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Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD

When it comes to black levels, you apparently get what you pay for. Pioneer's PDP-5020FD is the company's cheapest flat-panel plasma HDTV for 2008, yet it still costs significantly more than the poshest plasmas produced by Panasonic. We really liked the Panasonic TH-50PZ800U we reviewed earlier this year, and despite...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, PDP-5020FD

Product reviews 2008-07-18

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From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing cultureDefinitionsI don't know if there is any official definition for "application appliance" out there, but you are using it differently than I would.You are using it to mean "a machine that runs applications whose internal operation is a black box," or something along those...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Tools & Techniques, application appliance, software-as-a-service, server

Discussion threads 2008-08-22

Sony KDL-46Z4100/B (black)

Sony and Samsung have established themselves as the leaders in LCD picture quality over the last couple of years, so we expected a great-looking picture out of the KDL-46Z4100, the highest-end Sony LCD aside from the premium XBR models. While its performance is still solidly in the realm of "very...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Sony Corp., KDL-46Z4100, LCD, Sony Z4100

Product reviews 2008-08-08

Sony KDL-46Z4100/S (silver)

Sony and Samsung have established themselves as the leaders in LCD picture quality over the last couple of years, so we expected a great-looking picture out of the KDL-46Z4100, the highest-end Sony LCD aside from the premium XBR models. While its performance is still solidly in the realm of "very...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Sony Corp., KDL-46Z4100, LCD, Sony Z4100

Product reviews 2008-08-08

On GIFARs

Ever since Rob McMillan of IDG published a story giving a preview of our coming Black Hat talk, specifically a preview of the portion of our talk related to GIFARs, media coverage of the research has swirled a bit out of control and there's been some misconceptions.  My co-presenter John...

Tags: Black Hat, Vector, Applet, Image, Attack, Heasman, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-08-02

Pioneer Kuro PDP-6020FD

Although CNET did not review the 60-inch Pioneer Kuro PDP-6020FD, we did review the 50-inch Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Pioneer plasma HDTVs are basically identical but for screen size, so we expect the review of the 50-inch model to give a good indication of...

Tags: Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD

Product reviews 2008-07-18

Apple releases patches for dangerous QuickTime flaws in Apple TV 2.1 product

Apple released patches for its Apple TV 2.1 product yesterday. Some of you might be saying, why do I care, I don't use Apple TV. Well, if you do use Apple TV, you obviously should care as some of these are very serious flaws, but if you don't,...

Tags: Apple QuickTime, Movie, Patch Management, Apple Inc., Issue, Apple TV, Arbitrary Code Execution, Flaw, IMPACT, CVE-ID, Application Termination, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-11

So about that Microsoft licensing

So about that Microsoft licensingpenny wise and pound foolishIts not about giving $20K to Redmond. Its about users/teachers being productive and getting the work done so that they have more time to focus on the students.Saving $100 for a licence over the life of the software is nothing. Office is...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., software

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

A visit to the Microsoft Newseum

A visit to the Microsoft NewseumI AgreeWe all remember the Mac story!MS is all about packaging and marketing.Come on Paul...Microsoft has completely changed the landscape of IT FOREVER. I am in a constant upgrade cycle here. I have MCSEs and MCSDs working 365 days a year on upgrades. Our CFO...

Tags: Operating systems, ROI/TCO, Microsoft Corp., Unix, Microsoft Newseum

Discussion threads 2008-06-18

Panasonic TH-50PZ800U

For the last year or so, our reigning favorite plasma TV was Pioneer's PDP-5080HD "Kuro," which got there by dint of its game-changing black-level performance, which is still the best we've tested outside of OLED. But many of Panasonic's 2008 plasma TVs, including the TH-50PZ800U, come mighty close to the...

Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, Panasonic, Panasonic TH-50PZ800U, Kuro

Product reviews 2008-05-23

House of Hackers social community opens up

PDP, the leader of the Gnucitizen White Hat Hacker outfit announced the opening of the House of Hackers social community yesterday.  The House of Hackers is intended to enable its members to exchange ideas with each other, communicate, form groups, elite circles and tiger/red teams, conglomerate around projects, and participate in...

Tags: Community, Network, Member, Hacker, Gnucitizen White Hat Hacker, House, Hacking, Social Networking, Networking, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-05-06

Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80U

As high-definition TVs continue to evolve with evermore-enticing technologies and doodads, the majority of buyers are still looking for the best bang for the buck. Panasonic's plasmas are usually at or near the top of the heap in that category, and the 42-inch TH-42PX80U is a great example. This set...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Panasonic, TH-42PX80U, plasma, 1080p

Product reviews 2008-04-30

More URI handler issues to come

Rob Carter, Billy Rios, and I have been blogging about and speaking at conferences like Black Hat and ToorCon all year on the subject of URI handler abuse.  One might think these types of flaws are soon to go away, but one look at SecurityFocus and FullDisclosure today and you can see...

Tags: Flaw, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-04-25

(Photos: PARC prints green tech)

(Photos: PARC prints green tech)PARC Exaggerations[i]PARC is like the Stonehenge of Silicon Valley. The mouse, the PC, Ethernet, and a lot of printer technology came out of its labs.[/i]The mouse was invented by Doug Englebart at Stanford Research Institute. The laser printer was invented by Xerox in NY, before...

Tags: Ethernet, Mice, Printers, photograph, Edison, Xerox PARC, green technology

Discussion threads 2008-04-04

Black Hat Europe, Day 2: The day that wasn't and Black Hat Europe, Day 3: Begin the presentations

If you haven't seen it yet, you can check out Day 1 of my coverage of Black Hat Europe 2008 here.  So, for those of you looking forward to a Black Hat Day 2 update with some more from the training sessions... I'm afraid it didn't happen. I had...

Tags: Black Hat, Antivirus, Buffer-overflow, Attack, Breese, Security, Viruses And Worms, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-03-29

Vizio VO47LF

As Vizio continues to prove itself capable of competing in sales against the Sonys and Samsungs of the world, the company keeps tweaking its formula of offering plenty of bang for the buck, especially in the features department. The newly designed VO47LF, a 47-inch flat-panel LCD, has four HDMI inputs...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio VO47LF, Vizio

Product reviews 2008-03-19

Are Routers the Next Big Target for Hackers?

Are Routers the Next Big Target for Hackers?He Who Controls the Routers Controls the WebThis could become a very interesting control tactic. Imagine that grab for global conquest.Re: He Who Controls the Routers Controls...Yes, agreed. Some of the research that PDP is talking about is very serious. ...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, Luxemburg Today

Discussion threads 2008-03-04

Are Routers the Next Big Target for Hackers?

I've recently seen a great Black Hat presentation by Felix FX Lindner (see pic 2) and a blog posting by Petko D. Petkov PDP (see pic 1) on the subject of hacking routers.  What seems to be clear is that they are becoming a bigger target.  PDP, of the gnucitizen group, recently...

Tags: Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-03-04

Panasonic TH-58PZ750U

Panasonic produced a dizzying array of plasma HDTVs in 2007, with four full lines of multiple screen sizes each. The company's 2008 plasma lineup looks to be just as varied, but until it arrives this spring, the TH-PZ750U series, represented in this review by the 58-inch TH-58PZ750U, remains the company's...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Memory, Panasonic TH-58PZ750U, Panasonic

Product reviews 2008-01-30

Plasmas giving way to LCD technology at CES 2008

Plasmas giving way to LCD technology at CES 2008Check your facts.Konka is one of many ODM's supplying to various retailers. Konka's business with Best Buy is for CRT televisions and not LCDs.Pioneer PlasmaThe Pioneer PDP-5010FD is one of the highest rated flat screens you will ever find. Pioneer has...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Pioneer PDP-5010FD, Black Level, Konka, LCD, Pioneer Plasma, Panasonic, Panasonic Plasma

Discussion threads 2008-01-09