"WhiteFi" could be worth $15bn a year—and fix climate change (Ars Technica)

Running WiFi protocols in the TV white spaces could generate up to $15 billion in value in the US alone, says a consultancy. But who knew it could also cut water use on farms?

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Horrifically bad software demo becomes performance art (Ars Technica)

Live software demos often go awry, but what happens when the mayhem is intentional? The software demo becomes a bit of performance art foisted on an unsuspecting college classroom as students watch a man and his software both implode before them.

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New Google Plug-in Embeds Chrome Inside Internet Explorer (Webmonkey)

Want to start using all the websites that take advantage of the latest technologies in HTML5, but can’t move away from Internet Explorer? Google has your back.

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Opinion: The unspoken truth about managing geeks (Computerworld)

"I can sum up every article, book and column written by notable management experts about managing IT in two sentences: 'Geeks are smart and creative, but they are also egocentric, antisocial, managerially and business-challenged, victim-prone, bullheaded and credit-whoring. To overcome these intractable behavioral deficits you must do X, Y and Z.'"

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Palm Announces the Pixi (PC World)

It's been the subject of rumors for months-including ones that said it was on hold-and now it's official: The second WebOS phone from Palm is on its way.

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Microsoft Lists Top 10 Windows Malware (PCMag.com - Security Watch)

Is it just me or is it tad ironic that Microsoft is now providing a top 10 threats list based on its own malware removable tool? Think about it: those are 10 threats for its Windows OS. Well, at least they're also removing the malware. Check out the list to learn what scary mites are trying to get at your PC.

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