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A Short Proof of the VPN Tree Routing Conjecture on Ring Networks

The VPN Tree Routing Conjecture states that there always exists an optimal solution to the symmetric Virtual Private Network Design sVPND problem where the paths between all terminals form a tree. This paper presents a short proof of a slightly stronger conjecture which might also turn out to be useful...

Tags: Network, Conjecture, University Of Rome, VPNs, Network Security, Telecommunications, Networking, Security

White papers 2007-10-04

Primer 1.6 (Mac)

Primer lets you find a list of primes or twin primes, a single prime or set of twin primes, check the primality of a number, find a number's prime factorizaion, and has two functions related to Goldbach's conjecture.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Prime, Conjecture, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-06-09

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Greenland becomes green land; Brazil gets good news

Yes we know it is all lies...http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/globalwarming.htmlhttp://www.climatechangefraud.com/Did the dinosaurs pass some gas and causethe ice age? I guess they should have beentaxed for passing gas!;)Do you do any actual research?Or do you just try to scare people into thinking the way you do?Greenland is one of the worst examples you...

Tags: BE TRUE, information technology, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Apple ranks 3rd in smartphones, nipping at RIMs heels

What's more surprising......is Apple failed to dislodge RIM in the quarter the 3GS was launched whilst RIM launched nothing new of note (a new Curve and... err... hmm).Why don't we see what happens over the year and then form an opinion?RE: Apple ranks 3rd in smartphones, nipping at RIMs heelsI...

Tags: Smart phones, Sales strategy, Handhelds, Cellular phones, smart phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Source code for ikee iPhone worm in the wild

iPhone is officially the most malware ridden mobile platform in the worldAnd since the "bad guys" always go after low hanging fruit, that [b]proves[/b] that iPhone is the [b]least[/b] secure mobile platform in the world. Buy an iPhone if you want to be infected [b]within seconds[/b] by malware [b]that requires...

Tags: Smart phones, Cyberthreats, Apple iPhone, jailbreak, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

In Smartphone Wars, Darwinism Triumphs Over Intelligent Design

OT, but what the heck.The remark:"...even the mechanism called Natural Selection referred to in Evolution, bears the mark of underlying intelligence, since the only way such a sophisticated mechanism could be implemented, is via a highly sophisticated and capable intelligence."flies in the face of established creationist beliefs. The creationist...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Handhelds, Smart phones, Intelligent Design, deity, Microsoft Windows Mobile, theory, Smartphone

Discussion threads 2009-11-08

Windows 7 hourly tracking

?won't it be better to check at the end of every week instead? If you check every day you won't see any big changes but at the end of every week the increase will be more obvious.I'll say it before others do"look, it already has a larger market share than...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Times exec hints at Apple tablet

Gawker reports that Bill Keller, executive editor at the New York Times, may have outed the mythical Apple tablet. At a supposedly off-the-record meeting which someone graciously preserved on Vimeo with the entirety of Times' Web staff Keller gave us this tantalizing nugget: I'm hoping we can get the...

Tags: Apple Inc., Bill Keller, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-26

T-Mobile - All your Sidekick data are belong to ... well, no one ... it's gone!

the clue was in the name "Microsoft/Danger" duh...Outrageous! It's true, you pay for what you get.Get an unlocked N900 and do what you want.Nokia rules. Server failureCan happen to anyone at any time.Wait... What?[i]We continue to advise customers to NOT reset their device by removing the battery or letting...

Tags: Backups, Servers, T-Mobile, backup, server, Server failure, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-11

Five reasons Google Android smartphones will beat iPhone, BlackBerry, WinMo

Ultimately, the market decides. ntnt = no textI'm not surprisedAndroid has the right formula going forward. I think Blackberry will outsell winmo, though. I'm seeing more traction in RIM's direction in developing countries. Blackberry handsets are beginning to filter down to the everyday working class, thanks to the introduction of...

Tags: Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Google Inc., Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Google Android, Apple Inc., smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Disposable iPhone apps

Is Oh Noes Done Yet?Well. Isn't that like books, with the exception that, for the near-term, the one retailer welcomes self-published works?Every where I look, one has to write the thing. One has to wrap it and ship it. And one has to market his or her butt off to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, app store business model, developer

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

denial:global warming=creationism:evolution?

Wow!This is the first time 100% have agreed with me for a microsecond!RE: denial:global warming=creationism:evolution?Somebody hasn't done their homework on the Scope's trial. Just a quick overview; 1) The Scopes trial was sponsored by the ACLU (they wanted to test the Butler (anti-Darwinism act) in the court system;2) John Scopes...

Tags: global warming, American Civil Liberties Union, Dover

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Making the tablet computer "classroom-ready"

With all the recent conjecture about the rumored Apple tablet (nee "iPad") I found this email particularly interesting. Confessions of a teacher, parent and wanna-be tech geek by John H. Julian I've taught since 1980 and the people to get involved...

Tags: Teacher, Computer, Tablet Computer, Personal Information, Tablets, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-16

Schmidt resignation: Is Apple search on the way?

Schmidt resignation: Is Apple search on the way?Add to that the fact thatApple could "remotely" remove any competing search engine from the iPhone/iPod, and you have yet another "locked-in" money maker for the company.All highly speculative, with zero evidence...I don't even think mac rumors have surfaced with a search engine...

Tags: SEARCH, Apple Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

1 billion of Apple's app downloads may be bogus

1 billion of Apple's app downloads may be bogusbunkI've only re-downloaded an app twice, and both of those no more than once. Both times, as a result of a possibly corrupted file.Re-loading your iPhone, or even restoring it, re-loads the apps from iTunes, NOT from the App Store, at least...

Tags: Financial accounting, Apple Inc., app download

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Google announces Chrome OS tech partners ... The threat to Microsoft (and Linux as a whole) grows

Google announces Chrome OS tech partners ... The threat to Microsoft and Linux as a whole growsGood there's no DellDell = Junk so it's good Google is going with solid partners.RE: Google announces Chrome OS tech partners ... The threat to Microsoft and Linux as a whole growsWait, what threat?...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Linux, operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

Political gaming around the Waxman-Markey bill

Political gaming around the Waxman-Markey billEvidence for your assertions, pleaseWhile there is at least weak scientific evidence that man contributes to global warming (I do not trust it, but at least some studies try to make the point), there is none for climate change causing weather events like hurricanes. ...

Tags: Messiah, hurricane, global warming, Waxman-Markey, life saving, sea level, game, Katrina

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

China's porn obsession not just a coverup for political repression

China's porn obsession not just a coverup for political repressionOur children should be so lucky!If our government would protect our children from porn, maybe we wouldn't have may of the problems we have in our society with our children and sex!RE: China's porn obsession not just a coverup for political...

Tags: Chinese Government, porn obsession, repression, political repression, coverup

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

We're not in Omaha any more: Microsoft's Bing share on the rise

We're not in Omaha any more: Microsoft's Bing share on the riseThoughts on BingI initially set my home page to Bing.com when it was announced. As a designer, I really like the graphics on the home page. However, I ended up switching back to Google due to page-load...

Tags: SEARCH, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Bing

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac

Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the MacHere's an asbestos suit.Because, boy, are you going to need it.Anyway...The reason they don't succeed is down to three things:1) TCO - ripping out your infrastructure to replace it with someone else's gear doesn't make sense unless you have to. Since good...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, PC, enterprise network, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-05