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Law enforcement battles with botnets

Law enforcement is wise to phishing and botnets but with increased police attention the problem is getting worse, not better, reports News.com. At presentations at the Computer Security Institute's NetSec this week, representatives of the Dept. of Justice and the Air Force's Office of Special Investigation said cybercrime...

Tags: Wendi Whitmore, Special Investigation

Blog posts 2006-06-16

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House bill calls for ISPs to block some fake financial sites

Good grief!Now the BIG LETHARGIC Gov is going to tell people what sites they can go to and tell ISP's to block them???GOOD GRIEF! It is out of control, 2010 is coming and these socialist will be sent back home... AHHHH the sound of 1984 is very much alive..and well...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Government, Internet Service Provider, fake financial site, financial

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Diabetes can be kept at bay

move your ass, lazy americanswalk, run, practice sports and you won't get diabetes.except type I that is geneticThey don't have the incentives ...when they keep getting free handouts that progressives love so much from the big fat@ss government. Free health care, free lunch, free everything and then of course they...

Tags: diabetes, Wall St., progressive, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Don't tase me in the chest, bro

Seems like a legal memo to me...It seems to me that when a person receives an electric shock, it doesn't matter where it enters the body, chest, legs, shoulder, neck etc. All the same.Taser is starting to cover it's behind, now that a Canadian judicial enquiry has determined that in...

Tags: What-if IT, NOW IT, TASER, aspirin, chest, cop, risk

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Russia drops XP investigation

Finally.That case was BS. XP is old and Microsoft doesn't want to support it anymore. It's not like this was in the books from day 1, they have a set support cycle. Eventually, you have to let it go. Too bad, so sad. Either use Vista/7 or move to a...

Tags: Mice, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, OEM, XP investigation, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

First-ever arrest of domain-name thief involves Clippers' Madsen

In the first-ever U.S. arrest of a domain-name thief, New Jersey state police have arrested a man suspected of stealing the domain name P2P.com. In an unusual celebrity twist, Donald Gonclave then sold the domain name to L.A. Clippers forward Mark Madsen on eBay for $110,000,...

Tags: GoDaddy, Domain Name, Albert Angel, Domain Names, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston College

Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston CollegeAre "they" sure it was Linux?It could have been DOS. ;-)RE: Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston CollegeChris writes another blog where he whines about how linux doesn't get any respect. And there is good reason why it doesn't....

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Boston College, illegal activity

Discussion threads 2009-04-15

AHFS Drug Information 11.9.0 (Mobile)

AHFS DI American Hospital Formulary Service is also free from the influence of manufacturers, insurers, regulators, and other special interests, giving you an unbiased source of drug information. In a single volume, you get: The latest commentary on a wide array of FDA-approved uses and comprehensive coverage of unlabeled uses....

Tags: Nutrition, Mobile, Skyscape Inc.

Software downloads 2008-12-10

No accounting software for Linux?

No accounting software for Linux?Compiere in no way can compete...with the likes of even Quickbooks. There are no third party vendors writing specific addons for compiere. CPA's don't support it so don't take a copy of your Compiere data files to your CPA at tax time. And uptodate payroll support...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, SMB/SME, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, accounting, Linux, accounting software, Compiere

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

eBay doubles down on payments as it buys Bill Me Later; Lays off 1,000

eBay doubles down on payments as it buys Bill Me Later; Lays off 1,000Is it a hard time now?Of course not,i am always in confident of e-commercial,which leading our life style,I really appreciate ebay's courage in making the changes at the dark before the dawn.RE: eBay doubles down on payments...

Tags: payment, eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

The physics of flocking in 3-D

You might think that bird watchers are only amateurs armed with binoculars. But biologists have also been studying flocks of birds for a long time. And now, they're helped by physicists, according to this New Scientist article about how European researchers are capturing flocks in 3-D. With a couple of...

Tags: 3D, Animal, Physicist, Handbook, Analysis, STARFLAG, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-12

AHFS Drug Information (Mobile)

AHFS Drug Informationpowered by Skyscape Publisher: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists First published in 1959, the "Big Red Book," as it''s come to be known, has gone the extra mile for pharmacists and healthcare professionals seeking answers to the most detailed questions. It provides more extensive evidence-based data than any...

Tags: Mobile, Health Care, Skyscape Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources

Software downloads 2008-05-05

Microsoft: Pondering the alternatives to Yahoo

Microsoft: Pondering the alternatives to YahooI don't see Yahoo is worth itPaying $44B for a 12% search market share that is dwindling, does not strike me as being prudent. Granted there is more to Yahoo than search, but still, I think MS can spend its money a whole lot better.RE:...

Tags: Web technology, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-04-27

Microsoft to recommence pushing Vista SP1 prerequisite

After a number of users reported endless-reboot problems in February after installing one of the prerequisites for Windows Service Pack SP 1, Microsoft pulled automatic distribution of it. As of April 8, however, Microsoft will resume pushing out that prerequisite. On the Microsoft Update blog, Microsoft officials...

Tags: Update, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Windows, Blogging, Team Management, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-07

Not scared about Cross-Site Request Forgery? You should be... you're scared of jail aren't you?

Not scared about Cross-Site Request Forgery? You should be... you're scared of jail aren't you?You are right.I see it updating a few times per month so there are more and more problems found. I will never tell anyone they are absolutely secure (ok, not networked, you are...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, NoScript, Cross-Site Request Forgery, CSRF

Discussion threads 2008-03-20

Escrow fraud. Ruining Craigslist?

Escrow fraud. Ruining Craigslist?This dude is a racistYeah, this author makes a point by saying one needs to be careful when using Craig's list. But to imply Nigerians and Russians business people are crooks is racist. Just because some of them commit crimes does not mean ALL of them do....

Tags: Litigation, personals section, Craigslist, scammer, Ruining, Escrow Services, fraud

Discussion threads 2008-01-30

Text messages bust mayor for adultery, perjury

If this was not already clear, the message is coming through loud and clear today. If you're the mayor of a major American city or, say, his chief of staff ... if you're a public employee using government-supplied computers, pagers, cellphones, cybersex is just a bad idea. In...

Tags: Message, City, Kirkpatrick, Gender And Diversity, Instant Messaging, Human Resources, Internet, Online Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-01-25

Analysis: Server Side Java energy efficiency versus load

With the arrival of the latest standardized energy efficiency benchmark from SPEC, we have a good way to measure server efficiency.  In light of the recent controversy over flawed energy efficiency studies that have unfortunately been touted by so many in the press instead of SPEC, I thought I'd offer some more in-depth analysis...

Tags: Performance, Java, Workload, Efficiency, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Analysis, Intel Corp., Energy Efficiency, SPEC, Neal Nelson, Performance Management, Servers, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-01-23

Think Secret ceases publishing to settle Apple suit

In a surprising move Apple rumor site Think Secret has agreed to stop publishing today to settle lawsuit with Apple, Inc. In a brief, 68-word press release, publisher and founder Nick Ciarelli said: Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an agreement that results in a positive...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., Lawsuit

Blog posts 2007-12-20

Browser battle v2: Opera's complaint about Microsoft IE may fly in Europe

It's the brower war v. 2.0. No doubt, Opera’s antitrust complaint filed against Microsoft today to the European Commission is causing huge headaches in Redmond. The Norwegian company, whose pioneering open source browser rose to prominence on mobile devices, claims that...

Tags: Business Operations, European Commission, Internet, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Opera Software ASA, Operating Systems, Paula Rooney, Quality, Software, Standards, Web, Web Browser, Web Browsers

Blog posts 2007-12-13