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Santa left a virus under the Christmas tree

Santa left a virus under the Christmas treeNeedless to sayNeedless to say that this virus only infects windows systems.Be more preciseThis can only infect 3+ year old Windows systems. [url=http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2008-042106-1847-99&tabid=2]This virus copies itself into the %System%drivers directory[/url], something that is simply not possible to do on a Vista system without...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, virus, BE MORE, Christmas Tree

Discussion threads 2008-12-27

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Analyst: IBM WebSphere appears to be more well-RESTed

IBM's latest release of WebSphere Service Registry and Repository appears to move away from 'Big SOA WS-* style integration' by Joe McKendrick

Tags: IBM WebSphere, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-11-29

Be a part of Google's latest experiment

Most of the people who don't like Google's experiment don't like how they are starting to move more towards a Bing-like experience. The ones that do like it think that it gives Google a fresh face after many many years of a relatively static interface. Which camp are...

Tags: Google Inc., Experiment, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-11-25

U.S. health IT money going to community colleges

Will Community Colleges align themselves with specific vendors in order to stretch their dollars, thereby giving those products market advantages? Or will the curriculum be more general, based on technical standards and legal requirements? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Information Technology, Health Care, Quality, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Strategy, Business Operations, Human Resources, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-11-25

Samsung partners with NYT for Go netbook and digital subscription deal

Me - NoAssuming I were interested in paying for news (the article does not state the length of the subscription - kind of a key piece on info) I would look for the best device for me AND the best news source for me. I just don't get the bundling...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., netbook, NYT, advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Does virtualization equal cloud computing?

I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...

Tags: Data centers, Servers, Utility computing, server, cloud computing, virtualization, cluster

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Sonnet Aria extreme n PCI - network adapter

A 802.11n pci card that wont do n.PROS : It doesn't hurt small furry animals.CONS: It wont do 802.11n , the software sucks, doesn't show up in the airport icon , needs pci software even to work in G mode which is the only mode it will work in. It...

Tags: NETWORKING, network adapter, adapter, PCI, IEEE 802.11n, card, network

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Chrome OS will rise or fall on the safety dance

Scare tactics against Chrome OSI can see Microsoft really did the 'safety dance' with Windows it has been so successful...Chrome_OS is an entirely different modular approach plus they are using Open_Source with NO limitation of how high they can reach. I find it amazing anyone with a straight face say...

Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Chrome, Chrome OS, ChromeOS, security, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Tag Backup & Restore 1.1.18 (Windows)

If you are a serious audiophile you have invested considerable time and effort in your tags. The information they contain frequently comes from diverse, hard-to-locate sources and can often be more troublesome to replace than the music itself. Tag Backup & Restore protects your investment by backing up tags to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Tag, KeveSoft, Backups

Software downloads 2009-11-24

U.S. will propose emissions reduction before Copehagen talks

Total controlWhat a bunch of lies, nothing more than socialist control over the world.You cannot eat meat, you cannot drive, you cannot use A/C, you cannot use a dryer.Next thing will be a limit on children like in China.I guess our new leader will let us know if we can...

Tags: E-mail, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Could global warming be self-limiting?

A single link?Seriously? Get a twitter account if you just want to pass along links without taking the time to write an actual article.Stalin era Communist brain-washingOh yes, please tell me how to live, what to eat and if I can drive or use A/C...I can't wait to see Al...

Tags: ice sheet, global warming, ice age

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Cyber Monday approaches -- should companies clamp down on employee online shopping?

well its neither cyber monday or its fake sick day monday ..... your choice RE: Cyber Monday approaches -- should companies clamp down on employee onliany different to playing poker on-line or going for a smoke ten times a dayit's still a failure of managementeasier to tell people...

Tags: Cyber Monday

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Google goes all-in with an open source cloud

RE: Google goes all-in with an open source cloudGoogle is redifing the marketplace each day with calculated innovation to set the table for their advancement and domination in the future. I can't for the fight that is coming with MS Office next year and Google docs.another nail in M$...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Chrome, Windows 7 market share, Google Inc., open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Exploit published for critical IE 7 zero-day flaw

Do you mean:"The vulnerability was confirmed on fully patched Windows XP SP3 systems with Internet Explorer 6 and [b]7[/b]."Also how effective is the exploit with Protected Mode and limited user account usage? I'd like to see more information on how these two mitigation techniques work against exploits. I suspect the...

Tags: Web browsers, EXPLORER, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Internet Explorer, critical IE 7 zero-day flaw, IE 7 zero-day flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, zero-day bug, exploit

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Chrome OS: More questions than answers?

And exactly why....would students be part of the target market or any other particular group for that matter?This is a silly post. Chrome will be lean, cloud based, local caching of data, some and growing off-line capabilities and probably grow in features/capabilities over time. It will NOT be everything to...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Outlook, Wi-Fi, operating system, Google Inc., Chrome, HTML5, Chrome OS

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Admob: Droid and Android army make big browsing splash

I don't see how....Palm is going to survive in this market. The iPhone vs Android will be interesting to watch however.Android is still milles away from the iPhoneAfter looking at the few Android phones in the market, I can tell you that without a doubt, the Android is competition for...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Droid, phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Chrome OS: More questions than answers?

Chrome OS, while a brilliant idea, could be horrendously flawed. There seem to be more questions than answers at this stage. Why? by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Question, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Second iPhone worm behaves like botnet

That'll teach them what happens to jailbreakers!This only hits those who deliberately climbed the fence and ventured into the dangerous would outside Apples walled garden.Victims of this have nothing on Apple for this. The vulnerability was introduced by their own incompetent actions, but knowingly non-sanctioned by Apple.The learning: You better...

Tags: Smart phones, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Apple iPhone, worm, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Phone Plugins 2.3.2 (Mac)

Let Phone plugins connect your Mac and your cell phone in one simple step and you are ready to send a text message and to dial phone numbers right from your Macintosh Computer. Select a number in any application or document and either open a new text message...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Phone, Plug-in, Nova Media, Phone Plugin, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2009-11-23

More people, more pollution, right?

Population ControlWhat is it now, the big 'O' is going to sterilize the peasants so they don't reproduce? If you want to get the low IQ, better to castrate Windows admins.NT.*yawn**yawn* - yeah, okay, heard all that before. If you want to propose a solution (other than resorting to communism...

Tags: GFC, pollution, famine

Discussion threads 2009-11-22