Overheard in the tech blogosphere:

March, 2008


March 31, 2008  1:05 PM

Overheard: Water, electricity, gas and Twitter?



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
real-time communication, Unified Communications

rohitbhargava.jpg If last year's SXSW was Twitter's coming out party, this year it achieved utility status. A utility is...

March 28, 2008  1:54 PM

Overheard: Why the mainframe didn’t die



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Hardware, IBM, mainframe, Technology

wladawsky-berger.jpg "The mainframe survived its near-death experience and continues to thrive because customers didn't...


March 27, 2008  12:44 PM

Overheard: WildCharge is the real deal



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
power, Wireless

katherine_boehret.jpg I set my WildCharge pad up on my nightstand. After a phone chat, I tossed my RAZR cellphone over...


March 25, 2008  1:53 PM

Overheard: Forget hiding your SSID — pay attention to what you name it



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Security, SSID, Technology, Wireless, WLAN

lphifer-sm.jpg Many people (including myself) have tried to "hide" SSID as a security measure. Unfortunately, efforts to hide...


March 8, 2008  3:21 PM

Overheard: Egress filtering



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology

exit.gif The biggie in regards to Extrusion Detection is what ports are allowed egress at the perimeter. If you are serious about...


March 8, 2008  3:02 PM

Video: Microsoft data centers



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Video

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March 8, 2008  2:37 PM

Video: Jack St. Clair Kilby, inventor of the integrated circuit



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Video

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March 8, 2008  12:18 PM

Video: Blogger Robert Scoble talks about how he manages his email



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology, Video

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March 8, 2008  12:05 PM

Overheard: Email bankruptcy



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology

fred_wilson.jpg I am so far behind on e-mail that I am declaring bankruptcy. If you've sent me an e-mail (and you aren't my...


March 7, 2008  4:26 PM

Overheard: HDTV is going to be replaced by OLED



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology

oled.gif Now that Sony has emerged victorious in the HD disc format war, it appears as if they will be turning their attention to...