Notes from the field: Installing the latest edition of a software program does not typically invoke the phrase ‘out-of-body experience’ but that is exactly what happened to one Cringester. Technically it was what Cringe labels in Crystal unclear an ‘out-of-Business Objects experience’ that took K.U. from “out of the package to obsolete in under 24 hours!” whilst upgrading Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2005. Best of the blogs: The ten commandments of cell phone etiquette feature reached the ears of Oprah. As such, senior editor Paul Roberts taped the show yesterday and the episode is set to air Friday, April 6. Check your local listings! Q&A: David Marshall speaks with Tim Howes, CTO of Opsware. In this interview, they discuss the challenges of virtualized environments, vendor-agnostic platforms, and what will happen if enterprises don’t automate the management of virtual machines now. Security: A first virus in the iPod has been detected. Kaspersky claims that the threat known as Podloso can be launched and run on an iPod — but the hitch is that the iPod must have Linux installed for the attack to take root. And not too many iPod users are sneaking Linux into their music players these days. Even still, it gives IT one more reason to consider banning the use of iPods on their networks. Technology Industry