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Trip Boss (zip): Trip Boss is an all-in-one travel manager. Plan itinerary, track expenses, organize with checklists, log mileage, access real-time travel info, keep a journal, budget vacations, rate places, and convert currencies. The application can be used for both business and personal travel, international and domestic. Plan, organize, record, and report all...; Tags: Creative Algorithms, Palm OS, PDAs, Handhelds, Aerospace & Defense, Cellular Phones, Free Trade, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Finance; Software downloads 2007-06-25
Date Wheel (zip): Date Wheel calculates time in months, weeks, days, or business days between any two points in time. This program is the electronic version of the plastic wheel-shaped calendar commonly used by businesses to calculate lead times.Version 3.02 saves tasks for future references, uses 'today' feature to set up easy countdowns...; Tags: Creative Algorithms, Financial Accounting, Finance; Software downloads 2007-03-28

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Speculation over possible Skype backdoor: There's growing speculation coming out of Europe that there's a backdoor in Skype that allows remote eavesdropping of telephone conversations. A report in the reputable Heise Online says the issue was discussed at a meeting with ISPs last month where high-ranking officials at the Austrian interior...; Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Telecom & Utilities, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone space: Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone spaceMicrosoft Store in the works...My rep told me Microsoft is looking into significant retail space in higher end upscale shopping malls. In the mock-up of the store, boxes of Vista and Office 2007 were kept under lock and key. Customers will be...; Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., PC phone, PC, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Apple looking to hire iPhone hacker: Apple is in the market for someone capable of hacking into the iPhone. According to this job listing, the company is looking for an iPhone Security Engineer capable of, among other things, developing "proof of concept" attacks on the device's current security mechanisms. ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Hacker, Security Mechanism, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-24

Joichi Ito - from venture capitalist to venture communist?: I've become a big fan of Joichi Ito CEO Creative Commons, Chairman of Six Apart after seeing him speak on a panel at the recent Fortune Brainstorm conference. In a room full of many smart people, Mr Ito is one of the smartest. Here is a clip...; Tags: Mr., Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service: Using a link analysis algorithm similar to Google PageRank, researchers at the SANS Institute and SRI International have created a new Internet network defense service that completely revamps the way network blacklists are formulated and distributed. The service, called Highly Predictive Blacklisting (.pdf), will be unveiled next...; Tags: Google PageRank, Attacker, Network, DShield, Highly Predictive Blacklist, Internet, Networking, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?: Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?Sure it canIf you are using gnome (Ubuntu's default desktop envrionment) just go to gnomelook.org and look at the screen shots people have posted. There are a lot of creative folks out there. It's pretty easy to make gnome look and act like auqa....; Tags: Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Compiz-fusion, Even Linux, Ubuntu, operating system; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug: Just a quick note to update a story I wrote last week on an unpatched remote execution vulnerability affecting BlackBerry business users: Research in Motion RIM has finally shipped patches to cover the issue, which affects the BlackBerry Attachment Service component of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. ...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Rich Internet application startup ideas Y Combinator wants to see: Y Combinator posted a list of a bunch of different startup ideas they'd like to see and fund. It's a sizable list with 30 different thoughts waiting for enthusiastic entrepreneurs to take a shot. But what struck me most about the list was how RIA-heavy it is. I as much...; Tags: Rich Internet Application, Rich Media, Site Builder, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-20
Microsoft's search ambitions are its Vietnam: Microsoft's search ambitions are its VietnamMicrosoft's search ambitions are its VietnamThe simple answer is no. Microsoft has Google envy? Since when? Google has been in constant decline for a couple of years now. Microsoft on the other hand has been growing. Their interest in search is...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Live Mesh, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., software; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Flash Professional (cfm): Flash Professional 8 is the industry's most advanced authoring environment for creating interactive websites, digital experiences and mobile content. With Flash Professional 8, creative professionals design and author interactive content rich with video, graphics, and animation for truly unique, engaging Web sites, presentations or mobile content. Version 9.0.3 includes unspecified...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Mobile, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-07-18
Super flash, hyper flash: Samsung has announced a new SLC flash part with 5x the write/erase cycle spec over standard single-level cell SLC NAND flash. They call it server grade flash. Is this the flash promised land or marketing hype? 5x what? The press release doesn't mention any numbers, but...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage Pyramid, Marketing Research, Storage, Marketing, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Viacom, Google cut deal on user data: Viacom, Google cut deal on user dataIf I see one I'll let you know NT&Viacom, Google cut deal on user dataOh this is funny. Google never cared about user privacy before and now that they are going to be sued into oblivion they suddenly care? I hope Viacom hits...; Tags: INTERNET, Digital media, Google Inc., Viacom Inc., user data; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
WordPress 2.6 disables remote access, swats 194 bugs: WordPress, one of the fastest growing blog software providers, has shipped a new update with fixes for nearly 200 bugs and a major security-related change to disable remote publishing protocols by default. With WordPress 2.6, the open-source software promises to be more secure out-of-the-box with full SSL...; Tags: Remote Access, Wordpress, SSL, WordPress 2.6, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-15
First MISO, then GISMO, next GOAT?: Awhile back my Irregular chums came up with MISO as the acronym to describe the main enterprise players of the time: Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Oracle. We also quipped that could change to include Google and so with a little creative thought we ended up with GISMO. Last week's Apple...; Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Steve Gillmor, Apple Inc., 3G, Operational Planning, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Marketing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-14
Blackberry steals iPhone's virtual keyboard: Blackberry steals iPhone's virtual keyboardCopying Apple???By stating that RIM is "stealing" iPhone's virtual keyboard, you are assuming that Apple were first to market with said on screen keyboard.Back in the real world, where Apple are lagging behind "big time"... they are one of the last mobile phone manufacturers to use...; Tags: Keyboards, Well Let, Touchscreen tech, keyboard, virtual keyboard, Apple iPhone, touch screen, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-14
Apple ships (long overdue) iPhone security patches: Finally, after months of waiting, iPhone users finally get security fixes for a batch of known software vulnerabilities. The latest iPhone 2.0 and iPod Touch 2.0 update patches at least 13 documented vulnerabilities, including several code execution holes in the Safari mobile Web browser. The...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, JavaScript, Apple Inc., Web Site, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Memory Corruption, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-11
AKVIS Magnifier (exe): Enlarge images to high resolution with sophisticated algorithms. AKVIS Magnifier upscales digital images with advanced enlargement algorithms, preserving edge to edge image sharpness while improving image appearance by removing unwanted noise and compression artifacts. Get super-high resolution pictures and produce stunning enlargements and poster-size prints. This version is the first...; Tags: Algorithm, AKVIS, Engineering; Software downloads 2008-07-11
Yamaha Tenori-On music sequencer: Photo gallery:Yamaha Tenori-OnDesigned as an easy-to-use and visually interesting solution to the struggles of composing and performing electronic music, the Yamaha Tenori-On music sequencer ($1,200) is a daring attempt to shake up the dull state of electronic music hardware.DesignThe Tenori-On's deliberately lightweight and tactile design has the whimsical appeal of...; Tags: Yamaha Corp., Yamaha Tenori-On; Product reviews 2008-07-10