The Mark Gibbs Feed http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/gibbs.html Your complete Mark Gibbs feed - columns, newsletters, the whole shebang. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2014 Network World, Inc. # # # # # # # # # # Gearhead has moved http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2013/110513-gearhead.html?source=nww_rss Looking for Mark Gibbs' latest musings? Head on over to Gearhead blog. Same wit, same site, different platform. Mark Gibbs 2013-11-05T11:09:13-04:00 Backspin has moved http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2013/110513-backspin.html?source=nww_rss Looking for Mark Gibbs' latest musings? Head on over to Gearhead. Same wit, same site, different platform. Mark Gibbs 2013-11-05T11:04:30-04:00 Three tools for getting organized: Looking for 'The One' http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2013/070113-gearhead.html?source=nww_rss Getting organized isn't something you do once and then forget about. Oh no. Organization needs constant polishing and review and, in short, is a total pain in the butt. I've always wished I were one of those hyper-organized people who has a place for everything and everything always has its place, but alas, that apparently isn't in my genetic makeup. Mark Gibbs 2013-07-01T06:00:00-04:00 How you invade your own privacy http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2013/062613-backspin.html?source=nww_rss A new study from consulting firm Infosys shows consumers globally are far more relaxed about sharing their private data than we knew and far more relaxed than they should be Mark Gibbs 2013-06-26T01:58:45-04:00 Neatly naming network nodes http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2013/062413-backspin.html?source=nww_rss Gibbs ponders how to name machines on a network Mark Gibbs 2013-06-24T10:28:06-04:00 WordPress plugins leave you vulnerable to attack, and new devices 'protect you' from cellphone radiation http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2013/062413-gearhead.html?source=nww_rss First up this week, a white paper or report or ... I have no idea what these things should be called any more ... maybe a "glorified press release"? Whatever. Let's call it "a study" from Checkmarx, a company that specializes in automated security code review, titled "The Security State of WordPress' top 50 Plugins." Mark Gibbs 2013-06-24T06:00:00-04:00 Lying, prying and spying: Is the NSA worth it? http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2013/061413-backspin.html?source=nww_rss Is the NSA defending their intellectual property with more success than they protect our country? Mark Gibbs 2013-06-14T01:47:01-04:00 A cool USB hub, a sweet Mini WiFi Router, and how to find Paul Revere through social analysis http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2013/061213-gearhead.html?source=nww_rss Gibbs reviews two products from Satechi and is impressed by a paper that explains the power of social network analysis Mark Gibbs 2013-06-12T03:11:01-04:00 US government collects Verizon customers' phone metadata ... So what? http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2013/060713-backspin.html?source=nww_rss A top secret NSA program to collect ALL Verizon customers' call data isn't at all surprising Mark Gibbs 2013-06-07T08:36:22-04:00 Zooka, a neat iPad Bluetooth speaker, and a review of tools for wire-framing user interfaces http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2013/060513-gearhead.html?source=nww_rss This week, a collection of goodies. First up for all of you iPad aficionados, a neat wireless Bluetooth speaker called Zooka from Carbon Audio that fits onto the edge of your tablet and boosts your audio volume by about five times (turned up full, that's a sound pressure of 80dB at 1 meter). There's also a built-in microphone so you can take calls if you've paired the Zooka with your iPhone. Mark Gibbs 2013-06-05T03:36:13-04:00