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You've heard this before: turning chicken s#@* into...

bio-oil. Some folks at Virginia Tech have been looking into ways of using America's millions of tons of chicken...litter. An aromatic mixture I can tell you from my childhood on a farm: feathers, manure, rotting chicken food. Well, now there's research showing how to make this stuff...

Tags: Litter, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-08-19

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2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced

Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on.  From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...

Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-21

iPhone 3G: The official rates from AT

iPhone 3G: The official rates from ATWhere is FLASH!?Why won't anyone address the only question that matters... Where is Flash Player? Is there any reason to buy a phone which does not support Flash? The reason why I find this to be a big deal is because Apple...

Tags: Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, official rate, iPhone 3G, 3G, phone

Discussion threads 2008-06-09

Why Apple must fix Safari 'carpet bombing' flaw immediately

Apple makes a big deal -- and lots of funny commercials -- around the security profile of its products.  On the Safari download site,  the boast is that users get "worry-free Web browsing on any computer" because, in Cupertino's words, "Apple engineers designed Safari to be secure from day one."...

Tags: Apple Safari, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Flaw, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Security, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-05-29

Apple under pressure to fix Safari 'carpet bomb' flaw

The Google-backed StopBadware.org coalition has called on Apple to rethink its stance on whether the Safari "carpet bomb" issue reported by Nitesh Dhanjani constitutes a serious security risk. Dhanjani originally discovered than it is possible for a booby-trapped Web site to litter the user's Desktop Windows or...

Tags: Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Flaw, Google-backed StopBadware.org Coalition, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Instant Messaging, Cyberthreats, Internet, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-05-20

Safari "Carpet Bomb" attack information released

Nitesh Dhanjani released information about some of his newest research on the Safari web browser this morning, and interestingly enough, Apple has decided NOT to fix some of the issues he presented. Dhanjani reported three issues, as follows below from his blog: 1. Safari Carpet Bomb.It...

Tags: HTML, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Issue, Safari Carpet Bomb.It, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly?

Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly?Comcast buys PlaxoI canceled my account.RE: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly?Comcast is entirely out of touch with what it's customers want. For instance, a 1 year discount on an overpriced service doesn't attract anyone who's been paying cable...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, user number, TV, Plaxo Inc., Comcast Corp., social networking, network

Discussion threads 2008-05-15

Mozilla Thunderbird 2

The Thunderbird 2 e-mail application comes from Mozilla, the same organization responsible for releasing Firefox, the popular open-source Web browser. Firefox has become the preferred surfing tool for many people who reject Microsoft Internet Explorer. However, will users seeking a Microsoft e-mail alternative turn to Thunderbird?The answer for open source...

Tags: E-mail clients, Mozilla Thunderbird, Microsoft Windows, e-mail, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Outlook

Product reviews 2008-03-27

2008 Acura RDX

Photo gallery:2008 Acura RDXWe zipped around the city and flogged the 2008 Acura RDX through the hills, and in all areas found it an enjoyable ride. Its compact SUV-style body offers practical interior space while giving it car-like maneuverability. With the tech package, Acura throws in just about every cabin...

Tags: Acura RDX, Mph

Product reviews 2008-03-06

Is Blu-ray worth it?

Is Blu-ray worth it?AgreedI'm glad this didn't degenerate into something about bitrates, etc. :)RE: Is Blu-ray worth it?I don't even bother with the upconversion! I bought a Sony XBR tube TV with fantastic upconvert circuitry - my Onkyo DVD player's upconversion isn't nearly as good as the native Sony...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, TVs, TV & Home Theater, DVD, HDMI, Sony Corp., DVD player, TV

Discussion threads 2008-02-13

Let's play spin the bottle

Everybody gets to put their spin on the safety or danger of the plastic bottles that line our shelves, fill our landfills and litter our lives. Just today the "New York Times" style section has a piece on the greenness of bringing your own water bottle with you. ...

Tags: Chemicals, Uncertainty, Bottle, Nalgene, NRDC, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-11-15

Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000

Only regular users of Windows Live Messenger or Live Spaces bloggers should consider the Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000, and even then, I'd recommend Microsoft's cheaper laptop Webcam, the LifeCam NX-3000. At its list price of $99, the LifeCam VX-7000 cannot compete with Logitech's excellent $99 Webcam, the QuickCam Pro 9000. The...

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Corp., LifeCam app, photograph, Webcam, LifeCam NX-3000, Logitech, LifeCam VX-7000, video

Product reviews 2007-11-12

Microsoft to ship Windows Server 2008, over time, in eight flavors

Microsoft to ship Windows Server 2008, over time, in eight flavorsIt's deja Vista all over againIf MS is fielding eight versions of anything, you can bet that means it will cost you more for the version you actually need. And they just can't get over their addiction to CAL's....

Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Clerk, KittyCrunch, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, counter

Discussion threads 2007-11-12

Why a gPhone (Google Phone) is a lovely... no, an awful.. no, a lovely idea

At last count, "consumers" was the No. 1 answer to Dana Blankenhorn's survey question asking who a Google Phone gPhone will help the most. Some are speculating that the gPhone will get announced along with some other news that Google is releasing on November 5. I...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Phone, Mobile, Google Maps, YouTube Inc., Apple Inc., Experience, Truth, Service, gPhone, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-10-16

Vista is getting better ... slowly

Vista is getting better ... slowlyRE: Vista is getting better ... slowlyYeah, but who cares?Vista was ALWAYS awesome...In the eyes me and my rep, Vista was always the ultimate. The WOW of this platform has amazed me and my entire end user population. What has happened here is that the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-10-08

Vista is getting better ... slowly

A lot has been written about how Microsoft released Windows Vista too early and with too many bugs to make is a feasible platform for people looking for a relatively hassle-free platform.  If you liked being at the cutting edge then I'm sure you'd be happy to live with the bugs,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-10-08

How Facebook's "public search listing" could empower users

With news that Facebook is adding a public-facing (i.e. no need to log-in) "people search" function, that -- in approximately one month's time -- will be "spidered" by public search engines, including Google, it's clear that the so-called social utility is one step closer to reaching its ambition to become...

Tags: Facebook, Search Listing, Steve O'Hear

Blog posts 2007-09-06

Panasonic PV GS85 - camcorder - Mini DV

Budget camcorders might not seem flashy, but they play an important part in every camcorder line. They're designed to be an affordable, no-frills product that anyone can pick up for just a few hundred dollars. Since price is their main selling point, however, they tend to lack features that are...

Tags: Corporate communications, PV-GS85, camcorder, video, Panasonic

Product reviews 2007-09-04

The fact that Uniblue's RegistryBooster does its job is bad news about Windows

Uniblue Systems is apparently launching a new version of one of my favorite Web site: ProcessLibrary.com. As best as I can tell, Uniblue's ProcessLibrary is the best resource for trying to figure out whether certain components running on your Windows system are components that are supposed to be there,...

Tags: Job, Registry, Microsoft Windows, Uniblue Systems, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-08-10

Friday Rant - Windows Live Messenger ads

Friday Rant - Windows Live Messenger adsThis is one area you have to give Apple credit for.Apple would never consider this approach with any software they control. They don't litter your computer with crapware either.Considering IM products are a servicemore so than a software product, I doubt the companies...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Live, wine, Nothing, Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, advertisement

Discussion threads 2007-07-20