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Web filters mistakenly blocking Yahoo

Web filters mistakenly blocking YahooEmbracing Websense... corporate IT's biggest mistakeAs more and more of the Web is filtered by corporations using Websense, the backlash from these mistakes is only going to get bigger. I for one am very happy about this failure, and I wish them many more to come...maybe...

Tags: Channel management, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Yahoo! Inc., Hosts File, Websense Inc., Web

Discussion threads 2007-03-29

Windows without viruses and spyware? Yes, it's possible

Windows without viruses and spyware? Yes, it's possibleGood avice until...."If Dad has a favorite piece of software that won't install in a Limited account and instead requires Administrator privileges, find an alternative."Much, much easier said than done.yes it can be possible you use something else:)So Ed, you don't...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, virus, Linux Advocate, spyware, Microsoft Windows, GTO, Hosts File

Discussion threads 2006-08-25

HOSTS file hijacking and bank password stealing trojans

HOSTS file hijacking combined with bank password stealing trojans is one of the more egregious spyware tricks currently being seen. Here's the scenario. A user is infected with a trojan and other malware that, among other things, changes the HOSTS file so that websites commonly used for online banking are...

Tags: spyware, Internet Service Provider, Layered Technologies Inc., Hosts File

Blog posts 2006-01-11

Site-blocking worm carries phishing risk

Site-blocking worm carries phishing riskKey word is "worm"Hate to start the Linux/Windoze stuff today, but . . .This is the true "problem with Windoze" - worms. While one-shot viruses and trojans COULD affect Linux as much as Windoze, it is the self-replicating worm that is pretty much exclusive to Windoze....

Tags: Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Hosts File, Key-Word, phishing, worm, Web browser, hosts file, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-04-12

MyDoom variant targets Microsoft

MyDoom variant targets MicrosoftI need a windows boxso i can have fun and get out of work and have something to complain about to. Everyday its the same thing in linuxland. turn puter on, everything works, check mail, no viruses, launch open office everything works, no macro virus, launch browser,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, hosts file, Linux, Microsoft Corp., update site, MyDoom virus

Discussion threads 2004-01-28

Additional Resources

Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable

In a scathing indictment of Apple's MobileMe service, the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg calls the service "far too flawed to be reliable." The US$99 per year service – which is supposed to push contacts, calendars and email from iPhone to computer – has been hobbling along...

Tags: Apple Inc., MobileMe, E-mail, Online Communications, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Hands-on: App Store Ad Hoc distribution

Hands-on: App Store Ad Hoc distributionSimple? Compared to what?[i]The procedure works like this: a developer will request your iPhone’s unique identifier. The Identifier is 40-character string that can be found in iTunes by clicking on the word "Serial Number" under the Summary tab when your iPhone is connected. You can...

Tags: Digital media, Apple iPhone, App Store Ad Hoc distribution, App Store Ad Hoc, App Store, Hands-On, Identifier

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Hands-on: App Store Ad Hoc distribution

There's only one official way to get "legitimate" software for the iPhone 2.0 and iPod touch – via Apple's included App Store. The much-heralded service offers almost 1,000 free and paid application in numerous categories and has been well publicized over the last week. I recently had...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Advertisement, Apple Inc., Identifier, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?

Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?Sure it canIf you are using gnome (Ubuntu's default desktop envrionment) just go to gnomelook.org and look at the screen shots people have posted. There are a lot of creative folks out there. It's pretty easy to make gnome look and act like auqa....

Tags: Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Compiz-fusion, Even Linux, Ubuntu, operating system

Discussion threads 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

X12 Parser (exe)

The X12 Parser allows you to convert X12 837 claims or 835 remittance files into a CSV or XML file. It is designed to be used either on the desktop or can be called from another application to convert an X12 file into a CSV file. It also allows users...

Tags: File, Com1 Software, X12 Parser, XML, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources

Software downloads 2008-07-23

Make the Move To Folder and Copy To Folder commands easily accessible

Two of the handiest file management tools in Windows Vista are the Copy To Folder and Move To Folder commands, which allow you to copy and move files or folders anywhere you want simply by selecting an item, a file or a folder, and then choosing the desired location from...

Tags: Folder, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2008-07-23

jkOnTheRun purchased by the Giga Omni Media group

I am very happy to let you all know that my two fellow MobileTechRoundup podcast co-hosts James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel are now full time bloggers for Giga Omni Media. James started jkOnTheRun a long time ago and Kevin joined him a few years ago in writing and posting videos...

Tags: Media, Site, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-22

RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug

Just a quick note to update a story I wrote last week on an unpatched remote execution vulnerability affecting BlackBerry business users: Research in Motion RIM has finally shipped patches to cover the issue, which affects the BlackBerry Attachment Service component of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. ...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-22

A look at the recent Firefox 3 vulnerability

True to form, Billy Rios promised a more in depth look at the MSFA2008-35 vulnerability which is another protocol handler flaw in Firefox 3.  As previously reported here, this was another protocol handler flaw that led to arbitrary remote command execution, and is especially dangerous since it can be deployed...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Vulnerability, Protocol Handler, Firefox3, Security Decision, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Open Source VoIP: Asterisk or FreeSwitch?

When the time came for a new PBX, Brian Snipes chose to do something a bit unconventional. The IT manager at law firm Hare, Wynn, Newell, and Newton LLP didn't purchase a commercial PBX, nor did he settle on the open source market leader,...

Tags: Phone, PBX, Attorney, FreeSwitch, Asterisk, Telephony, VOIP, Open Source, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?

Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?Toshiba Cell Laptop anyone?...[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9102518&taxonomyId=66&intsrc=kc_top]FYI[/url]Slap Yellow Dog Linux on it and you are good to go!Do we know if backwards compatibility is holding back......progress? Or is it just purists who would like to see legacy support end?Currently x86 outperforms US T2 in just...

Tags: Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Real Bottom Line, Linux STILL, Linux architecture, Intel x86, Linux, slate

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Aleo Flash MP3 Player Builder (zip)

Aleo Flash MP3 Player Builder (formerly Aleo MP3 to SWF Converter) is an easy and fast way to batch convert MP3 and WAV to SWF, generate Flash music player for your website and blog (MySpace, Google Blog, MSN Space and all other popular blogs). The program features a step by...

Tags: MP3 Player, Blog, WAV, MP3, Aleo Software, Flash MP3 Player Builder, Blogging, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-07-22

File Renamer Turbo (exe)

File Renamer Turbo is a cutting edge file renaming tool that will make your life easier. If you need to rename multiple files, folders or set the ID3 tags of MP3 files or the tags of WMA, M4A, OGG, FLAC, APE and MPC files, this program will do the job...

Tags: Tag, Kristanix Software, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-07-22

TagMagic (msi)

Copy file name, folder name, title, album name, artist, genre or any combination to any tag. Add sequence to any tag. Rename file using tags information. Move file to new folder named according to tags information. Perform batch operations. Preview changes, then apply once all done. For Russian letters transliteration...

Tags: Tag, Avgust Ishchenko

Software downloads 2008-07-22