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Ubuntu Forums Menu (xpi): Additional navigation menu for Ubuntu Forums via main-menu and context menu. Version 0.55 includes unspecified updates.; Tags: Ubuntu, Menu, Adam Smith; Software downloads 2008-01-22
Why a landmark court case could force you to redo your whole Web site: Why a landmark court case could force you to redo your whole Web siteThere was already a case about thisAgainst an airline, IIRC. They ruled in favor of the airline.ADA justificationsI'm red headed, left handed, brain damaged, near-sighted, missing part of a digit and have a semi-colon. I demand to...; Tags: Channel management, Internet, Adam Smith, XFORMS, Web, AJAX, Web 2.0; Discussion threads 2006-05-11
Are anti-DRM declarations falling on deaf ears?: Are anti-DRM declarations falling on deaf ears?I Agree With These Guys- No faith"The NCC had little faith that industry self-regulation would adequately protect consumers' rights."http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4617176.stmThe problem in the US is that RIAA/MPAA is trying to pass legislation that would require DRM on everything.Wakey Wakey!You misquote Smith's market philosophy. He...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Adam Smith, digital-rights management, consumer electronics, Apple Inc., anti-DRM; Discussion threads 2006-01-18
Adam Smith's lessons for IT: Adam Smith's lessons for ITas much time ascompanies have spent in court against ms, they could of been making great strides at creating beter software, but it seem like some think the game is king of the hill vs those with the best software win"Free Trade" Administration??"The supposedly free-trading...; Tags: information technology, Micron Technology Inc., Adam Smith, Bush Administration; Discussion threads 2003-11-26

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DDoS + Web 2.0 == Buckets o' traffic: Denial of Service attacks are based upon a simple idea: generate the maximum amount of traffic using the minimum amount of work. At one time this was as simple as sending a spoofed ICMP echo packet to a broadcast address or similar shenanigans. Modern DDoS attacks rely upon...; Tags: Web, Web 2.0, Network, Distributed Denial Of Service, Social Networking, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Adam O\'Donnell; Blog posts 2008-09-05

Welcome Adam O'Donnell, Sean Portnoy: Welcome Adam O'Donnell, Sean PortnoyWelcome Adam O'Donnell, Sean PortnoySo let me get this straight, you fire 2 of the more knowledgable people, keep one who is absoultely clueless, redesign the site so that it is absolutely horrible, then add 2 more people? And you wonder why your site is...; Tags: Sean Portnoy, Adam O'Donnell; Discussion threads 2008-09-05
Welcome Adam O'Donnell, Sean Portnoy: We have a few new faces on the blog network--Adam O'Donnell has been added to Zero Day and Sean Portnoy, who is taking over the SoHo networking blog. Adam rounds out the coverage of Ryan Naraine and Dancho Danchev on Zero Day, our security hub. ...; Tags: Blog, Adam O'Donnell, Sean, Blogging, Productivity, Research & Development, Security, Internet, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-05
News to know: Google Chrome; WinMobile's future; WiFi's big success; VMware: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Google Chrome One day after Google inadvertently discloses the impending release of Chrome, we get to see the browser first-hand. See my gallery tour...; Tags: Google Inc., VMware Inc., Wi-Fi, Virtualization, Web Browsers, Sales Strategy, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Internet, Sales, Storage, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-03
Security-wise, Google Chrome is (potentially very) Good: Security-wise, Google Chrome is potentially very GoodHeres Download Link.Actually you'd be impressed by Pogo browser from AT&T much more, yet heres link:http://www.google.com/chromeSigned:PHYSICIAN THOMAS STEWART VON DRASHEK M.D.The only problem there, Adam[i]away from desktop applications to everything being delivered as a service[/i].The major problem is that you sign away control of...; Tags: Web browsers, Google Chrome, Google Inc., security; Discussion threads 2008-09-02
Security-wise, Google Chrome is (potentially very) Good: Security bloggers are already commenting on Google's slightly premature "Chrome" browser leak. Built on top of the Apple sponsored WebKit engine, the browser offers several security features that we have only seen so far in the beta releases of IE8. The most interesting feature discussed so far...; Tags: Security, Google Inc., Application, Web Browser, Security Blogger, Chrome Philosophy, Web Browsers, Internet, Adam O\'Donnell; Blog posts 2008-09-02
FBI warns 'electronic Pearl Harbor' possible: FBI warns 'electronic Pearl Harbor' possibleWake Up!Just when are the public and the goverment ever going to realize that there is ABSOLUTELY ZERO SECURITY when it comes to computers? It makes no sense for banks and any goverment agency to have their networks connected to the internet. How many more...; Tags: Federal government, INTERNET, PRODUCTIVITY, Financial services, Pearl Harbor, FBI; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
Inventor sues Google, Verizon, others on voicemail: Inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google, Verizon Communications, and others. Verizon has already sued Klausner over the validity of his patents. SAN FRANCISCO--Emboldened by settlements with Apple and AT&T, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google,...; Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Patent, Settlement, Verizon Communications Inc., Voicemail, Litigation, Telecommunications, Business Operations, Reuters, patents, legal, voice mail, Judah Klausner, Klausner, Google, Verizon; News items 2008-08-27
Magna Charta: Welcome Back, Ross Perot: So, EDS is gone again, subsumed by HP. But, lo and behold, H. Ross Perot is back, just in time for the presidential elections. Now, you can view his slides about the dangers of the federal deficit and debt online, any time you want. Or, hear him posit...; Tags: Ross Perot, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-08-26
Gallery: Intel Developer Forum—the future is here: Craig Barrett and Pat Gelsinger show off Intel's vision for technology and research for the next year and beyond. Plus, a look a some new chips. by Andy Smith; Tags: Intel Corp., Strategy, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Management, Hardware, Networking, Andy Smith, Intel, Intel Developer Forum, IDF, Pat Gelsinger, Nehalem, chips, servers; Image galleries 2008-08-25
Intuit: software and services. Are you kidding me?: I must admit to have been befuddled by Larry Dignan's interpretation of Intuit's current go to market strategy as analogous to Microsoft's software plus services mantra. This is the salient quote from Intuit's Q4 earnings call my emphasis added: We've talked about the fact that our growth for the...; Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Intuit Inc., Payroll, Intuit QuickBooks, Service, SaaS Offering, Software As A Service (SaaS), Operational Accounting, Cloud Computing, Payroll Solutions, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-08-25
Intel's research into robotics: At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, the company's Justin Rattner and Joshua Smith talk about advancements in robotics. The research involves dexterous robots with new sensory abilities. In the demo, Rattner grabs an apple from the grasp of a robot hand that can sense objects purely by changes...; Tags: Robotics, Intel Corp., Robots, Emerging Technologies, Intel; Videos 2008-08-22
Worker suspended over loss of data on all English prisoners: An employee at Home Office contractor PA Consulting has been suspended after the loss of a memory stick holding the unencrypted details of every prisoner in England and Wales. A staff member at PA Consulting Group has been suspended after the contractor lost details on all prisoners in England...; Tags: Data Loss, Data, Worker, Spokesperson, Government Department, Government, Memory, Flash Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk, security, UK, memory stick, Home Office; News items 2008-08-22
Microsoft talks software plus services; Intuit actually does it: Intuit's fourth quarter brought the usual grab bag: A loss in a seasonally slow three months, solid revenue growth and an outlook slightly ahead of expectations. But Intuit also talked about it view of connected services and the big picture. My epiphany: Microsoft has been talking about...; Tags: Software, Intuit Inc., Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Corp., Service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Operational Accounting, Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Financial Accounting, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-22
Nokia and Sun confirm S40, Java ME vulnerabilities: According to published reports, Nokia and Sun have both confirmed the existence of serious security problems in the Series 40 and Java Platform Micro Edition Java ME , giving instant credibility to the claims by Polish hacker Adam Gowdiak. Gowdiak left, one of the four LSD researchers...; Tags: Nokia Corp., J2ME, Sun Microsystems Inc., Vulnerability, Java, Security, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-08-21
Class action suit filed over Apple's 3G speed claims: A class action suit has been filed by a Birmingham Alabama woman that accuses Apple of deceptive advertising in their claim that the 3G iPhone is "twice as fast" as the previous model. AppleInsider has more details. Always referring to the device as the "Defective iPhone 3G," Smith...; Tags: Class Action Suit, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Class Action, AppleInsider, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-08-21