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- Can Mozilla's security metrics project end the patch-counting nonsense?
- In partnership with indie security consultant Rich Mogull left Mozilla has launched a valuable Security Metrics Project that could help to -- we can only hope -- put an end to the silly notion that patch-counting helps to determine a product's security posture. The idea is...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy name
- Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy nameJust what is "Equipt"?This name certainly does not contain any hint as to why someone would want it. Product names should be at least somewhat related to the purpose of the product.I also dont like software subscriptions. It seems that they are simply another way...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy name
- Microsoft Equipt is a subscription-based combo of Office Home and Student 2007, Windows Live OneCare, and the cloud-based Office Live Workspace service. It worked great when I beta-tested it earlier this year, and at $70 a year for three PCs it's a good deal for most home users. So how...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Anti-malware blocker, cross-site scripting protections coming in IE 8
- Anti-malware blocker, cross-site scripting protections coming in IE 8Once again......late to the game. The "alternate" browsers have had these for a while. Competition breeds improvement, apparently. ;)It will still suckBeing a MS product, it will still suck.RE: Anti-malware blocker, cross-site scripting protections coming in IE 8Why would...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTs
- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTsSome of this advice is overly-cautious ...[i]When there’s a darn good reason for doing the update (as a rule I find that if I buy a cutting-edge board then there can be a lot of BIOS updates released over a short period...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Microsoft Equipt: student productivity rise likely?
- Probably not. But it's not a bad thing Microsoft have done, and it really shows that they're committed to this "student malarkey" we have going. Today, they announced that project "Albany", now called Microsoft Equipt, has been released into the wild, for the masses who want an all-round suite of...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Blockbuster comes to its senses: Pulls Circuit City bid
- Blockbuster said it is withdrawing its proposal to buy Circuit City. In a statement late Tuesday, Blockbuster said its decision to pull its bid was based on "market conditions and the completion of our initial due diligence process." What Blockbuster didn't say is that no one could...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Windows Vista, meet my Mother-In-Law
- Windows Vista, meet my Mother-In-LawIt's not Vista Stupid It's YouI hate when people try to blame problems on Vista that don't belong to it. If you're having problems with AOL IM working with Vista, then the problem is AOL. They have had over 2 years to get their...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- Simple Solver (exe)
- Simple Solver provides four separate functions: Synthesis, Boolean, Permutation, and Random Number. The Synthesis function performs automatic design and simulation of digital logic circuits from truth table or waveform inputs for all circuit types: Combinational, Sequential, Synchronous and Asynchronous. The Boolean function provides minimization and truth tables for one or...
- Software downloads 2008-07-01
- Car crash on Wall Street: many injuries and heavy losses
- Not since the financial industry did a header off the high board into a mortgage pool filled with bad paper. It's been literally weeks since an American-based business sector looked this sick. I've been trying to keep up with the bloody saga of the Detroit auto makers and...
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Lame hands-free law goes into effect in WA State on 1 July 2008
- Lame hands-free law goes into effect in WA State on 1 July 2008Stats prove itFrom http://www.jmu.edu/safetyplan/vehicle/generaldriver/safetybelt.shtml* Approximately 35,000 people die in motor vehicle crashes each year. About 50 percent (17,000) of these people could be saved if they wore their safety belts.* For every one percent increase in safety belt...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Swiss solar firm has come ashore in the New World
- The high tech gear needed to turn out precision solar panels. Courtesy Oerlikon. Oerliklon is a venerable corporation among the Alps, publicly-traded on the Zurich stock exchange for a long time. They manufacture precision machine tools, textile equipment, other traditional industrial products. But they're...
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Marc Andreessen connects to Facebook team
- Facebook confirmed today that Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Ning and perhaps best known for his co-founding Netscape, has joined the social network's board of directors. by Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Yahoo posts Icahn scoreboard; Touts Google pact to shareholders
- Yahoo posts Icahn scoreboard; Touts Google pact to shareholdersCome on Yahoo!Show the money grabbers that the company is worth more than M$'s dollars!Yahoo should just DIAF... I'm almost sure this will go down as a huge failure of fiduciary duty of the board towards the shareholders . Also, Who would...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- The Steve Jobs Standard
- The Steve Jobs StandardWell saidIn a world of greed, that last sentence was a breath of fresh air.Amen, Tom ntntThe unsung hero of AppleJohnathan Ive.An Apple product develops something like this:Jobs to Ive: Give me something sexy.Ive: Here you go.Jobs: Awesome.Gee - Maybe he should be a SaintNo doubt Steve...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Is there really a market for an open source router?
- Is there really a market for an open source router?Certainly isAs someone who installed Tomato on an old Linksys router, I think there is a market for this. Myself and others like me have looked on places like Craigslist to find the particular models that the open source firmware will...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- News to know: Phishing; Gates gone; Google; Hyper-V
- Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks TechRepublic: Most report their IT career has been better than they expected Mary Jo Foley: J Allard gets a new job Mystery explained: Why...
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Your correspondence so far
- It's been just over a month now since I started writing here, and it's certainly been an interesting one. I've had many emails over the last month asking me this, that and the other, not even a single death threat yet! I'd like to share some questions and my answers...
- Blog posts 2008-06-29
- Why your text messages are not private
- The media, including your correspondent, reported last week that the Ninth Circuit decision in Quon v Arch clearly established an employee's right of privacy in his text messages, even on an employer-issued pager. The court said that a police department that looked through an officer's text message...
- Blog posts 2008-06-29
- Bill Gates bids farewell
- Bill Gates bids farewellHe brought a lot to the computer world!Yeah, vicious predation, greed, and arrogance.iMiss BilliWill miss Bill. He brought a lot to the computer world!Bill Gates bids farewellA fine speech from a magnificent man! He had visions, he had missions, he had it all! The IT...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
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