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- Bullseye on Google: Hackers expose holes in GMail, Blogspot, Search Appliance
- Bullseye on Google: Hackers expose holes in GMail, Blogspot, Search ApplianceThe more widely something is usedthe more likely to become a target of hackers. Good thing not many run Linux.Firefox/NoScriptFolks,Install Firefox and NoScript add-on--it strips out the JavaScript exploits.Also, don't leave yourself logged into Gmail from your browser--a good...
- Tags: E-mail providers, search appliance, Google Gmail, Google Inc., Blogspot, Bullseye
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
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- Do college degrees get you anywhere?
- Do college degrees get you anywhere?Just another thought...In the sector of work I'm in, I think IT is losing it's "elite" status as a job. With basic IT skills being aquirable with just a few certifications it is becoming less elite and more like a tradeskill not unlike an...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, payroll solutions, Benefits, Development tools, salary, job, IT IS, worker
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- What's next for the MacBook Air?
- What's next for the MacBook Air?Interchangable batteries go against the Air's designAdding an interchangable battery to the MacBook Air would add enough bulk and weight for it to no longer be a MacBook Air. Before the MacBook Air gets interchangable batteries, the other MacBooks will get more Air-like: thinner &...
- Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, Digital music, Digital media, battery, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Bullseye! US shoots down spy satellite!
- Bullseye! US shoots down spy satellite!At what cost?I saw heard on the news last night that it cost $60 million to shoot down this satellite. I think a lot of good things could have been done with that money instead of shooting down a satellite. I don't...
- Tags: Network technology, satellite
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
- News to know: Black Hat; VoIP design flaws; Vista SP1; Apple
- Notable headlines: Nate McFeters: Black Hat, Day 1: Cracking GSM and skimming ATMs George Ou: Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plans Microsoft suspends distribution of Vista SP1...
- Tags: Black Hat, VoIP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Flaw, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- Bullseye! US shoots down spy satellite!
- Good job. According to Reuters, the US has succeeded in shooting down its errant spy satellite. Update: Yes, there is video. by Richard Stiennon
- Tags: Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- KeyGen RC4 Encryption Key Maker (exe)
- KeyGen RC4 lets you create super-secure passwords and encrypt files and folders without the need for key pairs and complicated setup procedures like other encryption software tools. A drag/drop interface lets you simply drop a file on the 'bullseye' to encrypt or decrypt it. Use the encrypted keys as passwords...
- Tags: Password, Encryption, Tool, KeyGen RC4, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2007-11-23
- Defragging Enterprise 2.0
- Day two of the Defrag conference started with Harvard Business School Associate Professor Andrew McAfee's giving his latest twist on Enterprise 2.0, a term he is credited with inventing. For reference, he defines Enterprise 2.0 as "the use of emergent social software platforms within companies, or between...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Blog, Enterprise 2.0, Technology, Tie, Wiki, Blogging, Online Communications, Internet, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-11-06
- Google's OpenSocial: What it means
- Google's OpenSocial: What it meansHuge Opportunity for Business Social NetworksI was struck by how many business related partners they are. It made me think about the unique opportunity business social networking has with an open API like this:http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/ubiquitous-social-networks-for-business/Google outsmarts Microsoft againWhy bank on a single social network, when you...
- Tags: Google OpenSocial, Google Inc., social networking, network
- Discussion threads 2007-10-31
- Apple should start offering Windows-based Macs
- Apple should start offering Windows-based MacsI agreeFunny, Apple is breaking records, gaining marketshare and the "pundits" pontificate that they need to change what they are doing. Right.Overall, it is the total experience that makes the difference. Without Mac OS X, Apple would be just another WIntel maker, playing against cut-throat...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Windows based Mac, Apple Mac OS X, WINDOWS BASED, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- GMail backdoor patched, time to check your filters
- Google has confirmed -- and I've verified -- that a fix for GMail has been distributed to block a flaw that allows hackers to hijack e-mail messages. The cross-site request forgery exploit, discovered and partially disclosed by GNUCitizen's Petko D. Petkov, gave attackers an easy way...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-10-01
- Microsoft resets its search targets
- Until this week, Microsoft officials presented an unambiguous position on search: Microsoft is No. 3, but it would keep trying and trying until it unseated Google. To get there, Microsoft planned to pour time and money into building both its desination search (www.live.com) search and convenience search (i.e., Live Search...
- Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Jury, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-09-27
- Bullseye on Google: Hackers expose holes in GMail, Blogspot, Search Appliance
- [ UPDATE, October 1, 2007: Google has issued a fix for this issue. It's important that you check your filters to ensure your mailbox isn't compromised ] Google's security model is not holding up very well to scrutiny from hackers. In the past few...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Search Appliance, Victim, XSS, Hacker, Attack Technique, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-09-25
- "Betas" just aren't betas anymore, now are they
- "Betas" just aren't betas anymore, now are theyClose, but not quite a bullseyeThis is really a Google-specific thing. They release a product as Beta to cover their behind. They promote it full bore as if it were fully commercial and ready, and then if there are any problems, they hide...
- Tags: beta
- Discussion threads 2007-08-20
- The old coffee-in-the-keyboard trick
- It was early Sunday morning, I was sipping my morning coffee while working on a post for today when the telephone rang. I was surprised. Why was someone calling at 6:30 AM on a Sunday morning? I grabbed for the phone so that my wife wouldn't be disturbed and the...
- Tags: off topic
- Blog posts 2007-07-02
- New Word 2007 flaws, exploits released
- New Word 2007 flaws, exploits releaseddoes DEP prevent the exploit?Data execution prevention DEP has been around for a few years now. It has the ability to prevent most buffer overrun attacks, so it's certainly fair to start reporting which exploits are stopped by DEP and which ones aren't.Although MS still...
- Tags: Linux, SECURITY, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., data execution prevention, exploit, flaw, hacker
- Discussion threads 2007-04-10
- Week of Vista Bugs?
- Week of Vista Bugs?I wonder...How many will they find in a single week? Or is this more of a sensationalist thing than an actual thing?Windows Vista Maui HawaiiYou would think that after how long it took vista to come out it would be good to go out of the box....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-03-30
- The sorry state of security software
- The sorry state of security softwareSeems like the nightmare continues...I really wonder why people tolerate this crap. Really, is this the land of masochist ? Sure seems that way from these reports and what I have seen over the years.Oh well, on a positive note, looks like Vista is getting...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, security software, Webroot Software Inc., security, Microsoft Windows, MSFT, Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-22
- Social enterprise: Oxymoron or business logic?
- In “MySpace: Coming to the enterprise?” I discuss IBM’s Lotus Connections pitch and note that networking among MySpace “friends” has nothing in common with enterprise collaboration.MySpace may not be coming to the enterprise, but the business-grade social computing IBM targets is.Why? The technology industry is abound with theory and data...
- Tags: Business Models, Web 2.0, Enterprise, User-Generated Content, Social Web, Amateur Content, Self-Promotion, Facebook, Social Networking, Social Media, IBM Corp.
- Blog posts 2007-01-23
- Bullseye Color Picker (exe)
- Select colors from the computer screen or from a color palette and return the following color codes: RGB decimal, HSL, Long, HTML Hex, Visual Basic Hex, Delphi Hex, and C++ Hex. Enter any color code to create your own colors. Create your own colors and color palettes, and then save...
- Tags: Color, Palette, Programming Languages, C/C++, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2007-01-09
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