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Washington state sues spyware maker

Washington state sues spyware makerWashington state sues spyware maker[i]according to Microsoft[/i]And thats all I had to read and be happy. Its funny how Microsoft does so much for consumers. Remember the article about Microsoft helping to catch some phishers? Glorious days indeed!"Secure Computer?"The one who considers "anti-spyware"...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Windohs, government, spyware, Microsoft Corp., spyware maker, Washington State

Discussion threads 2006-01-25

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iPhone 2.0 firmware hacked

iPhone 2.0 firmware hackedHilarious, isn't it? ntntGee . . .That certainly didn't take long . . . .Of course it has been...Did anyone expect anything different?What? Open to Anything? Do Anything? Get Out!Nokia: [url=http://nseries.com/open]Open to Anything[/url]Get an N95 and experience the way things should be--no hacking or jail breaking...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Telecom & Utilities, firmware, Apple Inc., security, Apple iPhone, phone

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

Apple's new kick-butt file system

Apple's new kick-butt file systemYou raise some good pointsI'm rushing out the door to get to NAB today, but I wanted to respond to a couple of your points, Robert. -Bugs? True enough, and yet the huge majority of data burps are caused by flaky hardware rather than flaky file...

Tags: Processors, Storage, snapshot technology, Snapshot Technology, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., CPU, ZFS, RAID, file system, Hardware RAID

Discussion threads 2007-04-15

Windows without viruses and spyware? Yes, it's possible

Windows without viruses and spyware? Yes, it's possibleGood avice until...."If Dad has a favorite piece of software that won't install in a Limited account and instead requires Administrator privileges, find an alternative."Much, much easier said than done.yes it can be possible you use something else:)So Ed, you don't...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, virus, Linux Advocate, spyware, Microsoft Windows, GTO, Hosts File

Discussion threads 2006-08-25

Microsoft moves closer to new browser release

Microsoft moves closer to new browser releasevery nice of MS...to let you now do the validation through Firefox to download the RC1. It actually worked as well.Microsoft moves closer to new browser releaseIE 7 has been nothing but good to me. A pure pleasure to work with. ...

Tags: Web browsers, Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, new browser release, Mozilla Firefox, browser release, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2006-08-24

Microsoft flagged Symantec software as spyware

Microsoft flagged Symantec software as spywarea fix just as easyuninstall Symantec, then reinstall as it takes a whole reboot and fixes the problem. I started getting calls like "Everytime a user right clicked something Symantec would jump up and act like it was installing, then roll back and the...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., spyware, Symantec Corp., Norton Co., Symantec Software, software

Discussion threads 2006-02-13

Homeland Security wraps up first mock cyberattack

Homeland Security wraps up first mock cyberattackHow many cyber dead?When the department of homeland securities web server came crashing down, how many cyber victims were trapped in the cyber debris?I think we should be told.You are kidding right?They haven't been ready for anything yet why would this be any diffrent?Now,...

Tags: SECURITY, Viruses and worms, homeland security, homeland, attack, cyberattack

Discussion threads 2006-02-10

Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux

Torvalds: No GPL 3 for Linux4 once I agreeCan I get AMEN!!! ......AlrightYou gained some respect from me. As in the wise words of Ali G, respect!Um okJust because its out does not mean that linus has to use it for the linux kernel, He can use one of...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, goodbye, cell, Linux, GPL 3, Linus, GPL, Torvalds, Stallman, BSD

Discussion threads 2006-01-26

The performance debate: Linux vs Windows

The performance debate: Linux vs WindowsNo-ax is a shillI believe a paid shill, probably buried in one of MSFT's PR contracts and gets more attention than he deserves for technical issues. At least George is honest about his bias and background. A lot of these technical benchmarks amount...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Databases, performance, No-Ax, Windows System, Microsoft Windows, price/tpmC, MSFT, Paul Murphy, Unix system

Discussion threads 2006-01-26

Google, Sun, others band to fight spyware, adware

Google, Sun, others band to fight spyware, adwareDoes this mean that...OEM's will stop installing phone-home software on their PC's from the factory? Will they more carefully evaluate the pre-loaded software that companies ask them to install?I set up a Sony once a few years ago that had so many...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Consumer electronics, Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., spyware, adware, baddy, computer

Discussion threads 2006-01-25

Firefox accelerating development cycle

Firefox accelerating development cycleSVGVersion 1.5 also supports SVG natively. This is very neat-see here http://www.croczilla.com/svg/samples/ for samples The Tetris example is very good.This leaves IE as the only browser which can not natively process SVG. No inline SVG in IE means it is now quite possible to make...

Tags: Web browsers, absence, Mozilla Firefox, KDE, Microsoft Internet Explorer, SVG, Mozilla Corp., Clear Private Data

Discussion threads 2005-11-20

Windows flaw reaches beyond XP

Windows flaw reaches beyond XPWe all be dead and buried......and they will STILL be finding thousands of security defects in every MICROSUCKS O/S every illegally forced on consumers.There is only ONE PERSON to blame for all of this crap!The unscrupulous Bill Gates*SHOCKER*Windows crashes because of a security flaw? Who...

Tags: SECURITY, Operating systems, Patches, Mike Cox, RDP, flaw, Microsoft Windows, Windows Flaw, Microsoft Corp., rep, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2005-07-18

Coding misstep forces new Firefox release

Coding misstep forces new Firefox releaseHa Ha HaSee we (NOT-Microsoft Haters)dont pound Firefox like hell. Mistakes happens.Why mention a product that few people use?Sound like a joke.Tens Of Millions Of UsersI somehow doubt there are tens of millions of firefox users using 1.4... call me crazy.End is near...My rep told...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-07-18

Hackers probe Outlook Express flaw

Hackers probe Outlook Express flawThis is scary..."People don't have to launch the Outlook Express program, however, in order to fall victim to an attack."So it is really not an Outhouse Explode problem but more of a Windohs problem. Outlook is not quite as "bolted" to the OS as Idiot Exploder...

Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, SECURITY, Development tools, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Corp., programmer, flaw, attack

Discussion threads 2005-06-24

Canadian credit agency reports data breach

Canadian credit agency reports data breachShame on you ZDNet, for hiding this story...because Equifax uses Microsoft products. Microsoft even brags about Equifax's TCO on their website. >:-[BTW, the RCMP don't really ride around...on horses and wear funny bright red suits anymore. THAT WAS DECADES AGO WHEN THE POSED FOR TOURIST...

Tags: ROI/TCO, agency, Equifax, password

Discussion threads 2005-06-16

Red Hat releases newest Fedora

Red Hat releases newest FedoraWaste of bandwidth...Anyone downloading this is just wasting bandwidth. This is nothing but freeware and lacks the elegance of polished products like Windows Server 2003. I am on an all-time high here after TechEd and have returned home with a new focus on driving Microsoft software...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Mepis, Linsux, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-06-13

Red Hat lets go of Fedora Linux

Red Hat lets go of Fedora LinuxRelease is not monday according to Fedora site.Actually... The release date for FC4 has changed to June 13 according to http://fedora.redhat.com/participate/schedule/Who cares?My rep and I have utter and complete disdain for Fedora and Red Hat. My rep has shown me irrefutable proof that Fedora...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, John Force, Linux, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-06-03

U.K.: Open source could halve school IT bills

U.K.: Open source could halve school IT billsGee haven'twe been saying this all along?Not to worry, Microsoft will protect their turf here.Probably what will happen is that schools will get bigger discounts from Microsoft. Microsoft understands very well, just as the drug dealers and cigarette manufacturers do, that you need...

Tags: information technology, Microsoft Corp., open source, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-05-09

Former Suse president leaves Novell

Former Suse president leaves NovellOnly Natural.It could be that Linux has reached the point in its development and acceptance where consolidation becomes the next step. The bigger companies swallow the smaller ones until there are only one or two players left. Mandrake recently acquired Connectiva and became Mandriva...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Linux, SuSE, Novell Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Debenture

Discussion threads 2005-05-09

Apple's Tiger makes some companies growl

Apple's Tiger makes some companies growlSuck it upAw gee, Apple puts out a new OS and gives your company an opportunity to sell a new version of your old software. How sad for you.10.4 is nice, although I think it still needs some serious work, but that's about what...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X Tiger, Apple Inc., operating system, kernel, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2005-05-03