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Motorola RAZR vulnerable, what's up with Motorola's update process?: Update 05/27/2007: One of the comments in the talkbacks (thanks kd5auq!)mentioned that there is no patch to be downloaded for AT&T based Motorola RAZR phones. I've no idea if Motorola currently or formerly supported AT&T based RAZRs, as I'm an iPhone kinda guy, but I'd be curious to see if...; Tags: User Interaction, Motorola Razr, Phone, Vulnerability, Motorola Inc., Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telecom & Utilities, Security, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Gaping holes in Trillian IM client: Trillian users beware: There are multiple serious security holes in the popular cross-platform IM application. According to alerts issued by TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative ZDI, the vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Trillian Pro. Trillian users are strongly...; Tags: User Interaction, Vulnerability, Trillian, IM Client, Trillian User, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-05-22
Adobe Flash Pwn2Own details released by ZDI...: ... and unfortunately leaves much to be desired. I think many people were hoping for the disclosure from ZDI to contain a lot of details on what could've been exploited with this issue, unfortunately, the details just aren't really there. In fact, after reading it, I think I have more...; Tags: User Interaction, Adobe Systems Inc., Vulnerability, Adobe Flash Player, ZDI Advisory, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Skype patches high-risk flaw, says sorry for not telling us: Internet phone company Skype has issued a patch for a high-risk vulnerability affecting Windows users but, strangely, a public acknowledgment of the flaw comes a full month after the release of the fix. An advisory from TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative spells out the seriousness of this issue:...; Tags: Vulnerability, Patch Management, Skype Technologies S.A., Flaw, User Interaction, Microsoft Windows, Security, Patches, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-12-10
TippingPoint flags another 'high risk' Adobe vulnerability: TippingPoint security researcher Aaron Portnoy has discovered another "high-risk" vulnerability in an Adobe software product. A bare bones note posted to TippingPoint's upcoming advisories page provides a stark warning: This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe software....; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Vulnerability, TippingPoint Technologies, User Interaction, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-11-06

Security Update for Outlook Express 6 Service Pack 1 (KB897715) (exe): A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Microsoft Outlook Express and gain control over it. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you...; Tags: User Interaction, Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Microsoft Outlook, Productivity, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software; Software downloads 2007-10-10
Upload Auto-Downloader (rar): Program that makes downloading from popular file-hosting services much easier. UAD is fully automatic and doesn't need any user interaction while working. Supported file-hosters include RapidShare.de and MegaUpload.com.; Tags: User Interaction, UAD; Software downloads 2006-03-21
User Interaction Experience for Semantic Web Information: The Semantic Web project aims to add semantics to the existing World Wide Web. This paper proposes an extension of the Web's user interaction experience to take advantage of the added semantics. This user experience maintains the Web's original navigation paradigm, although all URIs, not just URLs, can be used...; Tags: User Interaction, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Information, Semantics, Semantic Web, Internet; White papers

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux: Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...; Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Appearance: PPUG meets tomorrow in Philly: If you're in the Philadelphia area I'd like to invite you to attend the Philadelphia PowerBook User Group PPUG meeting tomorrow at the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. We meet from 12 noon to 3pm over lunch and fine local beer. Want to debate my theory on...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Philadelphia, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
iPhone gas application roundup: On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Talent development: Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...; Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Cool Tools - Slingpage extends stickies and sharing to Firefox users: Slingpage, which announced its social browsing extension for Internet Explorer last month, will introduce an equally feature-rich version of its service to Mozilla Firefox users next week. Slingpage offers a way for Web surfers to find information about favorite topics via "Slingcast" feeds as well as create...; Tags: Monitor, Mozilla Firefox, Note, Tool, Slingpage, Web Browsers, Monitors & Displays, Internet, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Leggio; Blog posts 2008-07-25
A Friday Active Directory puzzler: We just purchased a new server for our district's central office. Nothing super-special, just a Windows Server 2003 for compatibility with a payroll and HRM application install with lots of storage and a moderately speedy quad-core Xeon. The existing server is out of space, out of resources, recently...; Tags: Domain, User Profile, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop: Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloudniceveryniceMicrosoft's elastic cloudGee, we had elastic Wow!Now we are going to get the elastic cloud.Metaphor watch anyone?Get ready for a whole new blob of Bloat from the people who invented Bloat.Rule of thumb: If Microsoft promises something, the promise is, with near certainty, false.The credibility...; Tags: elastic cloud, MSFT, Microsoft Corp., Ozzie; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon: Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soonTTLSomething I wish I'd asked during the webcast and which I can't quite get my head around:It was said that setting a long TTL doesn't help because of the way delegation works - has to...; Tags: Domain names, DNS server, TTL, server, Kaminsky; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Microsoft confirms IE 8 will ship this year: Microsoft confirms IE 8 will ship this yearIE totally irrelevant for geeksMany computer-savvy people are forced to use IE at work, but once they get home they do everything on Firefox. For the home desktop, IE is increasingly irrelevant and visually unattractive. Once you've used Fox with its countless pretty...; Tags: Web browsers, Linux, Fox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Users gravitating to lower-priced Office SKUs: Users gravitating to lower-priced Office SKUsIt's not surprising.The increased cost of the premium Office doesn't provide much that corporations need. Also, as linked, Vista Home Basic is not viable either, so they must, if they go Vista, get the premium product.I do think a clarification is needed. [B]He...; Tags: Elop, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest; Discussion threads 2008-07-24