Small Business Tech:  Roundup from the Charlotte ITEC show
I had the pleasure of providing the keynote speech for the ITEC regional IT conference in Charlotte, N.C. this week and had a great time visiting the area for the first time. Even better, I had the chance to sit down and talk to IT folks fighting the good fight in the Southeast.
Small Business Tech archive

Backspin:  Top-level domains rethought
At ICANN's recent Paris meeting the board unanimously agreed to allow the creation of arbitrarily named top level domains by those with deep pockets. Gibbs thinks that this is not a good idea.
Backspin archive

Gearhead:  An IMAP book and measuring power use
A book on high performance IMAP servers and how much power does dimming a laptop screen save?
Gearhead archive

Eye on the Carriers:  Going green, virtually speaking
Broadly speaking, there are two main reasons for companies to go green. The first is to reduce energy costs, thereby saving the company money. As one IT executive put it to me recently, "Green computing is all about saving greenbacks."
Eye on the Carriers archive

'Net Buzz:  'I have a lost laptop horror story for you'
The devil of identity theft is in the details: Russ Jones tells a tale of woe that isn't particularly dramatic -- or rare -- and yet it's exactly the kind of story that worries me enough to ignore my better judgment and buy identity-theft protection from my insurance provider.
'Net Buzz archive

Cache Advance:  Don't give this pig a pancake
In the past week, my PC has turned into a very hungry pig. My story is anything but a cute bedtime story for kids, but there's got to be a lesson here somewhere.
Cache Advance archive

Cool Tools:  IdeaPad's cool idea - facial login
One of the latest ultra-portable notebooks from Lenovo, the IdeaPad aims to be more stylish and lightweight than your typical corporate notebook. Features include an Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 processor (1.6 GHz), an 11.1-inch display with an integrated Webcam, 2GB of memory, a 120GB hard drive and built-in 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi. All of this in a very light and compact 2.4-lb. package.
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Yankee Ingenuity Howard Anderson 'Net Insider Scott Bradner Industry Commentary Frank Dzubeck Backspin Mark Gibbs 'Net Buzz Paul McNamara Reality Check Thomas Nolle Cool Tools Keith Shaw User View Chuck Yoke

Security: Risk and Reward Andreas M. Antonopoulos Telecom Catalyst Daniel Briere Branch Office Best Practices Robin Gareiss Gearhead Mark Gibbs Cache Advance Linda Musthaler Nutter's Help Desk Ron Nutter Bottom Line Joel Snyder

Dr. Internet Steve Blass EMA on Management Dennis Drogseth Small Business Tech James E. Gaskin Eye on the Carriers Johna Till Johnson Guest Column Greg Ness Infrastructure Insights Mary Petrosky Tolly on Technology Kevin Tolly