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- Transparency returns with a vengeance in Mac OS X Leopard
- Longtimers with Mac OS X remember that transparency came early with the first version of the Aqua interface and the Quartz 2D compositing engine. Soon, transparency went away and many users were glad. But Steve Jobs must want to see below the surface of his virtual desktop and transparency is...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Window, Pixel, Quartz Extreme, Leopard, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Construction, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
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- Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon
- I listened to the Black Hat webcast today to grab as much info as I could on this subject. The biggest thing that I heard from the whole talk is that the patch fixes things to a reasonable point, but that long-term, there will have to be more work...
- Tags: CERT, DNS Server, Server, Kaminsky, Dan, Patches, Domain Names, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- PaaS embraces client access licensing
- PaaS embraces client access licensingAt least they offer SSLI checked out this company and they seem to address a few of the concerns for PaaS and SaaS.That being SSL. So at least when communicating with your web apps it would take an unreasonable effort to sniff your data traffic.However I...
- Tags: cloud computing, extreme user, PaaS, client access licensing
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Toshiba Regza 42RV530U
- During the last year flat-panel HDTV prices seemed to hit a plateau, where the standard bricklike downward trend leveled off somewhat. Now, however, prices are on the decline again, opening up bigger screen sizes to lower price ranges. For example, Toshiba's lowest-priced 1080p 42-inch LCD, the 42RV530U, can be purchased...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, 1080p, Toshiba Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-07-22
- Q'n'A: Your correspondence to date
- Over the last week or two, I've been inundated with an email. On a serious note, there have been a few questions asked; not that they need clarification as I've already covered these things, I'll answer these anyway. Q. [Email] Open Source ERP5 is now used to...
- Tags: Mobile, E-mail, Public Relations, Online Communications, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- 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
- 'Rogue admin' thought he was protecting network and city
- Paul Venezia at PC World has an exclusive insider account on Terry Childs, the rogue network admin who locked everyone out of the city's network. The story in essence is Childs is an extreme control freak who built and maintained an extremely complex network, perhaps...
- Tags: Administrator, Network, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-20
- Samsung HL61A750
- Rear-projection HDTVs, as a category, are on their way out, and DLP-based sets are the only microdisplay choice available, now that all manufacturers of LCD- and LCoS-based rear-projection displays have basically ceased production. Samsung and Mitsubishi are pretty much the only players left in this category--they're the only two...
- Tags: menu system, Samsung HL61A750, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Warm 2, color temperature
- Product reviews 2008-07-18
- 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
- The green tech edition of ‘what I did on my summer vacation'
- How would you like to spend your summer break doing some groundbreaking green technology research? IBM has hired a couple of hundred college students worldwide to lend their brains to projects across the company's 13 research labs, including several focused on solving problems related to making data...
- Tags: Green Technology, IBM Corp., Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Microsoft's online plan: Spend, spend, spend
- Microsoft's online plan: Spend, spend, spendMS understands that the days of their two cash cows are numbered.They understand that we are moving online and the only thing they can do online right now is lose more money.So, not unexpected that they are getting more desperate and throwing more money at...
- Tags: SEARCH, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Search service, Microsoft Corp., online plan
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup
- Details of Sony's new laptops have been trickling out for several weeks, but Sony held off on an official announcement to coincide with Intel's Centrino 2 launch this week. Sony introduced four new VAIO lines ranging from the 3-pound Z-series ultraportable with a 13.1-inch display to the...
- Tags: Sony Corp., IBM zSeries, Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Intel Centrino, Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Core 2 Duo, Series, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., SP1, SR Series, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Stronghold Crusader Extreme (exe)
- Featuring massive battles, new outposts and tactical powers to master, Stronghold Crusader Extreme takes the addictive game-play of Crusader to a new level, providing a stiff challenge to the hardened Crusader player. For those new to Crusader, the original game has been provided in an updated form with all the...
- Tags: Games, Desktops, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-16
- Confirmed: Apple files suit against Psystar
- Confirmed: Apple files suit against PsystarThis may end the US based Mac clonesBut it is a big, big world and other countries don't honor the US's laws. I would not be feeling to secure about my overseas markets if I was Apple.Adrian, the hater of PsystarHe seems to have a...
- Tags: Psystar, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough love
- Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough loveTough love indeedI had a similar experience with "Amanda" that bled/blended with the whole hacker debate and ended in a congruent way to your interaction. The strange thing was that I wasn't even talking about the hacker ethic at all, but rather...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Amanda Chapel, Strumpette
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- Oracle joins iPhone mania
- Oracle joins iPhone maniaScreenshot size vs. iPhone sizeThe content inside the screenshot is incredibly small and hard-to-read, how bad does it get on the real iPhone hose screen is even smaller? Does this app support finger-based zooming and panning? Even if, that's hardly a good UI for a...
- Tags: Handhelds, WIRELESS, Oracle Corp., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-11
- Verizon, Telecom Italia, and Brasil Telecom top the botnet charts in Q2 of 2008
- Verizon, Telecom Italia, and Brasil Telecom top the botnet charts in Q2 of 2008I proposed a solution a while back.Any ISP can see who is compromised. That's obvious from the accurate stats you have. My idea, simply put, enforce all zombied machines to a proxy. This proxy...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Verizon Telecom Italia, Verizon Telecom, Zombied, Brasil Telecom, Verizon Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Virtual e-learning: the end of university?
- Virtual e-learning: the end of university?i disagree[i]Nowadays, a university degree or doctorate doesn’t guarantee you a job at the end of your course, whereas “learning as you work” is becoming more and more popular.[/i]As far as I understand it, University places have gone up considerably since the 80s (source: old...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, University Place, job, e-learning
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakes
- Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakesTo sum upSafari is insecure because other software has exploits.Do you get dizzy much from spinning so fast?RE: Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakesIt probably has more to do with Apple being used to abiding by what is considered normal security obligations on...
- Tags: security, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., security mistake
- Discussion threads 2008-07-08
- Geek Sheet: Configuring Synergy2 to Share Keyboard, Video and Mouse
- It's time again for another Geek Sheet. This time, we're going to show you how to share keyboard, mouse, and video click for short demonstration between multiple desktop computers, using different Operating Systems with a free Open Source program called Synergy2. Are you geeky enough that you...
- Tags: Mouse, Video, Synergy2, Client, Screen, Mice, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
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