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ZDNet Author Biography: Russell Shaw passed away in March 2008. He was an enterprise computing journalist, analyst and author based in Portland, Oregon. A specialist in open source architectures and strategies, Microsoft applications, wireless networking, and multimedia content creation, Russell covered these fields regularly for several IT, business and consumer publications, including Investor's...; more about Russell Shaw »

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Public shaming via broadband: Ohio Judge puts sentencing hearings on YouTube: At one time in this nation, we used to shame our convicted criminals by hanging photos of them in public places. Or hanging them in public places.While I certainly do not support the second option, it would appear that broadband technology offers a solution that offers the capability to...; Tags: James Kimbler, JUDGE; Blog posts 2006-06-23
EXCLUSIVE; Google Judge's questionable past: Within the next few days, U.S. District Court Judge James Ware is expected to order Google to hand over search results from as many as 50,000 websites as well as 5,000 individual Web searches. This would be in an effort on the part of the Bush administration to revive a...; Tags: James Ware, JUDGE; Blog posts 2006-03-15
Here's the timeline for how the BlackBerry case will come out: Via these pages as well as my BBHub BlackBerry blog, I have been tracking, covering and analyzing the BlackBerry vs. NTP patent infringement case very closely. I now would like to offer you my forecast for what will happen over the next few weeks and months:Now that U.S. Judge James...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., JUDGE, Multi-Mode, NTP; Blog posts 2006-02-28
My BlackBerry prediction: injunction with 60-day stay: On my BBHub BlackBerry blog this morning, I offer my own prediction about how Judge James Spencer will rule today in the patent infringement case between Research In Motion and NTP.I write:My own crystal ball - the one between my ears- tells me that Judge James Spencer is going to...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., James Spencer, 60-Day, JUDGE, NTP; Blog posts 2006-02-24
Report: Supreme Court nominee Roberts owns stock in VoIP provider: A review of U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts stock portfolio was posted early this morning on the website of respected media industry publication Broadcasting & Cable magazine.The report shows that Roberts- currently a U.S. Circuit Court Judge- currently owns between $100,000 and $250,000 of Time Warner stock.Time Warner Cable...; Tags: VoIP, JUDGE, Roberts, John Roberts; Blog posts 2005-08-07

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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
Childs rigged crazyquilt private network: The prosecution unveiled more details on the lunacy in San Francisco in court filings that urged the judge to keep rogue network administrator Terry Childs' bail at $5 million. The Chronicle reports that prosecutors say that Childs had over 1,000 modems secreted around the city, forming his own private network...; Tags: Network, Prosecutor, Networking, Productivity, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-24
News to know: DNS flaw; Amazon; Microsoft shakeup; Facebook: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service Attack code published for DNS flaw Nate McFeters: |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit 'Spam King' escapes from federal prison iPhone vulnerable to phishing,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, DNS, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Flaw, Game Players, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Judge refuses to reduce 'rogue' admin's bail: Breaking news: A San Francisco judge just refused to lower Terry Childs' bail from $5 million, the SF Chron reports. Prosecutors said that by rigging the network so that key programs were held in memory so that they would be deleted when the network was shut...; Tags: Bail, Administrator, Network, Sheriff, Prosecutor, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-23
'Spam King' escapes from federal prison: [ UPDATE: Davidson was found dead, involved in an apparent murder-suicide that involved his wife and 3-year-old daughter. ] Edward "Eddie" Davidson, a notorious e-mail spammer who was sentenced to jail time in April, has escaped from a federal prison camp in Florence, Colorado. Davidson...; Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Restitution, Davidson, Federal Prison Camp, E-mail, Security, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?: Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?Toshiba Cell Laptop anyone?...[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9102518&taxonomyId=66&intsrc=kc_top]FYI[/url]Slap Yellow Dog Linux on it and you are good to go!Do we know if backwards compatibility is holding back......progress? Or is it just purists who would like to see legacy support end?Currently x86 outperforms US T2 in just...; Tags: Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Real Bottom Line, Linux STILL, Linux architecture, Intel x86, Linux, slate; Discussion threads 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
Mom, EFF fight back over take-down notices: This is what I imagine: some technoslaves or computer software constantly peruses YouTube looking for infringements. It finds them and the music companies send YT an almost daily list of take-down notices per the DMCA. YouTube takes down. Problem being everything gets taken down...; Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Takedown, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-20
Review: Jawbone 2 bluetooth headset: Back in June 2007 I reviewed the original Jawbone bluetooth headset and despite its drawbacks I found it to be the standard by which I judge all other BT headsets. Its military grade noise cancellation is second to none and of dozens of Bluetooth headsets that...; Tags: Headset, Bluetooth Headset, Battery Life, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-18
The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystar: The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystaranticompetitive argumentThe problem with the anticompetitive argument is that the company engaging in the activity has to command a substantial share of the overall market. Apple doesn't even have 8% of the market. Also, Psystar never even tried to license Apple's intellectual...; Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Psystar, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Silverlight suit: Microsoft's conduct is "unlawful" and "willful": Silverlight suit: Microsoft's conduct is "unlawful" and "willful"SilverliteSo... the point of this article is... ???Since Silverlight came from Microsoft...and Microsoft is the biggest name in software, it becomes way to easy for those jealous of Microsoft's success to tear down or discredit them with frivilous lawsuits. What if Silverlight came...; Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Silverlight suit, conduct; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Silverlight suit: Microsoft's conduct is "unlawful" and "willful": Video footage of the Summer Olympics at nbcolympics.com likely won't be compromised by a lawsuit filed by Gotuit Media against Microsoft earlier this month. The suit won't even go before a judge in San Francisco Federal Court until Oct. 10, some six weeks after the closing ceremonies of the games...; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Video, Microsoft Corp., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Ringleader of cybercrime group to be offered a job as cybercrime fighter: Ringleader of cybercrime group to be offered a job as cybercrime fighter.....All this does is re-enforces that accountability for ones actions are almost non-existent and will only serve to encourage other miscreants to follow in this punks steps.As for the level of knowledge in the law sector... you seem about...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Web browsers, cybercrime fighter, Ringleader, cybercrime group, job; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
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
Parrot DS1120 Wireless Hi-Fi Speaker System: Parrot, a French company, makes a growing number of stereo Bluetooth speaker systems, most of which we've reviewed favorably. Parrot has a few new offerings for 2008, including the DS1120 ($280), a compact two-speaker system that resembles a set of stylish computer speakers.The identical speakers measure 6 by 5 by...; Tags: Wi-Fi, speaker, Bluetooth; Product reviews 2008-07-15