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U.K. police to test bomb-detecting body scanners: U.K. police to test bomb-detecting body scannersWonder if it'ssomething like what was in the Running Man?Linux User are you making this a privacy issue..; Tags: Linux, body scanner, Linux User; Discussion threads 2005-07-22

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Ticking bombs in enterprise land: I believe the enterprise software industry is heading for major problems. It started when I read Francine McKennaÂ where she talks about what she sees as a doomsday scenario for at least one of the Big Four audit businesses. Francine's focus is on questioning the effectiveness of current methods for...; Tags: Software, Audit, Francine, Tools & Techniques, Financial Accounting, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products: In what appears to be either a common scenario of "when the security solution ends up the security problem itself", or a product launch basing its strategy on outlining the increasing number of critical vulnerabilities found in competing antivirus products, the IT/Security consulting firm n.runs AG claims to have discovered...; Tags: Antivirus Product, Antivirus, Vulnerability, Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Pediatric market opened to statins: Pediatric market opened to statinsPediatric market opened to statinsI hope this article is a joke of some sort. I can't imagine an 8 year old having to take a statin drug. I have to ask the question, what has changed since we were kids to today that is...; Tags: statin, Pediatric; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
Lemon-filled odorless socks?: According to the latest American Chemical Society ACS Weekly PressPac, Portuguese researchers have developed a new type of microcapsule filled with perfume and embedded in fabric for production of scented suits, socks, undergarments and other clothing. This PressPac contains a very short note titled 'Toward perfumed-clothing: Fabric-friendly microcapsules hide unpleasant...; Tags: Technique, Researcher, Agent, American Chemical Society, Productivity, Real Estate, Business Operations, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-07

Linux - Still chasing that elusive 1ò0market share: Linux - Still chasing that elusive 1ò0market share.....Not buying less than 1%. 3% yes, 1% no. The problem is there is really no reliable way to count ALL the Linux machines out there, then determine which are server, super computer or desktop or embedded.Linux's strength in diversity creates a near...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons: How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemonsWhen you're locked in to a proprietary...solution you have no where else to go. It's just a matter of when do you break the cycle. With the killing of XP, I would say this would be a great time.If you upgrade...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Vista lemon, Microsoft Corp., lemon, operating system; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
News to know: Open Office; Google; Security metrics; IT jobs: Notable headlines: Dana Blankenhorn: What could Open Office do with a business model? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex. Gallery right Paul Murphy: Internet abuse and Cloud Computing An IT productivity horror story ...; Tags: Job, Security, Google Inc., Power Management, Information Technology, Photograph, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Runescape graphic glitches: Spending the American July 4th holiday with friends and family is a wonderful break from the daily routine. Imagine my surprise when a lively 12-year old proudly showed me the graphics problems he discovered in Runescape, an online game. According to this young bug-hunter: It all...; Tags: Graphics, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-07-04
Phillips DC912: When it comes to iPod speaker systems, there are at least three criteria for most shoppers: compatibility it needs to work with your particular iPod model; form factor (it needs to fit into a given space, be it a spacious shelf or tiny nightstand); and value (good sound for the...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Phillips DC912, Apple iPod; Product reviews 2008-07-03
Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?: Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?AVG Freeware Ain't So Free After All...Man, am I shocked that AVG is doing this. Of course I don't use the product but have made recommendations in the past to folks who could not afford to purchase good...; Tags: Scanners, Web browsers, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Badware, server log, AVG, AVG LinkScanner; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?: The Register covered a very interesting story about AVG.Â ApparentlyÂ AVG is spamming the Internet withÂ traffic that looks to be coming fromÂ Internet Explorer.Â AVG software pre-crawls search results to try to protect users, but uses a user agent that makes the software appear to be Internet Explorer.Â ThisÂ pre-crawling isÂ flooding websites with...; Tags: Webmaster, Traffic, Malware, Register, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Scanners, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Peripherals, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!: Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!Airport SecurityI'm fairly sure if anyone was to see me naked... their eyeballs would no longer function anyway. I say go ahead, it's more a punishment for them than me. But I can certainly understand why many people would find...; Tags: airport security, body scanners!, scannerS!, Nate; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!: If you read my blog postings semi-often, you know that I'm very, very critical of problems with airport security.Â Nicole Wong of the Boston Globe reported that Boston's Logan International Airport will become the next airport toÂ implement full-body scanners (thanks for the link from the LiquidMatrix guys!) that can see...; Tags: Imaging, Airport Security, Privacy, Transportation Security Administration, Image, Attack, Madness, Scanners, Document Management, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Getaway day: How to secure your laptop for holiday travel: It's getaway day and as we prepare to hit the road, trudge through airport security and snag that car rental, spare a thought for the valuable data that travels with you on that trusty old laptop. According to a recent study by the Ponemon Institute, more than...; Tags: Laptop Computer, Richard Stiennon, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-03
AVADirect Core 2 SLI DDR3 Gaming System: If you consider this upper midrange $3,220 AVADirect's Core 2 SLI DDR3 Gaming System representative of the value and build quality available from this small custom builder, we can report that we were mostly happy with this PC, even if we found it loud and its gaming performance a bit...; Tags: Games, AVADirect Core 2 SLI DDR3 Gaming System; Product reviews 2008-07-02
Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTs: Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTsSome of this advice is overly-cautious ...[i]When there’s a darn good reason for doing the update (as a rule I find that if I buy a cutting-edge board then there can be a lot of BIOS updates released over a short period...; Tags: BIOS, BIOS update, motherboard; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
OK-Cal (zip): OK-Cal is a simple yet powerful body composition and weight management software. In other words, OK-Cal is a computer program that will assist you in getting the body you want. It does this by helping you to either lose weight, gain muscle or both. And creates free diet programs for...; Tags: Body, Sky B, OK-Cal, Food & Beverage, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Manufacturing, Management; Software downloads 2008-07-02
Obama resisters claim campaign to silence blogs: On the battlefield that is Blogger, a fight is raging, apparently, between pro- and anti-Obama bloggers. Some pro-Clinton, anti-Obama bloggers are reporting that, all of a sudden, their blogs are being flagged as spam â€“ and Google bots have dutifully blocked the bloggers from updating their sites. Simon Owens reported...; Tags: Google Inc., Blog, Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Pssst! ... wanna save up to 40 percent on a robotic massage chair?: Okay, I know I'm going to get flamed for furthering ethnic stereotypes, but I have to admit, us Jews love a good bargain. So I'm going to risk getting my butt chewed because I feel compelled to play yiddische consumer advocate. As some of you may know,...; Tags: Chair, Sharper Image Corp., Robots, Productivity, Emerging Technologies, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-01