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I guess they read my blog in Nigeria

Yahoo News is reporting that the Nigerian government has decided to accept and use Mandriva Linux on at least 11,000 of the Classmate PCs they ordered. Previously, the agency handling the transaction had decided to accept and pay for the Mandriva-installed computers, but overwrite the OS with Windows XP...

Tags: Blog, Mandriva, Nigeria, Mandriva Linux, Yahoo News, Linux, Open Source, Government, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2007-11-09

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Late breaking news: Microsoft investigates reports of Office Word 2002 SP 3 exploited in the wild

From Bill Sisk, security response communications manager for Microsoft: Microsoft Security Advisory (953635) Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution Published: July 8, 2008 Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3....

Tags: Attacker, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Kaminsky and Ptacek comment on DNS flaw

Well, well, well, what a day for security news! I got a chance to get the scoop word of mouth from Dan Kaminsky of IOActive (pictured above [image courtesy of quinnums]) and Thomas Ptacek of Matasano pictured below on the DNS flaw that's been all over the...

Tags: DNS, Flaw, Nate, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Dan Kaminsky breaks DNS, massive multi-vendor patch coming, details at Black Hat Vegas '08

It would seem there's a bigger story to that MS08-037 flaw that came out for Patch Tuesday today. From Dave Lewis over at the Liquid Matrix security blog: Today Dan Kaminsky released a first, as far as I can recall. A coordinated patch was released today...

Tags: Black Hat, DNS, CERT, Flaw, Mogull, Updates, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-08

A Modest Privacy Proposal

The Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow on Privacy Implications of Online Advertising. Appearing before the committee headed by long-time Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) are lawyers for Google and Microsoft, as well as Facebook's chief privacy officer -- and Robert R. Dykes, the chairman...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Internet Service Provider, Service Provider, Internet Service, Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Business Services, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Software's drive to become like television

Software business models are becoming more and more like that of television. That fact is the real driver behind Microsoft's desire to buy Yahoo, given the central importance software-oriented ad networks will have in the future. by John Carroll

Tags: Software, Advertisement, Microsoft Corp., TV, Tools & Techniques, Games, Management, Personal Technology, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Photos: Supercomputing at Oak Ridge

Just outside Knoxsville, Tenn., lies one of the world's great supercomputer labs. CNET News' Daniel Terdiman takes a tour. by CNET News.com

Tags: Supercomputer, Photograph, Supercomputing, CNET News, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-07-08

VMware: CEO Greene out; Revenue light

VMware on Tuesday swapped CEOs and said that its revenue growth would fall short of expectations. In a statement, VMware said that CEO Diane Greene has departed. She will be replaced by Paul Maritz right effective immediately. Maritz will also be president and sit on VMware's board....

Tags: Revenue, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Top 10 things Michael Arrington should do to protest Microsoft's bad behavior

TechCrunch's Michael Arrington is miffed. Microsoft crossed a line by ganging up on Yahoo with Carl Icahn. Arrington outlines his case, but the last sentence is what intrigued me: "I'm all for a merger. But I won't stand by quietly while Microsoft destroys what's left of...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Help Desk, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, It Operations, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Softbank announces iPhone 3G rate plans for Japan

  The iPhone 3G will be available in Japan on 11 July 2008 at 12 noon, but unlike in the United States, it will not be sold at the Apple Store Japan. Instead iPhone 3G will be sold by local carrier SoftBank Mobile Corp. SMB who has issued a...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Japan, Softbank Corp., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Web 3.0 - the future of social networking

Note: re-posted after withdrawing post a few days ago; no changes made since then. I would put this very much on par with a past Scoble moment, as I've been lucky enough to see something which actually impresses me. I've seen a lot over my life, the...

Tags: 3D, Web, Facebook, Network, Web 3.0, Scene, Vivaty Scenes, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-08

News to know: Linux; iPhone; Gmail; Insecure antivirus software; SAP

Notable headlines: Phil Wainewright: SaaS star leaves SAP for Salesforce.com Dennis Howlett: Ticking bombs in enterprise land Garett Rogers: Your Gmail is now a lot more secure Dancho Danchev: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products ...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Linux, Google Gmail, SAP AG, Antivirus Software, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-08

C to be the next browser scripting language... wait, what?

First off, I hope that everyone's fourth of July was as good as mine.  There's nothing quite like spending time with family and friends over the holidays to put your work-life relationship into perspective of what's important.   In any case, the security news didn't stop for the...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., C, Web Browser, Scripting Language, Flash, C/C++, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Your Gmail is now a lot more secure

A feature that I found out was in the making last September has finally come to fruition. You can now see information about recent and concurrent Gmail sessions for your Gmail account. What does that mean? It means now you have the power to see if anybody...

Tags: Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-07-07

How dependent are sites on search engines in May 2008

Category Traffic from search engines Growth of search engine traffic Traffic from Google Growth of traffic from Google Health and Medical 45.76% 3% 30.86% 5% Travel 34.81% 11% 24.26% 21% Shopping and Classifieds 25.48% 2% 16.84% 8% News and Media 21.70% 7%...

Tags: Search Engine, Search, NB

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Top search engines in UK in May 2008

Domain May-08 Apr.-08 May-07 Googl 87.30% 87.69% 78.28% Yahoo! 4.09% 4.01% 8.58% Microsoft 3.72% 3.65% 5.46% Ask 3.07% 2.89% 4.96% Source: Hitwise by NB

Tags: Hitwise, Search Engine, Search, NB

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Vodafone Portugal's iPhone 3G rates

Vodafone Portugal's iPhone 3G ratesIphone pricing in Portugal-robberyThis is a complete hijack! Worst pricing for the iphone until now! The prices on the other carier in Portugal (Optimus/Orange) are equally insane! High pricing for the phone and really high prices each month, with little included (100 min+100SMS+250 or 500Mb of...

Tags: Cellular phones, Pricing, Apple iPhone, Vodafone Portugal, 3G, iPhone 3G, iphone, Vodafone Group Plc., pricing strategy, carrier

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

Microsoft-Yahoo on again?

Microsoft-Yahoo on again?This will go on, and on, for some time to come yet. And, we thought therewould be nothing to entertain us this month!!! But, MS has the money, and as FireFox numbers keep on creeping up, and Googles numbers still rising, MS is also getting even more desperate...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

Demographics forging a new Net market: It's not your kids' Web

It's easy and fashionable to talk about "digital natives" that have grown up online, but the demographics of the United States are shifting radically to the grey and Web services developers should heed that news and make changes in their products and plans as a result. Old coots, like me,...

Tags: U.S., Web, Web Service, Advertising Age, West, Channel Management, Marketing, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Photos: Virtual training at Fort Benning

The Army is increasingly utilizing new technologies to help soldiers learn their jobs. Example: the Virtual Interactive Combat Environment. by CNET News.com

Tags: Soldier, Training, Photograph, Army, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-07-07