What's hot this month

iPhone 3.0, Internet Explorer 8 Beta release, Windows 7, IBM deals with Sun and recession related topic are among the hot news that most IT and Computer-related magazines are covered.

1 - iPhone 3.0

I don't like to comment anything on the stuff I can only dream for at this moment..

2- Internet Explorer 8

Is spite of popular claim by Microsoft that the browser is one of the best version ever release. Outsiders are still at doubt whether this browser able to place itself on top, pushing out Mozilla Firefox version 3.5 which will be released sooner.  Being hacked at the first day of Pwn20wn has nothing but to show how vulnerable IE8 is as their previous version was. Luckily, the counterpart mozilla firefox faced same fate. On the other hand, it was surprised to know 'light-weight contender' Google Chrome was the only browser remains unhacked until the end of the first day. As a result, now I'm writing this blog under Chrome. Back to IE8, this version will be made available inside windows 7 and those who hate IE now have chance to remove it from add/remove program list unlike before.

3- Windows 7

This is the first ever operating system which was fully developed  without Bill Gates's final say.  This is also the first OS to be launched after Gates totally off from Microsoft July last year. According to CEO Steve Ballmer, this is really Microsoft team's product compared to the previous product where most of them was the result of Gates's thinking. Initial plan, windows 7 will be shipped 3 years after release of Vista (Vista was released on 2006). However, with the current economic situation, I doubt it will be postponed to the  next year mid.

4- IBM's 7billion deal with Sun

Whatever it is, there must be some advantages and disadvantages if the IBM deal of bought over Sun is closed. Generally, both will gain benefits. Sun will have enough money to run the business without changing any of it's traditional culture on R&D where has helped the technology industry evolved a lot. IBM on the other hand will now have more to be proud off by having more market share and owns quite a number of technology  they need years to develope if not decades.

5 - Recession related topics.

There are a lot of articles, tips and advice of how to survive recession subject to those who has already been laid off from the job to the action CIO should take during the recession time. I would advise everybody regardless of  his/her confortable level with the current job to read some of these stuffs. Who knows, one day your day will come, if not as someone to be laid off, may be as someone to decide who's going to be laid off. Anyway, It works for both.