Knuth's Computer Brief for May 4, 2010

As a Network Administrator, Computer Guru & overall IT specialist, I come across many articles that I think others might be interested in knowing about and reading. Therefore, I thought it might be an interesting idea to include here on Associated Content by adding a daily article that highlights some of the information that has come across my desk.

ZoneAlarm has a price glitch on their web site that has been frustrating potential subscribers. Price 'A" is posted on the web site for a one year subscription, but at checkout a different price is showing up. Read the full article "ZoneAlarm's alarming pricing glitch"

Are you looking for a FREE remote access tools that works with both Mac and Windows? InfoWorld has a review article that will give you the scoop on several different remote access tools that you can choose to help you manage your computers. The name of the article is, InfoWorld review: Free remote access tools for Windows and Mac

Do you feel that Microsoft is so large and so big that there is no competition left in the market place? Do you wonder what will happen in the future to the world of computing with a company as large as Microsoft who has their fingers into so many different facets of technology? Don Reisinger wrote the article, "Windows: 10 Products Microsoft Should Fear." This article shows that there is still some good old-fashioned competition in the mix of the computer world.

You can now embedded Twitter into your web page. This will allow your web page to support twitter information. Relevant news stories will be visible on your website with the source being Twitter. Eweek has this story titled: "Twitter Launching Embeddable Tweets to Boost Curation" I think this will help move Twitter into the advertising world even more.

Are you looking for an IT job but do not have all the certifications yet, or don't plan to get them in the near future. This article / slideshow will show you which tech skills are in demand and that have the potential to bump your salary. Article name: IT Management: 28 Hot Tech Skills That Will Bump Up Your Salary in 2010

I hope that you find these articles worthwhile and full of the information that you are looking for to expand your knowledge on what is happening in the computer world today.

I plan on spot lighting several good articles daily that might be of interest. If you would like me to include articles on a particular subject, please let me know as I subscribe to a number of different feeds and I would love to help you find information that you are looking for on a regular basis.