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Surf Life Saving Sydney Catches the Technology Wave

Surf Life Saving SLS Sydney is responsible for the safety of beachgoers at 15 of Sydney's busiest beaches, including the world-famous Bondi. The organization had no technology environment to speak of, forcing members to travel to the branch office to access files and email. SLS Sydney relied on snail mail...

Tags: Solution, Antivirus, Sydney, Microsoft Corp., Surf Life Saving Sydney, E-mail, Business Structures, Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Finance, Operating Systems, Software

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The Linux laptop goes to school

The Linux laptop goes to schoolOn the Mouse Buttons ...[i]Robin’s biggest complaint was the slow response of the mouse buttons. But it’s something you can get used to, she said.[/i]Don't use the mouse buttons they're too slow, instead use the tap, double tap and side scroll features on the touchpad....

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Mice, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, mouse, Linux laptop, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up

[ UPDATE: See below for Google's official response to these issues ] Security vulnerabilities in the new Google Chrome browser are beginning to pile up. Following our coverage of the carpet bombing combo threat and denial-of-service crashes, several readers have sent pointers to...

Tags: Google Inc., Vulnerability, Web Browser, Google Chrome, ModSecurity, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-05

What the fight against cancer really needs

What the fight against cancer really needsSadly this is where a problem existsCuring cancer would be great on the human level. But it doesn't make good business sense for doctors and pharmaceutical companies that rely on patients to make money. Much like many other diseases, it's more profitable to keep...

Tags: cure, pharmaceutical company, patient, government

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Netflix post-mortem: hardware failure and poor transparency

Netflix post-mortem: hardware failure and poor transparencyProbably was Worse than ThoughtThe lack of transparency is probably due to how much of a failure their disaster prepardness really is. It probably failed on many levels. No doubt Netflix doesn't want anyone to know just how ill prepared they really...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., transparency, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find cheap printer ink, toner refills

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find cheap printer ink, toner refillsI simply dont print at all..Very little needs to be printed anymore. hell i am still on my 'starter' toner cartridge in my laser printer and my inkject printer is now just a glorified scanner/fax. I print to XPS (PDF if i...

Tags: Printers, printer, cheap printer, Weekend Gadget Guidance, toner

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Microsoft exec rebuts hypervisor security claims

Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has answered claims that the company's hypervisor software could be maliciously replaced on PCs without administrators knowing. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--Senior Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has used the vendor's TechEd conference in Sydney to rebut claims by a Polish researcher that Microsoft's hypervisor software could...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Hardware, Liam Tung ZDNet Australia, rootkit, hypervisor, Joanna Rutkowska, security

News items 2008-09-05

Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlight

Experts speaking at Microsoft's TechEd conference in Australia warn that JavaScript will continue to get speedier, making it the biggest rival of Silverlight technology. The biggest rival for Microsoft's next-generation Silverlight web technology will be JavaScript, not Adobe's ubiquitous Flash, according to experts speaking at Microsoft's TechEd conference in...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, JavaScript, Chrome, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Suzanne Tindal ZDNet Australia, Silverlight, Microsoft, Adobe, Flash, Google

News items 2008-09-05

Should political postings stay or go? A survey.

Should political postings stay or go? A survey.Please Speak FreelyAdmittedly, the subject matter was off-topic but adding the occasional non-relevant opinion is a very human thing to do, certainly not to be chastised, regardless of idealogical objection.Kevin, G-Portal UKhttp://cms.da.gpRE: Should political postings stay or go? A survey.Mitch you have at...

Tags: Blogging, political posting, blogger, survey

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

VMworld is bringing out the vendors

Planning for an announcement is a challenging task. Large suppliers know that just about whatever they do will be picked up by the media and presented to the world. Smaller vendors have a much more difficult time getting heard. So, picking the right place and time for an announcement is...

Tags: Supplier, Announcement, VMworld, Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 prices

Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 pricesIt's about time this other shoe droppedIt's been anticipated for ages, in consideration of just how LONG the 360 has already been on the market. Even at these price points MSFT should continue to make profit on the hardware; you would think that after three years...

Tags: Game players, Blu-ray, Games, wii, Xbox360, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., hardware, Blu-ray disc, game

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Cablevision blankets Long Island with Wi-Fi

Cablevision Systems, one of the biggest cable providers in the New York City metro area, announced that it's completed the first stage of a massive Wi-Fi network project called Optimum WiFi that will eventually cover the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area. The company says that its wireless networking equipment now...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA

Microsoft finally earns a passing grade barely for WGAReal LifeUnless you realy have a bootleg or keygened cd ke. pretty mush any XP sticker from any manufacturer can be "recycled" into any other PC. Just tell the right thing to the automated phone system: Did you change your motherboard: YES...And...

Tags: deactivation option, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Google's Top 10 Cloud Computing List

Dontcha just love Top 10 lists? At the Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco today, Matthew Glotzbach, who leads the Enterprise Products team at Google, offered a "Top 10 Things I Can Do in the Cloud That I Couldn't Do A Year Ago." No surprises that many of the tasks...

Tags: Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Mobile, E-mail, Productivity, Web Browsers, Advertising & Promotion, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Internet, Marketing, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Wireless Access: What Price Speed

Is Verizon missing a trick in its trench warfare with Cablevision? Or has the maverick cable operator found an Achilles heel in the telephone operator's methods of providing TV, phone and particularly Internet access to customers in the New York area – and possibly nationwide? One...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Broadband, Wireless Access, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Broadband Internet, Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-09-04

My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbook

My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbookTotally different machines.A netbook is a full laptop. Yes, the industry is trying to keep the impression that it is only for casual use, etc, but there is little only constrained by ram these netbooks can't do (well, with Linux). ...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating systems, laptop computer, keyboard, netbook, Linux, ASUS, Linux laptop

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Video: Does Green IT matter for business?

Video: Does Green IT matter for business?My tip? Follow the moneyIMHO, being "green" has become little more than a shakedown that industry is happy to play along with. After all, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all could get laws passed that mandated that our customers purchase more...

Tags: Does Green IT, carbon dioxide, video

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Linux netbook buyers are cheap and plentiful

Linux netbook buyers are cheap and plentifulYou do relize your ....... title states that it is the buyers that are cheap and plentiful, don't you? I don't know that I would classify them as such!Notebook vs Laptop>> A netbook is distinguished from a laptop by its size smaller, its...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, netbook, notebook, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Ten key differences between Linux and Windows

Ten key differences between Linux and WindowsRe: Shouldn't this be titledNot everything; for example 1) hardware support - not all closed source OS has the same level of hardware support. 2) Command line vs no command line : Many closed source OS has fully functional command line support.3) Multilayered run...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Windows, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Dell repair adventure, day 5, with updates

Since our last episode, our hero has been communicating with Bob Pearson, Dell's VP of Communities & Conversations, and Bill Bivin, Dell's Community Liaison, about getting my Dell Lattitude D620 back up and running. Both Bob and Bill give every impression of trying very hard to deal not only with...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-04