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Networking

Submission + - Terremark Joins Lower End Cloud (therunningtally.com)

Drivintin writes: "Terremark enters the more lower end (get the fog reference yet?) cloud computing market with their vCloud Express offering. I have always wanted to be able to use their higher end cloud, but really had no projects to offset the costs. So now we are all going to join the cloud right? Lets say we are going to build a decent Windows Server, but provide our own software and licenses. So our total would come out monthly to $168.10 So it is not the entry level cloud that I am looking for, but it is a pretty decent entry for small to midsize companies. You have to remember that your getting a pretty decent amount of redundancy and very considerable uptime protection. This is not like your dealing with a small time hosting company that is relying on other to keep them running, Terremark is their own large scale provider."
Wireless Networking

Submission + - Price Point of WiFi on Airliners (therunningtally.com)

Drivintin writes: "Here is a piece talking about wifi on airliners, and their associated costs. Looks like the leading deployment comes from a company named Gogo. They have developed a light weight unit that uses the CDMA network from Aircell. It brings up a very good point of, "How much are you willing to pay? What about after the newness wears off?"""
Transportation

Submission + - Boeing 787, The Electric Airplane (therunningtally.com)

Drivintin writes: "Here is a piece highlighting the first electric start of a large turbine engine. The Boeing 787, Dreamliner, is shifting away from not only bleed air systems, but in some cases even hydraulic systems to electrical ones. This in THEORY should increase safety and reliability. There is even a video showing the first electric start of the engines."
Hardware Hacking

Submission + - The 787, The Electric Airplane (therunningtally.com)

Drivintin writes: " Here is a piece highlighting the first electric start of a large turbine engine. The Boeing 787, Dreamliner, is shifting away from not only bleed air systems, but in some cases even hydraulic systems to electrical ones. This in THEORY should increase safety and reliability. There is even a video showing the first electric start of the engines."
Businesses

Submission + - Circuit City Makes A Return (therunningtally.com)

Drivintin writes: "The Running Tally has word that Circuit City has returned. It is almost like a blast from the past, or maybe more like a sick joke, but Circuit City has returned from the grave. Brought back to life by System Max, the online ONLY store made its debut this week. I have to admit, at first glance at least, the site seems to have something the original store never had, decent prices. The product drill down also seems to do a decent job also. My only complaint is the site is a little busy looking, but not too terribly bad. What are your thoughts?"
Networking

Submission + - Travelers Will Take WiFi Over Food Any Day (hothardware.com)

MojoKid writes: "For the business traveler (and the traveler in general, really), Wi-Fi is important — crucial, even. But more important than sustenance? That's exactly what was found in a recent survey by American Airlines and HP, where some 47% of business travelers responded that Wi-Fi was the most important airport amenity, outscoring basic travels needs such as food by nearly 30 percentage points."
Security

Submission + - Virus Hits FBI and US Marshals (therunningtally.com)

Drivintin writes: "Looks like CNET has a story of the FBI, and US Marshals Service being hit with an unknown virus. The FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service were forced to shut down parts of their computer networks after a mystery virus struck the law-enforcement agencies Thursday, according to an Associated Press report. A spokesperson for the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed that it had disconnected from Justice Department computers as a precaution after being hit with the virus, while an FBI spokesperson would only say that it was experiencing similar issues."
Television

Submission + - Breaking Up With DirecTV (therunningtally.com) 1

Drivintin writes: "The Running Tally has a piece on ditching DirecTV for Internet TV. There are tons of articles covering the legal, and illegal, ways of transitioning from broadcast television to broadband television. Once I found the world of Vuze and Boxee the only thing that concerned me is my four year old son. How to replace hours of cartoon network and Disney shows."

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