Tuesday, January 16, 2007

FW: Legal experts to Jobs: iPhone your lawyers; IT isn't ready for bird flu

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January 11, 2007
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In this issue:

* Legal experts to Steve Jobs: iPhone your lawyers
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* 20 things we don't know about the iPhone
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* Heads in the Sand: IT isn't ready for the bird flu
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* New tape specification 50% faster with 800GB
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* SGI to offer Windows on clusters
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* HP investigator charged with identity theft, conspiracy
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* Google annoys Web site owners with malware alerts
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* Army enlists virtual assistant to connect with users
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* Tech pick: Opinion: Take an ax to your energy costs
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TODAY'S IT BLOGWATCH
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You can buy OLPC's $100 XO laptop for $260? (and server stall)

No, it's not cognac. It's IT Blogwatch, in which the One Laptop Per Child XO
machine gets closer -- perhaps you can buy one? Not to mention how not to
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Heads in the Sand: IT isn't ready for the bird flu

During a flu pandemic, IT departments will need to keep critical systems
running despite staff absenteeism rates that could reach 40% over a six- to
eight-week period. But many organizations haven't started planning.


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THIS WEEK'S FRANKLY SPEAKING COLUMN
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Don't Just Say No

Frankly Speaking: Frank Hayes cautions that IT's favorite word -- "no" --
can lead to grief when users are on a mission.


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THIS WEEK'S COMPUTERWORLD EDITORIAL
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The Real You

Editorial: Time magazine's selection of "You" as its Person of the Year
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