Cloud Computing Joyent Buys Another Company to Help Customers Build Private Clouds First this week we get the full on press from Microsoft about its push for building private clouds. Then VMware comes along with its own new pricing model for cloud computing service providers by charging on a pay as you go basis for virtual machines. The goal: make it more cost effective to deploy a private cloud environment. Now comes the news… Alex Williams View comments
Apple WIRED Predicted the iPad...11 Years Ago (Picture) The iPad isn't just a touch-screen dream come true for millions of people around the world...it's the realization of a prediction WIRED Magazine made a whopping 11 years ago. In the April 1999 issue, the magazine's Hype List column discussed Apple's then-recent financial turn-around and said: "The next iMac attack promises new lollipop laptops, a… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
How-To Why Your Company Should Have a Facebook Page (Not a Profile) The need to leverage social media for business is a no-brainer at this point, but a company's effectiveness on Facebook can be hampered if the account isn't set up properly. Here are four reasons why your business should be set up as a Page, rather than a standard profile. John Paul Titlow View comments
YouTube Top 10 YouTube Videos About the Internet Going Down At any moment it can happen - at work or at home the Internet can go down. If we happen to be in our offices when it happens we have to make sure we're prepared. Likewise kids and families have to prepare too. Offices may need to do what kids do when the Internet goes down. From breaking out toy weapons, to talent shows, to impromptu movie… Deane Rimerman View comments
Internet of Things Every Machine Can Be Used To Watch You. Interested in Privacy? What if your activities were watched and recorded so we could not only catch you for any crime but could maximize how much money we make selling you stuff? An editorial by Toby Considine over at Automated Buildings suggests that this is fast becoming the future we're moving into. Considine gives one example of a British murder conviction that… Deane Rimerman View comments