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- Python update makes break with past
- Python 3.0 is a major change from the Python 2 series, and the first release that is intentionally backwards-incompatible. Python developers on Wednesday released the final version of Python 3.0, a major reworking of the programming language that is incompatible with the Python 2 series. Python...
- Tags: Python, Python 3.0, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, YouTube, develpers, Guido van Rossum, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk
- News items 2008-12-04
- Let's be smart about patching databases
- * Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Slavik Markovich Every quarter, around the time of the Oracle Critical Patch Update CPU or the Microsoft "Patch Tuesday," rituals take place – some behind closed doors, others in the media. Web sites report of the...
- Tags: Risk, Oracle Corp., Patch Management, Storage, Strategy, Databases, Security, Hardware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Who are the John Does that Apple is looking for?
- Who are the John Does that Apple is looking for?Your #2 suggestion is most likely the correct oneConsidering that Apple is using the DMCA to go after Wiki sites that [b]dare[/b] discuss iTunes, it isn't hard to believe that Apple wants to sue anyone and everyone who dares tinker with...
- Tags: Wiki, Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, UNIX, Apple Inc., John Does, software, Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Apple removes Mac antivirus language from site
- Eagle-eyed Elinor Mills, reporter at sister site CNET, has the scoop that Apple has removed the 2007 item from its support site late last night that urged Mac customers to use multiple antivirus utilities. Now, the company says the Mac is safe "out of the box."(What say...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Apple Inc., Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Should Apple worry about Songbird 1.0
- Should Apple worry about Songbird 1.0Once again, hijacking some elses workApple poured millions to develop the iPod hardware and the underlying software. It **at the insistance of the music industry** incorporated DRM.And now what? The songbird people think they are entitled to access all those iPods?And don't start about the...
- Tags: Digital music, Tools & Techniques, Digital media, Media players, Game players, Web browsers, Apple Inc., Songbird, software, Apple iPod, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- CIOs vote on Vista for '09
- CIOs vote on Vista for '09But what about...But what about the main loser OSes? You know, the ones that have only a tiny fraction of Vista's marketshare, even though they have been on the market longer?http://marketshare.hitslink.com/os-market-share.aspx?qprid=9&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=108&qpnp=11&qpdt=1&qpct=2So, to extrapolate based on marketshare, the response would then go something like:OSX (being...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OSX, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-12-02
- UTStarcom XV6800 (Verizon Wireless)
- UTStarcom XV6800 Verizon WirelessThe Dark Side of TechnologyThis is a gadget that looks great in a feature matrix. However, it is an unbelievable pain to actually use as a telephone, a stark testament to technology done badly from a user's standpoint.This is a two hands, full attention device to...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, UTStarcom Inc., Verizon Wireless
- Discussion threads 2008-12-02
- Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation
- Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA ViolationApple is much more evil than MS...they've just been so much less successful that no one has noticed just how evil Apple is. People are beginning to notice. :)RE: Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA ViolationI used to use Anapod Explorer for my old...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Computers Today, Apple Inc., Apple Confuses Speech, DMCA Violation, DMCA
- Discussion threads 2008-12-02
- Google Chrome and the extension conundrum
- Google Chrome and the extension conundrumTask managerBeing able to see how much RAM/CPU/Network each extension uses up ought to help users decide which extensions they should remove to speed up their browser.Boy, Firefox must really suckI see no other reason why Google spends so much time and money in recreating...
- Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Google Chrome, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2008-12-02
- 2009 Infiniti FX50S
- Photo gallery: 2009 Infiniti FX50SWhether the Infiniti FX's bulbous curves can be considered beautiful is debatable, but one thing we know for certain is that--in FX50S trim--it certainly is imposing. With muscular front fenders, a large dark chrome grill, and a pair of the most aggressive headlights we've ever...
- Tags: AVM, Infiniti FX50S, camera
- Product reviews 2008-12-01
- Apple hits Psystar with DMCA charges
- Apple hits Psystar with DMCA chargesCan't wait for the iApologistto show up, talking out of the other side of their mouths about how the DMCA is evil except when Apple uses it.Should match their views on patents....But... but... but... Apple doesn't use a TPM DRM chip!!!All the Apple zealots told...
- Tags: Digital media, Apple EULA, intel, Apple Inc., DMCA, Psystar, DMCA charge
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- With Vista SP2, Microsoft is back on track
- With Vista SP2, Microsoft is back on trackFinaly Someone who get itit's Fashonable to bash MS for reason at all. The facts are in fact realy simple:1. Vista is great OS and a this point in time is perfect for every who actually want to use their computer2. Macs are...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?Can answer these ...[i]Know how to access Windows shares on the network[/i]Well that's pretty easy in Nautilus using smb:// , but a simple link with an icon should suffice.[i]Have a rudimentary understanding of the file system to ensure that...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Printers, desktop Linux, KDE, GNOME, user interface, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, desktop, printer, Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-11-30
- Your guide to disabling SearchWiki
- Your guide to disabling SearchWikii didn't like this featureI used it but couldn't find it of any use. And now i am reading your post and it tells a lot..The other feature that I find it of less use if Knol. I don't know actually what Google is trying to...
- Tags: SEARCH, SearchWiki
- Discussion threads 2008-11-29
- What might end Apple's open source pass
- What might end Apple's open source passFirst "free and open" music industry will winI reckon. I've seen numerous software development opportunities for companies that are being free and liberal with music, just like FOSS but with notes and instruments.Interesting times. The end of sick unabated controlling greed. I'm proud to...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, content owner, Apple Inc., open source, music, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2008-11-28
- Brenthaven Sling II
- We're fans of the sling-style laptop bag, which combines the shape of a backpack with an across-the-chest strap more commonly seen on messenger bags. The end result: a bag that sits high on your back but distributes the weight across your body instead of all on one shoulder. While many...
- Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Digital music, laptop compartment, zipper, laptop computer, strap, Brenthaven Sling II
- Product reviews 2008-11-26
- Navigon 7200T
- Having to compete with the likes of Garmin and TomTom is no easy task, but Navigon is hoping to woo some new customers with the Navigon 7200T. Now, in the past, we've always commended Navigon for offering feature-rich GPS for an affordable price, but we've had issues with the spotty...
- Tags: display, GPS, Navigon 7200T
- Product reviews 2008-11-26
- MacBooks: World's greenest family of notebooks
- Apple's latest Get A Mac television commercial proclaims the new MacBooks to be the "world's greenest family of notebooks." The ad touts the MacBook as completely recyclable and says that it uses a quarter of the amount of power of a single light bulb and has no mercury. ...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- NVIDIA GeForce Release 180 drivers give GPU a performance boost
- NVIDIA GeForce Release 180 drivers give GPU a performance boostthat's frighteningThat either mean that previous drivers were very poor in terms of quality, or that software exploiting the graphic card are poorly coded and require driver patches to fix the issues.I'd rather have the first explanation, because i don't like...
- Tags: GPU, NVidia Corp., NVIDIA GeForce Release 180, NVIDIA GeForce Release 180 driver, Nvidia GeForce, performance
- Discussion threads 2008-11-25
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