What was the first registered domain name on the Internet?
Interestingly, the first registered Internet domain name was not the first domain name created. Can you guess what it was?
Safari 5 takes no. 2 spot in July browser battle
The browser wars took a new turn as Apple's Safari 5 browser gained ground in a July survey.
Net neutrality tool could help spot ISP cheaters
Security researcher Dan Kaminsky's Neutrality Router, unveiled at Black Hat, would detect when a service provider is interfering with traffic.
Who wins in the battle of FiOS vs. cable?
A study orchestrated by the Federal Communications Commission shows the real Internet speeds for Internet service providers' connections. Where does your provider land on the list?
Study linking IQ with browser choice a hoax
A study that claimed to show that users of older versions of Internet Explorer had lower IQs than users of other browsers appears to have come from a fictional company.
Zombies, orphans and other perils of virtualization
Virtualization offers agency IT shops many benefits, but it’s also rife with pitfalls that can make it a network killer.
Why can't novels get technology right?
IT flubs make techno-thrillers such as Dan Brown's "Digital Fortress" unintentionally funny.
Going mobile? The people are already there.
Agencies serious about connecting with the public have to go where the people are. Increasingly, that means mobile apps.
Complexity could jeopardize data center consolidation
Increasing computing demands and a mix of OS systems could jeopardize potential savings, according to a new survey sponsored by Juniper Networks. A quarter of feds think there will be more data centers, not fewer, in 2015.
CDC moves disease surveillance system to the cloud
CDC's BioSense, originally developed as an anti-terrorism program, is remaking itself to provide a cloud-based platform for federal, state and local health care coordination.
Which cities have the fastest broadband?
Eighteen U.S. cities are among the world's fastest for broadband connections, but some areas are still dismally slow. Cities in Asia, particularly in Japan, dominate Akamai's Top 100 list.
3 reasons Google+ is a minus
Do feds really need another social networking site? Does anyone?
Study links IQ with choice of browser; guess who scores lowest
A study by AptiQuant gave IQ tests to more than 100,000 people and then grouped scores according to the browsers they used while taking the test.
Sandia researcher finds a better way to cool electronics
Sandia National Laboratories has developed a new type of air-cooled heat exchanger that increases CPU efficiency, is immune to dust fouling and can cut power costs.
Would upgrading to IE 9 save your organization millions?
According to a Microsoft-commissioned study, the switch from Internet Explorer 8 to 9 could mean big savings.
Kundra: 'Golden source' of data center savings due in the fall
Agency reports set to be published Oct. 7 will yield the most detailed information to date about consolidation's expected cost savings.
Congressional websites crash amid public response to budget impasse
When President Barack Obama asked people to tell their representatives if they want a “balanced approach to the budget,” the response shut down the websites of at least nine House and Senate members.
Commission presents roadmap, buyer's guide for moving to cloud
CLOUD2, which has collaborated with NIST, provided 14 recommendations and a Cloud First Buyer’s Guide for agencies.
NSF's new shared supercomputing platform goes to extremes
The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment will replace and expand the TeraGrid, which gives researchers access to high-performance platforms.
All of GSA's e-mail now in Google cloud
The General Services Administration has successfully migrated its 17,000 e-mail users to Google Apps for Government, according to GSA Administrator Martha Johnson.
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