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LeapTag (exe): In today's world we're all being inundated with information. LeapTag can help manage the flood. LeapTag is a news/blog reader and discovery tool. It learns what you like, finds similar content and brings the results proactively to your browser. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Flood, LeapTag, Productivity, Web Browsers, Internet; Software downloads 2007-07-27
Bravo, Google: Historical news search: I can't say enough about the good intentions of Google News Archive Search, which offers access to hundreds of years of news articles. This is a fantastic resource and it's high time someone did it. The project will provide the impetus to many organizations to open up their archives,...; Tags: flood, James Garfield; Blog posts 2006-09-06

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Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?: Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?Linux is cheaper than WindowsAnd since they do the same thing, why not go with the cheaper option?And really you're right in that the other OS is more important to the end user. But as far as the sale of this "terminal", what it...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, LogMeIn, laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-08-26
Large Hadron Collider aces pre-launch testing: Large Hadron Collider aces pre-launch testingBest overview of LHC ever.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtMRE: Large Hadron Collider aces pre-launch testingAhhh, this is just awesome news. I'm so glad the Europeans are picking up the ball on High Energy Particle Physics, as Bush seems hell-bent on catastrophizing particle physics research here in the US, just...; Tags: Large Hadron Collider, stem-cell, theory, LHC; Discussion threads 2008-08-26
Are we ready to declare the "time of death" for the enterprise data center?: Are we ready to declare the "time of death" for the enterprise data center?CheapHow is cloud computing cheaper for huge corporations?No enterprises are using...the cloud for things like this. Only individuals and small companies that don't want to pay for there own internal IT.In fact, bloggers are the only people...; Tags: cloud computing, Financial Planning, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Technologists, Amazon.com Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-08-22

Open Source, Dtrace, and tuning: Open Source, Dtrace, and tuningComment.I knew a guy who only drove old Renaults. He did this, because he knew he could fix them. The cars had presented him many occaisions on which he was able to prove this.I, on the other hand, drive Audis, because I beleive I'll never have...; Tags: Performance management, Databases, OSS, DTrace, performance problem, performance, MySQL, open source; Discussion threads 2008-08-21
Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid: Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid...."[B]But - it does show that maybe we're a bit too dependent on our devices and that we can be a bit too caught up in the technology of the day.[/B]"That's part of the lesson and the rest of your post is dead...; Tags: Engineering, MAKE SURE, phone book, Zapped off-the-grid, Third World, phone, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-08-20
Wordcamp 2008: In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...; Tags: Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, Plug-in, Automattic, Wordcamp, Mullenweg 3:00, BuddyPress, Discovery Channel, Al Upton, ChickSpeak, ScholarPress, Netconcepts, Post Title, Akismet, Virality, Diso, Compliment Spam, Monotone, Prologue, GigaOm Daily, Gigalogue, Comments Screen, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2008-08-16
Intuit pushes deeper into cloud, points to its track record.: Intuit pushes deeper into cloud, points to its track record.Any company willing to put their accounting...records on the cloud has got to be plain stupid. It's a disaster waiting to happen.Intuit could port Quickbooks Enterprise client to Linux not just the server if they are looking to pick up...; Tags: Taxes, Backups, Free trade, Financial services, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, Intuit Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-08-13
Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress: In the wake of the Russian-Georgian conflict, a week worth of speculations around Russian Internet forums have finally materialized into a coordinated cyber attack against Georgia's Internet infrastructure. The attacks have already managed to compromise several government web sites, with continuing DDoS attacks against numerous other Georgian government sites, prompting...; Tags: Web, Russia, Web Site, Site, Cyberattack, Distributed Denial Of Service, Georgia, Attack, Alania TV, RIA Novosti, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-11
(The 8GB/64-bit advantage): (The 8GB/64-bit advantage)How about a little more content?8 Gigs of what? 64-bit what? Vs. what?You sure phoned this one in.RE: (The 8GB/64-bit advantage)What article? the link from the tech update newsletter brings the unfortunate viewer directly to the chart in question. Check your links before getting snarky.RE: (The...; Tags: 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), TechStuff, RTA; Discussion threads 2008-08-06
Simple semantic mashups from InfoSpace show possibilities: Simple semantic mashups from InfoSpace show possibilitieswhy is always about the search?i mean, everybody is trying to pull a Google ;) where in fact there is far more better job for semantics - compress the flood of news we have today. also, doing mashups does not have to mean using...; Tags: Collaboration, mashup, InfoSpace Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-08-02
Source code and managed runtimes: Source code and managed runtimesObvuscation? *giggles*To paraphrase a monarch: "Let them write perl."FYIBack in the day, before Linux design automation became readily available, I went around DAC asking vendors whether they had Linux versions working in the back rooms even though they didn't have them in the official product list.The...; Tags: Sales strategy, UNIX, Sun Solaris, Operating systems, Servers, Linux, Microsoft Corp., sales; Discussion threads 2008-07-31
The LA earthquake: The LA earthquakeThe quake was downright puny5.4 is hardly even noteworthy. I couldn't believe all of the news coverage it garnered. Must have been a slow news day.RE: The LA earthquakenah. not just a slow news day. but it is an earthquake and in LA. if that hit east of...; Tags: Katrina, earthquake; Discussion threads 2008-07-30
Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon: Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soonTTLSomething I wish I'd asked during the webcast and which I can't quite get my head around:It was said that setting a long TTL doesn't help because of the way delegation works - has to...; Tags: Domain names, DNS server, TTL, server, Kaminsky; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
News to know: DNS flaw; Amazon; Microsoft shakeup; Facebook: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service Attack code published for DNS flaw Nate McFeters: |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit 'Spam King' escapes from federal prison iPhone vulnerable to phishing,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, DNS, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Flaw, Game Players, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Ego Cup: With many states recently passing hands-free laws banning the use of handsets while driving, we're seeing a flood of new Bluetooth devices into what is already a pretty crowded market. The Funkwerk Ego Cup is one such device, promising clear calls without fear of a citation. It stands apart from...; Tags: Cellular phones, Ego Cup, cup-holder; Product reviews 2008-07-23
Fortify sets off FUD flood: The Fortify study did not say enterprises must avoid open source because all open source is a security risk. But that's how lazy reporters played it. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Open Source, Security, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers: From Russia with political love? It appears so according to a deeper analysis of the command and control servers used by the attackers. During the weekend, Georgia President's web site was under a distributed denial of service attack which managed to take it offline for a couple of hours. The...; Tags: Web, Russia, Server, Web Site, Hacker, Distributed Denial Of Service, Georgia, Attack, Russian, Shadowserver, C&C, C&C Server, Web Site Development, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-22
2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced: Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on. From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...; Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-21