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Eclipse Foundation delivers Ganymede train with 23 cars, but where are the cloud on-ramps?: Now that the Eclipse Foundation has proven it mettle with delivery of consistent and complete packages of downloads -- now's the time to take this puppy to the cloud. I'd like to see more integration between Eclipse products and cloud-based development, integration and deployment services. And I'm not alone on...; Tags: Eclipse, Eclipse Foundation, Amazon Web Services, DTP, Ganymede Web Site, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-06-27

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Judge freezes assets of massive spam ring: The Federal Trade Commission won a huge antispam victory in court yesterday, with a federal courts in Chicago's order to freeze the assets of a botnet spam group generally known as HerbalKing. The group used botnets to spread its poison around the globe. Just one botnet...; Tags: Asset, FTC, Spam, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-15
Gartner Top 10 embraces the Cloud: As in previous years, the analysts at Gartner have unveiled their 'Top 10 Strategic Technologies,' and Jason Hiner provides details elsewhere on ZDNet. The press release is here. One of the analysts involved David Cearley discusses the Top 10 over on YouTube, and posts the information from...; Tags: Gartner Inc., David, Jason, Semantic Web, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-10-15
Firefox 3.1 raises the browser bar ... again: Competition is a good thing, and the way that Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome have re-invigorated browser development will mean good a better web experience all round. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Firefox 3.1, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Google Chrome; Blog posts 2008-10-15
Firefox 3.1 raises the browser bar ... again: Competition is a good thing, and the way that Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome have re-invigorated browser development will mean good a better web experience all round. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Firefox 3.1, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, firefox, mozilla, minefield; Image galleries 2008-10-15

Workout for brain just a few clicks away: Researchers at UCLA studied people doing Web searches and found that it sharpened the memories of middle-aged and older people. CHICAGO--Searching the Internet may help middle-aged and older adults keep their memories sharp, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Researchers at the University of California...; Tags: Brain, Internet Search, Internet, Search, Reuters, research, search, brain; News items 2008-10-15
News to know: Gartner, Firefox 3.1, Apple notebook event, Intel: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Hiner: Gartner: Top 10 technologies to watch over the next three years Larry Dignan: IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers ...; Tags: Richard Koman, Mozilla Firefox, Apple MacBook, Gartner Inc., Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Notebook Event, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-10-15
Can the Semantic Web help education?: Dr Jason Ohler certainly thinks so, and discusses his views in a recent paper and during a conversation that we recorded earlier this week. Both Jason and I struggled to think of examples where educationalists and educational technologists are already working with these technologies, or seriously considering...; Tags: Education, Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-10-15
Live Webcast: The Privileged Account Management Debate: There has been a furor of debate following the recent issues with the City of San Francisco and its administrator not divulging administrative passwords. Much of that debate has centered on whether other admins would perform similarly malicious acts following an employment termination. Some reports have this percentage...; Tags: Password, Webcast, Account Management, Admin Password, Quest Software Inc., Sales Channel, Sales Force Management, Sales; Webcasts 2008-10-15
Surviving the recession with Free Enterprise OSes (Part 2): In Part 1, I discussed the four Free Linux distributions that are best position to provide extended support and ample functionality to an end user through a protracted recession, as well as having the characteristic "safeness" or "stability" factor in terms of being able to weather...; Tags: Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Sun Solaris 10, Red Hat Inc., Recession, Operating System, Novell OpenSuse, BSD, CentOS, Scientific Linux, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Facebook: Is there a Moore's Law for sharing?: Facebook: Is there a Moore's Law for sharing?Why doesn't Zuckerberg get it???What Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn't understand is that all the "clutter" like the shared status updates, the virtual gifts, the applications for good karma or whatever, was what made Facebook FUN.How can someone who invents a social networking...; Tags: Facebook; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits: In a recently conducted comparative review, Danish security company Secunia, tested the detection rate of 12 different Internet Security Suites against 300 exploits (144 malicious files and 156 malicious web pages) affecting popular end user applications, to find that even the top performer in the test is in fact performing...; Tags: Web, Malware, Exploit, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-10-14
More on Apple's new Mini DisplayPort: More on Apple's new Mini DisplayPortDisplayPort is fine...but include the VGA port too so we don't have to carry around an extra cord....duh. It doesn't take up much space and EVERY windows laptop has a VGA port.30"!It's nice that it finally works with 30" even on MacBook (non-Pro).I just...; Tags: Corporate communications, Notebooks, Network technology, DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, Mini, Apple Inc., adapter; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Keeping the dream alive - bootstrap your way out of the death spiral: Jennifer Leggio is on the road. Guest editorial by Ryan Kuder I was very publicly laid off from Yahoo! back in February. It's a gut-wrenching experience for anyone who has gone through it. At the time, my choices were to get a new...; Tags: Dream, Network, Yahoo! Inc., Start-up, Jennifer Leggio, Ryan Kuder, VC, Angels, Networking; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?: Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?What are the specsI haven't seen the specs yet (are they published?) but I don't think it's going to be enough. They either need to compete with Windows PC's or not. Don't half ass it. My guess is the lower price will still not match...; Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, new MacBook line, MacBook line; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Newpaper Web revenue down 2.4% in Q2 2008: In Q2 2008, newspaper Web sites revenue was down 2.4% compared with Q2 2007, to $777 mln, according to the Newspaper Association of America. It was the only YTY drop since the association began measuring online revenue in 2003. SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Newpaper Web revenue down 2.4% in...; Tags: Revenue, Operational Accounting, Finance, AM; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?: Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?Your Mac Lust borders on Creepy....Geez... that article is just a little bit scary. The kid on the eTrade commercials is in my head..."I seriously underestimated the creepiness factor"... he says this about a clown and I am applying it...; Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, Notebooks, Apple Inc., video; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Confirmed: MacBook drops Firewire port: Confirmed: MacBook drops Firewire portUpgrade to Pro?It looks like if you want FireWire, you'll need to get a Macbook Pro instead.http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html"What do video professionals think about this?"What about we non-professionals who shoot video?I guess we're SOL, as far as Apple is concerned.Nice way to drive customers to Windows machines Stevie...; Tags: Notebooks, macBook Pro, Apple MacBook, FireWire, video, Firewire port; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
What OpenOffice site crash means: What OpenOffice site crash meansSo, I should pay for free software so I don't pay Microsoft?It's not for everyone. However, the reason Microsoft has more robust features is because they spend more money on it. That money is funded by higher prices for their software. If you or your company...; Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, object-oriented, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, free software, Open Office Writer; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Poll: Best personal finance software?: Poll: Best personal finance software?MoneydanceMoneydance - moneydance.comSplashMoneyGreat little app originating for the Palm OS. Has been ported to Windows and iPhone worlds. I can keep track of my expenses on my iPhone and sync it via wireless connection with my desktop. Good tool set and it is a darn sight...; Tags: INTERNET, Financial accounting, personal finance software, personal finance, Moneydance; Discussion threads 2008-10-14