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Pediatric market opened to statins: Yes, if you have to give your kid a statin at 8 to prevent a future heart attack I think there is something wrong with your parenting. But should the kid pay for it with an early death? When it can be prevented? by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: recommendation, blade servers, utility computing, vertical industries, benefits, servers, security, hardware, enterprise software, software, human resources, dana blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-07
41% of young Americans prefer site that makes recommendations: Fully 41% of those age 18-24, the prime demographic for the social web, say they’re most likely to return to a site that makes recommendations, according to Guidance and Synovate. Only 29% of those 55-64 say so. Women are far more likely to be influenced by a welcome greeting -...; Tags: recommendation, gender and diversity, channel management, human resources, marketing, nb; Blog posts 2008-04-27
Additune (dmg): Additune is the first major Mac only music recommendation app. It understands that the kind of music you want to listen to depends not only on what you like in general, but what you're in the mood for at the moment. Select one of your iTunes playlists in Additune and...; Tags: recommendation, playlist, additune, digital music, desktops, digital media, personal technology, hardware, consumer electronics; Software downloads 2007-07-31
DIFFstudios (widget): With this widget you can find out the latest news from DIFFstudios and our Web site's daily recommendation. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: recommendation, web site development, web technology, channel management, internet, marketing; Software downloads 2007-06-19
American Red Cross CIO: Steve Cooper: Dan Farber: Now, it's the year 2006 I can remember in the past five years when we used to talk about cost cutting and consolidation, and now all of a sudden we're talking about innovation again. Now, you've been at Corning Inc, you were in the Dept. of Homeland...; Tags: innovation, cio, recommendation, cooper, red cross, technology, american red cross, identity management, katrina, leadership, strategy, management, administrator; Blog posts 2006-09-26

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Consumer Reports urges Mac users to dump Safari, cites lack of phishing protection: The 2008 edition of Consumer Reports' "State of the Net" report, advises that a common security mistake is "thinking your Mac shields you from all risks", and that due to Safari's lack of built-in phishing protection Mac users are urged to switch to Firefox or Opera : "According to...; Tags: apple macintosh, apple safari, consumer reports, phishing protection, phishing, cyberthreats, spam, viruses and worms, security, spam and phishing, dancho danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-06
If at first you don't succeed...: If at first you don't succeed...The killer feature.I don't know whether the iPhone or iTouch has this, but I think a killer feature is this. It has to be easy and automatic.1) The player has an Amazon MP3 purchase app optimized for the player. After signing up, you...; Tags: digital music, digital media, digital rights management (drm), wi-fi, mp3, dell computer corp., apple ipod, music; Discussion threads 2008-07-30
10 essential gadgets for students: I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...; Tags: headphone, phone, cell phone, laptop computer, lecture, notebooks, telecom & utilities, hardware, notebooks & tablets, zack whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-25
HP Pavilion dv2945se: Editors' note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.HP's 14-inch HP Pavilion dv2945se looks like it should cost more than $899, thanks to a cool subtle pattern on the keyboard tray and lid...; Tags: keyboards, notebooks, processors, laptop computer, hewlett-packard co., hp pavilion, keyboard; Product reviews 2008-07-24
Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?: After well over a year of scrutiny, the proposed merger between the country's two satellite radio providers - XM and Sirius - is finally on the home stretch, set for an approval vote as early as Aug. 1. But wait. This week, one of the FCC commissioners proposed even more...; Tags: merger, xm satellite radio inc., radio, satellite, sirius, commissioner jonathan adelstein, satellite radio, advertising & promotion, mergers & acquisitions, digital music, network technology, consumer electronics, personal technology, marketing, investment, finance, networking, sam diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-18
EU files new charges against Intel: European Union antitrust regulators say Intel paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. BRUSSELS--European Union antitrust regulators made new accusations against chipmaker Intel on Thursday, saying it paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. ...; Tags: commission, advanced micro devices inc., intel corp., european union, sales force management, semiconductors, sales, hardware, components, reuters, intel, antitrust, european commission, amd, processors; News items 2008-07-17
Ringleader of cybercrime group to be offered a job as cybercrime fighter: Owen Thor Walker, a 18 years old ringleader of an international cybercrime group, known as AKILL, part of the A-Team, a group of 8 script kiddies which were all caught in a operation called "Operation Bot Roast II" bust executed by the FBI and several international law enforcement agencies in...; Tags: job, malware, bot, malware bot, privmsg, spyware, adware & malware, cyberthreats, viruses and worms, security, dancho danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: report: European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, according to a report. European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, The Wall Street...; Tags: intel corp., corporate law, semiconductors, security, business operations, hardware, reuters, intel, antitrust, european commission, amd, processors; News items 2008-07-16
FTP: untrustworthy file transfer: FTP - file transfer protocol - is the most commonly used method for moving files around Web. Now Steve Frank, a founder and developer for Mac software company Panic, has come out and recommended that people stop using FTP. I wrote about this (see If hackers don't...; Tags: ftp, sftp, robin harris; Blog posts 2008-07-14
RSP Zip Compressor OCX (zip): ActiveX OCX to compress, uncompress, delete, test and list zip files. Has added Vista compatibility, additional dlls now are external ( rspzip.dll and rspunip.dll ), errors occurs if not found, fixed error value returned, now it is not always 0 as the version 1.4.0, no auto installer anymore anyone working...; Tags: registration, microsoft windows vista, rsp software, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), activex/com/com+/dcom, operating systems, microsoft windows, software, software development, software/web development; Software downloads 2008-07-08
SIMORE dual SIM card -- FrankenBerry is ALIVE!: Two weeks ago, I kvetched about my wretched existence of having to carry two separate mobile devices for Voice and Data use -- a regular 3G cellphone and my inseparable BlackBerry 8820. Apparently, I'm not alone in this situation: some of you told me that you even carry two or...; Tags: sim card, rim blackberry, simore, flash memory, cellular phones, consumer electronics, personal technology, jason perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Digg's new "recommendation engine" could be a boon to advertisers: Digg's new "recommendation engine" could be a boon to advertisersRightAnything to make a buck. Sounds like yet another gimmick to me.JThttp://www.FireMe.To/udi; Tags: recommendation engine, digg; Discussion threads 2008-07-01
News to know: Apple patches; Adobe; XP-Vista; Yahoo: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities. David Morgenstern: Apple releases Leopard 10.5.4 update Apple update notice. Robin Harris: Why computers fail Adobe: Adobe Advances Rich Media Search on the Web ...; Tags: apple iphone, adobe systems inc., google inc., web, larry dignan, yahoo! inc., patch management, apple inc., ibm consulting service, web 2.0, 3g, microsoft windows, channel management, open source, internet, cellular phones, consumer electronics, personal technology, operating systems, software, marketing; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Digg's new "recommendation engine" could be a boon to advertisers: After what seemed like endless hints and pre-announcements, social news site Digg will finally start rolling out its "Recommendation Engine" this week. by Steve O'Hear; Tags: digg, advertiser, social networking, online communications, marketing, advertising & promotion, steve o\'hear; Blog posts 2008-06-30
HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks: What would the perfect phishing attack from a social engineering perspective? The one that compared to using typosquatted domains impersonating the bank's web application directory structure is in fact using the bank's legitimate domain names as redirectors due to XSS flaws within. It's even more interesting to measure the average...; Tags: bank, vulnerability, xss, flaw, phishing, cyberthreats, financial services, security, viruses and worms, spam and phishing, dancho danchev; Blog posts 2008-06-29