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Schools balk at ad-supported textbooks: Textbook publishing is big business. And perhaps the newcomer on the horizon—the electronic textbook - isn't much of a threat. One company attempting to elbow its way into the e-textbook market is fumbling at providing cheap e-textbooks to students funded with ads, reports The New York Times...; Tags: Freeload Press; Blog posts 2006-08-28

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What paper trail?: I've been carting around my latest sheaf of press releases about the green-ness of electronic document technology for weeks now. Yes, as I've blogged before, I am still one of those people who can't help printing out certain emails in order to act on them. Yes, it's bad, I know....; Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper Trail, Survey, Printers, Data Centers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-25
iPhone 3G availability tracker mashup: Looking for an iPhone 3G? Apple provides an iPhone 3G availability application on their retail Web page that lists iPhone availability by store location. The app appears to be offline as of press time. The problem is that Apple's availability application forces you to drill down store...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Mashup, Chris Barnes, 3G, Collaboration, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability: The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...; Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-25
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

If Xen and KVM are free, why do VMware and Microsoft get all of the press?: Xen and KVM, like other virtualization tools, can be used as part of a comprehensive datacenter architecture. One of the most important value propositions offered by both of these tools is low initial cost (read "free"). Depending upon the implementation (Citrix, Red Hat, SUSE, Virtual Iron, Oracle, Sun, Qumranet, etc.)...; Tags: Red Hat Inc., Xen, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tool, Comprehension, Productivity, Data Centers, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon: I listened to the Black Hat webcast today to grab as much info as I could on this subject. The biggest thing that I heard from the whole talk is that the patch fixes things to a reasonable point, but that long-term, there will have to be more work...; Tags: CERT, DNS Server, Server, Kaminsky, Dan, Patches, Domain Names, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Sony Reader PRS-505 gets a major firmware upgrade: My Sony Reader is an excellent piece of hardware that I thoroughly enjoy using during my daily commute. I skipped the Amazon Kindle and bought the Sony Reader and have not been one bit sorry about this purchase I made last fall. I just saw on my favorite eBook site,...; Tags: Sony Corp., Firmware, Sony Reader, Firmware Upgrade, Sony Reader PRS-505, E-books, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Speculation over possible Skype backdoor: There's growing speculation coming out of Europe that there's a backdoor in Skype that allows remote eavesdropping of telephone conversations. A report in the reputable Heise Online says the issue was discussed at a meeting with ISPs last month where high-ranking officials at the Austrian interior...; Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Telecom & Utilities, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Is open source hurt by piracy?: Is open source hurt by piracy?Only hurts Open Source if proprietary is seen as "better"Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office...; Tags: Operating systems, open source, piracy, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Apple's coming notebook transition: Apple is readying a major product transition. We know because they told us so. In the quarterly financial crime call chief financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer referred several times to a "...future product transition which I can't discuss today". That was interesting for two reasons. First, the...; Tags: Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Blu-ray, Product Transition, Portable Growth, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Childs rigged crazyquilt private network: Childs rigged crazyquilt private networkBut who is monitoring the monitor?Gartner's statement not worth quoting. They are the most worthless thing to hit IT.Was Childs the only IT person on staff that knew anything about computers? That's what it sounds like. But this isn't that hard to believe. Most IT...; Tags: NETWORKING, Most IT department, private network, network, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac: I almost missed Parallels' announcement of Parallels Server for Mac. I didn't speak with company representatives. All I saw was a press release. It was nearly lost in a huge pile of other mail in my inbox. Although there are several virtual machine software products that support...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Parallels Server, Parallels Management Console, Toolset, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Firefly flyPhone (blue): Though cell phones for youth came into vogue two years ago, it wasn't long before they fell out of favor. While some parents liked the idea behind simple handsets such as the LG Migo and the Enfora TicTalk, many children weren't so impressed. They wanted more features for playground comparisons,...; Tags: Cellular phones, display, Firefly flyPhone, Firefly, phone, cell phone; Product reviews 2008-07-23
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
Free the XBOX 360!!!: Free the XBOX 360!!!"Microsoft-approved"Why shouldn't Microsoft be concerned with the performance of software on XBox?Quoting:Microsoft makes both the hardware and software, and the environment is tightly controlled - only Microsoft-approved software need apply. [End quote]Vista shows that a product's reputation can be affected by the uninterest or mistakes of third...; Tags: Game players, Games, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., game, console; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Intuit cut 575 jobs - is this "user generated unemployment?": The other day I reported that Brad Smith, the CEO of Intuit, had asked his managers to see which jobs could be cut because there were volunteers among Intuit's 50m users that were doing a better job -- and for free. These seem to be the emerging business benefits from...; Tags: Job, Intuit Inc., Unemployment, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience: Despite having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look....; Tags: NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, LiveParty, Spotlight Channel, Xbox Experience, Games, Game Players, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox Live, Sarju Shah, Gamespot; News items 2008-07-23
Apple: Perception is Reality: When a technology columnist known for his critical views on Apple makes statements to the effect that the company should consider defining and publicly communicating a succession strategy, many Apple fans might consider the subject too close to home and inappropriate. It will generate heated discussion...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-23
McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position: Several days after blogging about a research conduced by n.runs AG that managed to discover approximately 800 vulnerabilities in antivirus products, McAfee issued a statement basically debunking the number of vulnerabilities found, and providing its own account into the number of vulnerabilities affecting its own products : "A recent...; Tags: Software, McAfee Inc., Antivirus, Vulnerability, Vendor, Flaw, N.Runs, Dancho, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-23