Best of the blogs: While the notion of coughing up money so that a software (or any other) vendor merely Googles the information to answer your technical question appears to be ludicrous, “It’s not as crazy as it sounds,” Jon Udell explains in Hunting the elusive search strategy. “Effective search depends on reservoirs of tacit knowledge and unconscious skill. Some people possess much deeper reservoirs, and/or can tap into them more effectively, than others. That makes them valuable.” Well, maybe. But the whole thing has Mr. Udell reflecting on and documenting search habits to figure out precisely what he’s learned to do — and he’s hoping readers will share theirs as well. Hardware: After buying a new Mac, Dave Rosenberg found that it doesn’t fit well into his bag and, as such, he’s soliciting suggestions. The guy even offered up some criteria the bag should meet, largely related to travel. Share ideas at the Open Source blog or, if you’re in the same boat, check out some of the comments other readers have left. The news beat: IBM issues a new security bundle and blade server tailored specifically for the telecom space. AmberPoint enhances its SOA runtime governance suite with support for Tibco’s new ActiveMatrix SOA platform, as well as more application servers. And LSI Logic acquires Agere for $4 billion, a deal that effectively doubles its size and add expertise in storage, mobility and networking. Technology Industry