When too much is too much: Computers may be renowned for their multitasking abilities (crunching numbers, formating files, playing video, and searching for extraterrestrial life nearly simultaneously ain't half bad), but Tom Yager says that virtualization and multi-threaded software is exposing the x86's limits. Can the hardware -- and all the other computing components -- catch up to our demands? Read this week When too much is too much: Computers may be renowned for their multitasking abilities (crunching numbers, formating files, playing video, and searching for extraterrestrial life nearly simultaneously ain’t half bad), but Tom Yager says that virtualization and multi-threaded software is exposing the x86’s limits. Can the hardware — and all the other computing components — catch up to our demands? Read this week’s Ahead of the Curve column to find out.Every second counts: It’s the scenario no one wants to think about… the day The Big One hits the San Francisco Bay Area, or a tornado wipes out power and phone/Internet lines to half your city, or an act of sabotage paralyzes your corporate headquarters. That’s when disaster recovery plans become less of a nuisance and more of a godsend. IBM and Cisco recently teamed up to put together a disaster response and recovery service that focuses on keeping communications and networks running. Plus, they’ve got some nifty equipment for doing so – check out our slideshow for photos.Video killed the radio star?: How hip is your code? David Margulius found a YouTube breakout that’s all about the evolution of technology, and features “lots of raw, naked, pulsating code!” He’s got the scoop on the Kansas State U. professor who created the video and how the video came together – check it out. Technology Industry