http://www.infoworld.com InfoWorld - Information Technology News, Computer Networking & Security http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/15/DNS-trouble-knocks-NSA-off-Internet_1.html A server problem at the U.S. National Security Agency has knocked the secretive intelligence agency off the Internet. Thu, 15 May 2008 18:33:10 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/15/DNS-trouble-knocks-NSA-off-Internet_1.html 2008-05-15T18:33:10Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/15/Yahoo-Search-Monkey-opens-to-all-developers_1.html Yahoo will make its Search Monkey platform available to all developers on Thursday, another step in its wide-ranging effort to open up its sites and services. Thu, 15 May 2008 18:20:09 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/15/Yahoo-Search-Monkey-opens-to-all-developers_1.html 2008-05-15T18:20:09Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/15/AOL-to-open-its-mail-sites-to-third-party-applications_1.html AOL plans to launch later this year a program that will allow third-party developers to develop applications and content, including instant messaging and social networking, for its e-mail sites. Thu, 15 May 2008 17:18:24 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/15/AOL-to-open-its-mail-sites-to-third-party-applications_1.html 2008-05-15T17:18:24Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/15/Top-10-social-networking-annoyances_1.html The same question people used to ask about PCs can be asked of social networks: Were our lives easier or harder, better or worse, simpler or more complex, before they came around? The answer is yes. For some folks, social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace seem nearly as indispensable as e-mail, but creating and maintaining these virtual circles of friends turns out to be quite a bit of work, often unnecessarily so. Here are the 10 things that bug me most about today's social networking services. Thu, 15 May 2008 15:17:03 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/15/Top-10-social-networking-annoyances_1.html 2008-05-15T15:17:03Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/15/Did-Twitter-beat-media-with-earthquake-news_1.html Over the last few days the Web has been abuzz with discussion about how users on Twitter, the online social messaging system, beat the mainstream media with news of the devastating earthquake in China. Most of the discussion has centered around how users were fast in getting information out against mainstream media Web sites, but does the claim really hold-up? Thu, 15 May 2008 12:18:26 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/15/Did-Twitter-beat-media-with-earthquake-news_1.html 2008-05-15T12:18:26Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/15/IBM-boosts-BlackBerry-access-to-Cognos-Lotus-software_1.html IBM has released software that allows BlackBerry users to access more of its applications, including its Cognos business intelligence software and Lotus Connections. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:59:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/15/IBM-boosts-BlackBerry-access-to-Cognos-Lotus-software_1.html 2008-05-15T10:59:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/14/What-Visual-Basics-Office-return-means-for-Mac-IT_1.html Microsoft's Mac Business Unit overshadowed the release of an Office 2008 update by announcing a feature that won't even be available until the next major overhaul of its productivity suite--the return of VBA functionality. (Note: return. Entourage, never having had VBA functionality is highly unlikely to have that functionality returned.) Wed, 14 May 2008 23:28:03 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/14/What-Visual-Basics-Office-return-means-for-Mac-IT_1.html 2008-05-14T23:28:03Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/14/FCC-takes-first-step-toward-spectrum-re-auction_1.html The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has taken a first step toward re-auctioning a band of spectrum that failed to sell in the 700MHz auctions that ended in March. Wed, 14 May 2008 19:40:23 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/14/FCC-takes-first-step-toward-spectrum-re-auction_1.html 2008-05-14T19:40:23Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/14/Verizon-Mozilla-join-mobile-Linux-group_1.html Verizon Wireless is throwing its support behind mobile Linux, becoming the first U.S. operator to join the LiMo Foundation, a group developing mobile Linux technology. Wed, 14 May 2008 15:28:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/14/Verizon-Mozilla-join-mobile-Linux-group_1.html 2008-05-14T15:28:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/14/RIM-details-features-in-BlackBerry-Enterprise-Server-5_1.html A year after revealing a major upgrade of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server was under way, Research in Motion this week finally fleshed out what the new version will do, and put a delivery date on it. Wed, 14 May 2008 14:47:17 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/14/RIM-details-features-in-BlackBerry-Enterprise-Server-5_1.html 2008-05-14T14:47:17Z