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- Coming on Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 6 critical
- The final Microsoft Patch Tuesday for 2008 will be a big one: 8 bulletins covering serious code execution flaws in a wide range of ubiquitous software. According to the company's advance notice mechanism, six of the eight bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The...
- Tags: Flaw, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- Harden Facebook? Sure, but where to start?
- * Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Paul F. Roberts You may have heard the news that everybody's favorite social network, Facebook, won a big legal settlement on Monday against spammers who were using the 100 million strong network to distribute what the...
- Tags: Facebook, Application, Network, Attack, Social Networking, Networking, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- WebAlive: A Virtual World that Means Business
- The campus with its tapered lawns, water fountains, and post-modern styled buildings, were typical of any professional campus. Only this wasn't just any campus. It was Nortel's virtual online campus in WebAlive, its new virtual world service. I was just given...
- Tags: Virtual World, Nortel Networks Corp., WebAlive, Altadyn, LDAP Integration, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Clearing up the 32/64-bit memory limit confusion
- Today Dwight Silverman ran a great piece on TechBlog which examines whether folks buying a new PC are best sticking with 32-bit Vista or making the leap to 64-bit Vista. It's a good piece but there's one bit that I feel deserves some clarification. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: 32-bit, RAM, Dwight, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Python update makes break with past
- Python 3.0 is a major change from the Python 2 series, and the first release that is intentionally backwards-incompatible. Python developers on Wednesday released the final version of Python 3.0, a major reworking of the programming language that is incompatible with the Python 2 series. Python...
- Tags: Python, Python 3.0, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, YouTube, develpers, Guido van Rossum, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk
- News items 2008-12-04
- Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo
- Adobe Systems, Inc. announced yesterday in a statement that it will eliminate 600 full-time positions, or roughly 8 percent of its workforce, amid weaker than expected fourth quarter earnings. Fellow ZD blogger Larry Dignan notes that demand for Creative Suite 4 was weaker than expected and the...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Macworld, Workforce Management, Operational Accounting, Human Resources, Finance, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- JavaFX Q&A
- To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...
- Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- News to know: Adobe; Windows 7; Sun; SOA; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: A plea to the Windows team: Don't make Windows 7 too Mac-like Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study Michael...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Antivirus, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Home Entertainment, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Linux, Web Services, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- A new laptop for me is really all about the kids
- It's no secret that I want one of the new MacBook Pros. I've blogged about it. I promised Santa I'd be a good boy for the rest of my whole entire life if I could have one. I've explained all of the great new features to my...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Laptop Computer, Computer, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Who are the John Does that Apple is looking for?
- Who are the John Does that Apple is looking for?Your #2 suggestion is most likely the correct oneConsidering that Apple is using the DMCA to go after Wiki sites that [b]dare[/b] discuss iTunes, it isn't hard to believe that Apple wants to sue anyone and everyone who dares tinker with...
- Tags: Wiki, Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, UNIX, Apple Inc., John Does, software, Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- (Gallery: Top 10 holiday gifts for the tech team)
- (Gallery: Top 10 holiday gifts for the tech team)USB TurntableIsn't there software that will help remove the audible scratches and pops when digitizing music from vinyl recordings? Or am I mistaken?Happy Dae.http://ShoeStringGenealogy.comUSB turntableThe Audacity software that comes with the turntable does that job just fine although I'm sure there...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, USB Turntable, tech team, holiday gift, Gallery, Top 10
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Extranet collaboration platforms - coming soon, but many-to-many problem remains
- In our conversations with many information and knowledge management professionals, it's clear that their distributed and multicompany teams need better extranet collaboration tools. And they feel the problem is only getting worse as companies go virtual, global, distributed, outsourced, green, travel-less, and partnered, thus driving the need...
- Tags: Extranet, PBwiki, Thomson Reuters Messaging, Networking, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Ted Schadler
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Apple removes Mac antivirus language from site
- Apple removes Mac antivirus language from siteProbably Windows"Previously, the company’s security message in its KnowledgeBase was as follows: “Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult.” "I think they...
- Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Microsoft's Live Search (finally) adds malware warnings
- Microsoft's Live Search team has officially announced the integration of warnings for potentially malware infected sites within Live Search, following last week's introduction of a malware warning service aimed at webmasters. According to a post by Christian Seifert, Software Design Engineer at Live Search Anti-Spam & Anti-Malware...
- Tags: Microsoft Live Search, Malware, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Live Search Team, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- A plea to the Windows team: Don't make Windows 7 too Mac-like
- A plea to the Windows team: Don't make Windows 7 too Mac-likeCrawl Back Under Your RockWe didn't miss you.The only onesIts just that Mac does it better.Good for MacThinking like this will only keep Windows stagnant and drive up Apple market share. I thought the Mac ads were parody, but...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, team, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- A plea to the Windows team: Don't make Windows 7 too Mac-like
- If I wanted a Mac-like environment, I'd buy a Mac. Maybe Microsoft could introduce "Windows 7 Luddite Edition" for those of us who value function over form? by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Team, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Apple's "install antivirus on your Mac" page is gone, but the idea lives on
- Apple's "install antivirus on your Mac" page is gone, but the idea lives onCrApple will dieSaying that would probably not draw ignorant Mac customers to buy iCrap so they removed it. I have been using Vista x64 for about 2 years w/o any anti virus and I enjoy using my...
- Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, antivirus, Aesop, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, malware, game
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Java SE 6 update 11 is out, 64-bit support still lacking
- Two months after Java 6 update 10 was released, Sun has just released update 11. For many users the new version will automatically be detected and installed, but you can always get it from the Sun Java site. Developers should download the JDK package Java Development Kit...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., 64-Bit, Programming Languages, Java, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study
- Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study1.48 Million?!Does the study actually list where this kind of money was saved? Because I honestly do not see it. There would have to be a HUGE difference in IT cost to account for that.RE: Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case studySounds...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, Microsoft Corp., TCO, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
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In this video we hear from Sudip Chahal, Principal Engineer with the Intel IT Enterprise Architecture Group, talking about a new white paper from IT@Intel, "Evaluating Two- and Four-Socket Server Virtualization Platforms."
