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Sun, July 05, 2009 - Disenfranchisement, not centralization, is what bothers users most about dealing with IT. Account managers are a way to address that.

Fri, July 03, 2009 - The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it's time to brush up on our ark-building skills (rain, rain go away), we find this week's IT news offerings cover a broad range.

Thu, July 02, 2009 - One of the reasons security is fun and interesting is that it requires a constant upgrade of your skills and knowledge.

Thu, July 02, 2009 - As new technologies emerge, there's plenty of network engineering--and architecting, design and implementation--left to do. The trick lies in understanding the distinctions between technologies that have become commodities (and can therefore be outsourced) and those that are emerging as strategic differentiators.

Tue, June 30, 2009 - Admit it: You are currently addicted to social networking. Your drug of choice might be Facebook or Twitter, or maybe Myspace or LinkedIn. Some of you are using all of the above, and using them hard, even IT security practitioners who know better.

Mon, June 29, 2009 - If you haven't heard about Google Voice, you will. If you're not excited about it, you should be. This new Internet phone service offers a number of features that will change how both businesses and consumers view voice communications.

Sat, June 27, 2009 - Be forwarned, Mike Elgan says. Google's giving away its Voice services to get your permission to read your voice-mails to sell contextual advertising, which Google will engage in on a massive scale.

Fri, June 26, 2009 - Sweden's Pirate Party won 7.13 percent of the vote in elections earlier this month. Its campaign for the respect of privacy, the reform of copyright law and the abolition of the patent system earned it a seat in the European Parliament, and it may yet gain another seat there, if planned changes to the number of seats attributed to each country win approval.

Thu, June 25, 2009 - Sweden's Pirate Party won 7.13 percent of the vote in elections earlier this month. Its campaign for the respect of privacy, the reform of copyright law and the abolition of the patent system earned it a seat in the European Parliament, and it may yet gain another seat there, if planned changes to the number of seats attributed to each country win approval.

Wed, June 24, 2009 - In the past few months, I've reconnected with friends from kindergarten through college and beyond. I've discovered thought-provoking online articles and videos I probably wouldn't have found on my own. I've also read meaningless updates from friends, such as "I'm getting in the hot tub," or "just received a special gift from a special friend." And I've done it all through Facebook--the social networking phenomenon where Top Five lists reign, long-lost friends are reunited, and, inevitably, countless hours are consumed.