1. Ron Miller tries to understand why Google is attempting to sell branded tablets online after its failed phone strategy.

2. Nathan the IT Guy continues his updates on the Transformer Pad Infinity release date.

3. Jack Vaughan speaks to Joyent CTO and co-founder Jason Hoffman about what Node.js is and why his company embraced the JavaScript architecture.

4. The Head in the Clouds blog reports on OpDemand’s integration with GitHub and Puppet Labs.

5. Nathan talks more about Asus Transformer Pad and the mysterious video from Asus.6. Jane Wright explains why IT security professionals need to look at projects from a different prospective.

7. Miller digs in why HP is taking a plunge into cloud services and the company’s latest announcement.

8. Michael S. Mimoso thinks it’s time for people to ease off IT security leaders and let them do their jobs.

9. Cisco and Juniper Networks have some competition on their hands as Rivka Gewirtz Little reports that Palo Alto Networks has filed for an IPO.

10. Eric Hansen helps users resolve MySQL error 1146.

Michael Tidmarsh is the assistant community editor at ITKnowledgeExchange.com. He can be reached at MTidmarsh@TechTarget.com

The final counts are in, and with the help of Random.org, we’ve drawn the winner for our Google Nexus One Challenge. Congratulations, OwenAmbrose, you’ll be receiving a Nexus One smartphone courtesy of IT Knowledge Exchange!

All of our members in the Top 10 put forth a stellar effort, and we’d like to congratulate them on making it to the final drawing:

- TomLiotta
- Carlosdl
- Technochic
- Mrdenny
- Gent01
- OwenAmbrose
- Yasirirfan
- XENOPHON22
- Ryan8613
- Whatis23

Thank you to all the participants, and congratulations again to OwenAmbrose!

1. TomLiotta
2. Carlosdl
3. Technochic
4. Mrdenny
5. Gent01
6. OwenAmbrose
7. Yasirirfan
8. Ryan8613
9. XENOPHON22
10. Whatis23

XENOPHON22 has edged into the top 10 at the very last minute! Can he hang on to his post through midnight tomorrow, when the contest ends? Stay tuned for the final results next week, and the drawing for the Nexus One smartphone.

Though the Nexus One contest may be drawing to a close, there are still plenty of great ways to win on IT Knowledge Exchange. The Intel Open Port IT Scavenger Hunt has launched with a chance to win a laptop, among other great prizes, and we also have a guide to all of our current contests, which include all the ways you can earn Knowledge Points right now.

Thanks,

Community Manager

1. TomLiotta
2. Carlosdl
3. Technochic
4. Mrdenny
5. Gent01
6. OwenAmbrose
7. Yasirirfan
8. Ryan8613
9. Mshen
10. Whatis23

XENOPHON22 and Philpl1jb are currently within arm’s reach and could very well nudge into the top 10 by next Friday when the contest ends. Remember, you can earn Knowledge Points now by asking, answering and discussing questions in the community, and by participating in special Knowledge Point challenges which we announce in the community, on the blog, and on Twitter (@ITKE).

Need an easier way to stay up to date on the contest? Subscribe to the “Nexus One” tag on our blog and keep tabs on our Knowledge Point Challenges in your favorite RSS reader. Michael, our community editor, has also just created a guide to all of our current contests, which include all the ways you can earn Knowledge Points right now.

Thanks,

Community Manager

1. TomLiotta
2. Technochic
3. Carlosdl
4. Gent01
5. Mrdenny
6. OwenAmbrose
7. Yasirirfan
8. Ryan8613
9. Mshen
10. Whatis23

A few members – Philpl1jb, Meandyou, KevinBeaver and Labnuke99 to be exact – are following closely behind in slots 11, 12, 13 and 14, and have a window of opportunity to edge out Ryan, Mshen or Whatis23 at any time in the last ten days of the contest. They (and you!) can earn Knowledge Points now by asking, answering and discussing questions in the community, and by participating in special Knowledge Point challenges, which we announce in the community, on the blog, and on Twitter (@ITKE).

Need an easier way to stay up to date on the contest? Subscribe to the “Nexus One” tag on our blog and keep tabs on our Knowledge Point Challenges in your favorite RSS reader.

Thanks,

Community Manager

1. Technochic
2. TomLiotta
3. Carlosdl
4. Mrdenny
5. Gent01
6. OwenAmbrose
7. Ryan8613
8. Yasirirfan
9. Mshen
10. Whatis23

This is the first week our Top 10 members haven’t changed. Could you be the one to climb your way into the Top 10 and be eligible for our Nexus One drawing? Earn Knowledge Points now by asking, answering and discussing questions in the community, and by participating in special Knowledge Point challenges, which we announce in the community, on the blog, and on Twitter (@ITKE).

Need an easier way to stay up to date on the contest? Subscribe to the “Nexus One” tag on our blog and keep tabs on our Knowledge Point Challenges in your favorite RSS reader.

Thanks,

Community Manager

1. Technochic
2. TomLiotta
3. OwenAmbrose
4. Carlosdl
5. Ryan8613
6. Mrdenny
7. Gent01
8. Yasirirfan
9. Mshen
10. Whatis23

Though three weeks have passed in the contest, you still have a month to nudge your way into the Top 10 and be eligible for our Nexus One drawing. As a reminder, you can earn Knowledge Points by asking, answering and discussing questions in the community, and by participating in special Knowledge Point challenges, which we announce in the community, on the blog, and on Twitter (@ITKE).

Need an easier way to stay up to date on the contest? Subscribe to the “Nexus One” tag on our blog and keep tabs on our Knowledge Point Challenges in your favorite RSS reader.

Thanks,

Community Manager

1. Technochic
2. TomLiotta
3. OwenAmbrose
4. Ryan8613
5. Carlosdl
6. Gent01
7. Mrdenny
8. Yasirirfan
9. Whatis23
10. Steveoasdfasdf

Though two weeks have passed in the contest, there’s still plenty of time to nudge your way into the top 10 (evident in the major shuffling of the top 10 last week). As a reminder, you can earn Knowledge Points by asking, answering and discussing questions in the community, and by participating in special Knowledge Point challenges, which we will announce periodically. Keep up the great work!

Community Manager

1. OwenAmbrose
2. Ryan8613
3. Technochic
4. Carlosdl
5. TomLiotta
6. Steveoasdfasdf
7. Mrdenny
8. SandeshSegu
9. Whatis23
10. MarkK

Though one week has passed in the contest, there’s still plenty of time to nudge your way into the top 10. As a reminder, you can earn Knowledge Points by asking, answering and discussing questions in the community, and by participating in special Knowledge Point challenges, which we will announce periodically. Keep up the great work!

Community Manager

We’ll pick one winner randomly from the top 10 Knowledge Point earners between now and Midnight, Friday Feb 26th EST. How do you get points?

• 5 points for every quality question.
• 15 points for every quality answer.
• 100 points and beyond for answering bounty questions, like this Cisco networking question Uscgcwo4 answered.

But wait! There’s more: We’ll also have other limited opportunities, popping up here on the Community blog, on our homepage and on our Twitter account, @ITKE.

Our first opportunity? Tweet this out and we’ll award you an extra 250 points to get you started:

I’m doing the @ITKE #NexusOne Challenge by asking and answering IT questions. You can too! http://bit.ly/7mBwGP

And just in case you need a little more incentive, here are the Nexus One specs:

• Android Mobile 2.1 Platform
• 4 GB space (expandable to 32 GB)
• Cellular, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity
• 5 MP camera
• 3.7-in display
• Touchscreen
• Unlocked!

Good luck!