A new podcast for IT pros at CSTechcast.com is ready for you to download. Anil Desai, respected author, Microsoft MVP, and consultant, talks about the journey of being an independent technology consultant and the lessons learned. Find more on his web site anildesai.net. In the news, we talk the IT disaster recovery efforts in effect prompted by Hurricane Gustav, what jobs are more at risk to being outsourced, Google Apps are not getting much adoption in the enterprise, we discuss the new Cellular Seizure Investigation Stick, and the latest beta of Internet Explorer 8. Comcast's bit cap gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", hit the buzzer for our less than 5 minute game show "Know Your Tech", and check out SharePoint wiki permissions in "The Weekly Tech Tip".

Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
New Orleans IT departments brace for Gustav (ComputerWorld)
IT workers hit hardest by offshore outsourcing, survey finds (ComputerWorld)
Google's tough sell to Corporate America (Fortune)
CSI Stick grabs data from cell phones (CNet)
Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 (ZDNet)

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Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=40

- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)

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We're moving our podcast to an earlier Monday release to make sure our information is super fresh, available at cstechcast.com. This week, the second part of our chat with the authors of The Craft of System Security, Sean Smith and John Marchesini. The news gives us Google Apps for enterprise, malware slips into popular sites, a roadblock from Yahoo for Microsoft, security patches from MS and Apple, and Vista SP1 is RTM, but no one can find it. Plus the RIAA gets a nod for "Worst Tech Move of the Week", the "Weekly Tech Tip" helps out you SharePoint administrators, and we "Tech It Old School".

Show Notes

Links to stories discussed in the show:
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/02/google_lets_ent.html
http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18002573E70076F8A2.html?ref=technology
http://entmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=9521#1
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Apple-Plugs-QuickTime-Malware-Installation-Hole/
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Windows-Users-Brace-for-MS-Patch-Tuesday-Barrage/
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9061838&intsrc=hm_list
http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=3184
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/02/08/riaa_wants_filters_for_end_users/

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We may not have the smooth vocal sounds of Tay Zonday, but we do have a great, new techcast that fits in a tidy half hour of your day available at cstechcast.com. This week we chat with Michael Miller, author of "Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource". In the news, a new Microsoft Security Blog, security breaches are up, and a bad Santa virus. Plus, "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", "Meet your Local User Group", and "The Weekly Tech Tip".

Show Notes - Links to the stories discussed in our podcast:
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=141991
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=141264
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2241465,00.asp

Here is the new Microsoft Security Vulnerability Research & Defense security blog discussed in our news segment: blogs.technet.com/swi/

Our featured user group is the Queensland SQL Servers User Group in Australia found online at www.qssug.org. Visit and network with your fellow tech heads in person.

Leave your comments at this blog. Happy new year and thanks to all for listening.

-Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)

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