Tracking You, Outsourcing Innovation, Web Servers, ASP.Net Development

Just another in a long string of sigh moments. Tracking you at the mall.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/security/us-senator-demands-suspension-phone-tracking-system-180215

Interesting article on outsourcing and innovation.
http://www.cio.com/article/694718/Is_There_a_Lack_of_Innovation_From_Outsourcers_

Interesting data point on web servers.
http://www.webperformance.com/load-testing/blog/2011/11/what-is-the-fastest-webserver/

Not a .net developer, but interesting nonetheless.
http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/editorials/why-many-developers-hate-asp-net-and-why-they-are-wrong/

BYOD Fail, Presentations, Secure Online Presence and Small Development Teams,Fake Business Reviews

Interesting note on apps.
...it looks like a list of the favorite Apps of everyone under the age of 12.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/consumerization/top-ios-apps-lists-not-boding-well-for-byod/120

Is your presentation lame?
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-questions-to-determine-whether-your-presentation-is-lame/2972

Well, I can't say I'm surprised. Actually, I'm really not. But there is a little piece of me that wonders if there is some needed nuance in this......
http://spin.atomicobject.com/2012/01/11/small-teams-are-dramatically-more-efficient-than-large-teams/

Secure your online presence.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/ten-little-things-to-secure-your-online-presence/9901

Programming And Politics, CES, Touch Screen Woes and Fake Business Reviews

Interesting note on programming and political spectrum....
http://www.informationdiet.com/blog/read/a-developer-is-someone-who-writes-code-not-someone-who-reads-reddit

Nice slideshow of CES stuff.
http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/25743/ces-2012-the-newbies-worth-knowing-183889

Need to read the whole thing, but a piece on how touch screens can be harmful.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/laptops/the-hidden-danger-touchscreens-181774

Wow. Fake positive review business is booming.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/identity-management/cyber-shill-business-booming-181610

A $3000 Dollar Swiss Army Knife......And Some Other Stuff

Notes on choosing a good Linux distro.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/fedora-mint-opensuse-ubuntu-which-linux-desktop-you-183400

Interesting. A chart of the "stuff" from CES.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223148/Top_CES_products_in_handy_chart_format

Really just included this for the $3000 swiss army knife.
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/digital-experience-intriguing-products/6337636

Results of a résumé makeover. Interesting.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/results-of-our-resume-makeover/3805

Security, Security, Security!

I find this sad as it means the continuation of nothing in my life is private.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223231/How_Google_and_Apple_will_control_TV
and from Lenovo:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223248/Lenovo_gets_a_jump_on_Apple_in_smart_TVs

Interesting note on security and making the internet safer on the whole.....
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/internet-fix-no-pipe-dream-452

This is a good to know, revealing article on security (identity theft).
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking-tech/how-to-steal-an-identity-in-seven-easy-steps/9487

Ads are a cause of security issues with Android....
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/how-ads-undermine-android-security/17685

Hackers, LinkedIn, Cloud Services and Freemium Model

The title is funny.....but the content.....not so much.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/bow-down-your-new-hacker-overlords-183574

Still not sold on the benefit of LinkedIn. But here are some tips for 2012......
http://www.cio.com/article/697424/5_LinkedIn_Tips_for_Career_Success_in_2012

Fascinating data point on cloud services.
http://blog.carlmercier.com/2012/01/05/ec2-is-basically-one-big-ripoff/
One thing advertised from the above is Joe's Data Center. A dedicated server house.
http://joesdatacenter.com/

Yea, I would agree (of course, I haven't actually sold anything :-).
http://www.itworld.com/cloud-computing/237699/developer-declares-i-am-done-freemium-business-model

Worst CEO, SOPA, Raises and IT Trends

IT outlook for 2012 looks promising. Maybe it's time for a change ;-).
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222653/Entry_level_IT_jobs_will_be_plentiful_in_2012_experts_predict

Steve Ballmer was the third-worst CEO (by votes) in IT. It also shows the
Xeorx chief as #1. Wasn't she just promoted to such a couple of months
ago?
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19420/microsofts_steve_ballmer_is_rated_third_worst_tech_company_ceo

What I have asked in response to those lambasting anything SOPA-like. If
the greed and everything else upsets you, go do it all yourself.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/just-in-internet-not-solely-populated-pirates-and-thieves-181742

Really cool note on asking for a raise.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/infographic-how-to-give-and-ask-for-a-raise/3785

DDOS, WP7, Apple and Programming Speed

Interesting word on DDOS.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/how-deny-ddos-attacks-181523

Will WP7 make a move in 2012? As much as it pains me to say it, I hope so.
http://www.zdnet.com/debate/great-debate-can-windows-phone-7-and-nokia-become-players-in-the-us/6332750

Hmmmm.....a minor point. I disagree with the feller's take on pressuring
apple to remove an app.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/with-no-apparent-legal-leg-to-stand-on-senator-bob-casey-pressures-apple-to-remove-app/11045

Cool. Thoughts on app health and development speed:
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-2011/111208-java-apps-face-performance-issues-says-study.html

Oops....Holidays......

Interesting.

What a recruiter says about twitter.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/your-twitter-account-a-recruiters-perspective/3667

A humorous look at becoming a good programmer.
http://pennyhacks.com/2011/12/12/becoming-a-pale-pasty-programmer/

A look at the "far" future of programming....
http://blog.8thlight.com/uncle-bob/2011/12/11/The-Barbarians-are-at-the-Gates.html

One of the reasons I think that Apple's dominance will once again be fettered
away by their own pride.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/developing-android-apps-x86-what-you-need-know-181105

Random.....

Very cool. Free iPhone dev courses.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/development-tools/stanford-posts-six-free-online-iphone-app-dev-courses-179415

Interesting. Makes me want to actually understand and develop db apps....
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222136/Salesforce.com_unit_launches_stand_alone_database_service

Interesting twist in one huge botnet take down.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222132/Internet_registry_questions_freeze_related_to_botnet_bust

This is handy, especially if you're making an image for recovery!
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/quick-tip-shrink-a-hard-drive-volume-in-windows-7/3616

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

Ruby Tutorials, ICANN, Maybe Bill Can Help Win 7?

Rails tutorial.
http://ruby.railstutorial.org/
Brought to you by (I found it on):
http://www.southpolesteve.com/rails-is-for-beginners/

ICANN.....hmmmm....I think they are tired of no one paying attention to them. Bad idea, I agree.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222535/Senators_critics_question_ICANN_s_generic_TLD_plan

:-) 10 reasons Bill Gates should come back to Microsoft.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/top-10-reasons-why-bill-gates-should-return-microsoft-181362


Cool. Take a look at startup programs in Windows 7 to help performance.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/bump-performance-in-windows-7-by-trimming-startup-programs/5439

Deep Blue, Privacy and Patents

Interesting. Battle the patent trolls with AI forerunners.
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/108281-ibm-watson-to-battle-patent-trolls

I liked this story for this one quote, if nothing else :-).
"But we’ve still ended up with a mishmash of patterns from Django, Rails, and enterprise Java, all held together by melted licorice jellybeans."
http://chipotle.tumblr.com/post/13908062333/php-is-not-an-acceptable-cobol

I know, we're not a police state. But this is my disconcerting ear is hearing when discussing privacy and the amount of data out there about me.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222540/Huawei_restricts_business_in_Iran_no_longer_seeks_new_customers

Yea, not sure now. Trevor Eckhart's video showed recording of keystroke data. Granted it was key xx log and wasn't "a", "b", "c". But this is a security guy so I'm inclined to listen. So......?
http://www.infoworld.com/t/internet-privacy/carrier-iq-not-so-invasive-after-all-180959

Corporate Buzzwords, HTML5 Issues, Internet Is A Time Waste and Windows IQ Test

Funny. Buzzwords to hate.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/most-despised-corporate-buzzwords/3703

HTML5. Cool but not all is rosy.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/html5-create-new-challenges-security-pros-in-2012-180827

We, uh, waste time on the internet. Shocker.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/pointless-internet-surfing-its-the-american-way-180894

Wish we could just shoot to the end. Windows IQ test.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/the-windows-iq-test-180651

The New Anti-Trusts, e-Bay and a Little Privacy

Google and Apple as the new Microsoft large trusts.....
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397158,00.asp

New query language from eBay. Interesting.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/ebay-launches-web-query-language-180762

I guess it is plausible, but sounds intrusive still, somehow.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/google-security-researcher-browsing-history-can-be-stolen-despite-current-defenses-180906

Tongue in cheek, but a valid concern with the vast data being collected on surfers.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/business-intelligence/here-comes-the-big-data-bubble-180852

Private eyes! They're watching you! They see your every move......
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/when-will-we-take-back-our-privacy-180945

Tracking, Updates and 19 Bucks For Phone Service

Interesting about tracking issues or, rather, how it can be used.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19352/smartphone_pocket_spy_tracking_by_drug_cartels_at_mexican_border_war_zone

Interesting note about the kindle fire and collecting data.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/lawmaker-dissatisfied-amazons-answers-kindle-fires-data-harvesting-180388

The message: Please update your computer. Eventually it will be: Please update your phone/kindle/etc.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/microsoft-hackers-launch-millions-java-exploits-180311

Cool. $19 a month for phone......but you're relying on WiFi.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222357/Review_19_a_month_unlimited_wireless_service_works_like_a_charm

Work Tips, Siri and Abortion. Facebook and No E-mail?

Good word on a) don't change things just because you can and b) don't leave things just because it's easy.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/it-jobs/network-admin-eats-humble-pie-180308

Just another annoyance from Facebook.......
http://www.cio.com/article/694686/Facebook_Privacy_Tip_How_to_Disable_Sharing_in_Social_Reader_Apps

Just a sad article overall. People upset that you can't find abortion clinics via Siri.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222280/Apple_s_Siri_balks_at_abortion_queries_pro_choice_advocates_charge

Get rid of e-mail? Uh.....right. Not a good idea. Good heart of an ideal, perhaps.....
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19353/stupid_idea_ban_email_at_huge_it_company

Randomness....

Interesting note in the "browser wars". Chrome number 2 now.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/chrome-takes-no-2-browser-spot-firefox-180579

The water treatment plant pump that was sabotaged by cyber crooks? Not true. Quote:
"Talk about a litmus test for what works and what doesn't work, this has been an utter disaster," Weiss said.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/network-security/lessons-the-water-plant-hack-never-happened-180560

Interesting copyright case. Not sure I agree or not, but interesting....
http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/programming-languages-cannot-be-copyrighted-says-senior-eu-court-adviser-180250?source=IFWNLE_nlt_stradev_2011-12-01

Talk about security a lot. Verizon's phones fortunately don't do this. Very telling video. About Carrier IQ.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/so-theres-a-rootkit-hidden-in-millions-of-cellphones/16708

And in other "security" related news, pilotless drones:
http://www.zdnet.com/photos/second-x-47b-robo-drone-takes-to-the-air-photos/6331263

Thoughts on potential tech directions...

Why the US tech lead is in danger (it’s based on pursuing Exascale).
http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/five-reasons-the-us-tech-lead-in-danger-179930

And some future news stuff…..
Dart Review. Dart is Google’s potential answer for Javascript. One glaring catch (that will not really be a catch if Dart catches on):

But there may be deeper practical issues. The very simple program that prints "Hello World" is converted into 231,503 lines of code, many of them fairly long. I pushed this code through the built-in optimizer, and the result was still 183K. This overhead, or the ensuing bandwidth bills, will give developers for any popular site a reason to pause.
http://akamai.infoworld.com/d/application-development/first-look-google-dart-vs-javascript-179852

CVS
Very good summary of a version control systems (and why to use them and why you are already using them!).
http://betterexplained.com/articles/a-visual-guide-to-version-control/

Neat tutorial/tips:
Cool tips for Excel users.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/the-10-most-important-things-to-teach-your-excel-users/2854

A big giant list of HTML5 and CSS3 resources.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/webmaster/stay-on-the-design-cutting-edge-with-these-html5-and-css3-resources/912
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Privacy, privacy, privacy.........

Well, the good news is that Verizon doesn’t do this particular invasion of privacy….
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-57326974-245/you-say-rootkit-i-say-diagnostic-tool/

Please, please tell me that your password isn't on this list.....
http://www.infoworld.com/t/password-security/stop-using-these-25-passwords-today-179885

Interesting security take on Pass The Hash attacks.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/defeat-dreaded-pass-the-hash-attacks-179753

Kind of tongue-in-cheek look at Facebook making a phone.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/facebooks-phone-oversharing-to-go/64030

Very, very useful graphic about identity theft.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/infographic-the-price-of-a-stolen-identity/6957