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- Pointer
- (1) In database management, an address embedded within the data that specifies the location of data in another record or file.
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- Security issues
- Security issuesMurph - you're stuck in the 80sThe simplest programming statement of the lot is the GOTO. It is also the most dangerous because you can do *anything* with it. You can cross loops, functions, procedures, etc and corrupt return stacks and so forth. That is why it is so...
- Tags: C/C++, Programming languages, Processors, pointer, C, Java, Intel x86, Murph, Goto, attack, security
- Discussion threads 2007-06-25
- How IT keeps an air carrier flying high
- How IT keeps an air carrier flying highGreat News!This guy knows his stuff! Allowing "gurus" and C programmers (with "link" dependencies) to control your IT department is BAD NEWS! Unfortunetly, this is the case in MANY IT orgs. There is NO standardization - only loosely followed "best practices" rule the...
- Tags: Programming languages, C/C++, Ada, pointer, information technology, C
- Discussion threads 2005-04-20
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- 2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced
- Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on. From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...
- Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!
- The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!I've used perfect Voice Recognition--it still sucksWant to experiment with perfect VR? I did! Here's how:Have a friend (who is willing to be your input device for a full 8 hour day) type for you...
- Tags: Mice, Keyboards, mouse, computer, computer mouse, keyboard
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Peanut Butter Pointer (exe)
- Peanut Butter Pointer enables groups of children to use multiple mice on a single PC, giving students a new way to learn together and have more computer time than ever before. Peanut Butter Pointer also offers an affordable way to manage student-to-PC ratios by increasing the reach of each existing...
- Tags: PC, Peanut Butter Software, Peanut Butter Pointer, Mice, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-07-21
- ScreenShaker (zip)
- Want to prank your friend? Then try this program. ScreenShaker shakes your monitor screen, just like there are earthquakes on your monitor. Alt+F4 won't work. To quit : Move your mouse pointer to top-left corner of the screen. Version 2 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: Monitor, MAXIMA Productions, ScreenShaker, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2008-07-16
- ScreenScrewer (zip)
- ScreenScrewer can flip your monitor screen, horizontally or vertically, and invert the colors. Just try it by yourself before you send it to your friends. Move your mouse pointer to top-left corner of the screen.Version 2 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: Monitor, MAXIMA Productions, Monitors & Displays, Mice, Hardware, Components, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-07-16
- ScreenMover (zip)
- ScreenMover makes your monitor screen follows the movement of mouse pointer. Move your mouse pointer to top-left corner of the screen. Version 2 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: Monitor, Mouse, Mouse Pointer, MAXIMA Productions, Mice, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components
- Software downloads 2008-07-16
- ScreenBouncer (zip)
- ScreenBouncer is a great program for prank your friend. It bouncing your monitor screen, and there is no way to quit. Alt+F4 won't work. To quit: Move your mouse pointer to top-left corner of the screen. Version 2 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: Monitor, Screen, MAXIMA Productions, ScreenBouncer, Monitors & Displays, Mice, Hardware, Components, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-07-16
- Don't doubt Deputy Dan
- Well, it would seem that Tom Ptacek may have figured out something to do with Dan Kaminsky's earlier DNS flaw, and this may actually be the vulnerability to fear that we had originally heard. Let's just say this, I've read Tom's postings on the Matasano blog for quite some time...
- Tags: DNS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Language Mouse Tool (exe)
- Language Mouse Tool is an indicator near mouse pointer. Supports different settings for different keyboard layouts: font, font color, background color and synonym. You do not need to see in system tray bar every time. It is very useful for people who works with multi-languages documents. This version is the...
- Tags: Mouse, Font, Deskex, Mice, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-07-08
- C to be the next browser scripting language... wait, what?
- C to be the next browser scripting language... wait, what?C doesn't have memory corruption flawsC provides access to memory and leaves it as an exercise for the developer to program appropriately.Welcome back, pointer madness and memory leak.We web developers love to trade productivity, garbage collection and code maintainability /...
- Tags: C/C++, Programming languages, C, browser scripting language, scripting language, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Mojo Gesture RSI (exe)
- Avoid RSI strains with mouse gestures. Mojo Includes 25 minute take-a-break reminder tool. Mojo provides gesture support for Windows desktop, including IE 7 and Firefox. To minimize RSI issues use gestures as an alternative. Simply draw a symbol with the mouse pointer as a convenient substitute for common actions, such...
- Tags: Mouse, Gesture, Cityzen451, Mojo, Mojo RSI, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-06-25
- IBM is latest to ask: Why not take that data center to go?
- Is it really a whole year since IBM unleashed its Project Big Green brainchild on the IT industry, triggering a barrage of like-minded efforts across the high-tech industry? Well, apparently it is, and the company is using the anniversary to make a push for some of its...
- Tags: Data Center, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-06-15
- Evoluent VerticalMouse 2 (left-handed)
- As left-handed mousers who spend a lot of time at the computer, we really wanted to love the Evoluent Left-Handed Vertical Mouse. And there's a lot we do like: the mouse's orientation does seem to hold our arm in a more neutral position; the mouse includes a PS/2 adapter so...
- Tags: Mice, mouse, Vertical Mouse, Evoluent Vertical Mouse
- Product reviews 2008-06-13
- Cable: Act, Don't React
- Cable companies are no longer just TV programming suppliers. They are mega-utilities, for visual, text and spoken communication. And when service goes out, you're not just cut off from entertainment in the living room, you're cut off from work and friends. The question becomes, very quickly, how...
- Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Network, Outage, Service, Cable, Network Technology, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium
- Once full of promise and impressive feats of engineering, the ultramobile PC category has fallen on hard times, outmaneuvered by a cheaper, more capable class of systems known as Netbooks or mininotebooks. Best exemplified by the popular Asus Eee PC, these laptops use the same small screens and low-power CPUs...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, ultramobile PC, Samsung Q1, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2008-06-10
- Adobe Flash drive-by attacks redux
- Adobe has finally issued an almost-definitive statement on the reports of a zero-day attack targeting its flagship Flash Player, suggesting kinda that the vulnerability is already patched. In a progress report posted to the official Adobe PSIRT blog, David Lenoe stops short of making definitive statements on...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Vulnerability, Macromedia Flash Player, Malware, Attack, Malware Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- Open source software security improving
- You cannot say something's good or bad unless you benchmark or compare it against something else. According to the Linus's Law, "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow", a mentality which when combined with static code analysis of the most popular and widely used open source projects such as Firefox,...
- Tags: Security, Open-source Software, Analysis, Open Source Project, Open Source, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-05-26
- European on-demand accounting vendors breaking the dam?
- Since I am based in Europe and come from a finance background, I have a special interest in what happens in this part of the world. Over the last couple of years, I've been consistently told by 'experts' that saas/on-demand business applications and especially those that are finance related will...
- Tags: On-demand, Vendor, QuickBooks Online, Smb/Sme, Financial Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
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