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Adobe patches 7 issues, including Pwn2Own contest flaw and DNS rebinding issues: Adobe published an advisory covering issues, includingÂ a fix for theÂ Pwn2Own flaw that we previously discussed here.Â Adobe's details are published here.Â One of the issues that was patched was discovered by myself and fellow researcher (and co-worker at Ernst & Young's Advanced Security Center)Â Rob Carter, see the picture to the...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., DNS, Domain, Lookup, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Domain Name, Flaw, Rob, Flash, XmlHttp Request, Kicker, Domain Names, Web Browsers, Networking, Internet, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Is Windows XP SP3 just around the corner?: Is Windows XP SP3 just around the corner?Hurry up and wait!Or is it, "Good things come to those who wait" (and wait...and wait...) ;)Windows Update versionNotably, that's what's in the Download Center, not the standalone patch.SP3 Timeline...Don't hold your breath.As with all things Microsoft if they indicate 1H08 that...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, SP-3, kicker, Is Windows XP SP3, Is Windows XP, IS Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
Vista users' frustrations with Nvidia come to a head: Vista users' frustrations with Nvidia come to a headNot just the high end cards.I recently bought a new PC with Vista and an nVidia 7600 GS card. With the installed drivers the card wouldn't maintain any color management settings I did. Exit the nVidia control panel and restart it...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Vista Users, kicker, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2007-04-24
Microsoft goes global with antivirus tool update: Microsoft goes global with antivirus tool updateGood SystemIn an inperfect world, Live One Care is comfortable and seemingly satisfactory to use. I started out with One Care's Beta and bought the program when it became available. It seems to do everything which is purported ... it has had a few...; Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Spyware, kicker, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, antivirus; Discussion threads 2007-01-24
Taming a protein with a nanostring: Taming a protein with a nanostringNanoViruses and computer sciencesstep 1) follow rulestep 2) go back to step 1Let step 1 lead to the unwitting creation of an enzyme that inhibits a human cells' intake of even one necessary chemical, or disrupt the supply chain for cells' functioning, and you've got...; Tags: Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus, computer, CDC, kicker; Discussion threads 2006-06-16

Day 4: Madhu: "Eclipse is a 21st century tool, Visual Studio is 20th century": Day 4: Madhu: "Eclipse is a 21st century tool, Visual Studio is 20th century"Eclipse vs. Visual StudioThis is a slightly strange comparison - one targets java the other .net. Eclipse is both an IDE and a target platform ie RCP. However if you insist on making the comparison there are...; Tags: Java development tools, OPEN SOURCE, .NET, Microsoft development tools, kicker, tool, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., Eclipse, Madhu, Microsoft .NET; Discussion threads 2006-03-24
Completing the Pod: Completing the PodJava isn't LAMPLinux Apache MySQL Perl/Python/??Now how many hundreds of thousands of dollars did it cost to port that eCommerce application from Windows to Java?Yeah, I know, it possibly already was Java, but then it probably would have been running on a *nix platform...ooops - right, not lampLinux...; Tags: Thin clients, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Operating systems, thin client, server, Microsoft Office, Linux, kicker; Discussion threads 2006-01-16

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Apple earnings cheat sheet: It's all about the Mac units: Apple reports its fiscal second quarter results Wednesday and the most important item driving the quarter will be Mac sales. All eyes will be on Mac units. Apple's Mac--despite a lot of focus on the iPhone--will make or break the quarter. Chances are pretty good that the...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Unit, Quarter, Apple Inc., Earnings, Chances, Wall Street, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales Force Management, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-23
CD kicker Tool (zip): CD Kicker Tool is the utility which provides open / close facility to your cd/dvd drive from system tray. You can also set the time, after which the CD drive automatically get closed. By Double clicking tray icon you can load/eject cd/dvd drive. Also have Auto close setting, which will...; Tags: CD, Tool, CD Kicker Tool; Software downloads 2008-01-25
Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?: The latest rootkit in the wild hides on your hard drive's boot sector and is starting to infect Windows PCs, according to security researchers. And the real kicker: The rootkit can't be detected by most antivirus applications. Symantec has been tracking the latest rootkit--Trojan.Mebroot--and...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., SANS Institute, Trojan.Mebroot Kernel, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-09
Microsoft breaks the perpetual licence covenant: Microsoft breaks the perpetual licence covenantJust don't buy any new MS apps.Use their old stuff that you already own and then make the switch to Open Office on new systems. There is no sound business reason to be held hostage by Microsoft. It would have cost them nothing but...; Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Word processors, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2008-01-04
Best and worst tech support/customer services experiences: Best and worst tech support/customer services experiencesControversy KnocksWe talk about customer service experience or the experience through the 'call centers' in the far land?:)http://smugglaz.spaces.live.com/RE: Best and worst tech support/customer services experiencesWorst phone support: AT&T DSL. During a recent broadband outage here in Atlanta, I tried speaking with a live...; Tags: Corporate communications, Product marketing, PRODUCTIVITY, Customer relationship management (CRM), Network technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., services experience; Discussion threads 2007-12-27
Before buying an HD display, read this lowdown on 720p vs. 1080i vs 1080p: Before buying an HD display, read this lowdown on 720p vs. 1080i vs 1080pSecond Rule: Beware the Ringers[B]Speaking of shopping in superstores for these bad boys, one thing I’ve learned is that you don’t want to eyeball the image quality of these displays in a typical showroom setting where florescent...; Tags: 1080p, 1080i; Discussion threads 2007-12-10
Will China manufacturing costs be a tech overhang?: Goldman Sachs issued a research note Monday that may highlight an important technology theme: China's manufacturing costs are going to become an issue.Â In the note, penned by Goldman analysts David Bailey and Min Park, Goldman recaps an Asia tour examining the tech supply chain. The analysts came away...; Tags: China, Hewlett-Packard Co., Analyst, Lexmark International Inc., Manufacturing Cost, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-12-10
OLPC: How do we gauge success? Will 490,000 units do?: The One Laptop per Child project's "Give One, Get One" program has been extended through Dec. 31 as donations averaged about $2 million a day. On that pace, the OLPC should move about 490,000 units by the end of the year. Does that make the effort a success? ...; Tags: Unit, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-26
Optic flow guides us in the right direction: The way we perceive the visual motion of objects as we move is a phenomenon called 'optic flow.' Now, Brown University researchers have discovered that optic flow helps us to walk. They've used Brown's Virtual Environment Navigation Lab, or VENLab, one of the largest virtual reality labs in the U.S....; Tags: Brown University, Adaptation, Subject, Flow, Virtual Reality, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-11-16
Reader Reid: I can still log on to my SunRocket account and do stuff!: If you don't believe Reid, take a look at the date sig in the lower right hand corner of the screenshot I just made. I gotta tell ya, if I receive more stories like this around Halloween, gonna nominate SunRocket for a Living...; Tags: SunRocket, Baby Bell, Reid, SR, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-09-17
Singularity Summit 2007: The Pell iCan brief: Guest post: This weekend I am at the Singularity Summit 2007 in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts. About 800 people showed up to hear about the issues related to a future in which humans won't be the driving force in delivering scientific and technological innovations, eclipsed cognitively...; Tags: Brain, Robot, Mr., Chris Matyszczyk, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-09-08
NBC Universal finds new home on Amazon's Unbox: NBC Universal finds new home on Amazon's UnboxI just turn on my televisionand it comes thru quite nicely, and free!If Apple is the.."evil monopolistic company," what do you call NBC/Universal? You can get their programming in a number of ways, not only through Apple. Yet you can only...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Public relations, Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., Amazon Unbox, Amazon.com Inc., NBC, NBC Universal Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-04
SunRocket orphan to TeleBlend provisioner's CEO: I am really tired of "runaround," "incompetence": SunRocket orphan to TeleBlend provisioner's CEO: I am really tired of "runaround," "incompetence"Why stick with Teleblend? Look further !Thanks for this update. I'm so glad I didn't switch to Teleblend when SunRocket died on me. I personally went with Packet8, but there are a bunch of other reliable stable companies...; Tags: E-mail, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SunRocket, Teleblend, Telebland; Discussion threads 2007-08-16