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Drive a Steam Locomotive (exe): Experience the thrill of driving a 1930's passenger locomotive and compete in the Rainhill Trials on Stephensons Rocket. Makes a complete encyclopaedia of steam with interactive screens covering the history, technical and operation of a range of steam locomotives. Mastering the complexities of a steam locomotive is not easy but...; Tags: Engineering Adventures; Software downloads 2007-09-17

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Offshore outsourcers likely to beef up security following Bangalore blasts: A series of bombs have exploded in Bangalore and companies that have technology operations in India are likely to need increased security precautions following what appears to be a terrorist attack. According to various reports from Reuters and Rediff.com, nine bomb blasts have rattled Bangalore, which hosts...; Tags: India, Bangalore, Rediff.com India Ltd., Sacchin Uppal, Outsourcing, Business Security, Security, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Juniper: Enterprise demand strong; Johnson hired to scale up: Current Juniper CEO Scott Kriens delivered strong quarter results, said enterprise demand was solid and outlined the primary reason Kevin Johnson was hired as his replacement: He knows how to scale. Ahead of its earnings report statement Thursday Juniper made the Johnson news official. The company has...; Tags: Revenue, Juniper Networks Inc., Kevin Johnson, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs: Terry Childs's lawyer, Erin Crane, offered the court some insights into the Childs' motivations in changing SF's network passwords. She will argue today for a reduction in his $5 million bail, perhaps to something closer to the bail set for common murderers ($1 mil.) In her written...; Tags: Password, Network, Backup, Terry Childs, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-23
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

Has Halvar figured out super-secret DNS vulnerability?: [ UPDATE: Kaminsky has all but confirmed that, yes, the cat is out of the bag ] It looks very much like the nitty gritty of Dan Kaminsky's super-secret -- and heavily hyped -- DNS cache poisoning vulnerability has been figured out by reverse engineering guru Halvar...; Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Server, Referral, Mallory, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhere: Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhereSony can afford to.They aren't selling $299.00 desktops or $399.00 laptops. There systems sell for a premium. Other OEMs are forced to subsidize the hardware with these offers.Reactions"First reaction: That's great that Sony is moving the needle on...; Tags: Broadband Internet, OEM, crapware, Crapware; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Smart grid players extend their influence beyond the pilot phase: When it comes to real market potential in the green tech space, smart grid-related technology is right up there. In any given week, I could post a half-dozen blogs about developments in this world. Echelon, in particular, has had a very busy summer, inking a new deal in Denmark, expanding...; Tags: Echelon, Project Deployment, Pricing, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing Research, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-21
If sameness is a recipe for losing, how do you win?: An organizational structure is all about command and control of subunits - manufacturing, engineering, sales, whatever. Within each such sub-unit IT use will have co-evolved with what they do, and be correspondingly difficult and dangerous to change. The system you use to tie it all together tends, however, to be...; Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Information Technology, Competitive Advantage, Strategy, Manufacturing, Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamed: Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamedWho is really to blame?SOA makes things easier for the end user, but harder for IT. But is it really SOA that should take the blame or are IT shops just really bad at "real" software engineering? I vote for the later. ...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, software, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Microsoft's search ambitions are its Vietnam: Microsoft's search ambitions are its VietnamMicrosoft's search ambitions are its VietnamThe simple answer is no. Microsoft has Google envy? Since when? Google has been in constant decline for a couple of years now. Microsoft on the other hand has been growing. Their interest in search is...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Live Mesh, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., software; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
GE's Enterprise Collaboration Backbone: General Electric, the venerable multinational that was founded in 1878 in New Jersey, have at their core a hugely sophisticated enterprise collaboration system that is arguably the largest in the world. I was able to see Dr Sukh Grewal, Manager of GE's 'SupportCentral' collaboration...; Tags: Backbone, General Electric Co., SupportCentral, Collaboration, Groupware, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Open source should support Apple over Psystar: Open source should support Apple over PsystarYou're offBSD and GPL are licensesEULA is a contractRE: Open source should support Apple over PsystarDon't get into this argument. "License not Contract" is a magical phrase used by Open Source 'backers' who want to rationalize the idea that using someone's code without permission...; Tags: EULA, open source, Apple Inc., GPL, Joomla; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Super flash, hyper flash: Samsung has announced a new SLC flash part with 5x the write/erase cycle spec over standard single-level cell SLC NAND flash. They call it server grade flash. Is this the flash promised land or marketing hype? 5x what? The press release doesn't mention any numbers, but...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage Pyramid, Marketing Research, Storage, Marketing, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Improve your UI by expressing time effectively: Your user interface may convey time for various reasons, such as through progress indicators that tell users how long they have to wait for an operation to complete. This chapter from Designing and Engineering Time: The Psychology of Time Perception in Software looks at the different ways you can...; Tags: Addison-Wesley, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Marketing; Book chapters 2008-07-17
DeepForm (exe): DeepForm is an essential tool for an analyst. By using DeepForm it is possible not only to create a formal description of business data but also their software modeling. With DeepForm the business analyst can create artifacts that will be immediately available to both software engineering and corporate standards production....; Tags: Software, Tecnate, DeepForm, Tools & Techniques, Development Tools, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2008-07-17
Psystar.com offline ...: Psystar.com offline ...It's dead, Jim.Nolo connecte.Psystar sold more than Apple clonesWhat would give Apple the right to terminate their entire web site because of one product they sell? If I object to something on Amazon's site do I have that same right?The Digg EffectntIt's up.I can get to it at...; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Psystar.com, Psystar, Apple Inc., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (exe): In a world filled with cruel gods, mythical creatures, lost civilizations and a struggling human race, the mighty barbarian has finally seized the throne as king of Aquilonia. But Conan's rule is on the brink of chaos, spiraling towards the doom of ancient evils. In this twisted fantasy world, dark...; Tags: Funcom, Strategy, Desktops, Management, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-16
Remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs: Kris Kaspersky, author of numerous books on reverse engineering and software engineering, will be presenting his research on remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs at the upcoming Hack in the Box Security Conference in Malaysia. If his proof of concept code consisting of JavaScript or TCP/IP packet attacks on...; Tags: CPU, Intel Corp., Processors, Security, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-14
DIRECTV, what about "Make the products work" and "Keep the customers happy" do you not understand?: DIRECTV, what about "Make the products work" and "Keep the customers happy" do you not understand?DIRECTV postJason - Sounds like an incredibly frustrating experience. I am really surprised the DirecTV employee would suggest disconnecting your service. The "D-word" should never be initiated or used by the employee -- Call Center...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, DirecTV, TiVo Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-14