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Microsoft probes possible IE 7 phishing hole

Microsoft probes possible IE 7 phishing holeAnother security issue for IE7?Use Opera 9.1. It too has anti-phishing built it Fraud Protection and doesn't suffer the same blight as IE7 / FF2.x.x.xhttp://www.opera.comMicrosoft probes possible IE 7 phishing hole"Microsoft is not aware of any attacks attempting to use the reported vulnerability," So...

Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, POINT BEING, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, phishing, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox, IE 7 phishing hole, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE 7 Phishing

Discussion threads 2007-03-15

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Large Hadron Collider gets fresh power supply

Large Hadron Collider gets fresh power supplyWho cares?particle colliders and whatnot- how about: let's try living our own lives and find out something useful once they've RUN an experiment! It's difficult enough dealing with the paramount necessities and the trivialities of our own lives- why bother to focus on others'?There's...

Tags: Large Hadron Collider, power supply, Hadron Collider

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Open source in a time of recession

Open source in a time of recessionWhen the water hole shrinks,the kangaroo mice flourish.HistoryYes, the end of the dot-com bubble killed a number of illusions. The most prominent lesson was, Don't give away your main product. So at that time pure Linux and other open source plays disappeared.What was...

Tags: Rewriting History, recession, open source, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Open source in a time of recession

We face what my late friend Russell Shaw called "a shrinking water hole." Not every company will survive the drought. But open source as a business model will survive, because it's an adaptation that is meant for days like these. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Recession, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Cute Password Manager Pro (exe)

Cute Password Manager logs you into Web sites and fills forms faster, easier, and more securely. Cute Password Manager memorizes each user ID and password the first time you log into a site and automatically supplies them when you return. Cute Password Manager can help you secure your passwords from...

Tags: Password, iBit-Lab

Software downloads 2008-10-08

The HP-MySpace deal: Who needs this most? Not MySpace users.

The HP-MySpace deal: Who needs this most? Not MySpace users.Myspace is the Devilthat has to be the worst idea yet already it has phishing and malware throughout as well as pedophile's you can't even watch a video without antivirus 2009 or xpantivirus infecting your computer now ...

Tags: Printers, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Hewlett-Packard Co., MySpace

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A

There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...

Tags: India, Pyramid, Laughter, Network, Microsoft Office, Steve Ballmer, Product, Microsoft Corp., Programmer, Question, Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-06

iPhone hits another security speedbump

iPhone hits another security speedbumpYet another mindless ZDNet blogYour article starts out: "Apple’s ongoing struggles with poor security-related design choices have extended to the iPhone."It's nice to see that you've given up even pretending that you're objective. This is the stupidest, most mindless ZDNet statement yet - and that's saying...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spam, Apple iPhone, security

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

iPhone hits another security speedbump

Apple's ongoing struggles with poor security-related design choices have extended to the iPhone.  According to security researcher Aviv Raff, everyone's favorite mobile device is vulnerable to two separate security weaknesses that expose millions of users to phishing and spamming attacks. [...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Image, Spamming, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1; Apple TV 2.2

Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1; Apple TV 2.2I've lost count how many updates and how much bandwidth this yearI am getting really sick of having to update iTunes every other week.Am I just the only one? And it's not like I have a convenient alternative either.I have a Zune as well...

Tags: Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Operating systems, Patches, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Windows, security, Apple TV

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Schwarzenegger terminates new data breach bill (again)

Schwarzenegger terminates new data breach bill againInteresting predicamentOn one side the consumer should be notified of data breaches where their data is at risk, but on the other side should the consumer be notified everytime the systems is breached, even in the smallest way, one that has no effect on...

Tags: SECURITY, data breach, new data breach, Schwarzenegger, corporate data

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Texting? Pull Over ...

Texting? Pull Over ...re: Texting? Pull Over ...It's scary. I went through line in a grocery store, everytime the cashier had two seconds between ringing up customers her head was down texting. I can't imagine that kind of person on the road.RE: Texting? Pull Over ...TST: None of...

Tags: Cellular phones, stat, headset, cell phone, phone

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

News to know: Cloud wars; Apple; Google; China is watching you

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Amazon launches pre-emptive strike against Microsoft's planned cloud platform. Techmeme A new mystery: What's Microsoft got up its Office Live sleeve? Zack Whittaker:...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., IPO, Robots, Linux, E-mail, Digital Media, Financial Services, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Anti-LHC lawsuit lands in legal black hole

Anti-LHC lawsuit lands in legal black holeDuh!Somehow I don't think the Swiss government would take kindly to a US Marshal being dispatched to CERN with an order to shut down the reactor.US courts clearly don't have jurisdiction in this case.

Tags: Anti-LHC, black hole

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Anti-LHC lawsuit lands in legal black hole

A lame-brain lawsuit to stop the Large Hadron Collider is dead. U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor has dismissed the suit because U.S. courts have no jurisdiction over the world's biggest atom-smasher based in Switzerland and France and built by CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research,...

Tags: Black Hole, Lawsuit, CERN, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-01

Is security really a big drag on innovation?

Is security really a big drag on innovation?Is a shell a big drag on a tortoise?A lot of companies are a big drag on themselves. We all know what happens when more and more pairs of hands join a company.It's now the age of the S.M.E. We're on another rotation...

Tags: Leadership, Strategy, Security Folks, security, innovation, drag, big drag

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Winegard RCDT09A

Earlier in the spring we published a blog entry titled, "Don't buy a portable TV this year" highlighting the fact that the vast majority of portable TVs use analog tuners that won't pull in TV signals after the analog-to-digital TV transition February 17, 2009. At the time, our advice was...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Engineering, Winegard RCDT09A, digital television, converter box, battery, DTV converter box, TV, portable TV, battery pack

Product reviews 2008-09-30

Full encryption stops Amazon Web video leak: Adobe

Full encryption stops Amazon Web video leak: Adobedo you honestly this this fixwill last? I can almost guarantee by the time you read this, there is a work around. "just use the google" and ye shall find.the most effective way to curb "piracy" is to ask for reasonable prices, gouge...

Tags: Corporate communications, SECURITY, encryption, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Web video, Amazon Web video leak, Adobe Systems Inc., video, Internet video, leak

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Full encryption stops Amazon Web video leak: Adobe

Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems encryption on all television shows and movies found on its site, software maker Adobe said. SEATTLE--Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems encryption on all television shows and...

Tags: Software, Adobe Systems Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Internet Video, Video, Encryption, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Reuters, Amazon.com, Adobe, pirates, streaming, security

News items 2008-09-30

News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sprint Xohm, Apple Inc., NetGear, WiMAX, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Open Source, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-09-30