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After ZDNet's Tech Shakedown, Nike buttons up the security on its Flash-based payment pages

A few weeks back, I did a Tech Shakedown of the Flash-based payment pages on Nike's online store which lacked the Net's accepted practice of connecting Web browsers to HTTPS-based URLs, thus resulting in the display of a padlock somewhere in a browsers' status bar.  These are the two visual...

Tags: Security, Web, Payment, Nike Inc., Padlock, HTTPS, Channel Management, Web Browsers, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Internet, Finance, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-09-27

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Open source is not about Wall Street

only M$ ia about wall street greedand yet it failed to deliver because of its flawed business model.The answer to the Golden Rule"My way or the highway," may work for proprietary, closed code, but with Open Source there is always a FORK in the road.MySQL can easily become OurSQL. Larry...

Tags: Databases, MySQL, open source, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-30

DynDNS Updater 2.4 (Mac)

DynDNS Updater is a Mac OS X client for use with the free and paid services provided by DynDNS. Based originally on DNSUpdate by Julien Jalon, DynDNS Updater brings new features and is designed to work exclusively with services from DynDNS. Simple and intuitive interface Supports Custom DNS,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Dynamic Network Services, DynDNS Updater, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-30

Google Reader Checker 1.3 (Windows)

This extension creates a button to the menu bar which notifies when a Google Reader feed has a new item. When logging in to Google Reader, make sure to enable the "Stay logged in"-feature. The program includes an option to always use SSL-connection HTTPS and to hide unread count.

Tags: Google Inc., Google Reader, destructoBOT, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-27

VZOchat 6.3.3 (Windows)

Easy-to-use, small software application for free video chat, communications and instant messaging via the Internet on any broadband or even dial-up connection. It works with most PCs and web cameras and does not require special skills to use. Its advanced network support allows connections when both users are behind a...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows, Video, Camera, Visicron Systems, NAT Hole Punching Technique, Corporate Communications, Networking, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-25

Fastream IQ Proxy Server 3.1.4R (Windows)

IQ Proxy Server is a robust and secure content/reverse solution for Windows. Featuring the most scalable server engine with up to 20,000 simultaneous connections for both filtering and caching content proxy and securing and accelerating reverse proxy, could serve more than 10,000 requests/sec in keep-alive mode. Fastream IQ Proxy Server...

Tags: Authentication, Fastream Technologies, IQ Proxy Server, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-24

CrushFTP 5.0.4 (Mac)

CrushFTP handles FTP, SFTP SSH FTP, FTPS FTP over SSL, HTTP, HTTPS, WebDAV, and WebDAV SSL. WebDAV allows you to use the OS X Finder to connect to the server and work on it as if it were another hard drive on your machine. Read, write, rename. all with WebDAV....

Tags: Apple Macintosh, WebDAV, Ben Spink, Web Site Development, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Net Transport 2.89 build 502 (Windows)

NetTransport is fast, exciting, and powerful downloading manager, now supports HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/FTPS over SSL/SFTP over Secure Shell, MMS Microsoft Media Services, RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol), BitTorrent, eMule, RTMP Real Time Messaging Protocol / RTMPT HTTP Tunneling / RTMPS over SSL. NetTransport also have flexible 'File Manager' to manage your downloaded...

Tags: SSH, Microsoft Windows, FTP, SSL, Xi Software, NetTransport, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Security

Software downloads 2009-11-16

Groklaw suggests Microsoft sue, do over authentication

Are you in any way trying to legitimize patent trolling?You are well aware that what Microsoft is doing is what we all used to call patent trolling aren't you?My guess...Nothing will happen... this is just MS trying to protect UAC and runas from paten lawsuits.Besides MS would be idiot... well...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, authentication, Groklaw, patent, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

GlobalSCAPE EFT Server 6.1.0.48 (Windows)

EFT Server formerly Secure FTP Server is a secure file transfer solution for growing companies facing the challenges that come with an increasing network of business partners and processes. The core EFT Server platform provides secure transport protocols, extensive user account control, and post processing workflow. Utilize all the essential...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, GlobalSCAPE Inc., EFT Server Platform, Servers, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Overseer Network Monitor 4.0.1112.01 (Windows)

Windows-based network/system monitoring software designed to simplify network monitoring, runs as a service, and is able to notify administrators via email, pager, cell phone, or net send. Overseer can monitor Web sites via HTTP/HTTPS, network devices via ping, Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 services, Windows event logs, and available disk space. Overseer watches...

Tags: Network, Monitoring, Sensible Software Solutions, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-12

iVersion 1.3 (Mobile)

iVersion brings native svn support to the iphone, including many of the advanced features you would only expect to find on a desktop client. Browsing of the folder hierarchy, viewing and editing of small files such as programming code or txt files are all available in a simple, easy to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, SVN, Ben Reeves, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Google's storage price cuts and a big missed backup opportunity

SkyDriveYup, as ReadWriteWeb points out:"SkyDrive offers a free 25 GB of online storage for your files and also serves as the central repository for Windows Live Photos as well as the documents created via the new Office Web Applications service, Microsoft's challenge to Google Docs. But where's Google's answer to...

Tags: Backups, Google Inc., backup, storage

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Core FTP LE 2.1 build 1631 (Windows)

This fast and free FTP client with SFTP/SSH, SSL/TLS, and HTTP/HTTPS support, browser integration, FTP/HTTP/SOCKS proxy, drag and drop, a site manager, a session manager, a queue manager, custom screens, bandwidth control, caching, auto-transfer, retry/resume, auto-reconnect options, auto S/key, remote file-searching, advanced directory listings, start/stop/resume of transfers, chmod, and many...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, Manager, Core FTP, Core FTP LE, Ssl/Tls, Web Browsers, Network Security, Security, Internet, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-11

Core FTP Pro 2.1 build 1631 (Windows)

Core FTP Pro--FTP client for managing remote files with advanced features including: SSL/TLS, SSH/SFTP, HTTP/HTTPS, scheduling, file encryption/decryption, ZIP compression, download acceleration, site to site transfers, synchronization, templates, thumbnails, editing/viewing of remote files (.htaccess included), drag/drop to desktop and icons, browser integration, user-friendly interfaces, FTP/HTTP Proxy, Socks 4/5 support, remote...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Core FTP, Ssl/Tls, Web Browsers, Network Security, Security, Internet, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-11

Internet Download Manager 5.18 build 5 (Windows)

Internet Download Manager is a tool for increasing download speeds by up to 5 times, and for resuming, scheduling, and organizing downloads. The program will resume unfinished downloads due to network problems, or unexpected power outages. The program features a full-fledged site grabber that downloads files that are specified with...

Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Video, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Site, Tonec, Internet Download Manager, Corporate Communications, Internet, Web Browsers, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-11

Seven great (and free!) applications for Windows 7

You added Windows 7 to the title for page hits...Any tech enthusiast worth their salt has long known about all these apps. Nah ... ... for page hits I'd have added XP ... bigger user base ... User base yes but Windows 7is what everyone is interested in reading...

Tags: Operating systems, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux Distro, Paint.net, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, 7-zip

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

HttpWatch Basic Edition 6.2.15 (Windows)

HttpWatch shows you HTTP and HTTPS traffic from within IE allowing you to quickly debug, fix, and optimize your Website. See headers, cookies, status codes, compression, content and more as you browse a Web site. The Basic Edition only displays extended information for a limited number of Web sites. ...

Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Simtec, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-10

SharedPlan Pro 5.4.20 (Mac)

SharedPlan Pro is an intuitive, robust project management application for Mac OS X (10.4 and later) that may be combined with a private, secure, online project server. Pro provides a complete project planning environment for project managers, including: Access to online project management tools for sharing projects and controlling...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, SharedPlan Software, SharedPlan Pro, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-10

TrueUpdate 3.5.3 (Windows)

TrueUpdate is a comprehensive solution for software developers, network administrators, and IT departments to integrate automated update capabilities into their applications and business processes. TrueUpdate provides a robust client/server framework for determining required updates, retrieving and applying the necessary patch or installation files using Internet or LAN protocols. By using...

Tags: Software, Client-server, Microsoft Indigo, Microsoft Windows, Indigo Rose Software, TrueUpdate, Tools & Techniques, Servers, Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-10