The latest podcast available at cstechcast.com is now offering free stuff, check it out. This week we discuss the methods behind debugging the Windows operating system with Mario Hewardt and Daniel Pravat. Read the book Advanced Windows Debugging for all the in-depth information and check out advancedwindowsdebugging.com. News brings us a drop in spending, a potpourri of security issues, Blackberry leaves executives stranded on the island, and Starbucks is hooking us up with free Wi-Fi. The Microsoft-Yahoo merger gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week" and not why you think, our "Tech Tip" imparts experience about SQL Server I/O performance, and we take "A Closer Look" at Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

Show Notes

Links to stories discussed in the show:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Infrastructure/IDC-Reports-Finds-Less-IT-Spending-in-08/
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206401778&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206504526&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206504526&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
http://www.news.com/8301-10789_3-9872415-57.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142574-pg,1/article.html
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/142438/service_outage_gives_blackberry_a_black_eye.html
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jWMyD27h1rk_SBZVXkqf4e6lHcVQD8UOAEC80

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