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Security Bites: Firefox 2 beats IE 7

The browser update is not a giant leap from Firefox 1.5, yet itThe browser update is not a giant leap from Firefox 1.5, yet it beats Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that Mozilla unleashed Firefox 2 this week. Although the new browser is...

Tags: giant leap, leap, Mozilla Firefox

Videos 2006-10-27

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Oracle planning Patch Tuesday whopper

Microsoft may be offering a Patch Tuesday respite this month but, if you're an Oracle database administrator, January 13 will be a very busy day. The database server giant announced plans for a monster Patch Day next Tuesday with fixes for 41 security vulnerabilities in "across hundreds...

Tags: BEA WebLogic, BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Portals, Application Servers, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Databases, Internet, Software, Data Management, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-01-09

Circuit City in talks for sale; Best Buy narrows its fiscal 2009 targets

Circuit City said Friday that it is in talks with "two highly motivated and interested parties" about selling the company as a going concern. Meanwhile, Best Buy, the largest electronics retailer in the U.S., reckons it continues to take market share. Circuit City asked the bankruptcy court...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-09

Intel: Fourth quarter sales worse than expected (again)

Updated: Intel said Wednesday that its fourth quarter, which was already dismal, was actually worse than expected. The chip giant forecast fourth quarter revenue of $8.2 billion, down 20 percent from the third quarter and 23 percent from a year ago. Intel warned about the fourth quarter...

Tags: Intel Corp., Sales Strategy, Research & Development, Financial Accounting, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Business Operations, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-07

Why Schiller's Macworld keynote is a big deal in the big picture

There are two ways to view Philip Schiller's keynote at Macworld Tuesday: It was either a respectable effort by one of Steve Jobs' understudies or a bummer since the main attraction wasn't on stage and the announcements left a lot to be desired. Both would miss the big picture. ...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Philip Schiller, Biotechnology, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-07

MaxiVista 3.0.29 (Windows)

MaxiVista can turn any spare PC into a second monitor for your primary PC. Connect up to four PCs via network and enjoy giant desktop real estate of up to 7,680x1,200 pixels. MaxiVista additionally allows controlling up to four PCs with one mouse and keyboard. MaxiVista also optionally mirrors the...

Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows, Bartels Media, MaxiVista 3.0.29, Desktops, Keyboards, Mice, Real Estate, Hardware, Peripherals, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-01-07

RIAA dumps its primary evidence collector

The Recording Industry Association has dropped MediaSentry, an outfit that scans the Internet for folks allegedly uploading copyrighted music. According to the Wall Street Journal, the RIAA quietly dropped MediaSentry, a company that provided the RIAA most of its lawsuit firepower. The Journal makes the leap that...

Tags: Lawsuit, RIAA, Recording Industry Association, MediaSentry, Journal, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-04

Lessons from the Death Map

Lessons from the Death MapStay away from Other networks.....Its' Already Known, yet Other Networks Post Hazards Beyond Mortal Persons ability to Party Them ALL. BeWarned & PrePared, CES IS NOT Just Party, Its NETWORK Idenity. Sure NOW ZEDENKA' Gone, ZD Comes Back, With NO PC Magazine, I Note. Tell that...

Tags: Sort-of, heatwave

Discussion threads 2009-01-03

Raise taxes? On gasoline? How about mothers' milk?

Raise taxes? On gasoline? How about mothers' milk?Again?He's not even president yet. How about laying some of the blame on the current president? You know, the one who inherited a $500 billion surplus upon entering office and parlayed it into a $10 trillion debt upon leaving?...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Obama, tax

Discussion threads 2009-01-02

Netbook security risks?

Netbook security risks?Netbook security risks?Having linux on the netbook is an automatic security risk. Linux lacks any central management as you stated, but in its very design lacks security. It leaves the telnet port open. Its required to check the installed application version for each package - remember...

Tags: Operating systems, security, NetBook, security risk, Netbook security risk, netbook, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-01-02

Fix uncovered for mass Zunecide

At 2am on 31 December 2008 30GB Zune's around the world committed mass suicide when the internal clock software that deals with leap year crapped the proverbial bed. Despite screams of panic heard from a small minority of worldwide music player owners due to the "Y2K9 bug,"...

Tags: Microsoft Zune, Music Player, Media Players, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-02

Zune problems? All should be fine by Midnight

Owners of Microsoft's 30GB Zune player will be counting down to midnight tonight - not to ring in a new year but to see if their Zunes will miraculously start working again. Apparently, some sort of glitch prompted the internal clocks in the 30GB only Zunes to freak out and...

Tags: Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Media Players, Patches, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-31

Did the Y2K failure come to Zune 30 devices 9 years later?

Did the Y2K failure come to Zune 30 devices 9 years later?Two stuck Zune 30's hereMy wife and I both have frozen Zunes. Mine had been charging yesterday / overnight and found it to be on the logo this morning. My wife's hasn't been used for a couple...

Tags: Y2K, Zune team, Microsoft Zune, Zune 30, Y2K failure, Zune 30 device

Discussion threads 2008-12-31

Metered computing: Another great argument for open source in 2009

Metered computing: Another great argument for open source in 2009Hasn't this been done already?Didn't we just spend 40+ years digging ourselves out from under precisely this very same business model? How can they even patent this? Because its for a PC instead of a mainframe? Oh boy,...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, great argument, Metered computing, open source, patent, computer

Discussion threads 2008-12-31

Update: Zune 30GB failure may be due to leap year

According to several reports in online forums Zune 30 devices these are the original Zune models started freezing up all at the same time last night. I have a black Zune 30, but it is in the drawer and I wouldn't know if it froze up or not. It is...

Tags: Microsoft Zune, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-12-31

Another reason to love Linux: SiCortex offers high-performance computing in an astonishingly energy-efficient format

Another reason to love Linux: SiCortex offers high-performance computing in an astonishingly energy-efficient formatThis sounds to good to be true!And when something sounds to good to be true... it usually is.Yes technology is ever increasing and always expanding and improving, but if it is true that it can replace huge...

Tags: Leadership, cloud computing, Amazon.com Inc., SiCortex, Linux, high-performance, high-performance computing

Discussion threads 2008-12-29

Some minor criticisms of the Windows 7 beta

After using the finalised Windows 7 beta build (build 7000) for a good few days as my primary operating system, I'm exceptionally happy with it. I've tried to find bugs, as it is pre-release software, but so far have found none, which bodes well for the software giant. I do,...

Tags: Mouse, Microsoft Windows 7, Window, Beta, BitLocker, XPS, Size Option, Microsoft Windows, Mice, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-12-29

When bandwidth is free

When bandwidth is freeThe solution is simple:1. Make bandwidth caps illegal. Allow people to use their service for the FULL RATED SPEED 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (366 in leap year).2. Start putting price control on the amounts that can be charged for...

Tags: Government, Telecom & Utilities, bandwidth, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-12-25

SOA is integration. SOA is not integration. Simple as that.

SOA is integration. SOA is not integration. Simple as that.DefinitionsI think some of the discussion gets confused because of the narrow scope some see integration as being. What was defined as EAI a while back really shared a lot of common traits with SOA. That fact is EAI...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Middleware, Web services, Enterprise software, SOA, EAI, integration

Discussion threads 2008-12-23

Holiday fun: the best "essay not done" excuses

While many of you have travelled long and far across the country or state to get home for Christmas, Hanukkah, and any other holiday during this festive season. But many of you still have essays which need handing in by the end of this or next month. It's not easy...

Tags: Essay, Computer, Productivity, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-12-23