","articleBodyJsonSummary","normal",1,"paidGating","articleSize","big",{"_176":177,"_154":839,"_178":840,"_160":846,"_162":846,"_165":847,"_828":848,"_167":168,"_169":830,"_171":168,"_163":849,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[841],{"_57":842,"_182":843,"_184":844,"_824":845},"David DeJean","/author/david-dejean","https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/blt69509c9116440be8/blta31c749ff5ca07b4/64bf3c929bc48c59aa2d48a3/Author-Icon.png","Contributor","FON Dials It Up With Software-Only Hotspot For Mac, Linux","/it-infrastructure/fon-dials-it-up-with-software-only-hotspot-for-mac-linux",{},"FON, the Spanish share-your-Internet-connection company, is moving fast this week. On Monday it announced a deal with Time Warner Cable that will officially let broadband customers do what some of them have already been doing unofficially -- set up FON routers that redistribute their Internet service via Wi-Fi. Today, FON announced software for Intel Macs and Linux boxes that does the same thing, no router required.",{"_176":177,"_154":851,"_178":852,"_160":854,"_162":854,"_165":855,"_828":856,"_167":168,"_169":857,"_171":168,"_163":858,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[853],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Pay-Per-Call Provides Alternative To Pay-Per-Click Web Advertising","/it-infrastructure/pay-per-call-provides-alternative-to-pay-per-click-web-advertising",{},"Apr 24, 2007","I was introduced to a new industry last night: Pay-per-call. It's like pay-per-click advertising, except the site hosting the ad gets paid when the customer picks up a phone and calls the vendor.

",{"_176":177,"_154":860,"_178":861,"_160":867,"_162":867,"_165":868,"_828":869,"_167":168,"_169":857,"_171":168,"_163":870,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[862],{"_57":863,"_182":864,"_184":865,"_824":866},"Thomas Claburn","/author/thomas-claburn","https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/blt69509c9116440be8/blt4818d0e945f9905b/64bbfbd1e620414347de14fd/Tom_Claburn_20125x125.jpg","Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility","Too Many Writers Spoil The Story","/it-infrastructure/too-many-writers-spoil-the-story",{},"As Calcanis explained in an e-mail to Vogelstein, \"I'm an email guy like dave winer.. And I own my words as well, and often print them on my blog (after stories come out).\"",{"_176":177,"_154":872,"_178":873,"_160":875,"_162":875,"_165":876,"_828":877,"_167":168,"_169":857,"_171":168,"_163":878,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[874],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Building In Second Life, With Links To Web Info","/it-infrastructure/building-in-second-life-with-links-to-web-info",{},"I spent a pleasant hour or so last night acquainting myself with building in Second Life. I created a simple platform that floats at an altitude of 100 meters above my land. Building in Second Life is actually fairly simple in concept, and simple once you get the hang of it, but in the middle there's lots of fiddly little options to select and buttons to push and it's easy to make mistakes.

",{"_176":177,"_154":880,"_178":881,"_160":883,"_162":883,"_165":884,"_828":885,"_167":168,"_169":857,"_171":168,"_163":886,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[882],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Video: \"The Simpsons\" Take On Google","/it-infrastructure/video-the-simpsons-take-on-google",{},"Marge Simpson looks up her name on Google. \"And all this time I thought 'Googling yourself' meant the other thing,\" she declares. Then she tries Google Earth. Hilarity ensues. Watch the 37-second video after the jump.

",{"_176":177,"_154":888,"_178":889,"_160":895,"_162":895,"_165":896,"_828":897,"_167":168,"_169":857,"_171":168,"_163":898,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[890],{"_57":891,"_182":892,"_184":893,"_824":894},"Chris Murphy","/author/chris-murphy","https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/blt69509c9116440be8/blt76620bd4416d9900/64bbfdd2df824d5b47918729/Chris_Murphy_20125x125.jpg","Editor, information","PowerPoint Rules That Could Save Our Sanity","/it-infrastructure/powerpoint-rules-that-could-save-our-sanity",{},"Blogger/speaker/VC Guy Kawasaki in a speech at CA World served up a great set of to end PowerPoint insanity. When I found out his \"10/20/30\" rules come from a 16-month-old post on Mr. Kawasaki's blog, I worried they may be a bit stale to discuss here. Then I realized: since not one person in business yet adheres to this PowerPoint reform movement, the rules are worth sharing.",{"_176":177,"_154":900,"_178":901,"_160":905,"_162":905,"_165":906,"_828":907,"_167":168,"_169":857,"_171":168,"_163":908,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[902],{"_57":903,"_182":904,"_184":844,"_824":845},"Barbara Krasnoff","/author/barbara-krasnoff","Viacom Takes Out The Wrong Garbage","/it-infrastructure/viacom-takes-out-the-wrong-garbage",{},"Anybody who has ever worked with computers knows the old adage \"garbage in, garbage out.\" Besides the most obvious interpretation, this phrase also expresses the truth that, in the end, it's the human element that determines the value of a computer's output. However, taking the human element out of your processes completely can also result in some very embarrassing, and costly, mistakes.",{"_176":177,"_154":910,"_178":911,"_160":916,"_162":916,"_165":917,"_828":918,"_167":168,"_169":857,"_171":168,"_163":919,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[912],{"_57":913,"_182":914,"_184":915,"_824":845},"David Linthicum","/author/david-linthicum","https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/blt69509c9116440be8/blta656e492799184c3/64bbfbecac4fd51550884de4/6549.jpg","Symantec Introduces SAAS-Based Security Network","/it-infrastructure/symantec-introduces-saas-based-security-network",{},"Last week Symantec announced Symantec Protection Network, a software as a service (SaaS) platform designed to deliver easy-to-use security and availability offerings to small and mid-sized businesses... This is one in a long line of what I call \"infrastructure on-demand products,\" and it's one of the most exciting areas of SaaS, if you ask me.",{"_176":177,"_154":921,"_178":922,"_160":928,"_162":928,"_165":929,"_828":930,"_167":168,"_169":857,"_171":168,"_163":931,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[923],{"_57":924,"_182":925,"_184":926,"_824":927},"David Strom","/author/david-strom","https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/blt69509c9116440be8/blte31580b71c1c9eea/64bbfc24279b66c053d67d63/David-Strom.png","President, David Strom Inc.","Endpoint Security: 6 Questions To Ask Before You Buy","/it-infrastructure/endpoint-security-6-questions-to-ask-before-you-buy",{},"Here's a roadmap, suggestions on price points, and a guide on what you need to assess before you purchase any endpoint security product for your enterprise.",{"_176":177,"_154":933,"_178":934,"_160":936,"_162":936,"_165":937,"_828":938,"_167":168,"_169":939,"_171":168,"_163":940,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[935],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Her Second Life As A Swimsuit Model","/it-infrastructure/her-second-life-as-a-swimsuit-model",{},"Apr 23, 2007","Mary Hayes Weier, who wrote about her experiences building an online shopping avatar at LandsEnd.com, shares the result.

",{"_176":177,"_154":942,"_178":943,"_160":945,"_162":945,"_165":946,"_828":947,"_167":168,"_169":939,"_171":168,"_163":948,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[944],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Buying Land In Second Life","/it-infrastructure/buying-land-in-second-life",{},"At last, I bought land in Second Life to built my virtual home in. I've been shopping for more than a month, and couldn't find a tract I fell in love with. I'm still not in love with the land I bought, but I like it.

",{"_176":177,"_154":950,"_178":951,"_160":953,"_162":953,"_165":954,"_828":955,"_167":168,"_169":939,"_171":168,"_163":956,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[952],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"information Shutting Down Its Second Life Office","/it-infrastructure/information-shutting-down-its-second-life-office",{},"information shut down its office in Second Life. We're still committed to Second Life coverage. I'm still spending a couple of hours a day in Second Life. I'm still writing lots of blogs and articles out of SL. But the office just wasn't doing anything for us, so we gave it the ax.

",{"_176":177,"_154":958,"_178":959,"_160":961,"_162":961,"_165":962,"_828":963,"_167":168,"_169":939,"_171":168,"_163":964,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[960],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Safari Vs. Firefox On The Mac: Which Is Better?","/it-infrastructure/safari-vs-firefox-on-the-mac-which-is-better-",{},"I switched from Firefox on the Mac to the Safari browser yesterday. So far, after a couple of hours on Safari, I'm concluding that they're both fine browsers. On the other hand, each one has limitations. I really wish there were a browser that combines the best of both.

",{"_176":177,"_154":966,"_178":967,"_160":971,"_162":971,"_165":972,"_828":973,"_167":168,"_169":939,"_171":168,"_163":974,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[968],{"_57":969,"_182":970,"_184":844,"_824":845},"Cora Nucci","/author/cora-nucci","Slick Profits And Ugly Extortion At U Of Maryland","/it-infrastructure/slick-profits-and-ugly-extortion-at-u-of-maryland",{},"An e-commerce triumph by young college entrepreneurs has been tarnished by larceny and extortion at the University of Maryland.",{"_176":177,"_154":976,"_178":977,"_160":981,"_162":981,"_165":982,"_828":983,"_167":168,"_169":984,"_171":168,"_163":985,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[978],{"_57":979,"_182":980,"_184":844,"_824":845},"Tom Smith","/author/tom-smith","Dell's XP Embrace: Some of The Mojo Is Back","/it-infrastructure/dell-s-xp-embrace-i-some-i-of-the-mojo-is-back",{},"Apr 22, 2007","Dell's recent management shakeup and the return of founder Michael Dell to the controls may already be paying dividends, in the form of the company's move to offer Windows XP on certain desktops - flying boldly in the face of Microsoft's Vista-and-nothing-but-Vista strategy.",{"_176":177,"_154":987,"_178":988,"_160":990,"_162":990,"_165":991,"_828":992,"_167":168,"_169":993,"_171":168,"_163":994,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[989],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Writing And Productivity Tips From Cory Doctorow","/it-infrastructure/writing-and-productivity-tips-from-cory-doctorow",{},"Apr 21, 2007","This is a little off-topic for us. Last night, I went to a talk by information contributor, blogger, and science-fiction writer Cory Doctorow. He was speaking in his capacity as an sf writer last night, reading from and talking about his writing, and I was attending, not as a journalist, but as a friend, fa",{"_176":177,"_154":996,"_178":997,"_160":999,"_162":999,"_165":1000,"_828":1001,"_167":168,"_169":1002,"_171":168,"_163":1003,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[998],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"A Hammock For Your Electronics","/it-infrastructure/a-hammock-for-your-electronics",{},"Apr 20, 2007","Because your electronics needs its beauty rest? No, it's a little doo-hickey to use when charging your gadgets at inconveniently placed electrical sockets, to keep from having to put 'em on the floor. Still: Funny.",{"_176":177,"_154":1005,"_178":1006,"_160":1008,"_162":1008,"_165":1009,"_828":1010,"_167":168,"_169":1002,"_171":168,"_163":1011,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1007],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Role-Playing In Second Life","/it-infrastructure/role-playing-in-second-life",{},"Role-playing is one of the most popular activities in Second Life. You're basically pretending to be a fictional character. Remember when you were a kid you tied a towel around your neck and pretended to be a caped superhero? As far as I can see, role-playing in SL is like that, but geared for grownups.

",{"_176":177,"_154":1013,"_178":1014,"_160":1016,"_162":1016,"_165":1017,"_828":1018,"_167":168,"_169":1002,"_171":168,"_163":1019,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1015],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Second Life Growth Slows Slightly In March, But Still Exploding","/it-infrastructure/second-life-growth-slows-slightly-in-march-but-still-exploding",{},"Second Life saw a 2% decline in the rate of growth for premium accounts. Those are accounts where users pay $9.95 per month, as opposed to the much more common free accounts. The rate of growth was 13% in March, as opposed to 15% in February, according to analysis by Second Life Insider.

",{"_176":177,"_154":1021,"_178":1022,"_160":1024,"_162":1024,"_165":1025,"_828":1026,"_167":168,"_169":1002,"_171":168,"_163":1027,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1023],{"_57":842,"_182":843,"_184":844,"_824":845},"A 'Most Likely to Succeed' List from the Web 2.0 Hypefest","/it-infrastructure/a-most-likely-to-succeed-list-from-the-web-2-0-hypefest",{},"Tim O'Reilly, who gets credit for coining \"Web 2.0,\" has taken several whacks at defining it, and he took another one this week at his own Web 2.0 Expo this week in San Francisco: \"We are talking about persistent computing in which we are becoming part of a great machine.\" Thanks, but if that's it, I'll pass. If you, gentle reader, on the other hand, want to plug into whatever Web 2.0 means, a ratings company called Hitwise used th",{"_176":177,"_154":1029,"_178":1030,"_160":1032,"_162":1032,"_165":1033,"_828":1034,"_167":168,"_169":1035,"_171":168,"_163":1036,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1031],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"The Complete Rebuttal For Second Life Skeptics","/it-infrastructure/the-complete-rebuttal-for-second-life-skeptics",{},"Apr 19, 2007","Second Life expert Wagner James Au provides the final rebuttal to skeptics who think that the virtual world is just a fad, or are baffled why it's getting so much attention.

",{"_176":177,"_154":1038,"_178":1039,"_160":1041,"_162":1041,"_165":1042,"_828":1043,"_167":168,"_169":1035,"_171":168,"_163":1044,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1040],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Scripting And Building In Second Life -- A Brief Video Introduction","/it-infrastructure/scripting-and-building-in-second-life----a-brief-video-introduction",{},"I asked my colleagues at Dr. Dobb's Journal for some pointers to machinima resources so we can get started making our own machinima, and I was told that DDJ's Scott Swigart knows a lot about it. I found this neat video that provides a six-minute introduction to building and scripting in Second Life.

",{"_176":177,"_154":1046,"_178":1047,"_160":1051,"_162":1051,"_165":1052,"_828":1053,"_167":168,"_169":1035,"_171":168,"_163":1054,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1048],{"_57":1049,"_182":1050,"_184":844,"_824":845},"Mary Hayes Weier","/author/mary-hayes-weier","My Second Life As A Swimsuit Model","/it-infrastructure/my-second-life-as-a-swimsuit-model",{},"I already have a job, mortgage, family, and community, so I don't see any need for a Second Life. The first one keeps me plenty busy, thank you. But I can use what I found at LandsEnd.com: An avatar that tries on swimsuits for me.",{"_176":177,"_154":1056,"_178":1057,"_160":1059,"_162":1059,"_165":1060,"_828":1061,"_167":168,"_169":1035,"_171":168,"_163":1062,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1058],{"_57":903,"_182":904,"_184":844,"_824":845},"Get Your Wallet Out: App Upgrades And Music Fees","/it-infrastructure/get-your-wallet-out-app-upgrades-and-music-fees",{},"Whatever else Windows Vista does for your PC, it's not going to make the numbers on your budgetary spreadsheet any lower. Several software vendors have decided not to upgrade existing versions of their products to be Vista-compatible -- instead, they're going to reshape upcoming versions. So if you buy a Vista PC, you don't get to reinstall your existing application onto your new machine. Instead, prepare to fork out some additional cash to get the next iteration.",{"_176":177,"_154":1064,"_178":1065,"_160":1067,"_162":1067,"_165":1068,"_828":1069,"_167":168,"_169":1035,"_171":168,"_163":1070,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1066],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Tip: Use Babelfish To Translate Chat, Discussions In Real-Time","/it-infrastructure/tip-use-babelfish-to-translate-chat-discussions-in-real-time",{},"OK, probably everybody in the world already knows this, but you can use BabelFish (and other online translation services) to translate the discussion of people you encounter in Internet discussion. I generally think of BabelFish as a translation service for Web pages -- and a not-very-effective one at that -- but of course it'll work on any text.

",{"_176":177,"_154":1072,"_178":1073,"_160":1075,"_162":1075,"_165":1076,"_828":1077,"_167":168,"_169":1078,"_171":168,"_163":1079,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1074],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Machinima: Making Movies Using Computer-Game Software","/it-infrastructure/machinima-making-movies-using-computer-game-software",{},"Apr 18, 2007","Machinima is the art of making computer animation using software from video games, rather than expensive, dedicated computer-animation software. I'm no expert on the subject, but here are some of my favorites.

",{"_176":177,"_154":1081,"_178":1082,"_160":1084,"_162":1084,"_165":1085,"_828":1086,"_167":168,"_169":1078,"_171":168,"_163":1087,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1083],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Will Linden Lab's Open-Sourcing Second Life Hurt Some Of Its Biggest Customers?","/it-infrastructure/will-linden-lab-s-open-sourcing-second-life-hurt-some-of-its-biggest-customers-",{},"Currently, Linden Lab's major revenue source is \"land sales,\" leasing space on its servers for businesses and dedicated consumers to build property in Second Life. Many businesses derive revenue by turning around and renting property in-world. When Linden Lab open-sources the servers, land will become more plentiful and the value of land will decrease, thus diminishing the value of these \"land barons'\" investments.

",{"_176":177,"_154":1089,"_178":1090,"_160":1092,"_162":1092,"_165":1093,"_828":1094,"_167":168,"_169":1078,"_171":168,"_163":1095,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1091],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Learn About Second Life For Developers And Business At The Life 2.0 Summit Late This Month","/it-infrastructure/learn-about-second-life-for-developers-and-business-at-the-life-2-0-summit-late-this-month",{},"If you're a developer or businessperson interested in learning more about the opportunities in Second Life, my colleagues at Dr. Dobb's Journal have the conference for you: the Life 2.0 Summit, running April 28 to May 4, both in Second Life and simulcast to the Web.

",{"_176":177,"_154":1097,"_178":1098,"_160":1100,"_162":1100,"_165":1101,"_828":1102,"_167":168,"_169":1078,"_171":168,"_163":1103,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1099],{"_57":842,"_182":843,"_184":844,"_824":845},"Finally, A Good Use For Twitter -- It Can Save You From The Zombies","/it-infrastructure/finally-a-good-use-for-twitter----it-can-save-you-from-the-zombies",{},"I'm discovering there are two kinds of people in the world -- those that get Twitter and those that don't. If you're in the first group, you've got to check out \"Zombie Attack\" -- the first twittered work of fiction. No, I'm serious. This is great stuff.",{"_176":177,"_154":1105,"_178":1106,"_160":1108,"_162":1108,"_165":1109,"_828":1110,"_167":168,"_169":1111,"_171":168,"_163":1112,"_832":168,"_188":833,"_172":337,"_174":338,"_186":834,"_835":-5,"_836":837},{"_156":168,"_158":168},[1107],{"_57":821,"_182":822,"_184":823,"_824":825},"Linden Lab To Open-Source Second Life Servers","/it-infrastructure/linden-lab-to-open-source-second-life-servers",{},"Apr 17, 2007","Linden Lab plans to open up the source code for Second Life's servers, allowing anyone to run their own version of Second Life, a company spokesman said today, confirming the widespread belief among many in the 3D community that open-sourcing the servers was inevitable.

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