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boeing 787 at risk of in-flight hacking: Boeing 787 at risk of in-flight hackingAviation 2.0Great opportunity for new 2.0 features in airplanes.See my small cartoon:http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2008/01/user-generated.htmlBye,OliverIt is possible to do a one-way connection, so users can see flightinformation, such as ground speed, air speed, temperature, location, etc. There are many EXTREMELY safe ways to do this and insure...; Tags: SECURITY, Boeing Co., in-flight hacking, Boeing 787, hacking, hacker, risk; Discussion threads 2008-01-06

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Don't insulate, Nansulate, says Florida cleantech company: Don't insulate, Nansulate, says Florida cleantech companywhat about other uses e.g. Space Shuttle, airplanes, etc?If this stuff is so good NASA should be buying it by the bucket to insulate their flight vehicles including the Back To The Moon Lander.What about Boeing using it for airplanes instead of whatever they...; Tags: Nansulate, R-Value, cleantech company, clean technology; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
DHS scraps virtual fence: DHS scraps virtual fenceVirtual Fence = Fail"The Border Patrol had little input in designing the prototype..."That one line speaks volumes about why the virtual fence prototype didn't do what was needed. I hope Boeing made some money on it, at least. Now, who do we punish?; Tags: virtual fence, fence, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial results: Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial resultsWhat's going on?Apple has just released successful results that ordinarily exist only in someone's business fantasies. They exceed their own targets and Analysts estimates in ever product category, and are poised for unprecedented major software and hardware introductions this year. They have amassed...; Tags: Sales strategy, Notebooks, financial, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Windows is a glacier and glaciers don't melt overnight: Boy this Windows collapsing under its own weight argument has some legs. A few points about this Gartner presentation two days ago, which has raised quite a ruckus on Techmeme. The analysts argued Wednesday morning that Windows was collapsing under its own weight because the code...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Glacier, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Prediction Game, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-11

Questioning IT: This is the 13th excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. There are, very broadly speaking, two main approaches to managing IT open to board members and senior non IT executives. In the first of these you ask no difficult...; Tags: Information Technology, Board, Board Member, Corporate Governance, Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-11
In-flight Internet cleared for take-off: I've been skeptical of plans for in-flight broadband access. Let's face it, the airlines don't have a great track record here. No one used those sad phones in the seatbacks. And Boeing's Connexion service--once offered by a few international carriers--is gone. But this time it may finally happen. ...; Tags: Internet Access, American Airlines, Wall Street Journal, Flight, JetBlue Airways Corp., Boeing Co., Equipment, Satellite, Virgin America, Aircell, U.S. In-flight Broadband, Satellite TV, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Dell launches abuse friendly laptop: Dell launches abuse friendly laptopIf the military uses this in the field ...... it's not going to have Vista on it that's for damn sure, but some custom Unix or Linux OS. ;)Dude, it's a Toughbook!!I swear that thing looks exactly like a Panasonic Toughbook. And I am fairly...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows Vista, Panasonic, Linux, software, laptop computer, Dell Computer Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-04
European Commission vs. Microsoft: Who is being unreasonable?: European Commission vs. Microsoft: Who is being unreasonable?Fine is for the pastThis fine is for the past and has nothing to do with their current 'openness'!I'm gladI'm so glad Microsoft have suddenly changed and decided to makes these moves purely out the goodness of their own hearts.Who knows if the...; Tags: Servers, European Commission, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-27
Chinese spies arrested. What's the back story?: In the underground world of spy vs spy one always has to question revelations about major spy incidents. Yesterday the FBI announced that they had arrested three men in New Orleans on spying charges and, oh by the way, another man, 72 years old who worked for Boeing up until...; Tags: China, Bulgaria, Government, Federal Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Stiennon; Blog posts 2008-02-12
Separate charges in Chinese spying cases: A former Boeing engineer has been indicted on charges of economic espionage and international spying, Thompson Financial reports. The indictment alleges that Chung took and concealed Boeing trade secrets relating to the Space Shuttle, the C-17 military transport aircraft and the Delta IV rocket....; Tags: Aircraft, Boeing Co., Letter, Indictment, Chung, Aerospace & Defense, Government, Strategy, Manufacturing, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-11
(Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2): (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)Emergency landing...I bet it needs an extra long runway so where will it land in an emergency ???RE: (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)The concord failed why will this be profitable?RE: (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)Cool concept, hard to imagine foreigners...; Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Best Cars, aviation, foreigner, aircraft, Cool Concept, Airbus; Discussion threads 2008-02-06
Select group of testers get new builds of XP SP3, Vista SP1: Select group of testers get new builds of XP SP3, Vista SP1Performance of XP-SP3 vs Vista SP1What would be interesting is an unbiased comparison of performance of XP-SP3 vs Vista SP1. I wonder if we'll see this. Stuff like network performance, multimedia rendering and speed, disk performance, application performance and...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), sp-3, error message, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, XP SP3, Select Group, Microsoft Windows XP, SP1; Discussion threads 2008-01-24
Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo; Plans open architecture spaceship: Virgin Galactic on Wednesday unveiled designs for SpaceShipTwo and the WhiteKnightTwo, two vehicles that are designed to usher in private spaceflight. The technology behind the system will have an open architecture "like Linux," said officials. In an event at the American Museum at Natural History in New...; Tags: Event, Virgin Galactic, SpaceShipTwo, WhiteKnightTwo, Linux, Government, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Aerospace & Defense, UNIX, Operating Systems, Strategy, Open Source, Software, Manufacturing, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-23
Analysis: Server Side Java energy efficiency versus load: With the arrival of the latest standardized energy efficiency benchmark from SPEC, we have a good way to measure server efficiency.Â In light of the recent controversy overÂ flawedÂ energy efficiency studies that have unfortunately been touted by so many in the pressÂ instead ofÂ SPEC, I thought I'd offer some more in-depth analysis...; Tags: Performance, Java, Workload, Efficiency, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Analysis, Intel Corp., Energy Efficiency, SPEC, Neal Nelson, Performance Management, Servers, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-01-23
News to know: CES; Gates' curtain call; Office 2003 and old file types; Apple: Notable headlines: CES coverage: Ryan Stewart: Silverlight to power the online video portal for the 2008 Olympics Gates: Curtain call for crystal ball. Mary Jo Foley: Gates' last CES keynote: Long on sales claims, short on futures. Dan Farber: Gates gives CES keynote...; Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Office 2003, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Napster Inc., Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Hd Dvd, Microsoft Office, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-07
boeing 787 at risk of in-flight hacking: The network architecture aboard Boeing's new 787 leaves the aircraft susceptible to infiltration by passengers during a flight. As reported by Wired: The computer network in the Dreamliner's passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to the plane's control, ...; Tags: FAA, Hacking, Network, Boeing Co., Flight System, Networking, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-01-05
Simulating planes flying at Mach 6: Scramjets, or supersonic combustion ramjets, such as the X-51A aircraft being built by Pratt & Whitney and Boeing, should start to fly in 2009. And if everything goes according to plan, missiles flying at Mach 6 could be deployed by 2015. But designing such planes is not so easy. This...; Tags: Purdue University, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-01-04
China's now building commercial airliners?!Ã‚Â¿@!Ã‚Â¡: China's now building commercial airliners?!Ã‚Â¿@!Ã‚Â¡I think China will ultimately be very successful in airliners.To be sure, Chinese companies have made some big errors this year: Lead in children's toys, tainted pet food ingredients, and releasing pre-production automobiles for safety testing that kill all of the passengers in ordinary crashes. But,...; Tags: Boeing Co., airliner, Airbus; Discussion threads 2007-12-21
Sun Microsystems' Jonathan Schwartz on CIO / CTO differences: Blogger Jonathan Schwartz, who also happens to be CEO of Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA), has written an insightful post describing issues raised by Chief Information Officers (CIO) and Chief Technology Officers (CTO) during meetings with Sun. His comments reveal distinct differences between the two groups. ...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Tools & Techniques, Data Centers, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2007-12-18