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Trojan swaps porn sites for Koran text

Trojan swaps porn sites for Koran textFrom all walks of life .....Just goes to show that anyone is capable of anything.Entertaining sorta, slightly disruptive, a new twist.AND NOT IE ORIENTED .... whazzup with that?Hmmmmmm ...... will we see an outbreak of similars, one for the Bible, one for the Satanic...

Tags: Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, religion, Jews, man-made human, Koran, trojan horse

Discussion threads 2005-09-06

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What the DoD now says about open source

I could just see a commander in the field ....having to wait for procurement to get a simple map through bids while his troops are getting shot up even though it is publicly available (oh wait, isn't that how the Chinese embassy got accidentally bombed?)Always use the best tool for...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, U.S. Department of Defense, open source, OpenBSD, attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Windows 7's latest fan: Linus Torvalds

This is great news! This picture is proof positive that Linus T. is ditching linux because it was so bloated and scarey that he is converting to Microsoft Windows 7. If the leader of linux is doing it then we can say it won't be long before the rest...

Tags: Operating systems, Happy Days, Linus Torvalds, Linus, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Global warming promises more hunger, more innovation

Hopefully not a repeatThe idea of GM foods is found most abhorrent in the nations with some of the worst food problems? Also, did anyone notice that the FPRI report indicates that more than 50% of the world's agricultural green house emissions are generated by the primitive natural agriculture...

Tags: global warming, climate change, food

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Bang & Olufsen tries to make land-line phones cool again with BeoCom 5

No one wants a land-line anymore for other reasons1. The landline service is too expensive considering that all the 'infrastructure' is already there for them. $30 dollars a month is VERY expensive for a landline, and that's why my family is thinking of dropping ours.2. Cell phones are simply more...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, cell phone, land line, BeoCom 5, Bang & Olufsen, VoIP

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Commonwealth fined $100k for not mandating antivirus software

If they will not force the use of AV softwarethen they will probally not force the use of alternate means of access.Hell, they should be fined for using Windows too!!NT.RE: Commonwealth fined $100k for not mandating antivirus softwareThey should be fined for not upgrading to the latest most secure version...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Commonwealth, antivirus software, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Testers to get Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 this week; final by March 2010

Side-by-side installationYou said "Also unlike its predecessors, .Net 4 can be installed side-by-side with the previously released .Net 3.5"Notwithstanding the fact that .Net 4's predecessors actually was .Net 3.5, haven't all previous versions of .Net featured side-by-side installation?translations....[i]Microsoft is touting .Net 4 as being 81 percent smaller than its predecessors,...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Calling all global cooling, how about a little help here?

Don't shoot the messenger, you might not like it that the earth is getting hotter and that we need to do something about it, but, don't get mad at those reporting it.You probably don't like all of the photos of open water over the arctic either. Nor would you want...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax, climate change

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

JAMA studies push the need for H1N1 flu shot

Still fighting that war eh, Dana? :)Get over it man.Interesting piece of information:Recent news in Canada:"Four Canadian studies involved about 2,000 people, health officials told CBC News. Researchers found people who had received the seasonal flu vaccine in the past were more likely to get sick with the H1N1 virus."So......

Tags: H1N1 flu, flu, regular flu

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

The case of the fake money-mules: Inside the URLZone Trojan network

Security EvangelistHi, boy I sure wish people would stop using the word Evangelist in the wrong way. An Evangelist is someone you preaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ, not a secular title at all. Wikipedia recently removed the secular definition and Webster is researching it. Evangelist is from the Greek...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Banking, E-business/E-commerce, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Personal finance, SECURITY, network, trojan horse, online banking, bank, virus

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Cellulosic ethanol, corn, etc.

Not related to ZDNet. So why are you blogging here?ZDNET says of itself:"ZDNet: Tech News, Blogs and White Papers for IT Professionals." and "Where Technology Means Business: ZDNet delivers the best tech news, and resources for IT hardware, software, networking and services."Given the above, why are you here,...

Tags: Blogging, blog

Discussion threads 2009-10-04

Collaboration Strategy Shortcomings? Whack the Community Manager

There's been a good flow of conversation around the role of 'community management' in large companies recently, with an underlying idea that although it's a tough job things will work out if the right people are involved, although Dennis Howlett recognises the danger of burn out....

Tags: Exec, Community Manager, Underling, Underlings, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-03

Mother nature v. human nature

Nature is no mother.ntGood intention, bad implementation.Ah yes - the road to hell is paved with good intentions.While I admire the Europeans and their attempts to be proactive about the environment - you must absolutely account for human behavior. And you can't legislate human behavior.My advice?Subsidize recycling.agreed nt.Self interest is...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Strategy, Self-Interest

Discussion threads 2009-09-27

Feds launch Apps.gov; Cloud computing players salivate

Any bets on how long it takes someone to hack in and screw it up? nt...Why don't I feel good about this???Hmmm... Could it be that some government a55-clown could store sensitive data in the cloud... And that there are tons of other countries with extremely skilled hackers that would...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Virtualization, Apps.gov, agency, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Works of Hans Christian Andersen. FREE Author's biography & stories in the trial 10.1 (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any poem from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mobile, MobileReference

Software downloads 2009-09-15

Works of George Bernard Shaw. FREE Author's biography & plays in the trial 10.1 (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any poem from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference

Software downloads 2009-09-14

Works of John Galsworthy. FREE Author's biography & play in the trial 11.1 (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any poem from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference

Software downloads 2009-09-14

Works of Gaston Leroux. FREE Author's biography & partial work in the trial (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any poem from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference

Software downloads 2009-09-14

Works of Wilkie Collins. FREE Author's biography & novel in the trial 10.1 (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any poem from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference, Story

Software downloads 2009-09-14

Hey, Amazon! Are you stupid?

Edtech, or Googletech?Chris, is it possible for you to write an article where you are not excessively gushing about Google? We get the point already. For you, the sun rises and sets with Google. Google is master of the universe. Google can do no harm.As a...

Tags: Strategy, Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-13