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- Trick out your fleet with fuel consumption monitors from Networkcar
- OK, I admit it. When I bought my car a year-and-a-half ago, comparing the fuel consumption metrics among the different models WAS part of the equation, but not the most important part. Now, with gas lines forming in my own little town and people putting summer trips...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- I have to stop using Gmail :(
- I have to stop using Gmail :(You can enable POP3 support in Gmail...If you switch on POP3 support in Gmail, then you can still comply with archiving procedures: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=13273That way, you can both send and receive e-mails with an e-mail client like Thunderbird or Evolution or even Outlook Express. I...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update
- For years, Microsoft has occasionally updated its Windows Update client software automatically on systems that are configured to check for updates. This has been true even when Windows Update is set to simply check for (and optionally, download) updates but not to install them. That decision led...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- 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
- I have to stop using Gmail :(
- Regular readers know that I'm a Google devotee. Between Gmail and Google Apps, I spend more time accessing Google servers than any other place on the Net. Since I forward my other school accounts to Gmail, I can use the slick Gmail interface with all of my mail....
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail's CAPTCHA broken by spammers
- Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail's CAPTCHA broken by spammersIt is impossible to manage...networks the size of Google with technology alone. It takes a real live person. Now we can expect more spam coming from these networks. Spam that will be harder to filter. If these companies can't manage their networks in...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Email Extractor (zip)
- Email extractor is a very powerful and reliable tool to extract e-mail addresses from all kind of files. It retrieves absolutely all valid e-mail addresses and generates an output file with de-duped emails. Just point the program to a folder or drive containing email address and the program will do...
- Software downloads 2008-07-03
- 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
- New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-July
- New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-JulyVery nice comboI can't wait for computer manufacturers and builders to start bundling this with systems. Seems like a good idea - like software assurance for home users.RE: New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-JulyI think you can have...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Five realities of Google or any other Workplace Wonderland
- Five realities of Google or any other Workplace WonderlandThe best will float to the top?In any sizable company there are people that aren't pushing boundaries and so will be left somewhat self-stagnating. That's inherent in 9-5 working - some people ultimately turn up to collect their pay cheque.Plus you get...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- eezPix (exe)
- eezPix Photo Organizer helps you creatively organize, edit, and share photos. It's easy to import and organize photos with eezPix. With the editing tools, you can rotate, crop and resize photos, adjust lightness, and contrast and saturation. You can add digital frame, create photo collage, Gif animation, IM display pictures,...
- Software downloads 2008-07-02
- vSearchVooDoo (exe)
- This software is the ideal tool to help you build a large blogging networks of blogger blogs very quickly. It will auto create unlimited mail accounts for you based on key words. In addition it can create a limitless number of blogs to which you can automate posting and commenting....
- Software downloads 2008-07-02
- SolarWinds Exchange Monitor (zip)
- SolarWinds free Exchange Monitor delivers a clever desktop dashboard that continuously monitors Microsoft Exchange to deliver real-time insight into Exchange services, mail queue sizes, and host server health. With Exchange Monitor at your fingertips, youll be able to track Exchange health at-a-glance and ensure this mission-critical app never fails your...
- Software downloads 2008-07-02
- McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failures
- Stay with me here readers, I'm stringing two stories about McAfee together here, a little out of the ordinary, so I hope it makes sense. If you aren't interested in the tech details of which there are very little, please do read for a good laugh. Network World reported...
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Researcher claims thousands of identities stolen during Social Engineering pentests
- Kelly Jackson Higgins of Dark Reading, reported on research conducted by Joshua Perrymon, hacking director for PacketFocus Security Solutions and CEO of RedFlag Security, who has been performing social engineering exploits for numerous clients in the past year and has apparently stolen thousands of identities with a 100 percent success rate. ...
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Obama resisters claim campaign to silence blogs
- Obama resisters claim campaign to silence blogsThe TV footage of Obama is oldIt could be that Obama died.More Clinton tricks I suspectMake the other guy look guilty ...Anything Obama is pure SPAM by definitionSPAM is unwanted junk that is usually a scam.Bloggers are distributors of unwanted propaganda that is mostly...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- UK builder switches email to Google Apps
- UK builder switches email to Google AppsTaywood adoption of SaaSNot only is this significant in terms of enterprise adoption, it is also significant for adoption by a company within a notoriously conservative and risk-averse industry sector. The architecture, engineering and construction AEC market is sometimes also regarded (perhaps a bit...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- New Microsoft program to make volume licenses 'evergreen'
- New Microsoft program to make volume licenses 'evergreen'NowIf we can just get rid of WGA and activation process for stand-alone users, we'll be in business.Microsoft volume licenses 'evergreen'"However as always with Microsoft licensing, the devil is in the details."Never were truer words spoken - you can bet the farm...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- Send mail with eSMTP for a simple, single-user system
- Programs like Sendmail or Postfix work great for multi-user systems or servers, but this setup may be more complex than you need for a single-user desktop system. Vincent Danen introduces you to eSMTP, which is a more lightweight mail solution, but that also allows per-user configuration files, making it useful...
- Download resources 2008-07-01
- Combat Arms (exe)
- Welcome to war. Prepare to drop into a lush, ever-changing theater of conflict, where you are in complete control of your gameplay--from your customizable character and your lethal arsenal of weapons to the scenarios you want to experience. Combat Arms offers a first-person perspective of immersive environments, multiple gunplay modes,...
- Software downloads 2008-07-01
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