Executive Editor, Online
Responsible for editorial content on this Web site, so blame him, especially when it comes to Compendium. In his spare time, he runs Boston Online, a service devoted to the Hub of the Universe. He is learning to talk wicked good.
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Inside a CIO's closet | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jul. 03, 2008
John Halamka, the bloggin' CIO, gives us a tour of his clothes closet (what, you were expecting a look at his wiring closet?):
Over the years, I've tried to refine what I own and approach all my clothing from an ...
Our new IT Asked and Answered widget | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 30, 2008
Here it is in all its glory:
When Twitter crashes | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 03, 2008
Andy Carvin comes up with some alternatives to Twitter's current we're-down page, the one showing a whale being lifted by birds.
Software
social networking
Twitter
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Compendium archive
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Trying out a new theme here | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 23, 2008
I've started working to moving Community pages over to the same look and feel as the rest of networkworld.com - or, in Drupalspeak, applying a new theme. So if things look particularly wonky, that's why. It's always ...
Homeless man disrupts Internet2 service
May. 02, 2007
A fire started by a homeless man knocked out service between Boston and New York on the experimental high-speed Internet2 network Tuesday evening.
Raise your pinky to your lips and say, '$1 billion'
Mar. 16, 2007
As you probably read last week, that's how much Viacom wants from Google for alleged copyright infringement by subsidiary YouTube.
In Boston, telecommuting will only get you so far | NetworkWorld.com Community
May. 28, 2008
The Boston Globe reports the city public-works director has been suspended for three months for letting an IT worker telecommute - from Venezuela:
No disciplinary action is being taken against Agheli because she had ...
Web host to customers: Just use GMail already | NetworkWorld.com Community
May. 27, 2008
DreamHost reports it's just getting too many darned complaints about its e-mail service, would rather concentrate on Web hosting
Just over HALF of all the support requests we get are about email. Everything else we ...
The next time somebody in Texas says his data center's down because of some bugs | ...
May. 19, 2008
He might mean that literally.
Data Center
Wanted: Aardvarks
Submitted by sumj on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 8:28am.
So, where can a network manager get himself a trusty aardvark?
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How laptops disappear | NetworkWorld.com Community
May. 15, 2008
Maybe there should be a license requirement for traveling with a laptop. Boston police report that a man using his laptop at the bar of a downtown restaurant got up to use the facilities (at 1:47 a.m.). And when he ...
Twitter breaks the news about the Chinese earthquake | NetworkWorld.com Community
May. 12, 2008
Robert Scoble reports:
I reported the major quake to my followers on Twitter before the USGS Website had a report up and about an hour before CNN or major press started talking about it. Now there's lots of info over ...
Before Roomba | NetworkWorld.com Community
May. 10, 2008
There was life-saving, home-protecting, husband-replacing Newton, running on an XT-equivalent PC with a massive 20-Megabyte hard drive and a convenient 729k floppy disk:
From 1989. Via Ed Symkus.
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Today's most useful Web site | NetworkWorld.com Community
May. 09, 2008
Instant Rimshot.
Software
About Adam Gaffin
Compendium archive
Executive Editor, Online, Network World. Started as a reporter covering messaging (cc:Mail, anyone?) and object-oriented applications (CORBA!).
How secure are your servers? | NetworkWorld.com Community
May. 06, 2008
Not against hackers, but against somebody walking into your data center and physically removing them? Musician Peter Gabriel is the latest victim of server theft.
Data Center
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Compendium: His PC drives him to drink
Dec. 15, 2000
Weird happenings from around the 'Net.
Compendium: The ultimate Palm accessory
Dec. 08, 2000
Weird happenings from around the 'Net.
Compendium: How's Jeeves? Don't ask
Dec. 01, 2000
Weird happenings from around the 'Net.
Compendium: What's wrong with Netscape 6?
Nov. 23, 2000
Weird happenings from around the 'Net.
Compendium: Early review of a stinking Web module
Nov. 17, 2000
Weird happenings from around the 'Net.
Compendium: Poor UI design as factor in the election
Nov. 13, 2000
Weird happenings from around the 'Net.
Compendium: IT pros' favorite perks: Techie stuff
Nov. 06, 2000
Weird happenings from around the 'Net.
Compendium: A network with some serious latency
Oct. 27, 2000
Weird happenings from around the 'Net.
Compendium: Dot-com death diary
Oct. 20, 2000
Weird happenings from around the 'Net.
Compendium: An alternative to .Net
Oct. 13, 2000
Weird happenings from around the 'Net.
Compendium: Novell's new ad campaign?
Oct. 02, 2000
Weird happenings from around the 'Net.
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