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		<title><![CDATA[Smart System Informer 2.1 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1180471]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you get the PC features quickly? You may surely use special tab or panel, but the data will be located in different places. Smart System Informer will make it for you swiftly. Specific information includes computer ID, processor, BIOS, memory, disks, video, motherboard, monitor and other. This information...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Evil Maid' USB stick attack keylogs TrueCrypt passphrases]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[nonsenseanybody who is truly concerned about security will have set the BIOS to require a password at boot...and will set 'boot from USB' to 'Disabled'.Can't you password protect from even booting up?I assume we are talking about business class laptops.InterestingPhysical security is paramount - especially when it comes to data...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:47:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ASTRA - Advanced Sysinfo Tool 5.44 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1183101]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ASTRA - Advanced Sysinfo Tool performs computer configuration analysis and diagnostics. It gives detailed information about your computer hardware and devices operational modes, including undocumented information. A unique quick HDD Health Status checker is included. It provides information on CPU, motherboard, hard disks, S.M.A.R.T., CD/DVD devices, SCSI devices, memory modules,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tips for support technicians booting Windows on Macs with Boot Camp]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[2 questions1. How do I completely get rid of OS X on my Mac? It is taking up valuable disk space. Since Windows 7 supports EFI based motherboards, there shouldn't be any need for any Apple shims unless Apple has implemented their EFI in a non standard way (gee, and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:12:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FanDraft - Fantasy Basketball Draft Board 9.01 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1144605]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FanDraft Fantasy Basketball Draft Board works as a digital draft board for fantasy basketball drafts. The program includes a player board, a draft clock, and a streaming ticker, and offers customizable draft ordering, team logos, audio, and draft reports. The application works with all types of fantasy basketball leagues, as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will flash DIMMs replace disks or DRAM?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12694-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=69013&messageID=1319021&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Where do you get drivers for booting off the SO-DIMM?I'm pretty sure that's not an option in the BIOS.Best guess, there would be a BIOS rewrite.An alternative would be (depending on the BIOS provider/vendor) that they would use a Linux BIOS implementation (examples:  HyperSpace from Pheonix Technologies Pheonix BIOS...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Media Center gives digital cable tuners a new lease on life]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12354-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=68974&messageID=1318248&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Blu-ray ...... I'm surprised to see you mention Blu-ray ... While I have Blu-ray capability, I've taken the upscaling route because I have a vast DVD library and after objectively looking at it, can't see the benefits. Going from DVD to upscaled DVD is an improvement, but when I compare...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:43:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CongressPro 3.2 (Mobile)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1122819]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Congress Pro gives all of the vital information in between congressional elections with a constant stream of information throughout 2009. Keep track of members and open seats in Congress with photos, district maps, election results, and official bios. View or search by the full Congress, the House or Senate, or...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[California 1.0 (Mobile)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1122827]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[California offers all of the vital information in between elections. Learn all about who represents you in the California legislature with photos, election results, and official bios. View or search by the full legislature, the Assembly or Senate, or search directly for your assembly members or Senators. Connect with your...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[341Mac CMOS Recovery 12.8 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1119079]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[341MAC CMOS Recovery is software for reocovery bios config is bios fail or change by user so this software can recovery, backup bios, clear cmos password, set option for recovery mode, and Advance Command for control windows.   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sonos Controller 3.0 (Mobile)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1114237]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When combined with Sonos ZonePlayers in the rooms of your choice, you can find and play all the music you want, all over your house. With Sonos and an iPhone you can instantly access all the music in your personal collection, including your iTunes playlists, and free Internet radio stations....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Batman: Arkham Asylum Demo (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1113755]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Batman: Arkham Asylum demo opens as the dark knight and Commissioner Gordon return The Joker back into confinement at Arkham Asylum. But things soon fall apart as The Joker gains the upper hand and springs a trap, setting Arkham Asylum&apos;s occupants upon Batman. The demo offers gamers a taste...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Absolute Software downplays BIOS rootkit claims]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12691-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=67599&messageID=1284321&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Absolute Software downplays BIOS rootkit claimsDenies any wrongdoing, surprise there ...Not likely they would come out and just admit that there software is a giant bleeding hole, would they?Every HP and Dell our company owns is on that list, and it's making our top management VERY UNHAPPY. And the fact...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:27:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Absolute Software downplays BIOS rootkit claims]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3936]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Following a flood of calls from customers, the company behind the LoJack anti-theft service which researchers from Core Security Technologies recently portrait as a security threat, issued a statement downplaying the researchers' claims.    According to the statement, LoJack is neither a rootkit, nor does it behave in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:47:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Black Hat recap podcast: SSL, SMS, BIOS rootkits]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12691-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=67488&messageID=1281381&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Black Hat recap podcast: SSL, SMS, BIOS rootkitsVirushttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6_4hBhJGoAVeriSign Responds to Black HatTim Callan, vice president of product marketing at VeriSign, responds to these Black Hat presentations in his new SSL blogpost:https://blogs.verisign.com/ssl-blog/2009/07/busy_day_at_black_hat.phpHe fills some of the holes that these researchers dug.Also, VeriSign issued a press pelease confirming that all SSL and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:01:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Black Hat recap podcast: SSL, SMS, BIOS rootkits]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3869]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with Threatpost.com co-editor Dennis Fisher about the big news coming out of the Black Hat security conference.Â  We discuss the attacks using SMS and MMS, rootkits in keyboards and BIOSes, vulnerabilities in SSL and the response from vendors to these problems. Listen here [mp3]. by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:10:29 -0700</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=21983]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are todayâ€™s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNETâ€™s around-the-Web tech coverage.    Ryan Naraine: Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops    Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2009:    	Mary...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:00:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12691-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=67367&messageID=1277906&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptopsThe BIOS is really deep!You'll never get this virus out.Nobody will let you into the BIOS!You know, these things shouldn't be in the BIOS itselfThey should be on a SEPARATE chip with authentication necessary to write to it.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3828]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS -- A popular laptop theft-recovery service that ships on notebooks made by HP, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Gateway, Asus and Panasonic is actually a dangerous BIOS rootkit that can be hijacked and controlled by malicious hackers.    The service -- called Computrace LoJack for Laptops -- contains...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:18:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Intel's first 34nm SSDs hit by Bios flaw ]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-9595-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=67248&messageID=1274588&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Intel's first 34nm SSDs hit by Bios flaw That's rightPC users are still hobbled with 1970s BIOS technology.RE: Intel's first 34nm SSDs hit by Bios flaw Yea! A password scheme that really works!glad they caught it soon.i hope everyone is offereing full refunds and a guarantee for first delivery as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:31:00 -0700</pubDate>
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