Switching things up: ASAP (aka Automated Switchport Access Provisioning) is "a PHP/Perl application that automates switchport VLAN assignments for Cisco switches," says Paul Venezia, who recently used ASAP while moving large switchsites from one building to another. Faced with 800+ switchports, he turned to ASAP for the VLAN assignments. How did it go? Check out Paul's analysis on his blog for more details and a Switching things up: ASAP (aka Automated Switchport Access Provisioning) is “a PHP/Perl application that automates switchport VLAN assignments for Cisco switches,” says Paul Venezia, who recently used ASAP while moving large switchsites from one building to another. Faced with 800+ switchports, he turned to ASAP for the VLAN assignments. How did it go? Check out Paul’s analysis on his blog for more details and a link to download the ASAP code for yourself. Speak and be heard: After discussing the pros and cons of his Windows Mobile installation on the Geeks in Paradise blog, Brian Chee adds an update on the features he has used so far and a few thoughts about Windows Mobile 6’s voice command and what looks to be a long learning curve. Nicknames, calendar lookups, a big list of nouns and verbs… can you hear me now? Video roundup: Gina Smith discusses Microsoft’s TechEd and a new telepresence conference in this week’s edition of The Week Ahead; Bill Gates himself demos the Surface interactive touchscreen project (code-named Milan); and IBM Senior Vice President Steve Mills talks about SOA governance and applying SOA tech to new fields – like gaming. Technology Industry