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- Cybercrooks exploiting new Windows DNS flaw
- Cybercrooks exploiting new Windows DNS flawwellDNS runs on UDP/53of course you will kill the DNS server that way, making yo have to type stuff like http://216.239.122.100 to get to http://news.zdnet.comWhich portsneed to be blocked?Again with the Windows expoits ?!?!?When will it all end ?!?!?We all need to be running Apple...
- Tags: Operating systems, Domain names, Windows 200, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, server, Microsoft Corp., Windows DNS flaw, new Windows DNS flaw, Windows DNS, DNS, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-04-13
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- AT&T's statement on a single smartphone OS makes little sense
- An AT&T executive at the Symbian partner event made a statement (Yahoo! News article) that Symbian is "a very credible and likely candidate" to become the single smartphone OS of choice in the future for the wirless carrier. However, there are caveats to that statement that make the news really...
- Tags: Operating System, Smart Phone, AT&T Corp., Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- Beta 2 of Vista SP2 now available to anyone
- As noted earlier this week, Microsoft has broadened its beta program for the second service packs for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Beta, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- News to know: Layoffs at AT&T, Adobe, Real; AMD warns; $99 iPhone
- Larry Dignan: AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, will cut capital spending Jason D. O'Grady: Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Sam Diaz: Next up for layoffs: Real Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: AMD warns of 25% drop in Q4 sales Larry Dignan: AMD:...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Layoff, Larry Dignan, AT&T Corp., Health Care, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- Coming on Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 6 critical
- The final Microsoft Patch Tuesday for 2008 will be a big one: 8 bulletins covering serious code execution flaws in a wide range of ubiquitous software. According to the company's advance notice mechanism, six of the eight bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The...
- Tags: Flaw, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- From Chapter Three: The Windows Culture
- Although Windows technologies haven't really evolved since the introduction of Windows NT, Windows management methods have - mostly through the development of methods aimed at coping with server and staffer sprawl and the gradual adoption of ideas from the predecessor data processing culture. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: Application, Disk, PC, PC Server, Machine, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- Harden Facebook? Sure, but where to start?
- * Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Paul F. Roberts You may have heard the news that everybody's favorite social network, Facebook, won a big legal settlement on Monday against spammers who were using the 100 million strong network to distribute what the...
- Tags: Facebook, Application, Network, Attack, Social Networking, Networking, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- With 256-bit encryption, Acrobat 9 passwords still easy to crack
- Following ElcomSoft's claim that despite the 256-bit encryption Acrobat 9 passwords are susceptible to more efficient brute forcing than Acrobat 8 passwords -- a claim that Adobe confirmed citing usability trade-offs and urged users to take advantage of its improved passphrase mechanisms -- ElcomSoft's Dmitry Sklyarov and Vladimir Katalov provide...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Password, Adobe Acrobat, Encryption, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- First cell towers, now solar panels? Expect squawking over "appropriate" sites
- Last year, there was a major fight in my modest-sized north New Jersey town over whether or not there should be a cellular tower built up at the high school. Are we destined to start hearing the same sort of flack about solar panels? Over the past...
- Tags: Solar Panel, Southern California Edison, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Gartner Q3 2008 data shows iPhone passes Windows Mobile and Nokia has first decline
- Last month Canalys reported their 3rd quarter smartphone sales data with Nokia in first, Apple in second, and RIM in third. Today, Gartner posted their 3rd quarter measurements with Nokia still in first (42.4%), RIM in second (15.9%), and Apple in third (12.9%). HTC is shown in fourth place at...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Operating System, Smart Phone, Gartner Inc., Operating System Breakdown, Google Android OS, Sales Strategy, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Operating Systems, Sales Force Management, Handhelds, Sales, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- PDAmill launches eight games for the iPhone/iPod touch, most 99 cents
- Some of my favorite games on my Windows Mobile devices are from PDAmill and I was pleased to just receive a note that eight of their games (soon to be 11) are now available for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. The games include Bowling for Burgers, The Corsair, Gamebox...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, PDAmill, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Apple iPod Touch, Games, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Personal Technology, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- IBM launches first Linux-OpenOffice desktop with virtualization features
- IBM has added a Linux desktop with new virtualization capabilities to its portfolio. The Virtual Desktop, which bundles Canonical's Ubuntu Linux, Virtual Bridges' KVM-based desktop virtualization software and IBM's Open Collaboration Client Solution, is available now, Big Blue announced on Thursday. None of the...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Virtual Bridges, IBM Lotus Symphony, Linux, Virtualization, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- JavaFX Q&A
- To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...
- Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Secunia: Less than 2% of Windows PCs fully patched
- It's long been established that the unpatched state of the Windows monoculture is the reason we are facing a malware epidemic. Yet, the latest vulnerability patching statistics from Secunia's PSI Personal Software Inspector is a major eye-opener for everyone tracking the security of the Windows ecosystem. According...
- Tags: Program, PC, Malware, Windows PC, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Security, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Management, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- News to know: Adobe; Windows 7; Sun; SOA; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: A plea to the Windows team: Don't make Windows 7 too Mac-like Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study Michael...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Antivirus, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Home Entertainment, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Linux, Web Services, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- On Demand Video: Hyper-V Deployment and Best Practices
- Microsoft's Hyper-V provides software infrastructure and basic management tools in Windows Server 2008 that you can use to create and manage a virtualized server computing environment. In this 40-minute video, Bryon Surace, senior program manager on the Windows Virtualization team, provides us with an overview of Hyper-V, including system requirements,...
- Tags: Video, Microsoft Corp., Best Practice, Virtual Machine, Hyper-V, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts 2008-12-04
- Let's be smart about patching databases
- * Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Slavik Markovich Every quarter, around the time of the Oracle Critical Patch Update CPU or the Microsoft "Patch Tuesday," rituals take place – some behind closed doors, others in the media. Web sites report of the...
- Tags: Risk, Oracle Corp., Patch Management, Storage, Strategy, Databases, Security, Hardware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Review: New REDFLY C8N Smartphone Terminal serves as a media player too
- Review: New REDFLY C8N Smartphone Terminal serves as a media player tooRedfly speedHi, I am a user of Redfly Celio and i have a question. I was wondering what is more important on a windows mobile device that pair up with a Redfly unit. I tried asking Celio but they...
- Tags: Media players, DOES IT, media player, REDFLY C8N Smartphone Terminal
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Who are the John Does that Apple is looking for?
- Who are the John Does that Apple is looking for?Your #2 suggestion is most likely the correct oneConsidering that Apple is using the DMCA to go after Wiki sites that [b]dare[/b] discuss iTunes, it isn't hard to believe that Apple wants to sue anyone and everyone who dares tinker with...
- Tags: Wiki, Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, UNIX, Apple Inc., John Does, software, Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Almost every Windows PC contains at least one insecure program
- Almost every Windows PC contains at least one insecure programI Think Obviously Not Windows-OnlyWell, I hope it was a case of the surveyors or researchers appropriately delimiting their sample. As to the ZDNet headline writers, perhaps, here, we meet our Dr. Pavlov.I was facilitating a skype roll-out at the office...
- Tags: Operating systems, PC, insecure program, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Windows PC
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
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In this video we hear from Sudip Chahal, Principal Engineer with the Intel IT Enterprise Architecture Group, talking about a new white paper from IT@Intel, "Evaluating Two- and Four-Socket Server Virtualization Platforms."
