’s now recommended that a person cough and sneeze into the crook of their elbow, instead of their hands.
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The holidays are once again upon us. And every year I'm asked by various friends and family what kind of computer they should buy. Being an Apple fan, I always direct them to the Apple product line. Yes, they are a bit more expensive than their PC brethren but to me they are worth the extra cost. Before anybody jumps on reliability issues, I've seen hardware problems on both sides of the PC/Mac war. But hardware aside, at the core of every Apple lies OS X which was designed by Apple to work flawlessly and seamlessly with its hardware.
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Google's vision for Chrome OS isn't going to replace what is on your desk now ... unless you are working and reading this on a netbook, that is.
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With all the industry buzz around disk based data protection and deduplication, many companies are rethinking their current investments in tape infrastructure. The problem is, many have spent years perfecting that tried and true method of data protection, and have invested substantial sums in people, training, and money in doing so.
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A layoff victim is forced to choose between severance and a noncompete agreement that could lead to financial ruin
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Foreign intelligence services and global organized crime are targeting a million businesses in an effort to steal from them and destabilize America. You need to know if you're a target, understand the threats, and what to do about them.
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