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IBM Case Study: GILFAM: GILFAM, the public organization whose mission is to automate the land registry in this area of France, engaged IBM to design, develop and run a system that would allow transactions to be made online, as well as maintain the authenticity of the transactions. In automating the land registry, GILFAM needed...; Tags: IBM Corp., Authenticity, Deed; Case studies 2008-01-01
Sahih Bukhari E-book (exe): Sahih Bukhari E-book is the English Translation of the famous collection by Imam Bukhari (194 A.H). It narrates the sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad May peace and blessings be upon him, also known as the Sunnah. This version is an update from Version 1.0 as it features a Java-Based...; Tags: Deed, Islambase Publications, Sahih Bukhari E-book, Search, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2007-01-30

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A walk through the two new student tools for Office 2007: Zack Whittaker was on compassionate leave when this was posted; posted offline and scheduled to release during this week. Late last month I wrote about the five newly released tools designed for students and academics. I was on the phone last week to an old colleague of...; Tags: Creative Commons, Microsoft Office 2007, Tool, Creative Commons Add-in, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-08-18
Dell throws down the green gauntlet, again. Fulfills carbon-neutrality pledge: When was the last time you heard about a high-tech company reaching a promised delivery date AHEAD of schedule? And, yet, that is exactly what Dell says it has done. Last fall, it pledged to achieve carbon-neutrality by the end of 2008. Well, it's just the start...; Tags: dell computer corp., investment, finance, heather clancy; Blog posts 2008-08-10
Katie Moussouris on HOPE 2008: HOPE Springs Eternal: Guest Editorial by Katie Moussouris of Microsoft If cyberspace is a mass, consensual hallucination, as William Gibson characterized it, then HOPE was a dream manifested in meatspace that would not die. While Hackers On Planet Earth has been running every other year since 1994, it was...; Tags: Symantec Corp., IP, Tool, Con, Katie Moussouris, Last HOPE, Wiki, Internet, Productivity, Security, Network Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-28

Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle: On July 7, the day before the release of the patch for the now infamous DNS design flaw, hacker Dan Kaminsky with the help of Black Hat conference organizers invited reporters to a press conference to "discuss the massive multivendor patch being released this Tuesday." "A synchronized...; Tags: Black Hat, DNS, Conference, Dan Kaminsky, Thomas Ptacek, Domain Names, Patches, Security, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Planes, trains, and automobiles: Planes, trains, and automobilesRE: Planes, trains, and automobilesIt's all about fear and control. Since planes can cover a greater distance AND are easier to control points of entry are limited to a plane and fewer connection points they also offer a higher profile of success. The natural fear of flying...; Tags: Government, train; Discussion threads 2008-06-16
Ballmer egged in Hungary: Ballmer egged in HungaryM$ thugs got exposed in HungaryHere we see a concern citizen that fights against M$ plundering his country using a non violent protest.Of course Ballmer had nothing to say about acusations because they are real and he can't accept any meaningfull debabe about M$ dirty deeds.RE: Ballmer...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Steve Ballmer, Linux, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-19
Comscore: The Google fallout: Google's first quarter earnings call didn't have much in the way of theatrics, but a serious brush back pitch was delivered to Comscore. What should we make of Google CEO Eric Schmidt essentially throwing Comscore under the bus? Following Google's strong first quarter report Techmeme which looked...; Tags: Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, ComScore Networks Inc., Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-18
Can Apple stop Pystar from selling Mac clone?: Can Apple stop Pystar from selling Mac clone?Assumptions"Assuming they pay Apple for every copy they sell..."D'ya think this may be the little hitch in your argument? By what mechanism exactly do you see Apple accepting money from a company that is aggressively violating their license? This improbability can only occur...; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Pystar, Apple Inc., Mac-clone; Discussion threads 2008-04-15
Indonesia blocks access to YouTube over anti-Koran film: Indonesia blocks access to YouTube over anti-Koran filmjust read the KoranYou don't need a film to tell you that it promotes violence, just read it:) Several good violent lines have been posted out of sections of the Koran, it's their holy book after all, kill all the infidels! :)censor IndonesiaOh...; Tags: Microsoft Word, Word processors, Koran, anti-Koran, YouTube Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
I don't need GPS in my iPhone: I don't need GPS in my iPhonecool stats 67%-50%I don't know what that means. Half of us want GPS in our next iPhone, just like the Blackberry, 67% of us don't. 17% of us are just conflicted?how often are you in the streets of NY City w/ your car?Most people...; Tags: Handhelds, GPS Units, GPS, Apple iPhone, phone; Discussion threads 2008-04-07
How I (finally) shared a Wi-Fi connection with my neighbors: How I finally shared a Wi-Fi connection with my neighborsNice Work!ntRE: How I finally shared a Wi-Fi connection with my neighborsInteresting but just a small technical point. the "signals" are radio waves that travel in straight lines. nothing can make the signal "wend it's way around the metal...; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Network technology, Wi-Fi connection, Wi-Fi, cable; Discussion threads 2008-03-18
Brief: 5: This is the fourth excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. From chapter 2 "Evaluating IT Proposals Section 2.2.1 "Mergers and acquisitions" You usually have no real choices...; Tags: Consultant, Merger, Information Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-02-08
Jerry Yang offers sneak peak of Yahoo's future: Life!: Jerry Yang offers sneak peak of Yahoo's future: Life!Yahoo MailYes, well I understand you have to say nice things about Yahoo Mail, but for me it SUCKS! It rarely works correctly! The servers are down WAY TOO much!If I didn't have to use it I wouldn't!...; Tags: E-mail providers, server, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang; Discussion threads 2008-01-08
Government supplies SSNs to identity thefts: Government supplies SSNs to identity theftsThe problem isthat the SSN was never intended to serve any kind of identification role whatsoever. But as the nannystate grew, the government began to require it on more and more pieces of paper until it has become a de facto national ID card.RE: Government...; Tags: SSN, identity theft; Discussion threads 2008-01-07
Lessons learned: Two weeks with the XO laptop: Repeat after me. The XO laptop from the One Laptop Per Child project is designed for kids. Why bore yourself with that mantra? If you don't you may find yourself griping about something that wasn't designed for you in the first place. That's one of the big takeaways from...; Tags: Keyboard, WEP, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Kid, XO, Mesh Networking, Notebooks, Network Security, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-02
Surveillance cuts both ways: Massive storage has given governments worldwide the ability to record citizen activities and abuse human rights. And, as yesterday's post on Deep Packet Inspection noted, technology marches on. But the recording and storage revolution cuts both ways. Citizens can capture government misconduct and bring pressure to...; Tags: Citizen, Surveillance, Storage, Camera Phone, U.S. Government, Camera Phones, Government, Vertical Industries, Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2007-12-07
MSFT working on XP for XO: MSFT working on XP for XOMicrosoft and end-user support ?"Microsoft for trying to provide formal end-user support" Microsoft and end-user support ? Such as paying for waiting long hours on the phone to get a Microsoft product re-validated ?By "trained technical support staff" you probably mean staff hired and trained...; Tags: Operating systems, OEM-only, Classmate PC, Intel Classmate, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, MSFT; Discussion threads 2007-12-06
Who should bear the burden of de-fanging botnets?: Who should bear the burden of de-fanging botnets?A little logical sleight-of-hand thereJust because end users don't "feel" responsible doesn't mean they aren't responsible. They allowed their machines to get infected, so they should bear the cost of disinfection. This is not a tragedy of the commons, it's plain and simple...; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Operating systems, Windows dominance, Windows Machines, botnet, de-fanging botnet, Internet Service Provider, malware, operating system, End Users; Discussion threads 2007-11-27