Come to CSTechcast.com and get the podcast for IT pros. This week, we tackle those IT projects that go over budget and past due date to see how an Agile approach can save the day with Chad Osgood, CEO of Premier Logic. Find more from Chad at http://premierlogic.com. In the news, another work-force reduction, this time at former dialup king AOL, Microsoft in court over intellectual property rights of some Chinese fonts, IBM give gives instant access to a petabyte of information in the cloud, SSL weakness shown to hack Twitter, and Google takes the first look curtain off of Chrome OS. Microsoft's ho-hum announcements at PDC get The Worst Tech Move of the Week, we take a Closer Look at what was announced at the Microsoft Developer's Conference, and we discuss how Hyper-V backs up virtual machines in The Weekly Tech Tip. This week's episode is sponsored by: Go Daddy. Get your .com domain registered for only $7.49 with our discount code: CST3. Make sure to type in CST3 when you check out at godaddy.com. Also brought to you by Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology. Links to stories discussed during the show: AOL to Lay Off 2,500 Employees (eWeek)
Microsoft Loses Intellectual Property Battle in Chinese Court (eWeek)
IBM Launches Business Analytics Cloud (InformationWeek)
Researcher Hacks Twittter Using SSL Vulnerability (eWeek)
Releasing the Chromium OS open source project (Google)
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CSTechcast.com brings you another podcast for IT pros. This week we get into social networking in business, for business, and about business with well know blogger Louis Gray, managing director of new media for Paladin Advisors Group. Find his insight at the ever popular louisgray.com. This week, the Chinese have apparently been setting up elaborate hacking into US government systems, citizen developers will account for 25% of enterprise applications in 2014, Sun plans to layoff 3,000 employees, Bing gets a small bump in traffic, and Windows 7 finally launches. The blogosphere's obsession with killing Friendfeed gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at Windows 7 deployment tools, and Exchange Server virtual memory fragmentation gets some attention in "The Weekly Tech Tip". This week's episode is sponsored by: Go Daddy. Get your .com domain registered for only $7.49 with our discount code: CST3. Make sure to type in CST3 when you check out at godaddy.com.
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Evidence Points To China In Cyber Attacks (InformationWeek)
Gartner: ‘Citizen Developers` to Deliver 25% of Apps by 2014 (eWeek)
Beleaguered Sun Forced to Lay Off 3,000 More Employees (eWeek)
Microsoft Bing Continues Growth in September, But So Does Google (eWeek)
Microsoft CEO Ballmer Launches Windows 7 In New York (eWeek)
Friendfeed lives! Co-founder says it’s in “chrysalis stage” (VentureBeat)
Deployment TechCenter (Microsoft)
How to troubleshoot virtual memory fragmentation in Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server (Microsoft) As always, support the podcast by giving us your glowing reviews on iTunes and other podcast destinations. Let us know how we are doing. Contact us by using the feedback form at cstechcast.com, track us down on Twitter at twitter.com/cstechcast, friend us on Friendfeed at friendfeed.com/cstechcast, or hit the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. Thanks. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=94
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The source of the podcast for IT pros at CSTechcast.com. This week, we take on the challenge of keeping great tech talent in a hostile employment environment with Jack Phillips, CEO of research firm IANS. Find more info at http://ianetsec.com. In the news, IDC predicts IT job growth at 3%, adding 5.8 million job by 2013, PC sales are up 2.3% with Acer overtaking Dell at #2, IBM showed strong quarterly with profits up 14%, Google is now 6% of all Internet traffic, and Office 2010 Starter will be pre-installed and ad supported. Danger's Sidekick storage loss of massive outage and loss of data gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at social networking in the enterprise, and we tell you how to get those IIS web apps started fast on "The Weekly Tech Tip".  This week's episode is sponsored by: SquareSpace. Get a slick blogging platform that gives you ease of use and statistics without scripting. Get a permanent discount of 12% when you signup with code CST at SquareSpace.com.
Also brought to you by Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology, SQL Servers, and Windows infrastructure. Explore other discount offers from CS Techcast: http://offers.mevio.com/show/cstechcast.html. Links to stories and sites discussed in the show:
IT Jobs Will Expand Globally by Nearly 6 Million in 4 Years (eWeek)
PC Shipments Are Up: Acer a Big Winner (PC World)
IBM Profits Rise 14% in Third Quarter (eWeek)
Google Accounts for 6% of All Internet Traffic (ReadWriteWeb)
Microsoft Offering Ad-Supported Office 2010 'Starter,' Pre-Installed Version (eWeek)
T-Mobile: we probably lost all your Sidekick data (Engadget)
Now Available: The IIS 7.5 Application Warm-Up Module (IIS.net) Thanks for tuning in every week to the show for IT pros at CSTechcast.com. Find us on our main web site, send us comments using the feedback form, and hit our social sites at friendfeed.com/cstechcast, twitter.com/cstechcast, and the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. Support our podcast via a great iTunes review and support our sponsors! Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=92
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 Welcome back to the podcast for IT pros at CStechcast.com. This week David Taber, CEO of SalesLogistix, joins us to discuss the ins and outs of Salesforce.com implementations and how cloud CRM is taking over. Find more info at SalesLogistix.com. In the news, the trend of offshoring stays flat in big business but smaller businesses see offshoring growth, SQL Server is big in emerging markets but MySQL is right behind it, PeopleSoft human resources software gets a new version, payroll company PayChoice gets hacked for personal data, and a federal order prohibits texting during driving by federal employees operating government vehicles. The disappointing Google Wave beta launch gets The Worst Tech Move of the Week, we take "A Closer Look" at Windows 7 features that work only with Windows Server 2008 R2, and we tell you how to implement two different power profiles in "The Weekly Tech Tip".
The week's episode is brought to you by: EastBay.com where you can find the best in athletic apparel and get a 15% discount using our code AFCTECH1 or get 20% of an order more than $75 using code AFCTECH2. Also brought to you by Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology, SQL Servers, and Windows infrastructure. Explore other discount offers from CS Techcast: http://offers.mevio.com/show/cstechcast.html. Links to stories and sites discussed in the show:
Offshore Outsourcing on Rise for Small and Midsize Companies in 2009 (eWeek)
Survey: Microsoft SQL Server Tops All Databases in Emerging Markets (eWeek)
Oracle Releases New Version of PeopleSoft Enterprise (eWeek)
Large online payroll service hacked (ComputerWorld)
Federal Workers Banned From Texting While Driving (InformationWeek)
Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype (scobleizer.com)
Google Wave Hits Shore. Flash Flood Warning In Effect. (LouisGray.com) Thanks for sticking with us. A lightening strike did a number on our equipment so we were down for a couple of weeks. Anyway, as usual, communicate by using our feedback form on cstechcast.com, or find us at the socials twitter.com/cstechcast, at friendfeed.com/cstechcast, or the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. It's be super nice of you to support our sponsors as well as leaving a nice review on iTunes for our show. Thanks all. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=91
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CSTechcast.com is the podcast for IT Pros. This weeks we discuss secure code, where it's lacking, and what can be done about it with Rob Cheyne, CEO of Safelight Security Advisors. Find more information about Rob at http://www.securityadvisors.com. In the news, Microsoft gets hit with vulnerabilities in SQL Server which can steal passwords from memory and a hit on IIS's FTP service that's open for a DDoS attack, Microsoft also gives us the regular Patch Tuesday with six critical updates for the week, Microsoft gets a little good news when the US Court of Appeals allowed them to keep selling Word 2007 despite a patent ruling against MS, and tech job hires are reportedly picking up in the NorthEast and Atlantic regions. Google's GMail outage puts some doubt into the cloud with "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at open source CRM options, and we tell you how to automate your VPN connections in "The Weekly Tech Tip". The week's episode is brought to you by: Eastbay.com. Use our discount code AFCTECH1 and get 15% off any order of quality, name brand sporting apparel. Get the gear to get fit at Eastbay.com with 15% off savings code AFCTECH1. Also brought to you by Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology, SQL Servers, and Windows infrastructure. Links to stories and sites discussed in the show:
Microsoft Downplays SQL Server Database Vulnerability (eWeek)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, October 2008 (Microsoft)
Microsoft warns of IIS FTP vulnerability (ITWire)
Microsoft Readies 5 Critical Windows Updates for Patch Tuesday (eWeek)
Microsoft Can Keep Selling Word, Says Appeals Court (eWeek)
Conservative Technology Hiring Expected in Fourth Quarter of 2009 (eWeek)
Gmail Gfails, Internet Survives Again (InfoWorld)
Deploying VPN Connections by Using Windows Powershell and Group Policy (Microsoft TechNet) The way to communication and happiness is at our web site's feedback link at CSTechcast.com or on the social networks at twitter.com/cstechcast, at friendfeed.com/cstechcast, or the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. Support us by posting a glowing review on iTunes or wherever you find great podcast directories that include us of course, and don't forget to support our sponsors. Thanks. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=89
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CSTechcast.com is the podcast for IT Pros. This week we bring in Tom Beck from Teo to discuss the unified communication model, how it can make us more productive, and how to avoid the pitfalls of implementation and acceptance. Find more info at Teotech.com. In the news, Internet Explorer takes a surprising win over it's competitors when blocking infected web sites, new Fibre Channel Over Ethernet implementations hit the scene from NetApp and QLogic working together, botnet researchers build a 1 million kernel test farm, Google buys On2 but a lawsuit may block the buy, and Microsoft Word is affected by a patent lawsuit from i4i blocking it's XML formats. FriendFeed makes frienemies of its user base with its bow to Facebook's buyout in "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at the software control feature AppLocker in Windows 7, and we tell you what you can do when CPU utilization hits 100% in "The Weekly Tech Tip". This week's episode is sponsored by: SquareSpace. Get a slick blogging platform that gives you ease of use and statistics without scripting. Get a discount of 12% when you signup with code CST at SquareSpace.com. Also brought to you by Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology, SQL Servers, and Windows infrastructure.
Explore other discount offers from CS Techcast: http://offers.mevio.com/show/cstechcast.html. Links to stories and sites discussed in the show:
IE 8 Tops Firefox, Google Chrome, Others in Browser Security Smackdown (eWeek)
NetApp, QLogic Combine for FCOE Storage Configuration (eWeek)
Researchers Boot Million Linux Kernels to Help Botnet Research (eWeek)
Google Must Fight Lawsuits to Win On2's Hand in Marriage (eWeek)
Microsoft, Open-Source Community Could Both Avoid Lawsuit Damage (eWeek)
Patent Ruling Against Microsoft Hinges on Meaning of Custom XML (eWeek)
FriendFeed Updates Status: Married to Facebook (New York Times)
Microsoft Windows Enterprise: Windows 7 Features (Microsoft) As always, support the podcast by giving us your glowing reviews on iTunes and other podcast destinations. Let us know how we are doing. Contact us by using the feedback form at cstechcast.com, track us down on Twitter at twitter.com/cstechcast, friend us on Friendfeed at friendfeed.com/cstechcast, or hit the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. Thanks. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=87
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Welcome to CSTechcast.com, the podcast for IT pros. This week we have an enlightening discussion about data mining, why it's important, and some common pitfalls with industry pro John Elder. Find more info at datamininglab.com. In the news, Microsoft and Yahoo finally come to an understanding, Microsoft announces the location of its first retail stores, hard drive vendors up the ante to a terabyte in notebooks and servers, Google open sources parts of Wave, and a survey shows 40% of midmarket companies have no online presence. Apple flubs one by denying the Google Voice app making "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at Windows 7 and if it will help enterprises warm up to an upgrade, and some pointers on a successful Hyper-V P2V conversion in "The Weekly Tech Tip". This week's episode is sponsored by: Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology. Links to stories and sites discussed in the show: Microsoft Bing to Power Yahoo Search in 10-Year Deal Aimed at Google (eWeek)
Microsoft to Open First Retail Stores in Arizona, California (eWeek)
Toshiba 640GB, 1TB Hard Drives Offer Encryption, Data Backup (eWeek)
Samsung Launches 1TB HDD for Servers, Desktop PCs (eWeek)
Google Open Sources Heart and Soul of Google Wave Code (eWeek)
Two Out of Five SMBs Don't Exist Online, Survey Finds (eWeek)
Apple blocks Google Voice app for iPhone (CNet)
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- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Welcome to CSTechcast.com, the source of the podcast for IT pros. This week we are talking small business technology and the unique issues they face of limited budgets and expertise with Brett Jaffe, CEO of IT4. Find more info about Brett’s company go to http://it4yourbusiness.com. In the news, Cisco hands the pink slip to 700 employees, a new cloud services monitoring tool is released by Paessler, Steve Ballmer questions the viability of the Chrome OS, and Microsoft’s Kevin Turner announces plans to open Microsoft shops right next to Apple stores. The Twitter internal document leak scandal earns Michael Arrington "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at open source network management and monitoring tools, and we give you some SQL Server TempDB configuration magic in "The Weekly Tech Tip". This week's episode is sponsored by: Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology. Cisco Lays Off Hundreds Of Workers (InformationWeek)
CloudClimate Website Monitors Cloud Service Performance (eWeek)
Microsoft's Ballmer Dismisses Chrome (InformationWeek)
Microsoft to Open Retail Stores Near Apple Stores (eWeek)
Twitter and TechCrunch Joust Over Stolen Documents (New York Times) Full interaction with CS Techcast on Friendfeed.com/cstechcast, Twitter.com/cstechcast, and the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. As always, hit us up at our feedback form on the CSTechcast.com main page. See you next week! Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=83
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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CSTechcast.com is the podcast for IT pros. This week we have Zee Kane, Principal at WeDoCreative and Editor in Chief at The Next Web, who joins us from UK to talk about proper site design and what companies should be thinking about to move their web designs forward. Find more from Zee's web design and marketing company at WeDoCreative.com. In the news, Software as a Service sees reluctant adoption, IBM gets patents for image based data masking, Microsoft registers C# and Common Language Infrastructure specifications under their “Community Promise”, new remote-code execution flaw in the Microsoft Video Active-X control causes concern, and Google Apps and other Google projects gets their beta tag removed. Comcast's unwanted DNS redirection gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at the newly announced Google Chrome OS, and we explore firewall settings for Windows 7 in "The Weekly Tech Tip". This week's episode is sponsored by: Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your IT. Enterprise Not in Love with Software as a Service, Gartner Finds (eWeek)
IBM To Patent Data Mask (InformationWeek)
Microsoft Opens Up C# and CLI Specs (eWeek)
Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX control could allow remote code execution (Microsoft.com)
Microsoft Vulnerability Targeted in New Drive-by Attack (eWeek)
Google Apps Finally Exits Beta (InformationWeek)
Comcast Finally Launches DNS Redirection (DSLReports.com)
Introducing the Google Chrome OS (Google Blog) As always, support the podcast by giving us your glowing reviews on iTunes and other podcast destinations. Let us know how we are doing. Contact us by using the feedback for at cstechcast.com, track us down on Twitter at twitter.com/cstechcast, friend us on Friendfeed at friendfeed.com/cstechcast, or hit the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. Thanks. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=82
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Welcome to another episode of the podcast for IT Pros, only at CStechcast.com. This week we are exploring privileged account management and how to reduce the attack surface of that powerful access with Phil Lieberman, President and CEO of Lieberman Software. Find more information at http://www.liebsoft.com. In the news Google Apps continues to add features useful for business environments with a new API for contacts, Cisco and VMWare find better ways to VMotion a VM across data centers, AMD's newest Opteron makes it's debut in new HP servers and workstations, Adobe's employees gets an involuntary week off, and new evidence that IT spending may be on an uptick. Facebook's attempt to get you comfy and open up to the world gets "The Worst Tech move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at the challenges of backing up virtualized servers, and we review the gotchas of upgrading Small Business Server in "The Weekly Tech Tip". This week's episode is sponsored by: Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your IT. Links to stories and sites discussed in the show: Google Apps Opens Up Contacts to Socialize the Enterprise (eWeek)
Cisco, VMware Look to Move VMs Between Data Centers (eWeek)
AMD Rolls Out Latest Quad-Core Opteron (eWeek)
Adobe Shutters Operations for a Week to Cut Costs (eWeek)
Global IT Spending To Drop 10.6%: Forrester (InformationWeek)
A Closer Look at Facebook's New Privacy Options (ReadWriteWeb)
The Essentials Series: New Techniques for Creating Better Backups (RealTimePublishers) Keep coming back every week as we bring on leaders in IT and people in the trenches who know how to get things done. Contact us by using the feedback for at cstechcast.com, track us down on Twitter at twitter.com/cstechcast, friend us on Friendfeed at friendfeed.com/cstechcast, or hit the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. If you like the show, please subscribe and help keep us going. Thanks. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=81
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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We are back with another episode of the podcast for IT pros at CStechcast.com. This week the topic is open source infrastructure and how it applies in the enterprise with Frank Wiles of Revolution Systems. Find more information on Frank and his company at revsys.com. In the news, Microsoft announces pricing for Windows 7, Intel puts out updated compilers, bad hiring is losing money, and Bing still can't compete with Google. MySpace takes the social out of their business with their treatment of layed-off employees making "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at how you can bridge into the cloud from traditional applications, and get guidance on which Windows Perfmon counters to use when troubleshooting memory problems with "The Weekly Tech Tip". This week's episode is sponsored by: Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your IT. Links to stories and sites discussed in the show: Microsoft Windows 7 Push Includes Price Cuts, Additional Vista Upgrades (eWeek)
Intel Ships New Compilers (eWeek)
Businesses Losing Money on Bad Hiring Practices, Survey Finds (eWeek)
Microsoft Bing Beats Google But Users Stay Loyal to Google (eWeek) Adding Insult To Injury: MySpace Botches Layoffs (TechCrunch)
Keep coming back every week as we bring on leaders in IT and people in the trenches who know how to get things done. Contact us by using the feedback for at cstechcast.com, track us down on Twitter at twitter.com/cstechcast, friend us on Friendfeed at friendfeed.com/cstechcast, or hit the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook. If you like the show, please subscribe and help keep us going. Thanks. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=80
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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The place for the IT professional's podcast, CSTechcast.com. This week, the effect of the economy on open source and how you could help your IT organization by going open. We get the answers and the approach from Ned Lilly, president and CEO of xTuples and an open source ERP guru. Find information on Ned at nedscape.com and his company at xtuple.com. In the news; the US Department of Interior admits a major security breach reporting 18% of computers missing, IBM announces new incentives to stay on old mainframes, Dell takes a big hit in revenues for the quarter, EMC buys up Configursoft, and Microsoft gets a new look and a new name: Bing! Newspapers planning to charge for online content race to the grave in "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", the hard to explain Google Wave gets "A Closer Look", and Terminal Server gets a quick security sweep in "The Weekly Tech Tip". Links to stories and sites discussed in the show:
Department of Interior Computers Missing, Report Finds (eWeek)
IBM Entices Sun, HP Customers onto Linux Mainframes (eWeek)
Dell Reports Drop in First-Quarter Revenue (eWeek)
EMC to acquire software maker Configuresoft (ComputerWorld)
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Shhhh. Newspaper Publishers Are Quietly Holding a Very, Very Important Conclave Today. Will You Soon Be Paying for Online Content? (The Atlantic)
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- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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CSTechcast.com is your source to get the podcast for IT professionals. This week we talk to Toby J. Velte, author of Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line , about the hard facts you can use to get buy-in to green your data centers. Find more info at Velte.com. In the news, the Confiker worm continues it's appetite for destruction by charging you for fake anti-virus software, Microsoft says Happy Easter with a basket-full of new patches, Google gives up some detail on data center efficiencies they have developed, spies are apparently successfully hacking US infrastructure interests, and Sun wins a big contract from the US Health and Human Services to build open source apps for health care. The media's reporting of recent technology trends gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at our experience implementing open source solutions, and we give you some group policy goodness with Windows 7's AppLocker which you can use to control programs in "The Weekly Tech Tip". Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
Updated Conficker Ropes Victims into Rogue Anti-virus Scam (eWeek)
Microsoft warns of monster patch day next week (ComputerWorld)
Google Data Center Secrets Now Showing On YouTube (InformationWeek)
Google container data center tour (YouTube)
Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies (The Wall Street Journal)
Before Grid Hack Reports, NERC Advises Industry on Cyber Assets (eWeek)
Feds Tap Sun For Healthcare IT Despite Uncertain Future (InformationWeek) We send congratulations to Dana and her family on her new baby. Send in your good wishes or any comments you have on the show through our feedback form at CStechcast.com or visit us on the social networks at the Facebook fan page, at twitter.com/cstechcast, and at friendfeed.com/cstechcast. As always, thanks for subscribing to our podcast. Tell your friends to check it out. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=70
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Once again, CSTechcast.com brings you another podcast for IT pros. This week we talk to Marc Borbas, Vice President at INETCO, about how the approach to measuring and monitoring real-time applications that often leave your sphere of control. Find more information at INETCO.com. In the news, Internet Explorer 8 is officially release and gets a cool reception, IBM is looking to swoop in on Sun with a takeover bid, the FTC looking into privacy concerns around Google cloud applications like Apps and GMail, EMC pushing bigger and faster solid state drive technology into the data center, and Microsoft aims to make it easier to find bugs in your code with Crash Analyzer. Quick hacks at a contest of the top 3 browser's security gets "The Worst tech Move of the Week", small and mid-size business security options gets "A Closer Look", and new features of DHCP server in Windows Server 2008 R2 and a new tool are covered in "The Weekly Tech Tip". Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
Explorer 8: Bugs, Crashes, Glitches, Oh My! (InformationWeek)
IBM-Sun Rivalry May Finally Reach An Accord (InformationWeek)
Feds To Shut Down Google Apps? (InformationWeek)
EMC Offers Larger-Capacity Flash Drives For Symmetrix Systems (InformationWeek)
Microsoft to Unveil Open-Source Security Analyzer for Application Developers (eWeek)
DHCP Server Events Tool (TechNet Blogs)
A grim day for browser security at hacker contest (The Register) As always, thanks for subscribing to our podcast. Keep us going by spreading the word about CS Techcast and writing a review at your favorite podcast service, like in iTunes or at Podcastalley.com. As always, find us all week on the social networks at the Facebook fan page, at twitter.com/cstechcast, and at friendfeed.com/cstechcast. Please also send us feedback; link at CSTechcast.com. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=67
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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CSTechcast.com brings you the podcast for IT pros. This week we talk with Adam Swidler of Google's Enterprise Division about their new report on the state of spam. Find the report at http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com and more information on the products at www.google.com/a/security. In the news, Intel drops chip prices up to 40%, Qualcomm buys AMD's mobile chip division, top web site spread malware, Seagate post a fix for a hard drive problem that just causes more problems, and despite the economy tech paychecks take a tick up. The White House's state of tech shines a light on out of date government systems in "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we discuss the need for high-ranking official to carries devices like a Blackberry in "Point/CounterPoint", and we give you an old school tip on email troubleshooting in "The Weekly Tech Tip". Links to stories and sites discussed during the show: Intel Drops Desktop, Server Chip Prices As Much As 40% (InformationWeek)
Qualcomm buys AMD’s handset division, technology for $65 million (ZDNet)
70 Of Top 100 Web Sites Spread Malware (InformationWeek)
Seagate Posts Hard Drive Fix (InformationWeek)
Tech Paychecks Grew Last Year Despite Economic Gloom (InformationWeek) We'd like to thank the Google folks for talking to our audience about this new report. If you'd like to be in the loop every week, subscribe at cstechcast.com. You can also catch us on the Facebook fan page, at twitter.com/cstechcast, and friendfeed.com/cstechcast where we are sharing all week. We also have a feedback form off the main page if you have anything you'd like to say. Thanks for listening. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=60 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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CSTechcast.com has the latest podcast for IT professionals. This week Tableau CEO Christian Chabot talks to us about techniques for exploring new and unfamiliar data using business intelligence tools. Find out more about Tableau at tableausoftware.com. In the news, Microsoft's PDC show saw the unveiling of Windows 7 and Azure cloud services, Sony recalls another 100,000 laptop batteries, Linux is getting popular as a utility OS when you don't want to wait for Windows to boot, Informatica and Salesforce.com team to sync data between internal apps and SaaS software, and the Google-Yahoo deal sees scrutiny from the US Department of Justice. Shortchanging a tech policy debate by a certain presidential candidate's policy wonk gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at Windows 7, and we tell you how to find a successful DFS sync in "The Weekly Tech Tip". Our sponsor this week: Admin Script Editor by iTripoli. Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
Microsoft launches Windows Azure (CNet)
Sony Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Previous Fires (CSPC)
HP, Toshiba Recall Sony Laptop Batteries (InformationWeek)
Linux Headed For More PCs Than Windows (InformationWeek)
In Age of Impatience, Cutting PC Start Time (New York Times)
Linux to Ship on More Desktops than Windows (Linux-foundation.org)
Informatica To Offer Salesforce.com Integration Service (InformationWeek)
Yahoo, Google May Walk Away From Search Deal - Report (InformationWeek)
Obama tech advisor sounds cautious notes at one-man "debate" (Ars Technica) Your continued support for CS Techcast is appreciated. Thanks for posting reviews to the podcast directories like iTunes, Podcast Alley, and TechPodcasts.com. Give your feedback and let us know what your thinking. If you have show ideas, let us know. All our contact information is available on CSTechcast.com. Support our sponsors, who help cover the costs of doing this show every week. Check us out on the social networks at Twitter.com/cstechcast and Friendfeed.com/cstechcast. Thanks. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=49 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Another fine podcast for IT professionals found here at CSTechcast.com. This week we talk enterprise 2.0 with Ross Mayfield, social networking extraordinaire and Chairman, President, and co-founder of Socialtext. Find Ross' blog at ross.typepad.com and SocialText's offerings at Socialtext.com. In the news, possible privacy issues with the IE8 beta phoning home, Dell's pushing into the VM space with new blade servers and storage, the DOJ is questioning the Google-Yahoo ad deal, HP's building an OS of their own, and the LHC gets hacked. Apple's new BSOD causing iTunes 8 gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at Yammer and the benefits and drawbacks of micro-blogging in the enterprise, and "The Weekly Tech Tip" talks about Core Config, a new utility for Windows Server 2008 Server Core configuration. Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
MS defends IE 'phone home' feature, clarifies privacy policy (InfoWorld)
Dell unwraps products designed for virtualization (InfoWorld)
Sandy Litvack, a dogged trustbuster in pursuit of Google (CNet)
Hackers deface LHC site, came close to turning off particle detector (ZDNet)
iTunes 8 causes Windows Vista problems (ZDNet)
TechCrunch50: Yammer Wins TechCrunch50 (PC Magazine)
Core Config Utility (Codeplex) We're not just a podcast, check out our ramblings about random thoughts on the social sites twitter.com/cstechcast and friendfeed.com/cstechcast. We always welcome your feedback, so hit the voicemail, feedback page, or blog. All are available at CSTechcast.com. Thanks for listening. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=42 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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A new interview, tech news, and insight from the podcast for IT pros at CSTechcast.com. This week we talk about smartphone and mobile device security with Dan Dearing, Vice President of marketing at Trust Digital. Find out more about Trust Digital at trustdigital.com. In the news, we discuss a kaleidoscope of a patch from Microsoft, social networking for G Men, Dell shutting down factories of their once high-flying made-to-order operations, a six-core server chip from Intel, and a recall of overheating Sony Vaio laptops. Comcast's FCC countersuit gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", Chrome, Firefox, and IE8 start up the browser wars once again when we take "A Closer Look", and "The Weekly Tech Tip" delves into the NETSH command.
Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:
Upcoming Microsoft patch lineup could be 'massive,' says researcher (ComputerWorld)
CIA, FBI push 'Facebook for spies' (CNN)
Dell Plans to Sell Factories In Effort to Cut Costs (Wall Street Journal)
Intel ready to announce six-core chip (CNet)
Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops (ZDNet)
Thanks for listening and remember to give us feedback at the blog, at the voicemail box, and at our email. All of these are available at our home page: CSTechcast.com. Keep coming back and bring your friends too. If you'd like to support our show, post a review on iTunes or on your favorite podcast directory.
Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=41
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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No need to wait in line for our newest podcast; all the week's tech news and insight for IT Pros is here at CSTechcast.com. We explore the latest in delivering applications to remote and global networks with Zach Seils, author of Deploying Cisco Wide Area Application Services . This week, Microsoft lobs another offer at Yahoo, DNS gets patched across all vendors, NVidia slowly reveals more about their overheating laptop chips, cloud apps have downtime woes, SQL Server will be out in August, and a new Microsoft push for software plus services. Overreacting tech bloggers make "The Worst tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at the new Microsoft Certified Master program, and "The Weekly Tech Tip" covers WSUS troubleshooting. Links to stories discussed during the show: Yahoo Rejects Joint Microsoft/Icahn Deal But Open To $33 Per Share All-Microsoft Sale (Search Engine Land)
Patch domain name servers now (ComputerWorld)
Report: NVIDIA issues cover all G84 and G86 GPUs (ZDNet)
Rackspace Downtime: A Reminder That All Are Vulnerable (TechCrunchIT)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Due in August (eWeek)
Oracle, Salesforce.com Jump on iPhone Bandwagon (eWeek)
Microsoft still pushing Vista compatibility story (CNet)
iPhone 3G disaster (Scobleizer's Recent Qik Videos)
Microsoft Certified Master Program (Microsoft)
More on the Certified Master programs from me, Per, the program owner... (Technet Blogs)
Troubleshooting WSUS downloads (Technet Blogs) Thanks for listening and give Dana a warm welcome. She will be helping us out with the news and shaking up the format a bit. We hope you like her as much as we do. Don't forget our give away. Enter at CSTechcast.com for your chance to win and take our money in the form of an Amazon.com gift certificate. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=33 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Come and get it, CSTechcast.com has the latest podcast for IT professionals posted for download. This week we get an IT compliance education with Don Jones. Find Don's vast expertise at his website concentratedtech.com. The news brings enhanced search for Adobe Flash on the web, no critical Microsoft patches this Tuesday, the VLC Player has buffer overflow security problem, Google gives away Rat Proxy to check for security on your websites, the Coreflood Trojan is waiting for an admin to logon, NVidia has heat problems with laptop chips, and Microsoft gets serious with a new yearly subscription model for Office. Twitter downtime gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at cloud computing security, and "The Weekly Tech Tip" is all about SQL auditing.
Links to stories discussed during the show:
Adobe, Google, Yahoo Team for Flash Search (eWeek)
Four Microsoft Patches Due Tuesday; Not Rated Critical (PC World)
Critical vulnerability found in VLC Media Player (InfoWorld)
Google gives away free Web app security scanner (InfoWorld)
Trojan lurks, waiting to steal admin passwords (InfoWorld)
Nvidia reports problem with laptop chips (InfoWorld)
Microsoft Hopes Office Subscription Plan Will Counter Free Software (InformationWeek)
Get on the bandwagon, tweet us on Twitter @cstechcast or friend us at FriendFeed, friendfeed.com/cstechcast. As always, give us a call, post on the blog, or send us some feedback on the main website cstechcast.com. Stay tuned for some changes and enhancements coming soon to CS Techcast. If you like us, post a review on your favorite podcast directory or blog about it. Thanks for listening.
Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=32
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We even podcast on vacation, bringing you the latest tech information for IT professionals at CStechcast.com from fabulous Las Vegas. This week, we delve into Vista with the authors of Using Microsoft Windows Vista Robert Cowart and Brian Knittel. In the news, Firefox gets it's 3.0 on while Microsoft previews more IE8 features, the new iPhone gets some enterprise functionality while hopefully not tarnishing its cool factor, Oracle adds social networking to CRM, Microhoo finally break up (could Bradgalena be next?) while Yahoo gets on the rebound with Google, and PC shipments stay healthy in Asia. Short sighted middle management gets our "Worst Tech Move of the Week" and "The Weekly Tech Tip" presents the incredible, shrinking partition. Links to stories discussed during the show:
Mozilla to release Firefox 3 on June 17 (InfoWorld)
Next Internet Explorer 8 beta targets IT pros (PC Advisor)
Coming To The iPhone: Enterprise Apps (Information Week)
Oracle Touts Social Networks For Salespeople (Information Week)
Yahoo `Damaged Goods' After Yang Fails to Revive Deal (Bloomberg)
IDC Calls for PC Market to Grow 15 Percent (eWeek) We bring you CS Techcast even when on vacation, and we will keep bringing you more shows you can use to stay informed every week. Help us out by putting your review of our show on your preferred podcast directory and especially on iTunes. Help us grow the show and keep in contact with us, all our contact information is on the web site CStechcast.com. Thanks for listening. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=29 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Another podcast is up and available at CStechcast.com, the podcast for IT professionals. This week we talk about the history and the future of networks with John Day, author of Patterns in Network Architecture. The news brings cloud computing to your data center with a new product from HP, easier Web 2.0 APIs from Google, details on Windows 7 and Ruby on .NET, and a warning on Apple Safari on Windows. Lack of data breach disclosure "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", getting Vista's search to work right in the "Weekly Tech Tip", and we take "A Closer Look" at smartphone security in your network. Links to stories discussed during the show:
HP Building Out Web 2.0 Infrastructures (eWeek)
Google Delivers New AJAX APIs (eWeek)
Google's Gears Gains Ground (eWeek)
Google Shows Off Android (eWeek)
Microsoft linking Silverlight, Ruby on Rails (InfoWorld)
Windows 7 to have touch-screen interface (InfoWorld)
Court finds Dell guilty of fraud (InfoWorld)
Dell shares jump after solid 1Q results (Business Week)
Microsoft Warns Of Security Vulnerability Arising From Apple's Safari (Information Week)
Microsoft Security Advisory (953818) (Microsoft.com) Check out the review of our podcast at That Podcast Show: http://www.imaginatepro.com/thatpodcastshow/?p=78 As always, show your appreciation for CS Techcast by dropping us an e-mail, voicemail, or blog post. You can also write a review in your favorite podcast directory and in iTunes. This will help get the word out and help us continue to bring you a great podcast every week. Thanks to everyone for listening. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=27 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Six months of weekly podcasts all for the IT professional and we continue our march forward at CStechcast.com. This week we explore VMware ESX virtualization with Edward L. Haletky, author of VMware ESX Server in the Enterprise. Find information from the author at http://astroarch.com/wiki/index.php/Virtualization. In the news; Microsoft announces support for ODF and PDF in an upcoming Office service pack, Citrix debuts its Branch Repeater for remote office support over the WAN, Google gives us the Safe Browsing Diagnostic Tool to check web sites for malware, jobs openings involving virtualization skills are up 40 percent, and some companies look to allow employees to use their own laptops on the corporate network. Microsoft gets rid of their academic search tools for the "Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at how to get started with virtualization, and a quick "Weekly Tech Tip" on how to make a shortcut in Vista with admin privs to help save you some time. Links to stories discussed during the show:
All eyes on how Microsoft pulls off ODF support (InfoWorld)
Google's Safe Browsing Diagnostic Tool (Search Engine Land)
Microsoft, Citrix Unveil 'Swiss Army Knife' Remote System (Information Week)
Virtualization Job Openings Jump 40% (eWeek)
Microsoft embraces 'Bring Your Own Laptop' model (CNet News.com)
Microsoft Shuts Down Book Search (PC World) For those looking for the Google Browsing Diagnostic Tool, just use the following URL and put the URL for your web site at the end: http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site= As I mentioned above, CS Techcast is celebrating six months of expert interviews, news for IT pros, segments that can help you out and give you more insight, and having fun just by having an outlet to express our personalities. We've brought you technical leaders and industry expertise such as Bill Inmon, John C. Dvorak, Kalen Delaney, and Greg Shields just to name a few. We've also brought you extras such as our special video episode from SQL PASS Camp. We would love for you, a member of our loyal audience, to spread the word about our show so we can continue to bring you everything we have and more. You can help us by writing a review in your favorite podcast directory, filling out our listener survey, blogging about us, and telling your friends to subscribe. Thanks for listening and we will continue to bring you more at CStechcast.com. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=26 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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IT pros get another podcast chock full of information and irreverence, at CStechcast.com. This week we put the focus back onto the brand new Windows Server 2008 operating system with Rand Morimoto, author of Windows Server 2008 Unleashed. Tech news sees the demise of the MicroHoo merger, Windows XP Service Pack 3 gets PCs to go on endless reboots, a new security bulletin on a new Trojan infecting half a million PCs, patch Tuesday sees 4 new patches, Office 2007 SP1 is coming to automatic updates, Google sets up a new enterprise hosted security service, and we take a peek at the 10 worst workplaces in tech. A continuing trend of knocking a good app developed with Microsoft tools gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", fanboys get a freestyle rant in the "IT Pet Peeve", and the "Weekly Tech Tip" helps you hack the Vista experience index. Links to stories discussed during the show:
The MicroHoo Fallout (eWeek)
Trojan Infects More Than 500,000 PCs (eWeek)
Continuous Reboots Plague Windows XP SP3 Users (PC Magazine)
Four Patches Coming in May (ENT News)
Google gains on Microsoft with hosted security offering (C|Net News.com)
The 10 Worst Workspaces in Tech (ValleyWag)
Building a web app the Microsoft way (ThinkVitamin.com)
Maybe Microsoft isn't completely useless on the web, after all (C|Net Blogs) Thanks everyone for downloading and listening to the CS Techcast. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=24 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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Our latest weekly podcast for IT Pros, available at CStechcast.com, is released to the world. This week we try to tap our inner CSI with Keith J. Jones, author of Real Digital Forensics, available alone or in the Computer Forensics Library Boxed Set. Find more info at realdigitalforensics.com. The news finds Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Vista Service Pack 1 pulled back from Windows Updates, the BlueHat conference exposes easy antivirus hacks, third party solutions aim to help Ruby on Rails scale, SharePoint gets a new administration toolkit, and dirty secrets of the security industry are revealed. Eric Schmidt's obsession with Microsoft gets "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at the recent SQL injection attacks and what you can do about it, and joining a domain from afar using Vista is our "Weekly Tech Tip". Links to stories discussed during the show:
XP update delayed over glitch (C|Net News.com)
Vista SP1 auto updates also halted (C|Net News.com)
Antivirus holes, browser spies are highlights at Microsoft's BlueHat hacker sessions (C|Net News.com)
Making Ruby on Rails Scale (eWeek)
Twitter Said To Be Abandoning Ruby on Rails (TechCrunch)
Announcing the First Release of the Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit (Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Team Blog)
7 dirty secrets of the security industry (InfoWorld)
Schmidt in CNBC interview: We're concerned about Microhoo (C|Net News.com)
SQL Injection Attacks on IIS Web Servers (BillS IIS Blog) We love bringing you the show and hope everyone who listens appreciates the effort. Let us know what you think; post to the blog, send us an e-mail, or call us. Details for contacting us can be found at CStechcast.com. Review our show at your favorite podcast directory, including iTunes, and let everyone know how you like CS Techcast. Thanks everyone for listening. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=23 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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This week's podcast at cstechcast.com concentrates on technology trends that matter to IT pros. We have an extended interview with long time industry expert, PC Magazine and MarketWatch columnist, and Cranky Geeks host John C. Dvorak where we discuss Google's platform as a service, Dell's shrinking relevance, and Microsoft's apparent soft opening for Windows Server 2008. Find John C. Dvorak at dvorak.org/blog. The news brings us Gartner's top disruptive technology trends that may mean upgrades to your internal apps for multi-core and a further move towards mashup development, Gartner also stirs the pot by declaring that Windows is collapsing in the face of code bloat and web apps, and we also put forth a whole series of security updates from Oracle, Adobe, and post warning about malware on USB keys from HP that hold software for Proliant servers. Gartner's report on the untenable state of Windows is declared "The Worst Tech Move of the Week". We also give away Quest Software's Change Director for SQL Server to a lucky listener. 
Links to stories discussed during the show: Gartner: Multicore, Clouds, Social Nets Top Disruptive List (PC World)
Google Hosts Web Applications By Outside Software Developers (Wall Street Journal)
Windows is 'collapsing,' Gartner analysts warn (ComputerWorld)
Oracle Warns of Critical DB Server Vulnerabilities (eWeek)
Adobe Issues Critical Flash Player Update (eWeek)
HP ships USB sticks with malware (C|Net News.com)
What happened at Dell? (MarketWatch) We dropped a couple regular segments this week to bring you all the goodness of the Dvorak interview, but we will be back with those segments next week, including an update from the Microsoft MVP summit. After our interview with John C. Dvorak this week, we were mentioned on Dvorak's Tech 5 podcast Thursday, April 10th, 2008 entitled "Yahoo and Google both Freaked", available at tech5.podshow.com, on the discussion we had about the lack of real press and marketing surrounding the release of Windows Server 2008. We are expecting a full blown article from Dvorak based on our discussion of the subject soon. Thank you to Quest Software for providing valuable software to our listeners. Visit quest.com for information on their full suite of management products for applications, databases, and Windows. Tell your friends to visit cstechcast.com. Thanks. Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=20 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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CStechcast.com brings you the expertise of Michael Stiefel, a Microsoft MVP in Connected Systems Development, to explain the concepts behind Software as a Service (SaaS). Michael can be found at reliablesoftware.com. News on deck: Windows Vista takes price cuts and more lumps from Dell, Google says to Microsoft "Do you want a piece of me?" and releases Google Sites, sliding skills found in the security field, and the Cobra language goes open source. In our segments; Network Solutions steals our domain so we can't register "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take a trip down memory lane with "This Month in Tech History", and we talk about SQL Server 2005 and the BUILTIN\administrators group in the "Weekly Tech Tip".
Links to the stories discussed in our podcast:
Microsoft Cuts Vista Prices to Urge Upgrades
Dell Pointed Out Vista Mistakes, Internal Documents Show
Google Takes Aim at SharePoint
IT Security Skills Falling Short
Cobra Language Slithers into Open Source
All comments can be left at this blog post. Click our listener survey at cstechcast.com to provide us feedback and enter our Amazon gift certificate giveaway when you refer-a-friend. It's not spam and we don't want the e-mail address, we just want to bring more tech to the world. Don't forget about the live event next week and, if your in the Denver area, come check out the Colorado PASS Camp a free two day event on SQL Server and related technologies.
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- 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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Behold the holiday edition of our podcast at cstechcast.com. This week we chat with Steve Jones from SQLServerCentral.com about the new compression features in SQL Server 2008. Make sure you check out the web site for MS SQL help and news. In the news, Google not as cool as we thought, IE 6 security hole, new releases, and malware is becoming harder to deal with. Plus, "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", "Meet your Local User Group", and "The IT Pet Peeve".
Show Notes - Links to the stories discussed in our podcast:
http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/100900
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9053940&intsrc=hm_list
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2237467,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
http://entmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=9348#6
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9835823-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
http://blogs.technet.com/matthewms/archive/2007/12/19/announcement-tafiti-goes-shared-source.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/12/19/internet-explorer-8-and-acid2-a-milestone.aspx
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2236683,00.asp
Our featured user group is the Indiana Windows User Group at
www.iwug.net. Check out the web site and show up to a meeting if you're in the area. Now's the time because Server 2008 is just around the corner.
Thanks to Eric Johnson for turning my flub into this week's title. Leave your comments at the blog. Thanks all!
-Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)
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