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News to know: Mozilla patches Firefox; Vista hot fixes; Microsoft Works as a service

Notable headlines:Ryan Naraine: Google hires browser hacking guru.Mozilla fixes its end of URL protocol handling saga. Ed Burnette: 10 days from report to patch for new Firefox exploit.David Berlind: Technology Shakedown: McAfee's A/V software runs amok on Windows Vista's tray.Mary Jo Foley: Leaked Vista hot fix list provides SP1 clues....

Tags: News to know, General

Blog posts 2007-07-31

News to know: U.S. turns back hacker; Realtek data corruption; Facebook; Leveraging Linux

Notable headlines:Ryan Naraine: German hacker denied entry into U.S. for Black Hat training. Halvar Flake: I've been denied entry to the US essentially for carrying my trainings material.George Ou: Realtek network driver silently corrupts data.Paul Murphy: Leveraging Linux to sell yourself.Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week right.Jason O'Grady: No...

Tags: News to know, General

Blog posts 2007-07-30

News to know: Facebook; Google miss; Microsoft; Bugs galore

Notable headlines:Larry Dignan: Google isn't perfect: Earnings fall short of expectations. Relax folks, Google isn't Yahoo.Techmeme: Facebook acquires Parakey. Reuters: Facebook acquires Net start-up Parakay. Ryan Stewart: Is Facebook going to compete with Adobe AIR?Denise Howell: I'm in ur Facebook app, slurpin' up ur feeds.New hires, datacenter investments evident in...

Tags: News to know, General

Blog posts 2007-07-20

Additional Resources

Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week

Here are a few of ZDNet's favorite items from the past week, including Adobe suites, laptop bags, and a Panasonic flat panel TV. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Components, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-12-01

Facebook Connect: The masses and the fishbowl

Facebook Connect, a service that allows someone to log on to Facebook from third party sites, is set to expand from its May launch. Reading the conversation this morning on Techmeme familiar storyline emerges. Facebook's Connect vs. the Open Social alliance between Google, MySpace and a bunch...

Tags: Facebook, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Photos: The space station marks a decade aloft

The first pieces of the International Space Station went into orbit 10 years ago. Now a full-fledged lab facility, it continues to grow. by CNET News.com

Tags: Space Station, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-12-01

News to know: Mumbai attacks, Microhoo, Holiday shopping, HDTVs

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jennifer Leggio: Mumbai attack coverage demonstrates good and bad maturation point of social media Social media marketing opportunism during tragedy = fail Oliver Marks: Mumbai Attacks...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., HDTV, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Attack, Digital Video, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Open Source, Personal Technology, Internet, Security, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-01

The App Store hits a milestone: 10,000 apps

The App Store, the aisle of Apple's iTunes Store devoted to selling software, reached a big milestone some time over the Thanksgiving weekend (here is the U.S.) adding its 10,000th application. That's a far cry from the 552 apps that were available when the App Store launched...

Tags: App, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-30

Security Lessons and Your Personal Firewall

There's an interesting dynamic I've been noticing and discussing a lot recently - people and companies are grappling with how to project some facets of their lives and information online while keeping other areas secret. As i suggested in my previous post, it...

Tags: Facebook, Firewall, Personal Firewall, Security, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-11-30

Virus hits nearly 75% of systems on Afghanistan military base

Earlier this month we saw the military ban the use of USB drives and other removable media. Apparently the virus outbreak that lead to this measure affected 75% of all systems at the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan. Details are still sparse, but both the...

Tags: Virus, Military, Details, Cyberthreats, Biotechnology, Security, Viruses And Worms, Adam O\'Donnell

Blog posts 2008-11-29

Catholic Church flirts with green tech of the solar sort

Poking around the Web looking for green technology news on an otherwise quiet Thanksgiving weekend, when I came across this item about solar panels being installed in Vatican City. Apparently, the new Roman Catholic pope has a green bent. According to news reports,...

Tags: Green Technology, Catholic Church, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-11-29

Your guide to disabling SearchWiki

SearchWiki is one of those features that should really have a built-in mechanism for disabling it. Many people are finding the new feature a bit annoying which makes me think that it's going to be a short-lived feature -- at least as a permanent default. In...

Tags: Google Inc., SearchWiki, Web Browsers, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-11-29

Icahn: 'I like Jerry'; Yahoo needs Microsoft search deal

Carl Icahn says he likes Jerry Yang and notes the former Yahoo CEO is a "charismatic guy," but Yahoo needs to do a Microsoft search deal since the company can't afford to fight Google. Icahn's remarks, made in an interview with Barron's subscription required a few days...

Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-29

Social media marketing opportunism during tragedy = fail

If your company is considering trying to take advantage of the brewing conversations about Mumbai on social networks to squeeze in news about your company -- don't. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Marketing, Mumbai, Social Media, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-11-28

Icahn averages down on Yahoo; Searches for break even

Carl Icahn added to his stake in Yahoo just before Thanksgiving and bought more than 6.77 million shares. Naturally, folks need to find the meaning in Icahn's move. Kara Swisher notes that Icahn may have upped his investment because Jerry Yang's replacement is about to...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Kara, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-28

Don't call me a 'mommyblogger' - the Motrin brouhaha

* Jennifer Leggio is on vacation Guest editorial by Joanne Bamberger Things got a little heated in the blogosphere last week over a Motrin ad suggesting that babies were the new mommy accessory. I don't know what was going on the...

Tags: Mother, Advertisement, Network, Blog, Insult, Joanne Bamberger, Blogging, Networking, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-11-28

The good news about cancer

The other good news from the less-cancer story is more important. Death rates from cancer continue to decline, have been declining for 15 years. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Cancer, Americans, Lung Cancer, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-11-28

Images: Photographic marvels in a petri dish

Nikon's photomicroscopy contest puts the focus on the fungus, nanotubes, and other microscopic wonders. by CNET News.com

Tags: Nikon Corp., Nanotube, Marvel, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-11-28

Mumbai Attacks : Knowledge is Power

There is a huge difference between verified information, speculation, incorrect information and disinformation. The net is buzzing about the communication enabled by Twitter, Flickr, youtube, wikipedia and bloggers from Mumbai, with CNN stating "It was the day social media appeared to come of...

Tags: Event, Knowledge, Twitter, Attack, Wiki, Security, Online Communications, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-11-28

Apple Store Australia/UK shows lackluster discounts - UPDATED

If you're holding your breath, waiting for the Apple Store Black Friday discounts to appear, then I have some bad news for you - Apple Store Australia discounts are online, and I'm sorry to say that they are very lackluster. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Discount, Apple Inc., Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-27