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Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole

I hope Jeremy got some sleep last nightbecause he probably won't be getting much in the near future.first of many zillionsis there anything worse than being MS security programmer?poor bastards.YesYeah, being a mindless repetitive troll.yeah, being a poor Mac user. yeah, being a poor Mac user....

Tags: Wireless LANs, Firewalls, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, zero-day hole, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows, firewall

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Adobe plugs PDF Reader zero-day holes

Adobe plugs PDF Reader zero-day holesArticle correctionAt the end of the article, you say "Adobe shipped fixes for a whopping 67 vulnerabilities". I think you meant Apple.RE: Adobe plugs PDF Reader zero-day holesI hope it wasn't Adobe who fixed the mac vulnerabilities

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., zero-day hole, PDF Reader

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Additional Resources

News to know: Logitech-LifeSize; Macworld; Droid sales; Tandberg; e-book readers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing Dave Greenfield: Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Sales, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, E-book Reader, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-11-11

Wii sales take a 43% tumble ... why?

Can no longer competeNintendo has dug itself in a hole this time it probably can't get out of. If they have a hardware update to improve graphics to the level of the 360 or PS3 they will not be able to compete on price which was their main selling...

Tags: Games, Sales strategy, game, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., sales, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

UK envisions zero waste: What about computers?

CRT's should be banned from saleThere is no reason for anyone to still be using a CRT today, save for some VERY high end photography and movie applications that the studios use.RE: UK envisions zero waste: What about computers?I think the idea of Zero waste is absolute bollocks - esp....

Tags: Monitors & displays, PRODUCTIVITY, CRT, WEEE Directive, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping

Instead of a live CDWould I be able to install Linux in Windows and do the same?Amen! Happened today to a gov't computerhttp://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/10/computer_hacker_steals_479000.htmlYet another infected computer stealing OUR money.Absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible article!Show me an instance where a flaw in Vista/7 has led to a user being compromised? ...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, exploit, phishing, Linux, operating system, Adrian, online banking

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Who is a Candidate for Desktop Linux?

I personally do not fall into the group of people that can easily migrate away from Windows, but that doesn't mean you or someone you know can't make the switch. As I said in earlier post last month, the work that I...

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Desktop Linux, Computer, Super-Casual Web Surfer, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-11

Revisiting RIM: Are the enterprise storm clouds brewing?

In the context of the scenario...it could very well come down to iPhone v. RIM. If, as posited, businesses adopt a BYOP model. That kind of thing doesn't matter what wireless network your using, if they'll open exchange up for you to hook your iPhone to. Which may - and...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, data plan, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., BIS, RIM BlackBerry, Verizon Communications Inc., Research In Motion Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Why I Can Never Be Exclusive to Linux and Open Source on the Desktop

It uses WINEBut I've noticed a number of performance issues and stability problems with it.ActuallyAs far as I've ever able to tell there's no practical difference between Picasa on Windows and Linux. StevenActually, it uses WineLib, so that it is more like a native application.But there are still all the...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, open source, desktop, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-20

Browser flaws expose users to man-in-the-middle attacks

RE: Browser flaws expose users to man-in-the-middle attackslynx is safe, whew.I joke, but I swear it's getting to be that way. Apple Safari Well from all of the posters on this site i was lead to think that anything with the made by Apple was bullet proof and no...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Operating systems, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Much Worse, lynx, operating system, malware, Apple Inc., Browser flaw, Apple Macintosh, Macs ARE, attack, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Hadron Collider's mysterious disappearing magnets

Hadron Collider's mysterious disappearing magnetsblack holeAccording to those who work closely with the Hadron, even if a black hole is possible, it will be so unstable that it will decay in less than a blink of an eye. For what it's worth, they are not going after the black...

Tags: Lucio Rossi, black hole, Hadron Collider, magnet, mysteriou

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

News to know: Windows 7; Top student laptops; Facebook; Larry Page's commencement speech

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: How many Intel CPUs will fail the XP Mode test in Windows 7? Larry Page's fine commencement speech. Andrew...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, Larry Page, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-04

Show me how you beat Microsoft in patent fight

Show me how you beat Microsoft in patent fightDid ya see thishttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/bridge.microsoft/index.htmlI was told in another blog that the patent is long filenames in FAT. If that is the case then we need to sue the US Patent office for giving out false patents. If they can patent...

Tags: software movement, patent, Microsoft Corp., TomTom, GPLv2

Discussion threads 2009-03-31

2009 Dodge Avenger SXT

Photo gallery:2009 Dodge Avenger SXTDodge's midsize sedan competitor, the 2009 Avenger, has a surprising set of features to recommend it, most notably cabin conveniences you don't expect to find on a model starting in the low 20s. A stone-age transmission is what really keeps it from being an effective Camry...

Tags: Dodge Avenger, Dodge Avenger SXT, car

Product reviews 2009-03-16

News to know: Wolfram Alpha; iPhone developers; Windows 7; Cyberwar

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web' Nova Spivak: Wolfram Alpha is Coming â€" and It Could be as...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-09

Cloud computing and boring innovation

Last Friday, Ben Kepes at CloudAve got a something of a kicking from Dave Turner of CODA [Disclosure: CODA is a current client and is building financial apps on the Force.com platform] and Microsoft's Gary Turner. [I've known Gary more years than both of us would likely admit but Microsoft...

Tags: Innovation, Software, Software-as-a-service, On-demand, Amazon.com Inc., Gary Turner, Cloud Computing, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Tools & Techniques, Emerging Technologies, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-02-16

Global warming accelerating

Global warming acceleratingMust be the all the hot air in DCIt is funny that the "news" conveniently forgets to say that the hole in the ozone layer has shrunk during the last few years and it continues to shrink.It also conveniently forgets to talk about the orbital distance between the...

Tags: ozone, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-02-15

IBM, Amazon foreshadow a bevy of connecting clouds; Is Microsoft surrounded?

If there were any lingering doubts about whether Amazon Web Services were enterprise ready they dissolved this week once IBM became a partner. And now that Amazon and IBM have teamed up a picture of multiple computing clouds is emerging. Amazon Web Services teamed up with IBM...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Cloud Computing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-13

MazeBlox 1.1 (Mac)

Pick-up Gold Blocks located around the maze. Place them one at a time on the Build Table to construct the Golden Pyramid and complete the level. Time is your only real enemy. If your timer goes to zero you lose a player and eventually the game, luckily you can buy...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Maze, Asoco Amusement, Construction, Games, Desktops, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-01-26

Will EDoS be the next DDoS?

Will EDoS be the next DDoS?All DDoS is 'EDoS' - this isn't a new concept.Most DDoS for the better part of the last decade has been directly economically motivated - i.e., DDoS protection rackets, in which the attackers DDoS a victim, then send a demand for payment to make the...

Tags: SECURITY, distributed denial of service, EDoS

Discussion threads 2009-01-25