Skitter?

The buzz on Twitter yesterday was all about everyone's favorite fruit flavored M&M look alike, Skittles. This has a lot of relevance for me because as a kid (OK young adult actually) my friends and I used to have competitions to see who could stuff the most Skittles in their mouth at the same time. To win you have to chew and swallow all of the Skittles. I digress. The new Skittles site is just a feed of all Twitter posts that reference Skittles. There are also links to a Skittles branded YouTube page, Flickr page, Facebook page, and Wikipedia Page. This is a full on fruit flavored Web 2.0 assault. Check it out.

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Check Out the Latest in Server Virtualization

On Monday from 12-5 the SRG IT Team will be taking over the Boulder Conference Room. We recently got a new super server that will replace two of our existing servers that are being retired. This new server is loaded with processor power, RAM, and disk storage. We will be running Windows Server 2008 on this server. Through the magic of virtualization, this server will take the place of 3 existing servers, with room to add an additional server.

We will be hooking the new server up to the projector in The Boulder Room, building the host system, then building the virtual servers on top of the host system. If you feel like learning a little something, or are the least bit curious, stop on by and embrace your inner geek.

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36 New Features Added to Windows 7

Windows 7 is the next Windows OS that is suppose to be a small upgrade from Vista, but in terms of actual performance, functionality and overall awesomeness, many are considering it the next "big" upgrade (much like XP was back in the day). There was a sort of open beta in January that for the most part got high praises. It seems as though Microsoft doesn't want to be counted out yet.

Since the beta in January 36 new features have been added to Windows 7 based on feedback from testers that will be put in the RC (Release Candidate, the last version of beta basically) version that is suppose to be ready by April 10th.

Some of the features include, a more cleaned up media player, many shortcut keys, and improved performance (which is surprising since this is apparently one of the fastest Windows ever already!).

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Relevant News About our Clients

As many of you know I'm a big fan of Google's RSS feed aggregator, Google Reader. In addition to enabling me to capture, organize, and consolidate content from all over the web, it allows me to share relevant information with other Google Reader users. A friend and colleague recently shared two articles about Pepsi brands that SRG has worked with. Read more about Frito-Lay and Tropicana.

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If You Can Type, You Can Make a Movie.

I came across Xtranormal today. This service allows you to make a movie with absolutely no movie making skills. Pick some actors, a scene, then write some dialogue, and you on your way to your next Oscar. Seems pretty lame overall, but may be worthwhile someday. Check it out.

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New Security Threat - Vishing

By this point most people are familiar with the term phishing, or fraud committed via email trickery. While telephone fraud is common place and a lot older than phishing, it has taken a modern form. Scammers are now using VoIP and common telemarketing technology to commit fairly sophisticated telephone fraud. This technique is known as vishing. This article has one person's first hand account of a vishing scam.

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Comcast To Double Speeds by End of 2009!

It's rare that I have the opportunity to post something good about Comcast, so I could not pass this opportunity up!

Comcast is expecting to have 65% of its subscribers on a new system which will double internet speeds according to this article. This is great news! More and more people are watching movies on the internet with services like Netflix's streaming one and downloading their favorite songs, etc. Boosting internet speed means a much smooth experience and even possibly higher quality video streams.

Not to mention faster downloads in general! Comcast has stated that their 250GB limits will still be in place after the upgrade as fewer than 1% of thier customers are affected by the cap.

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