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EFF filing brief in TorrentSpy case: The Electronic Frontier Foundation has plans to file an amicus brieffor TorrentSpy as it defends itself against copyright violation charges filed by the Motion Picture Association of America, reports CNET News.comThe case is notable because TorrentSpy had attempted to guard against lawsuits by simply not logging any user information. But...; Tags: Privacy, Courts; Blog posts 2007-06-21

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Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?: Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?The perception is ...... Apple can't be great without Steve Jobs. I personally don't feel this is necessarily the case even though when Jobs was ousted proved to be a disastrous decision for Apple.Apple is in a strong growth period and...; Tags: Quality, Desktops, Digital media, Steve J, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Facebook sues German 'clone': On Friday, Facebook filed suit in California court against studiVZ, a German social net with a look undeniably close to Facebook's. Facebook accuses studiVZ of copying its interface. "We believe that our success thus far has been directly related to the unique look and feel of both...; Tags: Facebook, studiVZ, Social Networking, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-21
SAP pulls the trigger on higher support costs: SAP pulls the trigger on higher support costsPlease be careful when you claim "paid support"Dennis, Unless you have a copy of the invoice from IDC, you shouldn't flatly state that she was paid or otherwise compensated for her quote in a press release. Bad form from an otherwise reliable...; Tags: Firewalls, Dennis, SAP AG, support cost, financial relationship, trigger; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Do problems with Wikipedia presage social networking's end?: Do problems with Wikipedia presage social networking's end?Comparison to democracy very apt.When I look at the modest level of education, intelligence, and self-centered approach to life of many of my fellow citizens, the fact that I live in a democracy seems scary.But what would we have instead - the fabled...; Tags: Wiki, network, Wikipedia, social networking; Discussion threads 2008-07-15

The push for solar thermal: At the Intersolar Conference 2008 in San Francisco, Fred Morse, senior advisor at Abengoa Solar says, "Don't underestimate thermal storage." The veteran solar industry exec talks about the benefits of concentrating solar technologies and the reasons why utility companies are starting to back thermal storage.; Tags: Storage, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Solar; Videos 2008-07-14
Sun releases JRE Version 6 Update 7, 90ò0of desktops currently at risk*: Sun releases JRE Version 6 Update 7, 90ò0of desktops currently at risk*RE: Sun releases JRE Version 6 Update 7, 90ï¿½0of desktops currently at risk*I have been trying to d/l the upgrade all morning & get error 1101. I followed all the steps outlined in the error, but still can't upgrade...; Tags: Web browsers, JRE Version 6 Update 7, Sun Microsystems Inc., JRE, Nate, Java, desktop; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
About that cellular interference...: About that cellular interference...Fire:Fire: ie://malicious_mpack.site.com/Or something like that. :-DVery Cool AND...I very much think this can be done but also if you can focus enough high frequency energy at a device you will cause a parasitic SCR effect (by the effect of raising a CMOS chip signal input level...; Tags: power supply; Discussion threads 2008-07-01
Top Web properties in Germany in April 2008: Apr-08 Mar-08 Property Audience, 000 N/A N/A Total Internet 34,539 1 1 Google Sites 25,790 2 2 eBay 18,394 3 3 Microsoft Sites 18,271 4 4 AOL LLC 16,602 5 5 United-Internet Sites 16,169 6 7...; Tags: Web, Site, Wiki, Internet, Channel Management, Online Communications, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-06-28
(Gallery: Bill Gates says good bye): (Gallery: Bill Gates says good bye)Hon Sir William Gates III Final Remarksheres link to fairly Long Personel interview. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#25408564 Signed:PHYSICIAN THOMAS STEWART VON DRASHEK M.D.RE: (Gallery: Bill Gates says good bye)The Microsoft name will stand...; Tags: Bill Gates, goodbye, Gallery; Discussion threads 2008-06-27
Demo exploits posted for unpatched MS Word vulnerability: Demo exploits posted for unpatched MS Word vulnerabilityThe latest Office 2007 is not affectedThe latest Office 2007 is not affectedDamn it... and on a day I have reporting to doSee, I work with a group of guys where all we do is hack for our clients and show them how...; Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., MS Word vulnerability, Microsoft Word, vulnerability; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
diversITy: can being gay hold your career back?: Edit: Just a couple of grammatical tweaks. This series of entries, called diversITy, continues from the previous topic, all concerning the diversity of people within the IT industry. This time, I'd like to put forward: sexual orientation in the workplace, can it set you back? ...; Tags: Workplace, Career, Diversity, U.K., IT Industry, LGBT, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-06-23
90ò0of all statistics can be made to say anything... 50ò0of the time, aka my thoughts on the Verizon report: 90ò0of all statistics can be made to say anything... 50ò0of the time, aka my thoughts on the Verizon reportHow many breaches from External...sources were facilitated by poor practices of inside sources? Weak passwords, poor surfing habits, poor security implementations, etc. External breaches only occur when an insider allows it to...; Tags: Firewalls, SECURITY, NETWORKING, Network security, Verizon Communications Inc., WAF; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
Either choose strong passwords, or don't bother with a password at all: Earlier today I downloaded the latest Live CD for Ophcrack, the Windows password cracker, and tried it out on a Vista install to see how good of a password buster it is. Conclusion: Either choose strong passwords, or don't bother with a password at all. ...; Tags: Password, Strong Password, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-30
No, Vista DOESN'T scream past XP in gaming tests: No, Vista DOESN'T scream past XP in gaming testsok vista doesn't scream past xp but..vista has a lot more to offer with its 64bit OS unlike XP, and when it comes to gaming it doesn't matter how good your computer is if you can run the game on the lowest...; Tags: Games, Microsoft Windows XP, vista, Microsoft Windows Vista, game, console, PC; Discussion threads 2008-05-28
IQ Builder - WAIS DS (exe): Automated WAIS - A computerized profiler for determining memory span based on the Wechsler adult intelligence scale. Each point scored equates to 1 IQ point. George Miller benchmarked this figure at 7 PLUS OR MINUS 2. The significance of this figure is it's limiting influence on the Ebbinghaus /Von Restorff...; Tags: Figure, Electronic-Labs; Software downloads 2008-05-23
How important is Mirth?: Fred Trotter recently decided to turn his regular talks on open source health computing into a series of blog posts. They are well worth looking at. His review calls Mirth the most important interoperability project out there. Â This despite what he acknowledges are weaknesses in the underlying...; Tags: Interoperability, Mirth, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-22
Windows 'Fiji' beta testing has begun: Windows 'Fiji' beta testing has begunFigi, another name for DRM.Sorry but thats just what it is. I don't expect it to garner much mind set at all.Get ready formany crashes and Ed Bott will host multiple rounds of webinars on how to fix it...RE: Windows 'Fiji' beta testing has...; Tags: Operating systems, Fiji, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-05-20
Developers snub Vista in favor of XP: Developers snub Vista in favor of XPSlight misinformationIts very standard to target previous versions of OSs. In fact, 2000 was the last time I saw the majority of programmers target a recent OS, and that was just because 2k was so good.Dumb!To believe that Vista won't be accepted by...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Corporate America, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, developer; Discussion threads 2008-05-19
Games to make computers smarter: The Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist who gave us Peekaboom and worked on the "distorted letter" tests called CAPTCHAs, is back with several new games. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, he just launched a new site where you can play to so-called GWAPS -- short for "games with a purpose."...; Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Games, Personal Technology, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-18