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AOL Total Care beta

On the heels of releasing AOL Active Security Monitor, AOL is now preparing its own competitive answer to Microsoft's all-in-one security and performance suite, Windows Live OneCare. Called AOL Total Care, the beta for this comprehensive suite is available to AOL members only. For Total Care, AOL has partnered with...

Tags: Backups, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, America Online Inc., AOL Total Care, McAfee Inc.

Product reviews 2006-07-25

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Ratbags take Windows 7 (actually KDE 4) to the street [video]

Ratbags take Windows 7 (actually KDE 4) to the street [video]Mojave gone SOOOO wrong LMAOSeems like the average user I keep seeing tossed about on these blogs doesn't care that much for Vista. Nor do they even know if they are using Linux. Well it looks like Linux looks easier...

Tags: Operating systems, Corporate communications, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, Mojave, Microsoft Windows, KDE, KDE 4, Linux, video

Discussion threads 2009-02-11

Microsoft waiting for formal rejection from Yahoo

Microsoft waiting for formal rejection from YahooMicrosoft will not negotiate with "Web 2.0" companies...Microsoft has no reason to negotiate. Companies should feel honored to be a buyout target of Microsoft. These Yahoos would gain access to the MS Company Store, Vista Enterprise with auto/activation and access to the latest and...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., formal rejection, rejection

Discussion threads 2008-02-19

AOL revenue continues to slide; Who are these 9.3 million AOL access subscribers?

AOL revenue continues to slide; Who are these 9.3 million AOL access subscribers?Good QuestionAnd the answer is?Really, Google should buy AOL. The MS/Yahoo tie-up is a done deal, AND, AOLhas a ton of people on its IM. This would be a much better buy than Yahoo will be for MS.RE:...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operational accounting, Network technology, AOL Dial-up, America Online Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-06

Facebook: The canary in the social networking coal mine

Facebook has stirred up a great deal of controversy and now harsh criticism with its Beacon advertising program. Three weeks after launching Beacon Facebook, the company did a 180-degree turn to make it more palatable for users rather than advertisers. It still fell short of the total opt-in approach that...

Tags: Facebook, Network, MySpace, Google OpenSocial API, Social Networking, Public Relations, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-12-01

WSJ: iPhone a tough sell to IT departments

WSJ: iPhone a tough sell to IT departmentsAll very valid criticismsIF THE IPHONE WAS TARGETED TOWARD CORPORATE USERS.Apple doesn't do corporate. Eventually this might sink into the head of so-called pundits and analysts.Oh brother Get with itSo IT is going to search us when we show up for work to...

Tags: Directory services, ATT, Wall Street Journal, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., e-mail

Discussion threads 2007-06-19

Is Gmail worth the risk?

Is Gmail worth the risk?The risk?Sorry, what exactly is the risk? You mention identity fraud, but that is pretty much rife with physical snail mail anyway. What are the other risks?There is too little awarenessGoogle already has all your searches saved on their servers. We saw from the AOL...

Tags: E-mail providers, SECURITY, e-mail, Google Gmail, Google Inc., risk

Discussion threads 2006-12-12

Graham on Google: Web 2.0 foe

Paul Graham, financial backer of via Y Combinator, and once cheerleader for, recently folded online calendar site Kiko, lays the blame on Google for the failure of his protégé company.At his blog, Graham puts forth a rambling capitulation to Google:What nailed Kiko was Google Calendar…The killer, unforseen by the Kikos...

Tags: Google Inc., Kiko

Blog posts 2006-08-18

Security Bites Podcast: IE 7 a 'high priority' update

IE7 not for every Windows userMicrosoft to release IE 7, but not every Windows user will get it. Also, Vista and Web 2.0 to get scrutinized at Black Hat, there's a new Firefox attack and fixes, and get a first look at AOL's Total Care.

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Windows User

Videos 2006-07-28

Norton Internet Security 2007 beta

While Symantec has delayed Norton 360, its anticipated response to Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare, the security vendor has released a public beta of Norton Internet Security 2007. Despite major tweaks to make its interface more user friendly, the suite is simply a collection of antivirus, firewall, and antispyware tools. For...

Tags: SECURITY, Network security, Overall IT, Norton Co., Norton Internet, Norton Internet Security

Product reviews 2006-07-28

AOL security product ready for testing

AOL security product ready for testingFINALLY!I assume this product will rid the world of the virus that is known as America Online?How about email security?Total Care sounds like it has pretty much everything an individual or company could want, however, it could still use encryption software to help protect files...

Tags: Cyberthreats, AOL security, security, America Online Inc., e-mail

Discussion threads 2006-07-17

New PowerPoint hole used in cyberattacks

New PowerPoint hole used in cyberattacksMessage has been deleted.Tell me, is anyone that stupid...That they would open a PowerPoint presentation with no idea where it came from? If so they DESERVE to be hacked!Cybercriminals have caught on, when will Microsoft?I wonder if LD be back on August 9th to...

Tags: E-mail, Patches, Microsoft Office, Hacking, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft PowerPoint, cyberattack

Discussion threads 2006-07-13

AOL to enter security arena

AOL to enter security arenaBad timingcoming out with a security product at the same time that M$ is coming out with theirs is bad timing. Symmantec and McAfee are going to lose big - AOL will never get a foothold.God help the unsuspecting buyerAOL's current subscriber security is absolute crap....

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Microsoft Corp., security, America Online Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-06-07

Apple launches new Macintosh ad campaign

Apple launches new Macintosh ad campaignMicrosoft buying TIME, for INTEL?Just so it will have time to produce a decent 64-bit CPU?The ads are funnyThey are, of course, utter and total FUD but that's to be expected. Good luck with the ad campaign Apple although you would be better served by...

Tags: Desktops, PC, advertisement, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., ad campaign

Discussion threads 2006-05-03

HP Pavilion s7320n Slimline

Until recently, small-form-factor SFF desktop computers targeted niche buyers, such as gamers on the LAN-party circuit and city dwellers short on desk space. But with Apple's unveiling of the Mac Mini last year, the SFF computer began to migrate into the mainstream, thanks to the Mini's aggressive price point and...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, s7320n, Slimline, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Celeron M

Product reviews 2006-04-17

Simultaneous Vista and Office 2007 launch?

Simultaneous Vista and Office 2007 launch?Not alwaysI understand the emotional response you're having but that's not always the case. I can argue that WIndows XP was a worthy upgrade for most of the users I deal with and support. Office 2003 OTOH, aside from Outlook which saw substantial improvements, was...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-03-14

NYC moves closer to broadband plan

NYC moves closer to broadband planBroadband a "fundamental human right?"How spoiled we are as Americans that now high speed internet is seen as a right? How this statement belittles the struggle of the countless billions in the world who don't have the luxory of free speech, religious freedom...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, verizon, broadband

Discussion threads 2005-12-21

Google to bid on AOL?

Google to bid on AOL?Evil Empire - Starts with a GGoogle is becoming the Evil Empire...all that money for such a weak product.Of course Google will bid after AOLIt makes total, total sense that Google would goafter AOL. It lets them keep google.com just a simple search engine site...

Tags: Investment, Using Microsoft, America Online Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-09-19

Charity gives 40,000 PCs a fresh start

Charity gives 40,000 PCs a fresh startWhat A Wonderful IdeaI have been refurbishing PCs for years and providing them to students, the elderly, and friends and family, allowing them to communicate with loved ones and do school work. Most people don't want a massive monster machine for gaming, simply...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Linux, Microsoft Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2005-02-04

Attackers strike using Web ads

Attackers strike using Web adsDon't worry about it Microsoft will fix the problem DEC 14http://enterprise-security-today.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Hacker-Exploit-Spreads-Virus-Through-Banner-Ads&story_id=28597&category=intrusion"The malware exploits the Bofra/IFRAME vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which was announced earlier this month. Microsoft has said that a fix will be available on December 14th. Systems that have been upgraded to Windows XP...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, E-mail, SECURITY, Operating systems, attacker, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Firefox, online advertising

Discussion threads 2004-11-22