14 vital Internet tools; Five great add-ons for Firefox 3

Computerworld Networking
June 23, 2008
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In this issue:

1. 14 vital Internet tools
2. Elgan: Will gadgets make knowledge obsolete?
3. Stream your music collection over the Net
4. Study: Mobile Web browsing more popular with men
5. A closer look at Snow Leopard Server
6. Have your avatar call my avatar: Doing business virtually
7. ISPs experimenting with new P2P controls
8. House approves surveillance bill, protects telecoms
9. State, local governments slow to tackle Web 2.0


Computerworld Blogs:

* All it takes is the right motivation
* Steal this Wi-Fi: go to jail
* Five Great Add-Ons for Firefox 3
* Blades at center of data center action


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1. 14 vital Internet tools

These downloads, mostly free, will help you optimize your communications with others, improve security, and generally improve your online life.
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2. Elgan: Will gadgets make knowledge obsolete?

We're going to have to face the problem of education in a world in which nearly all knowledge is available to everyone, instantly, all the time. It could free us to do what we do best — think critically and creatively.
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3. Stream your music collection over the Net

Liberating your song library is easier than you might think, so you can stream it from your PC or the Web to just about anyplace. Better still, unlike a new iPod, it won't cost you a cent.
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4. Study: Mobile Web browsing more popular with men

The vast majority of those who use their mobile phones to surf the Web are men, according to a new survey.
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5. A closer look at Snow Leopard Server

Address Book Server helps manage a company's contacts, and ZDS is an IT-hearty, next-generation file system, Macworld's John C. Welch says.
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6. Have your avatar call my avatar: Doing business virtually

Lots of corporations are dabbling in virtual worlds, but no one has found the killer app for business -- yet.
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7. ISPs experimenting with new P2P controls

Companies such as Comcast, Verizon and Qwest are trying several different ways to "manage" heavy file-sharing traffic across the Net. While some new technologies look promising, one expert says it's unlikely that one method will immediately satisfy both user demands and those of the network.
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8. House approves surveillance bill, protects telecoms

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill allowing wide-ranging surveillance of phone calls and e-mails in and out of the U.S.
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9. State, local governments slow to tackle Web 2.0

Despite the potential for Web 2.0 technologies to improve communication with constituents, IT managers at the state and local government levels must move slowly to overcome budget and manpower constraints, according to speakers and users at a Pennsylvania government IT conference.
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COMPUTERWORLD BLOGS
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All it takes is the right motivation

This netadmin is under the gun to solve two related problems: Disk space is in short supply, and more than a dozen employees may be storing dirty pictures and videos on company servers.
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Steal this Wi-Fi: go to jail

It's IT Blogwatch: in which the 'illegal, stolen' Wi-Fi debate will rage on and on until the heat death of the universe. Not to mention the great office war...
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Five Great Add-Ons for Firefox 3

If you've installed Firefox 3, you know that your favorite add-ons and extensions may no longer work. But there are plenty of great ones that are already updated for the new version of the browser. Here are five of the best.
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Blades at center of data center action

Blades are beyond cutting edge technology. They're the future of the data center, say some.
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