HP names Leo Apotheker CEO; Critical Adobe PDF reader patch; Geek bucket list [WEEK IN REVIEW]

Must-Read News   Between the Lines Surprise! HP names Leo Apotheker CEO In a move sure to surprise, Hewlett-Packard on Leo Apotheker CEO. For Apotheker it's a chance to rewrite his legacy after being ousted from SAP. READ FULL STORY Is it time to rethink that Google-Verizon proposal? Now that Congress has failed to take any action on Net Neutrality, the heat is back on the FCC. Is it time to dust off that Google-Verizon proposal submitted back in August? READ FULL STORY   Zero Day Adobe Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical holes in PDF Reader A pre-notification advisory from Adobe confirms that this patch batch will include a fix for CVE-2010-2883, which has already been exploited in zero day attacks. READ FULL STORY   Recommended In Application Performance, Only One Opinion Counts Download this e-book chapter to learn why application performance monitoring must occur inside and outside of the data center. Discover why focusing on infrastructure alone isn't enough to guarantee top-of-the-line performance for your users.   Companies   All About Microsoft Microsoft seeks a patent for its Helios distributed OS Microsoft has applied for a patent for a distributed operating system that matches the description of one its researchers have been developing, known as Helios. READ FULL STORY   Googling Google Google Instant instantly blacklists certain queries Is instant censoring of Google Instant results an appropriate nod to good taste or an example of Google playing Big Brother? READ FULL STORY   The Apple Core Apple using retail stores to target SMB market A new sign of greater acceptance by business customers of Apple and the Macintosh is Cupertino's growing interest in that once 100 percent PC market. READ FULL STORY   Recommended User Experience Management Indicators for Business and IT Success Watch this Quest Software on-demand webcast to explore user experience management indicators and discover what they can do for your business. Learn how common indicators enable collaboration and bring about understanding between IT and the business.   Operating Systems   Ed Bott's Microsoft Report Why I dumped my Droid I wanted to love the Droid X. I really did. The specs are awesome, and it got rave reviews from friends and colleagues, who overwhelmingly recommended it as the best of the Android phones. But after two weeks, I sent it back. READ FULL STORY   Linux and Open Source Ubuntu developing open source font family Ubuntu creator and lead developer Mark Shuttleworth announced the publishing of the first source code for Ubuntu -- the font -- and revealed plans for an entire open source font family. READ FULL STORY   Tech Broiler You Want Fries with that iPad? Revel Systems has developed new a Point-of-Sale (POS) system for restaurant and retail businesses that combine Apple's iPad with Software as a Service (SAAS) READ FULL STORY Featured Photo Gallery   Geek bucket list Like drops in a bucket of water, there are so many geek things to do and ponder. VIEW THE GALLERY More photo galleries: 20 off-the-wall emails from the technically clueless Frank Lloyd Wright's final masterpiece (photos) ZDNet Industries   ZDNet Government Who will be the GOP's nominee in 2012? Place your bets now. Because there's almost nothing more fun than speculating about presidential candidates, we present to you the earliest comprehensive list of Republican possibles for 2012. READ FULL STORY   ZDNet Education E-books inspiring more kids to read? I wish... For once, I'm not going to advocate a tech solution to getting kids reading. It's the content, folks. READ FULL STORY   ZDNet Healthcare Predictive health is mass customization Just as adolescents reach the age of temptation, they lose access to many health services, and this is what health reform is most designed to change. READ FULL STORY Featured Video   Negroponte: Turn tablets into a 'constructionist medium' Nicholas Negroponte touts the importance of tablets, saying physical books are too expensive, take up too much space, and are hard to update for the developing world. WATCH THE VIDEO More videos and podcasts: Will Apple conquer the enterprise? Woz: It can happen RIM targets business users with BlackBerry PlayBook Web 2.0   SEO Whistleblower New Google SEO Starter Guide: Perfect for Beginners For all the naysayers who were so sure that Google Instant was the death of SEO, Google has once again made it blatantly clear that SEO (Search Engine Optimization) isn?t going anywhere. READ FULL STORY   Social Business 100 Brains: Pandora's Tim Westergren gives music lovers a voice No music fan is more passionate than Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora. In this latest installment of 100 Brains, he talks about what’s next for internet radio and the power of social networking overall. READ FULL STORY   iGeneration Windows Live (Wave 4) is out: The bits you'll love and hate Microsoft has now released the latest version of their social applications suite, named Windows Live Essentials 2011. A brief look at things you'll love, and things you'll surely hate. READ FULL STORY	Enterprise Corner   Burnette: How to build the perfect Android tablet: The price of perfection   Virtualization: Nasuni - Cloud Storage for SMB   Wainewright: Defining the true meaning of cloud   SOA: Does the private cloud 'surge' lack business sense?   Marks: Dot Com Bust: Ten Years After...   Greenberg: Oracle Open World 2010: It All Works Out In the...   Hinchcliffe: The Facebook imperative for enterprise software   Gardner: Automated governance: Cloud computing's lynchpin for success or failure   Five Nines: Dell's VIS a good long-term datacenter play   GreenTech: Sub-$20 LED bulbs now on Home Depot shelves   Sustainability: Can Leo Apotheker restore HP's reputation?   Foremski: Oracle looks for chipmakers...will MSFT and GOOG look too?   Howlett: Upgrades the panacea for IT debt? Think again.   IT Failures: DoD IT: Years late and billions over-budget   Sommer: A new order in systems integration is emerging   India IT: UID roll out in India begins September 29th     Connect with ZDNet         Hardware Corner   The Toybox: Infographic: The true popularity of the iPhone   Hardware 2.0: Best of the Best of the Best - CPU and GPU roundup   Smartphones: Nokia meets Q3 shipping date for N8   Computers: ARM's Race: Why your next laptop might not have Intel inside   Mobile: Windows Phone 7 to be unleashed October 11th?   Cameras: Sigma SD1 flagship DSLR with weatherproof body   Home Theater: Bose VideoWave, 46-inch HDTV, integrated speaker system   Storage Bits: Why Time Machine is broken   Networking: Too Little, Too Late: The Feds call for IPv6   Emerging Tech: 'Block reasoning' technique improves computer vision     Latest SmartPlanet   Children with ADHD more likely to have a parent with ADHD   Amtrak's vision: New York to Washington in 96 minutes   NIST chemists develop 'nano LEDs'   The celiac epidemic   U.S. grid catches its first wave of electricity     Latest TechRepublic   Five tips for meeting the eDiscovery challenge   10+ things you can do to network more effectively   Poll: How important are unit tests to you?   Five security lessons to learn from the Twitter worm   Why Nokia should offer a mobile OS smorgasbord     Latest BNET   Gates and Buffett Aren't Convincing Chinese Billionaires to Donate Their Fortunes   The 10 Weirdest Ad Stories of the Month   Why Hunting for a Great Job Will Hurt Your Career   U.S. Strategy to Change Chinese Currency Will Badly Backfire   McDonald's May Drop Hourly Worker Coverage     Latest CBS MoneyWatch   Investing - Smart or Seduced?   Cities With the Highest Credit Scores in America   Depression Economics Needs to Become a Regular Part of Macroeconomics   Are You Getting Screwed By Your Lender?   Sneaky Credit Card Tricks   Recommended Downloads ·         Why Conversion Analysis is Key to Business Success Watch part 3 of this webcast series to learn how to manage and measure transaction conversions, compare web analytics against transaction conversion analysis, and much more. 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