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Maxa-Lock SE STD (exe)

MAXA-Lock is an application to protect your running computers from intruders. Leave your working place tranquilly as MAXA-Lock is protecting your desktop, and in case an intruder tries to get access, will alarm you via email, Skype, or SMS. On your return, you will have an access log of all...

Tags: monitoring, intruder, skype technologies s.a., maxa research, maxa-lock, text messaging/sms/mms, cellular phones, consumer electronics, personal technology, online communications

Software downloads 2008-05-20

MAXA Text2EXE (exe)

MAXA Text-2-EXE allows you to save text encrypted as executable file. It looks like a normal text editor but can save your text encrypted in the executable itself. If you want to secretly distribute the text, you only have to send the file and the recipient will be able to...

Tags: phone, password, text, maxa research, maxa text-2-exe, secureedit, telecom & utilities

Software downloads 2008-05-08

Additional Resources

Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you opt out?

Google on Thursday rolled out improvements to its ad network and will add DoubleClick tracking across its sites. Google also made it easy to opt out of its double dose of cookies with one click. The larger question is whether users will choose to go cookie free. ...

Tags: google inc., advertisement, doubleclick inc., cookie, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Report: Intel's Atom chip, Netbooks demand strong

Demand appears to be stronger than expected for Intel's Atom chip and the netbooks that they power, according to a Citi report. In a research note, analyst Glen Yeung said: Field checks from Japan suggest Intel has ordered 20M Atom flip-chip packages for 3Q08 and 25M...

Tags: intel atom, intel corp., chip, semiconductors, network technology, processors, hardware, networking, components, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder

LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...

Tags: mozilla firefox, window, training, web browser, mozilla corp., window snyder, web browsers, security, internet, ryan naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Managing risk in your career

At the Women Tech Executive Roundtable at the Churchill Club, panelists discuss how to balance risk and responsibilities and how to see an uncertainty as an opportunity. Speakers include Gina Bianchini of Ning, Charlene Li of Forrester Research, Carol Mills of Adobe, and moderator Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad Venture...

Tags: gender and diversity, professional development, human resources, career, churchill, tech, women, risk

Videos 2008-08-06

"I Am Rich" iPhone app - a steal at $999.99!

"I Am Rich" iPhone app - a steal at $999.99!DangIf they'd just throw in tip calculator functionality with it, I'd snap it right up. :-PNothing "remotely scammy?""but I can't see anything remotely scammy about this since what the app is and does is clearly explained in the description."Other than the...

Tags: pet rock, apple iphone

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Podcast: Churchill Club women in technology

In this installment of the Churchill Club podcast series, a panel of executives talk about the critical factors in their success and how they overcame the obstacles of the fast-paced tech industry that is often considered to be dominated by men. Speakers include: Gina...

Tags: women, podcasts, internet, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-06

It's not good for everything, therefore it's not good for anything

It's not good for everything, therefore it's not good for anythingScientific vs. Data Processing: Did you just switch sides?Even in a research institute, most of the people will use boring finance and word processing applications that are well supported on all the major computing platforms. On the other hand, niches...

Tags: internet, desktops, operating systems, nich, sun ray, mission critical, institute, pc, sun microsystems inc., research institute

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Cerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over again

Cerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over againCerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over again[i]Rather than a volume cap, I suggest the introduction of transmission rate caps, which would allow users to purchase access to the Internet at a given minimum data rate and be free...

Tags: pricing, telecommunications, networking, net neutrality, vint cerf, simple pricing, pricing strategy, internet, cerf, network

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest.

LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest.It hasn't been that long ago...my company got rid of its last Green screen based network in favor of a fancy Windows based network at several of our branch offices. Guess what. We didn't pick up one iota of productivity gain. We...

Tags: unix, operating systems, open source, loverock davidson, now is, linuxworld, linux

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Should colleges really teach hacking?

Should colleges really teach hacking?Bartending SchoolIn the mid-70's I took one of those vocational courses you see advertised on late-night TV: "Learn to be a Bartender in One Week". Although I never used it (I went at night, which takes 2 weeks and over the weekend I got my...

Tags: food & beverage, security, cyberthreats, tools & techniques, beverage, hacking, chemistry

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

The lowdown on Intel's Larrabee

With Siggraph 2008 starting next week and IDF Intel Developer Forum on its heels, Intel is revealing more details of its mysterious Larrabee project. Intel has finally stated unequivocally that its "many-core" architecture will be used in desktop add-in boards for 3D gaming that compete directly with AMD and Nvidia...

Tags: nvidia corp., intel corp., gpu, larrabee, john morris

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Why x86 is perfectly fine for now

I, and most people use, a 32-bit (x86) version of Windows. "So what?" you may think, and rightly so. I've been looking into 64-bit (x64) Windows for a while now and I cannot see any advantages. Ed can, and his article has certainly made me think twice, but I can't...

Tags: 32-bit, intel x86, ram, x64, 64-bit, microsoft windows, network technology, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, operating systems, software, networking, zack whittaker

Blog posts 2008-08-05

IOC puts Beijing Games highlights on YouTube

Clips and highlights of Olympic events are to be made available on the Google-owned video-sharing site YouTube. BEIJING--Clips and highlights of Olympic events are to be made available on the video-sharing site YouTube, owned by Google, under an agreement with the International Olympic Committee, the IOC said in a...

Tags: international olympic committee, youtube inc., olympic, games, corporate communications, tvs, public relations, tv & home theater, personal technology, marketing, home entertainment, reuters, google, youtube, olympics, video

News items 2008-08-05

Churchill Club video: Women tech leaders

At the Women Tech Executive Roundtable at the Churchill Club, moderator Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners asks Charlene Li, formerly of Forrester Research, how she rose to such an influential role. Li explains how she gained confidence, got a few speaking tips, and gives her strategy for standing...

Tags: women, leader, video, li, gender and diversity, human resources, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-05

255 mln households to have HDTV by 2013

The number of households worldwide with HDTV service delivered via satellite, cable TV, IPTV and over the air will grow to 255 mln by the end of 2013, up from an estimated 45 mln as of the end of 2007, according to IMS Research. Blu-ray Disc market will experience strong...

Tags: blu-ray disc, hdtv, ibm ims, household, ims research, blu-ray, tvs, tv & home theater, cable, dvd, consumer electronics, network technology, personal technology, home entertainment, telecommunications, networking, am

Blog posts 2008-08-04

255 mln households to have HDTV by 2013

The number of households worldwide with HDTV service delivered via satellite, cable TV, IPTV and over the air will grow to 255 mln by the end of 2013, up from an estimated 45 mln as of the end of 2007, according to IMS Research. Blu-ray Disc market will experience strong...

Tags: blu-ray disc, hdtv, ibm ims, household, ims research, blu-ray, tvs, tv & home theater, cable, dvd, consumer electronics, network technology, personal technology, home entertainment, telecommunications, networking, am

Blog posts 2008-08-04

Apple drops iPhone 2.0.1 update

Apple drops iPhone 2.0.1 updateThey don't know what they are doing!Talk about a keystone cops company!Microsoft makes updates and sticks by them otherwise user confidence will be erroded! -FSBhttp://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.comThese iTards are growing toooo fast, they are beninnging to remind me of Gaggle!RE: Apple drops iPhone 2.0.1 updateI know you mean...

Tags: desktops, apple iphone, iphone 2.0.1 update, iphone 2.0.1, apple inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

Kindle, Sony and eBook readers: How many a month?

I'm doing a bit of research on the question of ebooks and the appropriate formats to use in publishing some research and archival content I have. Do you have an Amazon Kindle, Sony Portable Reader or another favorite eBook format Please add your comments on devices and formats in TalkBack?...

Tags: sony corp., e-books, personal technology, mitch ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-08-04