Ctl: Definition and additional resources from ZDNet

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The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tomorrow?: The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tomorrow?Netbooks and SmartphonesThose keyboards on the smartphones are just too small for me to use effectively. I'll take a netbook and a cheap cellphone.RE: The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tI still see netbooks and smartphones as...; Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Notebooks, Handhelds, Netbooks, Laptop cannibalization, cannibalization, Smartphone, laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-06-03
Sony Handycam HDR-SR11: I used to think that hard drive models would take over the camcorder market as miniDV slowly faded into the horizon. I've since changed my tune after using flash-based models, especially those that include some onboard memory. However, if you shoot a lot of video--or just don't bother to back...; Tags: camcorder, Sony Corp., AVCHD, hard drive; Product reviews 2008-04-10
A new strategy to fight HIV and AIDS: An international team of researchers has developed a novel strategy against HIV. They added two genes to immune cells which 'transformed them into potent weapons that destroy cells infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.' This idea of 'genetically engineering immune cells to redirect their infection-fighting ability toward killing...; Tags: Strategy, Researcher, Cell, HIV, HIV-infected, CTL, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-07
Cisco plugs CallManager vulnerability that rates a '10': Cisco Systems on Wednesday shipped a high priority fix for its Cisco Unified Communications Manager software, formerly known as CallManager. Cisco gave the flaw, which allows remote code executions, a CVSS Base Score of 10, the highest rating available. According to Cisco's advisory, CallManager...; Tags: Vulnerability, Cisco Systems Inc., Certificate Trust List Provider Service, Certificate Trust List, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-16
CIPT2 - Cisco IP Telephony Part 2: View Available Dates and LocationsThis CIPT1/CIPT2 v4.1 Self-Paced e-Learning course provides you with the knowledge to fully leverage basic and advanced features of Cisco CallManager CCM 4.1 and IP telephones. Learn to deploy video in your IP telephony network and to properly secure your...; Tags: Telephony, IP Telephony, IP, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Corporate Communications, VOIP, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Marketing; Training 2008-01-01

Get Paths (zip): Have you ever needed to get the full path to an exe or any other file? Or maybe you have so many you've forgotten what they are and don't want to open them one at a time to find out. Get Paths is an application that automatically will copy the...; Tags: Path; Software downloads 2007-11-09
Sony Handycam HDR-CX7: Join me, if you will, along the slow march toward the obsolescence of tape in video. We've definitely got a long road ahead of us, but it's fun to notice how much camcorders have changed already. On the one hand, tapeless camcorders such as Sony's Handycam HDR-CX7 give product designers...; Tags: Monitors & displays, camcorder, CX7, Sony Corp.; Product reviews 2007-08-09
How to implement SSL or TLS secure communications: SSL Secure Socket Layer and its successor TLS Transport Layer Security are two technologies that enable secure communications on a massive global scale. To facilitate SSL or TLS encryption between any two computers, an X.509 Digital Certificate is required on at least one end of the connection. The Digital Certificate...; Tags: Vista, Servers, Security, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Microsoft, Infrastructure; Blog posts 2007-07-20
Cisco posts workaround for Communications Manager DoS vulnerability: Cisco says it has now posted a workaround for a security vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager.The vulnerability could allow a remote, unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service DoS condition or execute arbitrary code.This advisory is posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070711-cucm.shtml.We're talking here about an issue in which:The...; Tags: Security, General, Cisco; Blog posts 2007-07-16
The QWERTY keyboard wasn't designed for mobile devices: The QWERTY keyboard wasn't designed for mobile devicesIt's a lost causeKeep in mind that no matter how you end up laying out the keyboard, those of us who don't have tiny fingers are going to have to use a stylus and pick out the letters anyway.All in all, the (extremely...; Tags: Keyboards, Telephony, PDAs, mobile device, keyboard, voice recognition, real solution, mobile, QWERTY, phone; Discussion threads 2006-09-19
How Vista's User Access Protection (UAP) works/looks: How Vista's User Access Protection UAP works/lookswell that stopsthe drive-by install, since the user will have to do *something* before it installs. Of course it does nothing against all the maleware that is disguised as plugins or such since the user will just say yes (or in this case...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Authenticode, Does Microsoft, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-09-19
Sirius taps Microsoft for mobile video: Sirius taps Microsoft for mobile videoNo Ctrl+Alt DeleteI don't see a Control or an Alt or a delete key on my new JVC KT-SR200 unit. If they use Microsoft anything we will need these keys.Seems they know a winner when they see it.What, you thought they would use QuikTime...; Tags: Corporate communications, Digital video, TVs, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, Advertising & Promotion, Sirius, Microsoft Corp., Emenem, video, mobile; Discussion threads 2005-01-05
Dell looking 'more seriously than ever' at AMD: Dell looking 'more seriously than ever' at AMDIt would be about time for Dell to do this.After all, they've lost at least 15 sales I can point to due their intransigence on their use of AMD processors. Like many on these boards, friends and family rely on me to give...; Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Dell Computer Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc.; Discussion threads 2004-11-15
Adobe Systems Case Study: Mesa Community College: Community colleges bridge the gap between current worker skills and shifting workforce demand. Flexible education programs - whether they are called online learning, e-learning, distance learning, or distributed learning - help students juggle their education needs with employment, raising families, and commuting from home. As a large community college, Mesa...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., College, Macromedia Breeze Live, Mesa Community College, E-learning, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies