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SafetyNet 1.0 (Windows)

SafetyNet SN is an open source web based application framework that allows authorized users to proactively scan individual and groups of computer systems for security vulnerabilities. SN keeps a history of these results for comparison and auditing purposes. SN was designed from the ground up to be secure, scalable and...

Tags: GPL, Auditing, Web-based Application, VTmig, SN, Web Technology, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-09-25

Additional Resources

Snow Leopard: What's the hurry to upgrade?

Yeah, no ZFS included made snowkitty a yawnI guess I'll keep using my machine as a Vista render mule. At least it's quiet and looks good.I'm installing it for one reason only: Boot CampBoot Camp 2.1 drivers don't allow Windows to control screen brightness dynamically which means I have to...

Tags: Finder, Snow Leopard, Leopard, 64-bit, kernel, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Apple Store down; has Snow Leopard arrived?

re: Apple Store downI'm only asking because I don't know... Why does the Apple store seem to go down every time they add something new? I think it's the only online store I've ever seen that from.Yup, Ordered it already.Will be here Friday....Waiting for the flames...This could be fun.Well...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Blogging, Apple Inc., Apple Store

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Resumes in a Web 2.0 world

Resumes in a Web 2.0 worldRE: Resumes in a Web 2.0 worldYeah so great idea to have your Resume include the "social networking" component...2 things I see wrong here: 1: Most companies put a block on all social networking/blog websites. (yes most IT Admi'sn can un-block them, but why?) 2:...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Channel management, Blogging, Social Sites, Craig, contract comment, Web 2.0 World, Facebook, Web 2.0, job, Web

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Students sue over "sexting" case

Students sue over "sexting" caseAmster, Amster, d@m-d@m-d@mCould it be that puritanical American society is becoming closer to European society? Every new generation seems to be less conservative and more willing to explore/experiment. The "free love" of the 1960's is a good example of this behavior.Kids today are realizing just how...

Tags: pornography law, R@PE, nudity

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

Flash coming for WiMo, Android, ... iPhone?

Flash coming for WiMo, Android, ... iPhone?Well if Brian X. Chen is telling the truth...With this statement "In response to this, the Android guys make a good point: "Google could care less if that were the case with Android. Getting more people using mobile internet is their primary concern."Then...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPhone, Flash Video, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Do you need to be a programmer to run a software company?

Do you need to be a programmer to run a software company?It's back to square oneIn fact, the new Internet-based platforms (Google App Engine, Microsofts upcoming platform to complement SSDS) are creating an entirely new platform. This change is as profound as the change in the early 80's. To succeed...

Tags: Development tools, programmer, software, software company

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

More notes on the active-passive noise cancellation debate

More notes on the active-passive noise cancellation debateActive-Passive noise cancellationI bought a pair of Sony ear bud ANC headphones and found that while they reduced aircraft noise my tinnitus became significantly louder. Apparently this is due to the tinnitus being a portion of "signal to noise". If the noise is...

Tags: noise cancellation, ANC

Discussion threads 2008-05-29

Norwegian civil war: Call to recall OOXML 'yes' vote

Posted on Geir Isene's blog: Formal protest regarding the Norwegian vote on ISO/IEC DIS 29500 I am writing to you in my capacity as Chairman (of 13 years standing) of the Norwegian mirror committee to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34. I wish to inform you of serious irregularities in...

Tags: Irregularity, Vote, XML, Blogging, Microsoft Office, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Office Suites, Software, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-03-31

Social networking, IBM, Microsoft etc: the Twitterverse debates

Charles Cooper's article noting the rise of Twitter as part of the media fabric is a cue for surfacing a long conversation I had yesterday with some of my 800 Twitter followers. The pretext was my post about the end of software and the number of thanks folk posted on...

Tags: Social Networking, Consultant, Network, Information Technology, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, IBM Corp., E-mail, Knowledge Management, Groupware, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Software, Data Management, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-03-21

The+SSD+failure+debate

The+SSD+failure+debateMost SSD doom and gloom writers seem uninformedThey know one thing - that NAND and NOR have erase cycle endurance limitations. Then, they create a whole doom and gloom campaign around that one limitation. It's irresponsible technical journalism. Not only are SSD's super reliable, they are are future...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Notebooks, Storage, SSD

Discussion threads 2008-02-27

Facebook's Orwellian customer service

It's well known that corporate culture and tone are set by top management. Many of my colleagues enjoy riffing on Oracle as being the embodiment of CEO Larry Ellison's variation of the Art of War. But I think even Larry would be appalled at the way Facebook behaves. ...

Tags: Facebook, Customer Service, Jon Swift, Scoble, Techmeme, E-mail, Public Relations, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Biotechnology, Online Communications, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2007-11-01

Claim that Vista DRM causes full CPU load and global warming debunked!

Claim that Vista DRM causes full CPU load and global warming debunked!George since when did you become a scientist ?Hopefully you have a Phd. or something so folks don't think you are full of it .Thank you!We need more people debunking these myths. Vista came with my laptop and I...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), CPU, digital-rights management, global warming, Gutmann, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-08-13

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Photo gallery:Canon PowerShot S5 ISThere was a lot to like about the Canon PowerShot S3 IS, and much of it remains in this year's PowerShot S5 IS, including Canon's veteran optical image-stabilization technology, excellent metering and focusing systems, the signature flip-and-twist LCD display, and a hefty set of manual and...

Tags: Canon Inc., camera, Canon PowerShot

Product reviews 2007-06-11

Do you really need Windows Vista?

Do you really need Windows Vista?Even though my computer...is quite capable of handling Vista, I won't upgrade to it because I see no use to upgrade.UAC? Does it really matter when I myself have no problems with malware, viruses and the like? I don't use IE and don't use P2P.....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista, Admin, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-01-25

Zune: welcome to the anti-social (part two)

Zune: welcome to the anti-social part twoIt's OptionalI love that lie, this DRM is optional and no one is really going to use it for their content. Same lie is told for the broadcast flag, that it's optional, and most programs won't use it to prevent you from recording...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Pocket PC, E-books, Microsoft Corp., digital-rights management, Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2007-01-20

Is Gmail reliable?

Is Gmail reliable?BackupWhen I heard about the potential problem yesterday evening, I decided to download a copy of all my gmail messages, as a backup, in my Foldera account. I hope this is a safe bet. ;-)Overblown ProblemI really don't understand why everyone's messing themselves over 60 users' emails. ...

Tags: E-mail providers, Google Gmail, e-mail, IS GMAIL

Discussion threads 2006-12-29

LaCie DiscRecording 1.24 (Mac)

The LaCie DiscRecording installer will add the latest LaCie drive support to burning applications that use the DiscRecording framework. This includes but is not limited to, the Finder, iTunes, iPhoto, Backup, Disk Utility and DVD Studio Pro.d2 and Porsche DL DVD±RW (16x) w/LightScribe based on TSSTcorp SW-H162LPorsche Slim COMBO based...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, LaCie, Backups, DVD, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2006-11-29

GPFS Multicluster With the IBM System Blue Gene Solution and eHPS Clusters

This paper describes a case study in which an IBM System Blue Gene Solution supercomputer is configured to natively access General Parallel File System GPFS 2.3 file systems that are owned by an IBM eServer pSeries cluster with AIX 5L and the IBM eServer High Performance Switch eHPS. The IBM...

Tags: Blue Gene, File System, IBM Corp., Servers, Hardware

White papers 2006-10-19

Signeo SN-A800 (1GB, black)

Want to impress your jaded gadget geek friends? Show 'em the Signeo SN-A800, a sleek and unusual MP3 player straight out of Japan. From the beginning, the retro-styled flash-based player, with its circular display and 14 "blister" buttons caught our fancy; you might even say it's our current...

Tags: Games, Digital music, Digital media, arrow

Product reviews 2006-08-10