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- ActiveX control bug bites Creative Labs AutoUpdate engine
- A high-severity security flaw in the Creative Software automatic update engine could put Windows computers at risk of remote code execution attacks, according to a warning from the US-CERT Computer Emergency Readiness Team. The vulnerability affects the software used to provide updates to Creative Labs' audio/video entertainment product line,...
- Tags: Webcam, Zen, Automatic Update, Blaster Worm, ActiveX Control, Creative Labs Inc., ActiveX Control Bug, Create Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Patches, Viruses And Worms, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
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- America's airways ready for NextGen
- It's time – long past time – to upgrade the U.S. air traffic control system. The current system, designed during World War II, contributes mightily to flight delays, customer dissatisfaction and a massive energy wastefulness. But a GPS satellite-based system, on the drawing board for more than a decade, has...
- Tags: FAA, Air Traffic Control, Greenhouse Gas, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC
- Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC User Account Control feature clearer and less of a pain to use. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Norton Co., Microsoft Corp., Tool, UAC, Productivity, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC
- Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC User Account Control feature clearer and less of a pain to use. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, uac, vista, norton, microsoft, security
- Image galleries 2008-10-10
- The Apple II is baaaaccckk (via emulator)
- In the Friday nostalgia department, TechRepublic's John Sheesley has unearthed an emulator for the Apple II. All you need is a browser and you're off to memory lane. Sheesley writes: Unlike the TRS-80 Model I Basic emulator page, the Virtual Apple site doesn't use a Java...
- Tags: Apple II, Apple Inc., Emulator, ActiveX, Sheesley, Virtual Apple, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- News to know: Apple's $800 laptop; MS and Mac Patch Days; Vista Home for business
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical Ed Bott: Look who's buying...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, H-1B, Notebooks, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Easy Tweak (exe)
- With Easy Tweak you can take control of your Windows system with access to tweaks and hidden registry settings. The simple and intuitive user interface enables rapid access to settings that affect the security, efficiency, and convenience of your computer. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Tweak, Sepanta Soft, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-10-10
- MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical
- It will be a very busy Patch Tuesday for administrators managing Microsoft Windows computer systems. According to Microsoft's advance notice mechanism, 11 security bulletins will drop next Tuesday (October 14, 2008), covering a wide range of serious vulnerabilities. Four of the 11 bulletins are...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Bureaucracy and open source: Do they mix?
- Another high-profile departure from Sun, this time MySQL's David Axmark is taking wing -- citing a dislike for working in a large organization: I have thought about my role at Sun and decided that I am better off in smaller organisations. I HATE all the rules that I need...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- The five products Apple must make
- The five products Apple must makeDon't quit your day jobGame console: No. The market isn't big enough.Tablet: No. the market isn't big enough. Unless Apple can make a notebook computer that can also be a tablet. Without a price increase.iPhone Nano: No. The touch screen interface requires a product with...
- Tags: Tablets, Operating systems, Notebooks, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?
- Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?Not realy, their flaw isThey honestly believe they know vastly more than everyone else, refuse to listen, and miss major oportunities.Not a fatal flaw, but MS recognizes the need to change.MS became dominant, the big dog with selling it's and only it's OS on PCs...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., fatal flaw, flaw, computer, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bug
- Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bugThanks for the heads upUpgrading to Opera 9.6 now.RE: Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bugDid that yesterday when they released it. However I wish that they could patch the "Clickjecking" vulnerability. I know this "Clickjacking" vulnerability is part of the older HTML spec...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Opera Software, browser bug, administrative right, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Entellium executives arrested by FBI for making up revenue figures
- Entellium executives arrested by FBI for making up revenue figuresThe FBI can have themInflating revenue figures is fraud, plain and simple.What a coincidence!Over the past 3 months I had been engaged in evaluating CRM software for my company. Entellium was one of the frontrunners alongside Maximizer CRM. And after...
- Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Federal government, Software as a Service (SaaS), Enterprise software, revenue, Entellium, CRM, revenue figure, FBI
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bug
- Buried in the flurry of feature-related news surrounding the release of Opera 9.6 is the fact that the update fixes an "extremely severe" vulnerability that could expose Opera users to code execution attacks. According to an Opera advisory, which is not mentioned anywhere in Opera's giddy press...
- Tags: Opera Software, Web Browser, Applet, Rohlf, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malware
- Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malwareAsus ships Eee Box PCs with malwareThis is a deliberate attempt by Asus to get people to move away from Microsoft Windows and get the Asus eee's with linux installed. I hope Microsoft sues them for negligence. After that people will not want...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, ASUS, Eee Box PC, malware
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Desktone "Desktops as a Service"
- I had the opportunity to chat with Desktone about their recent announcements. In the last little while they announced a pilot of virtual desktops as a service and partnerships with both Wyse and Microsoft. Here's what Desktone had to say in the desktop as a service announcement: Desktone,...
- Tags: Virtual Desktop, Desktone Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Building a Data Quality Scorecard for Operational Data Governance
- " Operational data governance is the manifestation of the processes and protocols necessary to ensure that an acceptable level of confidence in the data effectively satisfies the organization's business needs. In this white paper, David Loshin from Knowledge Integrity examines how a data governance program defines the roles, responsibilities, and...
- Tags: Data Quality, DataFlux Corp., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2008-10-09
- A Maze Race (exe)
- In this game you will control a green ball to compete against the red ball controlled by the computer to reach the flag in a maze. Your ball and the computer's ball will be of equal distance from the flag, you need to make good judgement about shortest path to...
- Tags: Maze, Flag, Novel Games, Productivity, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
- Remobo (dmg)
- Remobo creates an instant private network between users and lets you connect to each other over the Internet as if you were on the same LAN. Just login from your computers or add other users to your buddy list and Remobo will create an IPN between these computers, allowing you...
- Tags: Computer, AWIT Systems, Remobo, Productivity, Instant Messaging, Web Site Development, Networking, Internet, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
- Happy Runner (zip)
- A one-button platformer where you control the square in its quest to reach the right side of the screen while avoiding hazards. This is a simple platformer game with no special characteristics other than quite high difficulty level to challenge ambitious players. This version is the first release on CNET...
- Tags: Maurice Zarzycki, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
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