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Do we need another CERT?

Yes. Google's backing of oCERT is a major milestone in the history of open source. It's not that I have anything against the Computer Emergency Response TeamCERT at Carnegie-Mellon. They do important work, not only in identifying risks but in educating people on them. ...

Tags: Vulnerability, CERT, Windows Machine, Dana, Security, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-05-06

Your Classmate PC questions answered

I spent my first full day with a Classmate at school and I have to admit that I was impressed, both by its general usability, as well as the positive responses from students and teachers. Harder performance numbers will be coming this weekend, but for now, I'd like to...

Tags: Teacher, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Windows Machine, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2007-10-25

Will open source desktops succumb to bloat?

Will open source desktops succumb to bloat?No, I don't believe it willMainly because we don't really need to run all the life support applications that a Windows machine needs. And the ones we do, well we can re-nice those so they don't interfere with daily operations. CRON is easy to...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Cron, open source, Windows Machine, desktop, open source desktop, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-10-04

New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spread

New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spreadThis is my brother, Stupid and my other brother, StupidI guess this particular infection is only a problem if you are:Stupid enough to open an email like that and then stupid enough to click on the link-and-Stupid enough to be using Internet ExplorerHow...

Tags: Firewalls, Federal government, e-mail, firewall, Linux, Windows Machine, FBI, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2004-11-08

Additional Resources

Thunderbird 3: Near-final version due next week

Thunderbird 3It's about time. Thunderbird, to date, has been a disappointment when compared to its place in the email client sector, compared with Firefox's place in the browser sector.I haven't seen it or read the features yet, but I hope they have made real progress as I would be delighted...

Tags: E-mail clients, Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird 3, Microsoft Outlook, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Sound Byte 3.9.6 (Windows)

Sound Byte turns your computer into a card machine. It is very similar to the so-called cart machines used at radio stations in the past. Each recording - a song, jingle, advertisement, etc, was on a cartidge, which could be quickly selected and played. Sound Byte brings the cart machine...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Machine, Black Cat Systems, Playlist Feature, Productivity, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Site Translator 3.44 (Windows)

Site Translator, designed for Web site owners who need a simple, do-it-yourself solution to Web site language translation. With a few mouse clicks, Site Translator will translate virtually any Web site designed in HTML, ASP, ASPX, PHP, and RESX and Xml files. It translates only the language content and leaves...

Tags: Web, DeskShare, Automated Translation, Microsoft Windows, Machine Translation, Web Site, Automated Translation Technology, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples

RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"

RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...

Tags: Sales strategy, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, stock split, Win7, recession, Steve Ballmer, sales, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

TurboFTP Server 1.00.705 (Windows)

TurboFTP Server supports virtual domains, which means you can set up multiple virtual domains on a physical host machine and provide different services on it. You can map any local folder path to a virtual server folder and assign individual users or groups access rights to folders within a domain's...

Tags: Virtual Server, Domain, Microsoft Windows, TurboSoft, Server Virtualization, Ip storage, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Walmart unveils 15.6" HP Pavilion G60 laptop for $298

hmmfor once, i agree with you. why are they still making the celeron...? shouldn't the atom replace that?Intel Celeron?is Inhel still making this 10 year old crap?surplus maybe? ntnti feel 298 is bad for celron processor..but still good option for ppl who r new to these creepy labtops..RE: Walmart unveils...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, HP Pavilion, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Firefox 3.5 (Gallery: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala)

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic KoalaSome nice and welcomed touches but not enough on their own to get people to switch. - Especially me!I left the Ubuntu Family when upgrading to the next version failed on ALL levels! The biggest disaster was changing the repositories to point at the new version....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Mozilla Firefox, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

IronKey reveals new, ultra-secure D200 USB flash drives

Another bad designIf I can lose the cap and damage the connector, it's not secure. Why would anybody make a flash drive with a separate cap any more? I'll continue to wait for a secure drive with a good physical design that operates reliably with NO software installation on host...

Tags: Flash memory, IronKey, D200 USB flash drive, USB flash drive

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac prices

RE: Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac pricesIf they wanted marketshare at a lower entry price they could have pulled that off years ago with cloner acquisitions and more mfg on their own part with rigid standards and practices to ensure quality and lower production costs. ...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Mac proponent, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Audi AG, Mac Share

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 17 (Windows)

The Java Runtime Environment JRE provides the libraries, the Java Virtual Machine, and other components to run applets and applications written in the Java programming language. In addition, two key deployment technologies are part of the JRE: Java Plug-in, which enables applets to run in popular browsers; and Java Web...

Tags: JRE, Microsoft Windows, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-04

Parallels Desktop 5.0 (Mac)

Parallels Desktop for Mac is the first solution that gives Apple users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as Mac OS X on any Intel-powered iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook or MacBook Pro. Unlike dual-boot solutions, in...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-04

Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Nov/Dec 09

These are consistently your most useful columnsI really look forward to these, especially since I'm thinking about building a new video editing machine. One that can handle full frame 1080 24p h.264 video. I can transcode it with cineform but unless you're doing a lot of color work, it's...

Tags: Processors, Nov/Dec 09, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Best Kit List, Hardware 2.0, CPU, hardware, Intel Corp., motherboard

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

WinStart Manager 1.6 (Windows)

WinStart Manager is an easy to use start-up manager for Windows which gives you a 360 degrees vision on what programs and applications run at windows start time. You know that after using your computer for months and installing new applications all the time, the Windows start-up time increases more...

Tags: Manager, Best Security Tips, WinStart Manager, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Disk2vhd 1.3 (Windows)

Disk2vhd is a utility that creates VHD (Virtual Hard Disk - Microsoft's Virtual Machine disk format) versions of physical disks for use in Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines VMs. You can run Disk2vhd on a system that is online. Disk2vhd uses Windows' Volume Snapshot capability, introduced in...

Tags: Disk, Microsoft Corp., Volume, Disk2vhd, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Virtualization

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Toshiba Satellite L455-S5975

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: especially in this economy, it's hard to hate a laptop that only costs $350. It's even harder to hate a Windows 7 laptop that costs that much. The Toshiba L455-S5975 is, by 50 dollars, the least expensive notebook computer in our...

Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Intel Celeron, Microsoft Windows 7, Toshiba Corp., laptop computer, processor, Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-02