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SOA: Future Failure and Technobabble Gibberish

IT-director.com has an editorial stating 90% of SOA projects are failing in a significant manner:The problem is that for every successful SOA implementation, there seems to be ten that are providing few of the desired benefits. Many of these failures are down to poor understanding of the underlying principles of...

Tags: SOA, Project failures

Blog posts 2007-07-25

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'EvoGrid' to model life's origins, and maybe answer the big questions

EvoGrid is a grid-computing concept that'll attempt to digitally simulate the primordial soup from which life arose and it may shed light on the origins of life on Earth and in the universe. It may also provide new tools for evolutionary biology, biochemistry, and complexity studies. Studying...

Tags: Earth, Soup, Computer, EvoGrid, Life Form, Productivity, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-07-04

EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sites

EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sitesRE: EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sitesFrom what I know, it affected some versions of Chrome and Firefox, so if using other browsers on Mac or Linux such as Safari, or Firefox 3.5 which would silently block the Javascript, then it won't be...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Web site development, Viruses and worms, Web technology, Web browsers, SECURITY, Google Inc., EyeWonder, malware incident, subdomain, malware, popular web site, Web site, Web

Discussion threads 2009-07-03

EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sites

During the last couple of hours, visitors of popular and high trafficked web sites such as CNN, BBC, Washington Post, Gamespot, WorldOfWarcraft, Mashable, Chow.com, ITpro.co.uk, AndroidCommunity; Engadget and Chip.de, started reporting that parts of the web sites are unreachable due to malware warnings appearing through the EyeWonder interactive digital advertising...

Tags: Web, EyeWonder, Malware, Web Site, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-07-03

Delivery Status 4.8.2 (Mac)

Can't wait for your packages to arrive? Don't waste your time checking the site constantly, just open this all-in-one delivery tracker and enter your order number or tracking number. The status will update automatically for you, and even count down the days! It also works with Growl to give you...

Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Apple Macintosh, Federal Express, Canada, Mike Piontek, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-07-03

Yamaha YHT-791BL

Photo gallery:Yamaha YHT-791BLGreat-sounding home theater is becoming increasingly rare, as consumers move toward space-saving solutions like soundbars and tiny home-theater-in-a-box systems HTIBs. If you still care about sound, have a budget around $1,000, and want the convenience of an all-in-one package, the choice largely comes down to two systems--the Onkyo...

Tags: Yamaha YHT-791BL, speaker, Regular HTIB, Yamaha Corp., receiver

Product reviews 2009-07-02

Asus Essentio CM5570-AP002

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. Aside from the fact that it's a midtower system, the Asus Essentio CM5570-AP002 has much of the same charm that we...

Tags: Desktops, DVD, Processors, Consumer electronics, ASUS, Asus Essentio, Asus Essentio CM5570-AP002

Product reviews 2009-07-02

Beyond E-Tech Duet D8 (unlocked)

Photo gallery:Beyond E-Tech Duet D8We first came across a peculiar company called Beyond E-Tech when we reviewed the Duet D888. An importer of Chinese-made phones, Beyond E-tech offers a gallery of models seldom seen elsewhere. Like the D888 and all other handsets in the Duet line, the unlocked D8 is...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Duet D8, touch screen, Beyond E-Tech, Duet D888, phone

Product reviews 2009-07-02

Digital Storm 950Si (Intel Core i7)

The $3,636 950Si is the first PC we've reviewed from Digital Storm, and for the most part we've come away impressed. The system itself came with an overclocked, but more importantly stable Intel CPU, and but for a minor design flaw it seems competently built. Digital Storm could have pushed...

Tags: Storm 950Si, Intel Core Microarchitecture

Product reviews 2009-07-02

Facebook - Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory?

What on earth are Facebook doing? Imagine going into a stationery store and buying a Filofax personal organizer and then over time filling it with personal contacts info, photos and notes. You come home one night and it's no longer...

Tags: Facebook, Security, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-07-02

Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Jul/Aug 09

Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Jul/Aug 09Adrian:Use Intel much?I appreciated your lineup, but noticed one glaring fact: while I can agree that Intel offers the best extreme processor in the i7 965 EE (for $1000), I noticed the glaring omission of any AMD parts. I think that if...

Tags: Processors, Virtualization, RAID, Jul/Aug 09, Hardware 2.0, Intel Corp., CPU, HyperThreading, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

Take steps to prevent IT myopia [video]

Take steps to prevent IT myopia [video]Project management as an enablerYou make the case that project management inhibits IT strategic business value. However, each tips you present to stop viewing IT in project-related terms are clearly articulated in the Project Management Institute's PMI project process rigor for anyone's Project...

Tags: Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Purchasing & Procurement, Quality, video, information technology, project management, PMI, risk management plan

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

HP Pavilion dv7-2185DX

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores.Few manufacturers have the art of making upscale-looking 17-inch (and even 18-inch) multimedia laptops down to a science like HP does....

Tags: Desktops, Processors, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-07-01

Asus G71GX-RX05

Editors' Note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. Do you want a little more flash with your computing experience, but you're on a budget? The Asus G71GX-RX05 serves...

Tags: Games, Processors, Notebooks, Asus G71GX-RX05, ASUS

Product reviews 2009-07-01

Samsung Axle SCH-r311 (U.S. Cellular)

Now that U.S. Cellular finally has taken notice of CNET, we've had the opportunity to review a range of the carrier's phones, from sweet multimedia handsets to models built for texting. The new Samsung Axle SCH-r311 falls into neither camp, but it's an acceptable phone for basic communication. Its...

Tags: U.S. Cellular, VGA Camera, Samsung Axle, phone, camera, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-07-01

ASUS VH236H - LCD display - TFT - 23"

The Asus VH236H is available for around $190 from e-tailers. For that price you not only get HDMI and DVI support, built-in speakers, a headphone jack but also great movie and game performance. We'd prefer to have more ergonomic options and a less frustrating OSD menu, but with its...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Pressing Menu, LCD, TFT, ASUS VH236H, S/A, ASUS, bezel, OverDrive, OSD, Samsung SyncMaster P2370

Product reviews 2009-07-01

Maxtor BlackArmor PS 110 - hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB

Maxtor's new 500GB BlackArmor PS 110 external hard drive ($160) provides trustworthy storage and data backup solutions for the consumer that needs more space. The shape and design of the drive isn't a far departure from the FreeAgent Go, another thin external HDD from Maxtor's parent company Seagate. The PS...

Tags: Backups, Maxtor Corp., Maxtor BlackArmor PS 110, FireWire, hard drive, Seagate Technology LLC

Product reviews 2009-07-01

BlueAnt S1

BlueAnt has quietly made a name for itself as a maker of quality Bluetooth products, especially ones with voice control. The BlueAnt V1 was the first headset with a voice control interface, and the BlueAnt Q1 carried over that feature. One of its most popular products, the Supertooth 3 speakerphone,...

Tags: 3G, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, BlueAnt, Supertooth 3

Product reviews 2009-07-01

Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XP

Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XPPenny wise, pound foolish.XP is unsecurable. Enterprise AV, all the tools, etc, it is fundamentally broken. All these enterprises deal with constant and unrelenting security threats. It really has no place...

Tags: Operating systems, survey, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Nielsen: Average Apple.com visit lasts 74 minutes

Nielsen: Average Apple.com visit lasts 74 minutesApp Store / iTunesI'm willing to bet that "apple.com" includes the iTunes and App Store areas.I know Apple.com is a great looking site, but over an hour per visit? Come on.RE: Nielsen: Average Apple.com visit lasts 74 minutesGreat questions, what exactly are the people...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Inc., roach, Nielsen

Discussion threads 2009-07-01