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- NZ line-sitter Luke Soules featured in Computerworld
- iFixIt.com line-sitter Luke Soules who flew to New Zealand to be one of the first to tear down the iPhone 3G was featured in the New Zealand edition of Computerworld in a piece titled "American ready to rip iPhone 3G apart." Soules flew in from California on Wednesday afternoon...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Computerworld, Consumer Electronics, jason D. O'Grady, New Zealand, Personal Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Wireless LANs
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Robotic Humvees in the sky?
- According to Computerworld, a Colorado-based company has developed a prototype of a 'flying Humvee' robotic aircraft to ship supplies to military troops. This robotic aircraft, dubbed the V-STAR, short for "VTOL Swift Tactical Aerial Resource,' should be operational around 2010. If calling it a 'flying Humvee' is a figure of...
- Tags: Aircraft, Computerworld, V-STAR, Aerospace & Defense, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Business Operations, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- Will OOXML get the ISO standards nod? It's not a given
- While there's still a month left before the final votes are tallied, Microsoft's bid to gain ISO standards approval for its Office Open XML OOXML document format is anything but guaranteed. Friday February 29 marked the end of a week-long ballot-resolution meeting in Geneva, where participants debated...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., ISO, Microsoft Corp., Computerworld, OOXML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-03-01
- 23,000 Linux PCs and counting in the Phillipines
- Computerworld is featuring a story on initiatives in the Philippines to ensure that every public school has at least one computer. While the program has now expanded to provide most schools with a small lab, a server, and Internet access, the most notable feature of the program is the...
- Tags: School, PC, Linux PC, Computerworld, Linux, Government, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- Data theft, the armed variety
- Data theft, the armed varietyAs I have always said......you can take whatever data security measures you want, if undesirables are able to obtain physical access to the machines then all of your data security are, at best, a delay or, at worst, completely worthless.This is not a revelationThat's why physical...
- Tags: SECURITY, Physical Security, Computerworld, data security
- Discussion threads 2008-01-08
- Data theft, the armed variety
- Computerworld chronicles the tale of Web hosting firm C I Host Inc. and details how its data center was robbed. Meanwhile, the technology manager working the graveyard shift was held hostage as the robbers stole computer equipment. The story's point can't be more clear: Data centers aren't...
- Tags: Information Security, Data Center, Story, Computerworld, Data Centers, Storage, Security, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-08
- Sunbelt Software: Google search results delivering massive malware attacks
- For the last two days, security software firm Sunbelt Software has been all over what could develop into a scary trend: Rigged Google search results that deliver big malware payloads. On Monday, Sunbelt reported "we're seeing a large amount of seeded search results which lead to malware...
- Tags: Google Inc., Malware, Google Search, Computerworld, Sunbelt Software, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
- News to know: OpenWorld; IBM Roadrunner; XO support; Android SDK
- Notable headlines: IBM's Roadrunner to smash supercomputing marks. Dan Farber: Charles Phillips: Fusion on track and SaaS for all. Oracle virtualization 3x better than the competition? At Oracle OpenWorld, the fruits of 'acquired innovation.' Video: Larry Ellison reflects on 30 years. Joshua Greenbaum: The...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., TomTom, Microsoft Zune, SDK, Computerworld, Laptop Computer, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- Apple to fight iPhone hacks with firmware upgrades sent via iTunes
- Apple CEO Steve Jobs says that the company will do its best to stop all these iPhone hacks. "It's a cat-and-mouse game," Jobs remarked at the UK unveiling of the iPhone yesterday in London. "We try to stay ahead. People will try to...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Firmware Update, Apple Inc., Computerworld, Firmware, Apple iTunes, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-09-19
- ZDNet reader: Don't let OOXML vs. ODF shenanigans tarnish other standards setters
- I've been a watcher of the great many standards setting processes for a great many years and there's a lot that goes on behind the scenes that most people don't know about. In 2003, I even won an award for my coverage of standards from the American National Standards Institute:...
- Tags: JEDEC, Specification, ISO, Microsoft Corp., Computerworld, OpenDocument Format, Session, Standards, OOXML, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Quality, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-09-06
- Using eyes and hands for Web surfing
- In a recent article, Computerworld reports that Stanford University computer scientists have developed a new way to interact with our computers. The EyePoint system uses both eye-tracking technology and keyboard hot keys to reduce our dependency on the mouse while surfing on Internet. The system is so intuitive to use...
- Tags: Keyboard, Web, Researcher, Adobe PDF, Stanford University, Computerworld, User, Computer, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-08-23
- MIPS Management at Mainframe Organizations
- In May/June 2007, Computerworld invited IT leaders involved in mainframe decisions to participate in a survey on MIPS usage and management. The survey was fielded via targeted broadcasts to Computerworld customers, as well as through an invitation on Computerworld.com. The goal of the survey was to better understand MIPS usage...
- Tags: Survey, Compuware Corp., Computerworld, Mainframes, Servers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Marketing
- White papers 2007-08-01
- Microsoft to Google: Take an antitrust lesson from us
- Microsoft to Google: Take an antitrust lesson from usGood pointIf MS had taken a softer line with the DOJ and the states in the late 1990s, they would almost certainly not now be under a consent decree.Computerworld's Frank Hayes did suggest a voluntary breakup. He may well have been...
- Tags: Corporate law, Computerworld, Anti-trust law, Anti-trust, U.S. Department of Justice, antitrust, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-28
- ComputerWorld: Microsoft legislatively TKO's open document formats. At least stateside.
- ComputerWorld: Microsoft legislatively TKO's open document formats. At least stateside.When I first heard this[i]"For example, China, where they’re working on their own open document format. Proving that “public” policy can be a motivating factor for vendors like Microsoft, the company will apparently be supporting China’s Uniform Office Format UOF —...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Corp., Computerworld, OpenDocument Format, XML
- Discussion threads 2007-06-04
- ComputerWorld: Microsoft legislatively TKO's open document formats. At least stateside.
- ComputerWorld has a five-page report this morning detailing how Microsoft has managed to score a technical knockout of open document formats not necessarily the OpenDocument Format in five out of six states. The story sheds a bit of light on how closely and in some cases quickly vendors are working...
- Tags: Software Infrastructure, Personal Technology, Open Source, Office 2.0, Legal, IT Management, Government, General
- Blog posts 2007-06-04
- Study says iPods can mess with pacemakers
- ComputerWorld has details of a study carried out that suggests that iPods can cause pacemakers to malfunction. But is this an iPod issue or an issue to do with the robustness of pacemakers.The lead author of the study is Jay Thaker, a 17-year-old student at Okemos High School in...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Computerworld, Apple iPod, IPODS, chest
- Blog posts 2007-05-11
- Is Vista really slow to start up?
- Is Vista really slow to start up?Its easy they have their own agendaits the same people who constantly claim that Windows is unstable, always crashes, and is highly insecure.as you've clearly shown, someone with even a small amount of computer skills can get windows working without a hitch, ive been...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, Diskeeper Corp., Computerworld, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system
- Discussion threads 2007-04-12
- Linksys wins Computerworld's 802.11n speed trials, Netgear brings up the rear
- Linksys wins Computerworld's 802.11n speed trials, Netgear brings up the rearIt would so be helpfull to know who's ...... chipset was in each. For instance I believe that Linksys uses Broadcom, Netgear uses Marvell and I believe Belkin uses Airgo or Atheros. The reason this is helpfull is...
- Tags: Home networking, Chipsets, Apple Inc., NetGear, Linksys Inc., speed trial, IEEE 802.11n, Computerworld
- Discussion threads 2007-03-09
- Linksys wins Computerworld's 802.11n speed trials, Netgear brings up the rear
- Over at ComputerWorld, Bill OBrien who I used to work with in my Computer Shopper days has authored a shootout between the latest 802.11n-rated WiFi offerings from Belkin, Cisco/Linksys, and Netgear. Although many WiFi solution makers have been offering turbocharged versions of their gear (versions that exceed the official...
- Tags: Home networking, Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Computerworld, IEEE 802.11n, Wi-Fi, Linksys, router, NetGear, pre-N, adapter
- Blog posts 2007-03-09
- Will RFID tags work on Mars?
- According to Computerworld, NASA will start to test this summer if RFID technology can survive in outer space. A variety of RFID tags will be on the space shuttle Endeavour in July during a trip to the International Space Station. Then theyll be installed inside containers attached to the exterior...
- Tags: Space &, Aerospace, Wireless &, Telecom, Engineering &, Innovation, NASA, RFID
- Blog posts 2007-02-09
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