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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

"Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu"

Obviously, this isn't true. Their underlying architectures are quite a bit different, Gnome looks different than the 7 UI, etc., but to an average 17-year-old, there just wasn't any meaningful difference between the two operating systems. The other day, I posted a blog titled "Windows 7:...

Tags: Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-03

Touch in Windows 7: Just for show?

Support for multitouch input is one of the most tangible ways that Windows 7 differs from its predecessors. But will many people actually get their hands on the technology? There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft chose to show publicly was its support...

Tags: Touch Screen, Notebook, PC, Microsoft Corp., Computer, NextWindow, N-Trig, Software Collection, Microsoft Windows 7, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows 7 beta, touch, multitouch, Ina Fried, News.com, Ina Fried, News.com

News items 2009-07-02

Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Jul/Aug 09

Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Jul/Aug 09Adrian:Use Intel much?I appreciated your lineup, but noticed one glaring fact: while I can agree that Intel offers the best extreme processor in the i7 965 EE (for $1000), I noticed the glaring omission of any AMD parts. I think that if...

Tags: Processors, Virtualization, RAID, Jul/Aug 09, Hardware 2.0, Intel Corp., CPU, HyperThreading, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!

PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!CrapwareYour average non geek will get a fair amount of pressure at the point of sale to drop another $35-$50 to get the junk off the computer. Let's see, now... If you crank the subsidy to Dell,etc from the crapware makers, then that extra...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Desktops, OEM, Crapware, laptop computer, PC, computer

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

32bit Internet Fax 09.07.01 (Windows)

Send and Receive Multiple faxes from Single Computer and Modem or Network with Multiple Modems. Optionally Send fax via the Internet using our built in fax API. If your fax recipient has an email address, this fax software program will fax email it to them by attaching the fax to...

Tags: Internet, Microsoft Windows, ElectraSoft, Fax

Software downloads 2009-07-01

FaxAmatic 09.07.01 (Windows)

"Send and Receive fax with single computer and modem or network with multiple modems. FaxAmatic will add a fax generating print driver to your system, giving you the ability to generate a fax from any document and send to any fax machine in the world. Popular with oil companies. The...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, ElectraSoft, Fax, Modems, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-07-01

ArchiveMac 1.2.1 (Mac)

ArchiveMac is an application for Mac OS X Leopard which supports archiving large files to CD and DVD. It can split large files and directories so that they span multiple discs. When restoring, the original file or directory is restored regardless of how large it is. There is no file...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disc, File, Broad Reach Software, ArchiveMac, Files

Software downloads 2009-07-01

Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0: Virtual Developer's Delight

Windows 7 Ultimate RC 64-Bit Edition virtualized on Fedora 11, 64-Bit using Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0 With little fanfare, Sun Microsystems released version 3.0 of xVM VirtualBox, the Open Source and multi-platform desktop virtualization tool for Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac. The new...

Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Developer, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenGL 2.0, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Hardware, Virtualization, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Can Firefox 3.5 wean universities off their IE addiction?

Can Firefox 3.5 wean universities off their IE addiction?Don't feel too badI have a handful of users who have to connect to a web app at one of our State offices that absolutely requires IE6. I have tried it with IE7, IE8, and FF, with no success.In January of...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE addiction, Firefox 3.5, addiction, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Benchmarking Firefox 3.5

Benchmarking Firefox 3.5Benchmarking Firefox 3.5Any reason you chose to benchmark 3.0.5 instead of 3.0.11? Not a gripe, just curious. If its something like no speed improvements since the 3.0.5 patches then that's understandable.Something unexpected hereI just ran a Sunspider of FF3.5 running in Win7 build 7100 on this...

Tags: Web browsers, Apple Safari, Chrome, Benchmarking Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Firefox, benchmarking, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?

Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?Is this any different than Java?There are positive reasons to have someone hold the patent, mainly, that there is only one captain of the ship. I support open source, but the hitorical problem with it and UNIX has been forking. Some propeller head messes with...

Tags: .NET, Programming languages, C#, Stallman C#, Stallman, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Sun VirtualBox 3.0

Sun Microsystems released VirtualBox 3.0 today. One goal of this release is supporting workloads, such as database management systems, some collaborative applications and many web-based applications that rely on multiple processes running simultaneously. Another is offering support for high performance graphics for desktop applications. Here's...

Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Hypervisor, Sun Microsystems Inc., VirtualBox 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-30

N'keybDrum 1.3.5 (Windows)

N'keybdrum--electronic drums for personal computers.Play drums with custom keyboard and foot mouse on your computer, 7 drum sets, you have "feel and look" of real drums, on your disposal is extended drum set. Graphical user interface for entering drum data, can save patterns as midi file, from Drumoke show and...

Tags: Drum, Microsoft Windows, Nino Rilovic, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Keyboards, Games, Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-06-30

IOGear Wireless Audio/Video Kit

It's no secret we're inching ever closer toward ditching our cable or satellite television services in favor of Internet-only content consumption. With services such as Hulu and YouTube, the computer has become the video entertainment hub of the home. Getting that computer's desktop screen onto your television seems like...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, PRODUCTIVITY, Corporate communications, TV, IOGEAR, computer, video, USB, adapter

Product reviews 2009-06-29

Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?

Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?Much like running Windows XP Home on my laptop, Windows 7 Home Premium seems to be enough for most people. Who encrypts their files? The RAM limit is much because by the...

Tags: Operating systems, RAM Limit, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Home, Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Microsoft: Windows 7 Upgrade deal maxes out at 25 PCs

Microsoft: Windows 7 Upgrade deal maxes out at 25 PCsUmmm...You may want to put this post on an AD in Newpapers!It's quite obvious that folks don't respond to this kind of post;However, Microsoft can continue their affront of computing ecology. I think they have lost their advantage (Thank God@@). Microsoft...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-06-29