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LinuxWorld outgrows original outfit

LinuxWorld outgrows original outfitLinux is a movement as much as an OSThe shift towards Linux is representative of a wider move towards collaborative systems. The cost of a pwerful processor manufacturing cost continues to tumble and the knock effect of this will be more and more CPU enabled devices. The...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Consumer electronics, Linux, original outfit, outfit, LinuxWorld, operating system, Linsux, Microsoft Corp., DVD, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-08-08

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|)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit

[Updated 07/24/2008: Gallery images of diffs of code revisions has been included and will be updated as things change, see here.] Earlier today, noted researchers |)ruid and HD Moore released exploit code for the Metasploit tool for attacking the DNS flaw that was originally reported by Dan...

Tags: DNS, Domain, Server, Entry, Exploit, NS, NS Record, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience

Despite having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look....

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, LiveParty, Spotlight Channel, Xbox Experience, Games, Game Players, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox Live, Sarju Shah, Gamespot

News items 2008-07-23

NY gov signs game bill into law

New York State legislation that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed was signed into law. A bill that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed into law Tuesday by New...

Tags: Law, Minor, Games, Personal Technology, video games, video game violence, Nintendo DS, New York, Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot

News items 2008-07-23

McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position

Several days after blogging about a research conduced by n.runs AG that managed to discover approximately 800 vulnerabilities in antivirus products, McAfee issued a statement basically debunking the number of vulnerabilities found, and providing its own account into the number of vulnerabilities affecting its own products : "A recent...

Tags: Software, McAfee Inc., Antivirus, Vulnerability, Vendor, Flaw, N.Runs, Dancho, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-23

LCD TVs recommended over plasma TVs in retail, Samsung and Sony top recommended brands

LCD TVs recommended over plasma TVs in retail, Samsung and Sony top recommended brandsPlasma and LCD can fight it out all they want...I still think the best value in HD TV's is DLP.There's no other way you can get a huge 61" 1080P set with ports galore, a gorgeous picture,...

Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, TV, LCD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., DLP, lamp, plasma TV, LCD TV, Sony Corp., brand

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Zuora: the future business model?

I recently caught up with Tien Tzou, CEO of Zuora, the billing management company that offers Z-billings, an on-demand service. In his opinion, the business model of the future will be subscription based and this brings challenges of its own. "Pricing is a much more complex...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Billing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-22

RichardSolo Smart Backup Battery charges your iPhone on the go with standard mini USB

Now that I upgraded my original iPhone to the 2.0 software, I am using it more and more with my hosted Exchange account keeping me in sync. Just like folks who are using the iPhone 3G more since it is faster and there are lots of third party applications available,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, mini-USB, Battery, Backup, Richard Solo Smart Backup Battery, Smart Backup Battery, miniUSB, Lithium-ion Polymer Battery, Engineering, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?

  A few days ago an industry colleague and I were having a discussion about Linux and whether or not it is necessary for it to be application compatible or simply just "interoperable" with Windows from a protocol and data exchange standpoint. His view is that Linux...

Tags: Intel X86, Architecture, IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Free Doc Xls PPT Txt To Pdf Converter (exe)

Free Doc Xls PPT Txt To Pdf Converter can create PDF file from documents including doc, docx, docm, rtf, xls, xlsx, xlsm, ppt, pptx, pptm, txt, which can convert one file once. The conversion will be as original as an original format and all this comes with this effortless user...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Word-Pdf-Convert Software

Software downloads 2008-07-22

Homeschooling + marketing = great coffee?

I really love coffee. Not Folgers or Maxwell House, but the good stuff. My current favorite is Dean's Beans' "Ahab's Revenge" (with "the highest caffeine content of any organic coffee!"), but there are few things that make me happier than a really good cup of coffee. ...

Tags: Coffee, Scout Hunt, Marketing Research, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Marketing, Finance, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-21

iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal

iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appealBut stability is supposed to be iPhone's strong suit?Hmm, guess not! A big "I told you so" to all those who made fun of WM's theoretical lack of stability even though mine have all worked flawlessly.[i]If you don’t have an Apple account you have...

Tags: Sales channel, Digital music, Apple iPhone, iPhone 2.0 appeal, iCrash, Buggy app, iPhone 2.0, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

PaperForm (msi)

With Nedjosoft PaperForm you can precisely fill and print your paper forms. Just scan your paper forms, create a new template NPF file, add a page the images of the scanned forms are used as background, choose and set two reference points, specify text fields (single line, adjustable multi-line) and...

Tags: Check Box, Nedjosoft

Software downloads 2008-07-21

Proving Scoble wrong, Qik lives on and opens public beta to boot

Qik, a popular streaming mobile video service, has finally opened its public beta program and has released a slew of new features to go along with it. This is great news considering last month tech pundit Robert Scoble declared Qik all but dead in the wake newcomer Kyte. ...

Tags: Public Beta, Robert Scoble, Handset, Video, Integration, Qik, Kyte, Kyte.tv, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-07-20

iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal

Installation problems, buggy applications, lack of trial versions, and a mediocre selection have dampened initial enthusiasm for Apple's brand new iPhone App Store. Not counting punishing server load when the store debuted last week, some users like me have encountered a series of obstacles to get apps...

Tags: Apple iPhone, App, Engineering, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-07-20

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...

Shortly after I posted my diatribe on my problems with my DIRECTV HD receivers and the company's horrible customer service, I was contacted by Stuart Sweet, a moderator on a popular Satellite TV forums site, DBSTalk. Apparently, my post had created quite a stir  and I was asked to register...

Tags: Digital Video Recorder, DirecTV, Satellite, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-20

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...Continuing Saga to show how great D* is now adayFrom a 7+ year customer and I am a paper thin from calling it for D*.http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=133090RE: DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...I've been with DTV since December 1994. I am also a FCC certified card carrying...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, DirectTV, Ma'am, Well HERE, DirecTV, closet

Discussion threads 2008-07-20

iPhone Dev Team jailbreaks and SIM unlocks iPhone 2.0 in one week

I've been pretty happy with my upgraded original iPhone, but to use it as my primary device I have had to forward my T-Mobile number to my AT&T iPhone. After just one week, I was pleased to see those excellent developers at the iPhone Dev Team post news that the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, SIM Card, Team, T-Mobile, 3G, Cellular Phones, Flash Memory, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-20

Spam coming from free email providers increasing

After analyzing three weeks of spam data between June 13 to July 3, 2008, Roaring Penguin Software Inc. found evidence that spam originating from the top three free email providers (Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail) is increasing, with spammers in favor of abusing Gmail's privacy preserving feature of not including...

Tags: CAPTCHA, Google Gmail, Free Email Company, Anti-spam, Spammer, E-mail Company, IP, Service, Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Phishing, Viruses And Worms, Security, Networking, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Has Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows Easy Transfer Companion?

Has Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows Easy Transfer Companion?Is this equivalent to Migration Assistant?I don't know anything about Easy Transfer, but I do know that Apple's Migration Assistant is fabulous. When I buy a new Mac, set up takes a few clicks and about 3 hours and voila, my...

Tags: Windows Easy Transfer Companion, Windows Easy Transfer, HAS Microsoft, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-07-18