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Expert: IT industry has failed in desktop security

Expert: IT industry has failed in desktop securityYupe, that's right...Another commentator with a point on top of his head and no solution.Thank you, Captain Obviousn/tAgain WiFi is Killing One Laptop Per Child ProgramI was appalled to discover that the OLPC project was dependent on WiFi. Here you have a Linux...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, federal government, security, desktop, SE Linux, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, Wi-Fi, IT industry, Classmate

Discussion threads 2007-05-21

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Where should Mozilla go from here?

Consolidation and security, Now!Firefox has emerged as the most buggy browser robustness and security. It has more vulnerabilities discovered than any other browser, month after month. Each new release sees new stability and robustness problems.And Firefox still does not have support for sandboxing.Repeatedly they have to patch patches because their...

Tags: Web browsers, IE8, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Web browser, security

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Mac ZFS is dead: RIP.

fortunatelywhile zfs is cool, there are enough other file systems, so we users won't miss it muchHow about EXT4 and BTRFS?What do you think of EXT4 and it's destined successor, BTRFS?NTFSActualy has similar features to most of these but maybe its not implemented as well.Apple picks NetApp WAFL over...

Tags: Storage, Mac ZFS, Actualy, Robin, Apple Macintosh, NetApp Inc., ZFS, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development

You really believe that?Look at Red Hat. $5.1 Bln market cap and they're not making *any* money with free software? There is plenty of money out there for consulting services and support. Just ask IBM.Proprietary software is not religion.The problem with Sun was that they couldn't commit either...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Websters, MySQL, GPL, Stallman

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Microsoft exposes Firefox users to drive-by malware downloads

is this a part of - framework assistantI am using Firefox 3.5.3 and it has".net framework assistant 1.0" disabled,claiming that is not compatible with thisversion of the browser.what makes this different from the ?Windows Presentation Foundation"that was not disabled until i did it my self ?is one or both the...

Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Linux Distro, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Google Chrome, plug-in, malware, Google Inc., security, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Microsoft vs. Google: An e-mail showdown at L.A. City Hall

Contract worth $7.25 million? Google will probably do it for free, or as a minimum at a greatly reduced price. Cities like Los Angeles should take advantage of the competitive situation to drive the cost of email for the city to near zero.Remember, with Google, they also get GoogleApps. One...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, cloud computing, Google Inc., e-mail, operating system, desktop, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Red Hat CEO vs. Torvalds: More Linux features don't equate to bloat

Linux distro appliances are the futureCompanies are wising up and getting away from MS 20G worm/virus operating systems and going to Linux distro driven appliances.It is the future with appliances no one needs a Windows OS with Office for someone to open a (.doc) to edit it is a security...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, COMPANIES, Red Hat Inc., Linux, desktop, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Genachowski unveils 5th and 6th principles: net neutrality and beyond

FCC adding 5th element to net neutralityI pray this will stop Yahoo from telling the do not support LINUX. I do use windows on another CPU--grandson, but primary is UBUNTU. Thanks. An astonishing show of good senseFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is displaying an astonishing -- I am tempted to say...

Tags: Federal government, FCC, Net Neutrality, Genachowski

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?

Since when is your IP address "personal information"?Your IP address is visible for the whole world to see, just like it always has been.Are people really this stupid?PersonallyIt's a hassle Windows could do without. People will pirate regardless, and in those terms, Microsoft is fighting a war it cannot win.I'm...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, tool, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, spyware, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Apple kicks ZFS in the butt

CuriousWhat features does ZFS sport that NTFS does not? Which of those are important to data integrity?Reading the IRON File Systems I couldn't help notice that NTFS fared quite well. Do you have any data to suggest that ZFS would fare better than these other file systems?The file systems from...

Tags: Snow Leopard, ZFS, Apple Inc., file system

Discussion threads 2009-08-29

Colbert heats up global warming

Too funnySo, 350ppm means certain environmental disaster? And we're already above that? Hmmm...Back to the drawing board...I really REALLY resent the Chicken Littles running around screaming their heads off, and I'm gradually getting the feeling that, even if originally well-intentioned, they can't see the forest for the trees.What...

Tags: disclamer, Colbert, global warming, scientific community, carbon dioxide

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Syncables Desktop SE 5.1 (Mac)

Syncables Desktop enables you to easily sync and migrate content between PCs, like for netbooks with desktops, or over a network to stream media. Sync and share between Windows, Mac and Linux computers including content such as photos, music, videos, documents, bookmarks, emails and more. Syncables Desktop automatically recognizes...

Tags: Desktop, Apple Macintosh, Media, Web Site, Syncables Desktop, Web Site Development, Advertising & Promotion, Web Technology, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-07-14

Firefox 3.5 final prepped to ship early next week

Firefox 3.5 final prepped to ship early next weekThat's great!While I'm already satisfied with the current speed of FF3, a little speed boost never hurt anyone. I didn't install the beta on any of my machines, but I did try it while running a Fedora 11 Live CD. Even under...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Firefox, early next week

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Excelsior JET 6.5 (Windows)

Excelsior JET is a complete solution for acceleration, protection, and deployment of your Java applications, certified Java Compatible on a number of Windows and Linux platforms. Excelsior JET Optimizer converts your application's classes and jars into highly optimized Intel x86 code and creates a native executable for Microsoft Windows or...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Excelsior, Excelsior JET, Excelsior JET Optimizer, Excelsior JET Runtime, Excelsior JET Deployment Toolkit, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-06-25

Reductive to service Puppet open source configman tools

Key founders of Puppet have incorporated and received $2 million in venture capital funding to advance the open source configuration management software project. Reductive Labs,  which has evolved from the same named consulting firm founded in 2003, will provide training, service and support for Puppet, the next...

Tags: Open Source, Configuration Management, Tool, Reductive, Puppet 0.25, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Will Ubuntu remain a minor player

Will Ubuntu remain a minor playerWhat's novel here?Not the fact that you can try Ubuntu.It's the fact that you try any operating system.How is that happening? Most likely Click2Try is another open source hoster running Xen, much as Amazon Web Services, only they are moving ahead with easy 'on...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Only Problem, Ubuntu, minor player

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Iomega: EMC's entry to be at the center of your home

A little more than a year ago, EMC acquired Iomega for $213 million. Today EMC's master plan is coming into focus. Iomega is to EMC what Linksys is to Cisco: An avenue to become ubiquitous in your home. EMC thinks the consumer and home office market will...

Tags: Iomega Corp., EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-10

Syncables Desktop SE for PC 5.1 (Windows)

Syncables Desktop enables you to easily sync and migrate content between PCs, like for netbooks with desktops, or over a network to stream media. Sync and share between Windows, Mac and Linux computers including content such as photos, music, videos, documents, bookmarks, emails and more. Syncables Desktop automatically recognizes other...

Tags: PC, Media, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Syncables Desktop, Web Site Development, Advertising & Promotion, Web Technology, Desktops, Internet, Marketing, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-06-01

Mac OS X vulnerable to 6-month old Java flaw

Mac OS X vulnerable to 6-month old Java flawNah.....Apple designed OSX with security in mind from the start. What, this isn't an OSX flaw? Just goes to show you that you can never be too safe. I would expect that Apple users will make a run on...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, old Java flaw, Java, Java flaw, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Inc., OSX Flaw, security, flaw

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Microsoft finally acknowledges Windows 7 will ship in 2009

Microsoft finally acknowledges Windows 7 will ship in 2009Why is it called 7?Do they now name products after when they first started talking about them so that the release date doesn't matter?RE: Microsoft finally acknowledges Windows 7 will ship in 2009They say it is the 7 major version of windows.Money...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales strategy, Operating systems, COMPANIES, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Win 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-05-11