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DarkMarket ID theft message board shuts down

DarkMarket, an infamous underground message board that provides a haven for identity thieves to buy, trade and sell stolen data, plans to shut down operations. According to Threat Level's Kevin Poulsen, the three-year-old forum will go dark on October 4. The shutdown plan follows the recent...

Tags: Message Board, Forum, DarkMarket ID Theft Message Board, Shutdown Plan, Real Estate, Hacking, Security, Business Operations, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-18

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P2P legislation is smart next step in piracy education

Honesty not intelligence"One of the things that has always bothered me about the Recording Industry Association of America and its file-sharing lawsuits is that, for many of those people, their biggest crime is being uninformed."One of the things that has always bothered me about ZDNET and its file-sharing posts: the...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P legislation, music, file-sharing, P2P

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Karmic Koala: That's One Seriously Fast Marsupial

I'm having issues with VirtualBox . . .I'm having issues with VirtualBox: Even though it worked before, lately it's claiming that "VT-X/AMD-V hardware acceleration has been enabled, but is not operational" and not allowing me to run 64 bit Ubuntu :(.RE: Karmic Koala: That's One Seriously Fast MarsupialI had some...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Win 7, Ext4, Karmic Koala

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Benchmarks: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista, XP

Benchmarks: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista, XPWhy are results for XP missing from multimedia tests?are we just supposed to take it on your word? Well, here at zdnet, no one does benchmarks like Mr. Adrian. I wonder why did he not repeat a usability benchmark for RTM like he did...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7 RTM, Vista XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Pennsylvania school gets high marks for energy-saving plan

Remember how steamy hot it got in your school classroom as the days of summer vacation approached? Now, imagine if the heat in that classroom was still on every day of the year, for no other reason than that it was automatically set that way. That's just...

Tags: District, Team, Cisco Systems Inc., Team Management, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Mac Shutdown X 1.4 (Mac)

Mac Shutdown X is an amazing small utility designed to shutdown the Mac after a big file download or at the time the user specifies or on other events. It can help a user start a download of big files over the net and have the Mac automatically turned off...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Tension Software, Mac Shutdown X, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-04

The case for a Global Digital Public Library Network policy

The case for a Global Digital Public Library Network policyI vote KallmanAt last! A decent proposal on ZDNET, more from this guest blogger please. Of course I would think that, having suggested a Global Digital Emporium instead of The Pirate Bay, herein."The good of the library outweighs the interests of...

Tags: Strategy, Operational accounting, premium service, digital content, content provider, Big Content

Discussion threads 2009-05-23

HP cuts base pay for execs and employees; Will tweak benefits to cut costs

Amid a tough fiscal first quarter report and weaker than expected demand, HP is cutting base pay for executives and its workers.  The cost cutting was mentioned by HP CEO Mark Hurd on the company's earnings conference call on Wednesday. HP met Wall Street expectations in the...

Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Environment, Benefit, Mark Hurd, Action, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-19

AMD announces layoffs, salary cuts

Silicon Valley chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices will eliminate 1,100 jobs - roughly 9 percent of its workforce - in the first quarter, according to a report on Marketwatch. The company also said it will suspend its 401k match for employees and that executive chairman Hector Ruiz and CEO Dirk Meyer...

Tags: Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-16

LG 42LG60

LG 42LG60LG 42LG60my scores are as follows (0-10, 10 being great):PictureQuality: 9.5Inputs: 10.0Outputs: 0.0setup:   3.0fine tuning: 1.5user friendly: 2.0screen sizing: 2.0stand:  7.0instructions: 0.5RemoteControl: 1.5---------------------Total      37 out of 100 (average3.7) --------------------------------------------Pros:  The picture is excellent.  The quantity of INPUTS is GREAT.  Has speakers around the TV and can simulatestereo.  Color and contract...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Microsoft Windows, LG 42LG60, LG Electronics Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-27

Transition Time: The Digital TV That Cable TV Has Overlooked

Transition Time: The Digital TV That Cable TV Has OverlookedThe problem is the subscriptionI think this only gets the problem half correct. I do not really mind the idea of buying a television; I could save money for a couple of months and buy a decent one for a...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, cable television, digital television, TV, cable, NetFlix Inc., Hulu

Discussion threads 2008-12-22

Migrating to Amazon Web Services: The blueprint

Moving your infrastructure to Amazon Web Services--or any other cloud platform--sounds like a no-brainer in many respects. You can scale up or down as needed and pay only for the computing and storage you use. The big question, however, is this: How exactly does a company migrate its infrastructure? ...

Tags: Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Infrastructure, Helpstream, EC2, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Software As A Service (SaaS), Web Services, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-18

Cisco plans 4 day shutdown to save dough

Cisco is reportedly planning to shut down for 4 days at the end of the year for the first time in its history. According to UBS analyst Nikos Theodosopoulos Techmeme: Cisco plans a 4 day shutdown of facilities for the first time ever in the company’s...

Tags: Shutdown, Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Can savior-elect resurrect General Motors?

This General Motors saga has it all: pathos and bathos, tragedy and comeuppance, hubris and ignorance, innocence and foolhardiness. Oh, and it could be the trigger to an even nastier American economy than the one we already expect for next year. Even back in January some GM execs...

Tags: General Motors Corp., Litigation, Business Operations, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-22

News to know: Storm; Holiday gift guide;Lenovo malware; Dell

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Josh Taylor: Hands On: The BlackBerry Storm Gallery: Up close and personal: The BlackBerry Storm ZDNet's 2008 Holiday Gift Guide: Top...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Yahoo! Inc., T-Mobile, Malware, RIM BlackBerry, VUDU, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-11-20

A deep dive into Windows 7 (build 6801)

A deep dive into Windows 7 (build 6801)Sad, but Snipping Tool is still the sameIn classic MS fashion, the snipping tool is not able to capture the borders of all aero themed windows neatly, for e.g. the Firefox "About" dialog box. Sadly this has not changed even in Windows 7...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Collision course for American-owned car makers

America's auto makers were very handy in protecting themselves against having tougher fuel efficiency standards. Just this past year as fuel prices spiralled ever upward the feds finally increased the fuel efficiency standards after thirty years of stasis. So now those auto makers in America and elsewhere are...

Tags: U.S., Car, Automobile Company, Detroit, U.S. Congress, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-17

News to know: Storm; AMD, Intel; Tech economy reels

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Josh Taylor: Verizon announces BlackBerry Storm availability, pricing Larry Dignan: AMD unveils ‘Shanghai’; Aims to better compete with Intel AMD: Does the resurrection start...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Best Buy Co. Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Shanghai, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-11-13

My Awesome IT Job: Senior security engineer, VoIP carrier

Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from IT pros that love their work. "I...

Tags: Network, Information Technology, Hobby, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Security, Networking, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-07-18

If you want to sell a startup, plan a shutdown

Almost a month ago, Mowser founder Russell Beattie was lamenting his debts and telling folks his creation was disappearing. He also questioned the idea of the mobile Web overall. Fast forward a bit and Beattie is announcing the sale of Mowser to dotMobi. Go figure. ...

Tags: Web, Phone, Mobile, Web Browser, Russell Beattie, Advertising & Promotion, Channel Management, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-09