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Govt. scientists still being muzzled: Back in January, NASA's James Hansen made headlines when he accused administrators and the public affairs office of trying to stop him from speaking honestly about his climate change research. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin later created a policy stopping the practice, which satisfied Hansen and other scientists. Hansen at the...; Tags: climate-change research, Hansen, NASA; Blog posts 2006-04-06

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41% of online buyers of music ordered a CD and 58% downloaded digital files: 41% of online buyers of music ordered a compact disc and 58% downloaded digital files, according to Pew Internet Project. Put differently, 13% of music buyers say their most recent music purchase was a digital download of music files. 51% of music buyers who used the internet in their research...; Tags: CD, Buyer, Music, NB; Blog posts 2008-07-20
Spam coming from free email providers increasing: After analyzing three weeks of spam data between June 13 to July 3, 2008, Roaring Penguin Software Inc. found evidence that spam originating from the top three free email providers (Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail) is increasing, with spammers in favor of abusing Gmail's privacy preserving feature of not including...; Tags: CAPTCHA, Google Gmail, Free Email Company, Anti-spam, Spammer, E-mail Company, IP, Service, Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Phishing, Viruses And Worms, Security, Networking, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-18
The perils of information overload: Employees from technology companies including Intel, Microsoft, IBM, and Google have banded together to combat information overload, which they call "the world's greatest challenge to productivity." As the new nonprofit Information Overload Research Group gets off the ground, CNET News intern Holly Jackson hit the streets of San Francisco...; Tags: News, holly jackson, google, ibm, dell, intel, cell phones, internet, email, iphone, apple, information, overload, but no tags matched; Videos 2008-07-18
Obama calls for comprehensive cyber-security measures; looks for a national cyber ninja: Obama calls for comprehensive cyber-security measures; looks for a national cyber ninjaLiberties"Mr. Future President, while you’re at it, could you also do something about all of the civil liberties we’re losing because of the ‘war on terrorism’? That’d be great. Thanks!"that is the point of Cyber Czar - censor what...; Tags: SECURITY, cyber-security measure, comprehensive cyber-security measure, Obama, cybersecurity; Discussion threads 2008-07-18

78% of US cell phone purchases are made in store: The overwhelming majority of cell phone buyers make the purchase in a store - some 78% do, with 12% buying online and 9% by some other means. Among the narrower set of those who use the internet in their cell phone research, 26% bought their device online. 75% of those...; Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB; Blog posts 2008-07-18
My Awesome IT Job: Senior security engineer, VoIP carrier: Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from IT pros that love their work. "I...; Tags: Network, Information Technology, Hobby, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Security, Networking, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-07-18
A super-resolution x-ray microscope: Swiss researchers have developed a very-high-resolution x-ray microscope. Their approach combines two well-known microscopy techniques, coherent diffractive imaging CDI and scanning transmission x-ray microscopy STXM. As a result, the new system offers both the high penetration power of x-rays and high spatial resolution. This method will allow other scientists to...; Tags: Method, Microscope, Researcher, Imaging, Image, Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy, X-ray, EPFL, Document Management, Semiconductors, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018: Since my blogging buddy Harry Fuller is on vacation this week, I need to pick up the gauntlet and ensure that we've got some good political fodder for those of you who want to debate the existence of global warming and the necessity of reducing our dependence on foreign oil....; Tags: San Jose, Mr., Al Gore, Fossil Fuel, Gore, Blogging, Investment, Internet, Finance, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Immobile Apple: Immobile AppleApple needs to get their act togetherI'm a big Apple supporter but they really need to be held to the fire when it comes to issues like this. .Mac has always seemed a little janky and I was hoping MobileMe would be the turnaround point. Looks like they screwed...; Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Apple Inc., MobileMe, Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Obama calls for comprehensive cyber-security measures; looks for a national cyber ninja: Update: It would seem that Richard Stiennon agrees with me on the concept of a group of experts to advise, also on keeping away from spending ridiculous amounts of money. Cyber-terrorism... ah, what a fancy buzz word that is. Defined on Wikipedia as: "The premeditated use...; Tags: John McCain, Cybersecurity, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Untrustworthy students: lighten your restrictions: You know the drill. You spend thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars on higher education at your college or university of choice. But when you go to use your Internet connection or a public computer on campus, you login and it's locked down so tight, you can barely...; Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Network, IT Administrator, Operating System, Web Site, Computer, Productivity, Web Site Development, Networking, Internet, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-18
U.S. health care not getting better: U.S. health care not getting betterThe study has predetermined the result[Michael Cannon, the Cato Institute's director of health policy studies, summed up what's wrong with the study: "The report does nothing more than reveal which nation does the worst job of satisfying the subjective preferences of the people who conducted...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, U.S. Health, medical care, health care; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
The green tech edition of â€˜what I did on my summer vacation': How would you like to spend your summer break doing some groundbreaking green technology research? IBM has hired a couple of hundred college students worldwide to lend their brains to projects across the company's 13 research labs, including several focused on solving problems related to making data...; Tags: Green Technology, IBM Corp., Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Top social networking sites in France in April 2008: Property Apr-2007 Apr-2008 % Change Total French Internet Audience 25,388 30,649 21% Social Networking 12,244 16,601 36% Skyrock Network 8,562 11,504 34% Facebook.com 106 3,161 2,877% MySpace.com 2,068 3,006 45% Tromibi.com 775 1,299 68% Hi5.com 1,311...; Tags: Network, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Microsoft's online plan: Spend, spend, spend: Microsoft's online plan: Spend, spend, spendMS understands that the days of their two cash cows are numbered.They understand that we are moving online and the only thing they can do online right now is lose more money.So, not unexpected that they are getting more desperate and throwing more money at...; Tags: SEARCH, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Search service, Microsoft Corp., online plan; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Tough love: Linux needs more haters: Tough love: Linux needs more hatersGood article, JeremyI'm currently setting up our company network on Linux and will likely be bumping into some of those Samba issues. Complicated by having a mixed OS environment on the client side. Yeah, that's going to be fun. Nice that Google...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
SmartsAutoWeb (exe): You can use SmartsAutoWeb to automatically perform repetitive or fiddly tasks on the Internet, saving you time. For example you might want to automatically check out your competitors' prices every day, and have an email or text message sent to you if they change. Or you might want to wrap...; Tags: Web, Monitor, Search Engine, Quality Componentware, E-mail, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Monitors & Displays, Search, Web Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Internet, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 2008-07-18
Romanian authorities arrest cybercrime suspects: Well, eight days, and a joint effort to help prevent phishing and two major arrests related to identity theft, and I feel like we've made a decent attack on the identity theft culture. Score one for the good guys for once. Just a day after reading...; Tags: Arrest, eBay Inc., Romania, Romanian, Phishing, Identity Theft, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Optimus Maximus: Despite its innovative approach to keyboard design, the OLED-based Optimus Maximus keyboard is best considered an expensive novelty. Its $1,600 price tag keeps it out of the hands of the average consumer, and we also question the practical benefit of using 113 customizable OLED screens as an input device. There...; Tags: Keyboards, Lebedev Studio, default layout, Optimus Maximus, Optimus Corp., keyboard; Product reviews 2008-07-17