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DOE nuke agency hacked in Sept.

While the VA data breach is still on high boil, Energy Dept. officials revealed Friday that the names and Social Security numbers of 1,500 people. While the breach actually happened in September, top officials just learned about the breach last week, the AP reports.The data theft occurred in a computer...

Tags: NNSA Administrator Linton Brooks, DOE

Blog posts 2006-06-12

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The Office (2.0): No paper? No problem.

I think I may have been the only person at this week's Office 2.0 conference using - gasp! - a pen and paper. There was no program "book" when I registered - the agenda was online only. And none of the exhibitors handed out press releases on paper - though...

Tags: Document, Microsoft PowerPoint, Appirio, SlideRocket, Digital Signatures, Collaboration, Productivity, Groupware, Fax, Microsoft Office, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Office Suites, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Dell repair adventure, conclusion

Dell repair adventure, conclusion"less than optimal or expected"The phrase I have heard for this is "opportunity for improvement." Glad to hear your machine got fixed.Dell serviceDell has no where near the skill level of the old DEC field service reps and probably never will.I have had 3rd parties from...

Tags: Manufacturing, NEXT BEST, outsourced tech, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Microsoft exec rebuts hypervisor security claims

Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has answered claims that the company's hypervisor software could be maliciously replaced on PCs without administrators knowing. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--Senior Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has used the vendor's TechEd conference in Sydney to rebut claims by a Polish researcher that Microsoft's hypervisor software could...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Hardware, Liam Tung ZDNet Australia, rootkit, hypervisor, Joanna Rutkowska, security

News items 2008-09-05

First Microsoft make-over ad airs: $300 million well spent?

First Microsoft make-over ad airs: $300 million well spent?Hmmm ....Could be worse ....Homer: [narrating a TV commercial] Are you tired of having your hands cut off by snowblowers? And the inevitable heart attacks that come with shoveling snow?Maybe......they should hire the company that does the Mac commercials....

Tags: humour, advertisement, Seinfeld, Microsoft Corp., ad air

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Is Microsoft is putting Windows 7 on a diet?

Is Microsoft is putting Windows 7 on a diet?How did we not see this?This is brilliant on Microsoft's behalf. They do get rid of the anti-trust sentiments at least the plausible ones and still have their share in the market.Now, don't misunderstand me. It's going to take a lot more...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, iTune, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, diet, Microsoft Windows 7, antitrust

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

News to know: Oracle's Fusion guru quits; Dell; Windows 7 boot times

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Dennis Howlett: Breaking: Oracle's Andersen gone, where now for Fusion and vertical plays? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: New dual/quad core CPUs enter Intel price list, AMD drops prices ...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Portals, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Software, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Anyone bothering with client-side AV anymore?

Anyone bothering with client-side AV anymore?God help your state’s taxpayers.God help your state’s taxpayers. Anyone who would take your view of client side protection in a school is incompetent.Since I use Linux for servers and clients...I only use ClamAV to scan inbound email.RE: Anyone bothering with client-side AV anymore?Do...

Tags: Flash memory, client side

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

iRobot's Brooks starts worker bot company

Even as iRobot won a wide-open contract with the Army, the company's part-time CTO, Rodney Brooks, left the company to start a new robotics firm, Cambridge-based Heartland Robotics. The new company is focused on industrial robotics, which logic would dictate would put...

Tags: iRobot Corp., Robotics, Bot, Worker, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Chrome is 42x faster than IE7, 9x faster than FF3

Chrome is 42x faster than IE7, 9x faster than FF3Pretty amazing!! It seems like we DO need competition to foster innovation.NT.Chrome and key logging!http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/web_services_browser/chrome_privacy_is_full_of_dents.htmlRE: Chrome is 42x faster than IE7, 9x faster than FF3Well please, by all means, do the opposite give us an example of ANY javascript test that...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, FF3, 9x, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Novaxe (exe)

Novaxe is a report management tool used to enforce network security over the enterprise. His task is to read events from firewall log files, organize traffic flows and present data to the network administrator. Novaxe makes the inspection of data easy and allows quick detection of anomalies such users who...

Tags: Network, Intrinsic S.r.l., Novaxe, Reports, Firewalls, Networking, Network Security, Security, Viruses And Worms

Software downloads 2008-09-03

Providing users with an open-ended platform

Joe Miller, VP of platforms and technology development at Linden Lab, says that the challenge of presenting a fully-realized world for over 100,000 people at a time can be solved by giving users the tools to create objects themselves. by Administrator

Tags: Platform, Productivity, Administrator

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Adding voice to Second Life

Joe Miller, VP of platforms and technology development at Linden Lab, describes how users of Second Life have consumed more than 8 billion minutes using the company's VoIP software. by Administrator

Tags: Second Life, Voice, Telephony, Telecommunications, VOIP, Networking, Administrator

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Business meetings in Second Life

Joe Miller, VP of platforms and technology development at Linden Lab, explains how Second Life has become a competitor to Cisco's Telepresence in conducting international meetings, group projects, and even recruiting and job training. by Administrator

Tags: Second Life, Job Training, Recruitment & Selection, Training And Certification, Collaboration, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Administrator

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Linden Lab VP, platforms & technology: Joe Miller

Joe Miller, VP of platforms and technology development at Linden Lab talks to CNET's Dan Farber about the challenges in developing dynamic and reliable backend operations for the 3D virtual world of Second Life. Miller also discusses how they're incorporating new hi-tech conferencing tools for business users such as VoIP...

Tags: VP, Streaming Video, Linden Lab, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Video, VOIP, Telecommunications, Internet, Personal Technology, Networking, Administrator

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Keylogger Software (exe)

Professional key logger software secretly records all typed characters from your keyboard in a log file text file and run in hidden mode. Keystroke logging software confidentially stores all Internet browsing, e-mails, account ID password, Web pages, Web searches, visited Web site URLs, chat history, typed keys, files transferred, running...

Tags: Software, Web, Data Recovery, Keylogger, Data Recovery Software, E-mail, Keyboards, Viruses And Worms, Online Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Security

Software downloads 2008-09-02

Internet Explorer 8 beta 2

With the public release of its second beta, Microsoft said it intends for the Internet Explorer 8 browser to be more customer-oriented than previous versions of its browser. Our initial impression of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is positive: we think Microsoft has not only caught up with Opera, Safari,...

Tags: Web browsers, IE 8 beta 1, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8, Internet Explorer 8, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Product reviews 2008-08-27

How do I... Run Linux applications in Windows XP?

There are many reasons why an administrator would want to be able to run Linux GUI applications from a Windows machine. Say, for example, you have a GUI-enabled Linux server that you run headless. Instead of attaching a monitor you can just log in from your Windows machine and run...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Jack Wallen, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software

Download resources 2008-08-26

IT pros beware: Sleep deprivation can spell big trouble

Most of us operate on short sleep from time to time -- it's the nature of our profession and modern lifestyles. But if skimping on sleep is a way of life for you, watch out: You could wind up functioning below par and incur some serious health problems.This download is...

Tags: Information Technology, Kris Littlejohn, Blogging, Network Administration, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Networking, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources

Download resources 2008-08-25

Red Hat (belatedly) confirms security breach

More than a week after a cryptic note hinted at a security breach at Fedora, the open-source group has finally fessed up to two separate server intrusions that compromised the security of Red Hat's OpenSSH packages. The confirmation follows eight days of media speculation and conjecture over...

Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Security, Red Hat Inc., Fedora Project, Open Source, Servers, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-22