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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
- XP on XO: Negroponte has lost his bearings
- At ZD's Hardware 2.0 blog, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes cites this quote from former OLPC developer Ivan Krstic about Nicholas Negroponte's rapidly shifting mission statement: In fact, I quit when Nicholas told me — and not just me — that learning was never part of the mission....
- Tags: Education, Team, Microsoft Windows XP, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Nicholas Negroponte, Team Management, Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- RIM's Lazaridis on why Qwerty's still working
- RIM's co-CEO tells Silicon.com why he believes smartphones are the future, why Qwerty is so exciting, and why the Bold has nothing to do with the iPhone. BlackBerry maker RIM has been very busy this week hosting the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando, Fla. One of the announcements...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Phone, Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, Qwerty, Keyboards, Smart Phones, Monitors & Displays, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Silicon.com, Consumer electronics
- News items 2008-05-16
- Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patches
- Help is on its way for users affected by the Windows XP Service Pack SP 3 endless-reboot problem that has plagued some users for the past week-plus. Both Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard are readying patches that should remedy the glitch, which seems to affect primarily users of AMD-based...
- Tags: Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Office 2008 for Mac: The straw that broke the backs of Microsoft's Windows developers?
- Could it be that a Macintosh program will be the tipping point for the confidence that ISVs have in Microsoft as a technology partner? One c-level technologist for a Windows enterprise app says "no more" to Redmond's vision. I wrote the other day about Microsoft's Mac Business...
- Tags: Developer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, Window, ISV, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Engineer, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot?
- Updated: The One Laptop Per Child program will put XP on its XO laptop and children in the developing world will have a choice between Windows and Linux. On the surface, a little choice isn't going to kill anybody. In fact, choice is good. And if some...
- Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, XP Screen, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Rumor Mill: What's next from Apple (updated)
- It's Friday, which means that it's time to look at the latest raft of rumors about our favorite Cupertino company. Atom-powered mini-tablet This one was pretty hot. ZDNet.de reported that Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer confirmed that there is an iPhone that will be using Intel's...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Minitablet PC, Intel Corp., Notebooks, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Windows 7 ship date? The crowd has spoken...
- Last month, I kicked off the Windows 7 release date prediction pool with my analysis on why I think Windows 7 will be released in time for the holiday buying season in 2009, picking July 29, 2009 as my entry. At the same time, I invited readers to add their...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Putting the XP into the OLPC
- So, Microsoft has managed to get in on the OLPC bandwagon and put XP in front of millions of eyeballs in the developing world. But is this move about the children's education, or it is about recruiting more Windows users. What's important to note is that Microsoft...
- Tags: Team, One Laptop Per Child Project, Team Management, Microsoft Windows XP, Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too
- Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...
- Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Photo of rumored Palm Treo 800w appears
- Back in the day when I had a Palm OS Treo I used to load up the custom ROMs created by Shadowmite since they took out a bunch of junk that was included by default and helped me recover some available memory. It seems he scored the first photos of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Photograph, Microsoft Windows, Palm OS, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Open Source in 2013
- <satire> <source> Thank you. (Picture from Fox, America's only network. My picture at the top of this blog is expected to look much like this one in 2013, if I shave and get the combover right.) The hectic but repetitive routine of business and journalism often seems...
- Tags: Job, America, World Entertainment Shortage, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Put your iPhone 'slide to unlock' screen to use
- Remember when they invented the outside screen for the cell phone? You know, the little piece of crystal that showed the time? A coup for anyone neurotic enough to need to check the time without needing to flip open the phone. Well, now that...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Screen, RSS, E-mail, Telecom & Utilities, Web Browsers, Internet, Online Communications, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- News to know: XP meets XO; Yahoo; Facebook; Verdiem; DIY phishing
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO. Christopher Dawson: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack Larry Dignan: Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?...
- Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Privacy, TechMeme, Icahn, Phishing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Stonesoft Security in Virtual Environments
- As I mentioned in the post, Virtualization and security, quite a number of suppliers focused on security in virtualized environments have come forward to speak with me in the past month. Stonesoft is one of those companies. Mark Boltz, Senior Solutions Architect, and Greg Mead, Solutions Architect, both of Stonesoft,...
- Tags: Network, Environment, Stonesoft, Stonegate Management Center, Security, Networking, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- ProcessMaker Open Source (0-1242-windows-installer)
- ProcessMaker is a complete workflow management suite with tools to design forms, create documents, assign roles and users, create routing rules, interconnect with third party systems, and map a process quickly. You can manage workflow from your favorite Web browser without having to download any client software at all. We...
- Tags: Workflow Management, Colosa, ProcessMaker
- Software downloads 2008-05-16
- filtMail (zip)
- filtMail access any POP3 mail box, checking the existence of new messages and can make search for keywords in the header of that messages. You will be advised of important messages without having to be constantly getting the email. Version 1 start with windows, unlimited mailboxes.
- Tags: Message, Cedosoft, E-mail, Construction, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2008-05-16
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