Windows 8 App Store, IT Hiring and Languages

Cool for enterprise folks. Distribute Win 8 apps via their store. Now, that could be fraught with problems.....
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-to-offer-windows-8-business-users-a-way-to-distribute-private-apps/11349

IT is hiring......but not just anyone.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222577/Tech_hiring_boom_Yes_for_these_skills

Old, but probably still valid. 7 languages on the rise.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/7-programming-languages-the-rise-620

And hot script languages (java?!)....
http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/php-perl-whats-hot-whats-not-in-scripting-languages-175867

Time Wastes......

I'll have to take time to look at these....when there's time to waste....
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/10-of-the-best-interactive-web-designs/6332264

Funny. 10 broken things ;-).
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-technologies-that-are-just-plain-broken/2896

Hee hee....Auto-text foibles.....
http://damnyouautocorrect.com/

The comments are interesting as well.....but mostly a waste of folks bloviating....
http://waxy.org/2011/12/no_copyright_intended/

Apple, Win 8, Bricks and Clicks and Android Security...

Ha ha! Apple suggestions on how to not infringe on their patents. Don't make it rectangle. Uh.....right.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/apple-and-oranges-apples-tablet-design-suggestions/9950

Really cool bricks vs. clicks discussion.
http://www.zdnet.com/debate/great-debate-is-e-commerce-killing-brick-and-mortar/6330783

Cool note on challenges in Win 8 programming.....
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-reasons-windows-8-will-be-painful-for-developers/2885

Interesting note on Android ads and permissions on the device.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/android-apps-and-advertising-a-bit-too-cozy/7003

And along with that, Android malware up.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/android-malware-sees-exponential-growth/6960

Make Your Own Economy, Apple and Microsoft Stuff

Interesting. Someone (or ones) trying to essentially start up their own currency/economy. Fascinating idea, but I think it still misses its mark to a degree.
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-11-2011/111122-bitcoin-for-beginners-part-1.html

AppleTV. Not an apple fan, but if something works seamlessly with iTunes, that would be cool.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19358/apple_iphone_4s_really_satisfies_as_iphone_5_ipad_3_loom

Office for iPad could be a dominant source of revenue for MS. Interesting.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19359/microsofts_secret_weapon_against_google_office_for_ipad_and_lion

Win8 app store stuff. Interesting.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-to-share-more-details-on-its-windows-8-app-store/11313

Pirating, Privacy and Microsoft Tablet

Not sure what to make of this. Judge makes some very odd mandates. But I think that people are a little more "just leave it, we know pirating, etc. goes on."
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/ridiculous-judge-orders-sites-de-indexed-from-google-facebook-twitter-etc/11017

More on CarrierIQ.....
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/rootkit-called-carrier-iq-discovered-phoning-home-with-user-data/11792

Hey, I'd be interested in a Microsoft tablet.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/microsofts-tablet-prospects-caught-in-middle-of-amazon-apple/64341

And another article about what Microsoft faces.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/impending-crisis-for-microsoft-office-tablet-pricing/5769