Monthly Archives: March 2009
Google Street View Brings Up Take-Down Issue
Google has been assailed in the U.K. for its Street View service because some people have complained that their privacy has been violated. As...
Malware Is Getting Formidable, but So Are Your Defenses
It's always hard to tell just how big a threat malware is to those who are well-protected. I've thought for years now that if...
From Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 to Mozilla Firefox, Web Browsers Tighten Security
From Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 to Apple Safari, popular Internet browsers have taken a bit of a public beating the week of March 16....
What if the Palm Pre Bombs?
Palm plans on releasing its new smartphone, the Palm Pre, during the first half of 2009, and has managed to build considerable buzz for...
Giving Back to Your Network
Friday is Karma Day. Give and you shall receive.TheLadders, a subscription-based careers site that is focused on jobs for people who make $100,000 or...
Memo to Ballmer: Gmail ‘Undo Send’ Doesn’t Work in Person
Poor Steve Ballmer. He's so befuddled by Google (and his inability to defibrillate Microsoft's stock price) that he thinks the new Undo Send Gmail...
IBM-Sun Merger Slowed Up for Due Diligence
The Wall Street Journal reported late March 20 that the IBM-Sun Microsystems merger has been held up for a few extra days due to...
Report: SMBs Moving Towards Interactive Media Spending
A report by research and consulting firm Borrell Associates finds small to medium-size businesses are planning on tripling their "non-advertising" marketing (Web-based advertising and...
Startup Looks to Challenge Cisco, HP in Data Center
The same week that Cisco Systems rolled out its ambitious Unified Computing System data center initiative, a startup is coming out with its own...
eWEEK Labs Shows You How to Install Apps on Ubuntu Linux
eWEEK Labs Shows You How to Install Apps on Ubuntu Linux
by Jason Brooks
Software Repositories Are Your Friends
One of the handiest characteristics of today's typical...