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Did Expedia violate the Can Spam Act? As a customer, I think so.: Did Expedia violate the Can Spam Act? As a customer, I think so.I agree 100%Are companies really that desperate that they need to irritate people like this. It is clear to me that the intent of CAN-SPAM is exactly what you described. They should have clearly defined what...; Tags: Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Expedia Inc., coupon, loophole, advertisement, e-mail, CAN-SPAM requirement, CAN-SPAM Act, SPAM Act; Discussion threads 2007-03-27

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News to know: Facebook; OpenOffice; Firefox; RIM: Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May Joe McKendrick: Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day? Tom Foremski: Informatica is on the block say senior sources Michael Krigsman: Hosted...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, OpenOffice, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows XP, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Gmail can be used as "Spam Bazooka": Gmail can be used as "Spam Bazooka"Vital that this Gmail vulnerability is fixed,something of which I am certain [b]Google[/b] developers are fully aware. Thanks are due the [b]INSERT[/b] team for finding this hole (and for the responsible way in which they have reported it) and to Garett for publishing this...; Tags: E-mail providers, Google Gmail, Spam Bazooka; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Gmail can be used as "Spam Bazooka": INSERT, the Information Security Research Team, has sucessfully created a proof of concept exploiting the "trust hierarchy" that exists between mail service providers. Taking advantage of the way Gmail forwards messages, the team was able to send 4000 messages in a short period of time from a single account...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Vulnerability, Spam, E-mail Providers, Security, Internet, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Unixfication II: Unixfication IIUnixification II: The AwakeningSure, I think that some unixification is good for the sake of interoperability but I like having different OSs to rely on--call them niche or whatever but there is even a place for Windows...the only non-Unix OS left.I don't want just one open source OS, no...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Unixfication II, Linux, OpenSolaris, kernel, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-08

CraigsPalFree - Craigslist Reader Pro (exe): Search multiple Craigslist locations, CraigsPalFree is a free version of Popular CraigsPal - The original automated Craigslist search reader. CraigsPal is used worldwide and most of the users are interested in finding job listings given the fact that there are over half of million jobs added every month. The possibilities...; Tags: Craigslist, CraigsPal, Recruitment & Selection, Keyboards, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2008-05-08
Government IT failures: "Room for improvement" [interview and podcast]: Given the size, scope and frequency of government IT failures, it's important to understand the dynamics underlying these projects. To learn more about federal IT, I interviewed two federal systems experts from CA, developer of the Clarity project portfolio management (PPM) solution. Gil...; Tags: Project, Podcast, Agency, Information Technology, OMB, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Government, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Marketing, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...: Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...Here's a better ideaBurn the freaking methanol in an internal combustion engine. Catalyst requirement gone.Sheesh.Just another example that global warming really isn't about global warming. Making and burning methanol is carbon-neutral, but note how the idea of simply manufacturing methanol to...; Tags: Fuel cells, fuel cell, methanol, global warming, internal combustion engine, combustion engine; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan Bs: Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan BsOther winners include1) Office chairs producers2) The free marketsRE: Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan BsGoogle is a winner? Uh no. Google has been intefering with this deal from the beginning and should be put...; Tags: advertisement, audio track, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Plan B; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Intelligent search with Attivio: As much as people talk about information relevance in search, it's not much good unless tied to an activity. Attivio is seeking to solve this problem with its Active Intelligence Engine. Rather than restricting itself to one or a small number of data types, Attivio is...; Tags: Data, Attivio, Content Management, Real Estate, Search, Enterprise Software, Databases, Software, Business Operations, Data Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-01
A personal denial of service attack: About two weeks ago my mail system started getting a lot of reject and return messages pertaining to email being sent out with murph at winface as the return address. None of that actually originated here, of course, but by last Sunday volumes were up to about a two hundred...; Tags: Denial Of Service, Network, Linux, E-mail, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Networking, Security, Software, Online Communications, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-01
A personal denial of service attack: A personal denial of service attackNot that easyMost email spam comes from zombie bots - computers taken over through nefarious means. I'm sure that your D.O.S. email could be traced back to one of these bots - and THEN who would you fine/cut off? It was probably 10 years ago...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, personal denial of service attack, Linux Expert, denial of service; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
Expert praises, criticizes Atlantic v. Howell decision: It's becoming clear that the Atlantic v. Howell decision is a major big deal in the RIAA lawsuit landscape, as the heavy hitters are starting to comment. William Patry just published a seven-volume treatise on copyright law, Patry on Copyright (yours for just over $1,500). He's also...; Tags: Copyright Law, Judge, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Can AOL solve the UGC and advertising problem?: I've written before on how User-Generated Content and advertising don't always get on. Or more specifically, how social networking sites, even on the scale of MySpace, are having difficulty monetizing their traffic because major brands are wary of placing ads alongside the unpredictable content created by users. ...; Tags: Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Has math instruction actually changed in the last 40 years?: Has math instruction actually changed in the last 40 years?It depends....In my kids' school district, math teaching is geared toward taking the district assessments and focuses specifically on learning what will be on the next assessment. Assessments are given quarterly. While this school district didn't exist 40 years...; Tags: math instruction, calculator; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theory: Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theoryNiceOK so if I buy a CD and let strangers walk in my house and listen to them I'm infringing on copyright! hahahaha!This judge probablydissented just to get his name in the paper. Because hundreds of other judges have upheld the theory, because it's pretty...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Copyright-Infringement, theory, legal theory, RIAA, music; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
CSM (msi): CSM functions as a personal and secured badge that you offer to anyone you choose to communicate via e-mail. This will let you control whoever has the possibility to write e-mail to you or not, keeping spam and unsolicited e-mail out of your e-mailbox. Version 0.3 has new waiting list...; Tags: Certified Security SL, E-mail, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-04-30
Moyea Video Converter (exe): Moyea Video Converter is a powerful program. It supports conversion among all popular video and audio formats, such as AVI, MP4, MPG, WMA, MOV, 3GP, 3G2, MP3, WAV, VOB, M4A, AAC, DV, with customized settings. You can modify the visual and audio effect by changing the values for brightness, contrast,...; Tags: Video, Moyea Software, Moyea Video Converter, Corporate Communications, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-04-30
SPAMfighter: Spam Filter Outlook/Outlook Express (exe): If you are looking for an Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail spam filter to remove spam and phishing e-mails from your Inbox, Spamfighter is the spam filter you are looking for. Spamfighter is using the power of 4,8 million people that instantly report if they receive a spam mail....; Tags: SPAMfighter, Spam Filter, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, Phishing, Spam, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Spam And Phishing, Enterprise Software; Software downloads 2008-04-30
Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UACEd, You RockExcellent article; thanks a bunch.RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UACFinally! A journalist that spends time telling us how to make our vista experience better instead of endlessly trashing it.So many journalists think they are providing some "value" by telling...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), UAC, Taming UAC, Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2; Discussion threads 2008-04-29