Retrieving something from a nearby source. See LEC, CLEC, local loop and local drive.
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- Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?
- I've been reading the headlines today, and the main headlines on most of the top technology websites are about the YouTube/Google/Viacom saga. I'd like to call this: Youglecomgate, a potentially volatile situation hovers over the midst of everyone who has been on YouTube ever, so that's probably the majority of...
- 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
- 12 terabytes of YouTube data
- A lot of us block YouTube access in our schools. There's plenty of objectionable content worth hiding from young eyes. Probably an equal number of us, however, leave it open at the request of teachers who use its vast resources for teaching (yes, there is more than zit...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Use Google Talk on your iPhone/Touch
- Google just released a new version of Google Talk that works on the iPhone and iPod Touch. It's pretty nice looking, and it works well to boot. To use the new application, point your Safari browser to www.google.com/talk. You might want to put a bookmark on your...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose
- Updated: The latest battle in Google's ongoing court battle with Viacom over YouTube copyright infringement is a glass half full or half empty situation. In the half full department, Google scored a legal victory as a judge shot down Viacom requests for the search giant's search code and other critical...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Hyperic CloudStatus
- Back in May, I posted my take on Cloud computing. Since that time, I've spoken to quite a number of suppliers who are focused on supporting cloud computing, managing cloud computing, and even using cloud computing as a way to provide either a desktop or a server experience without the...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4
- Something about getting a new neck earlier this spring made me start thinking about how to change my life to make America a better place. Here a few that you can try to make the country better over the Fourth of July weekend: 1.) Turn off your...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Calling all auto engineers: this is an emergency
- Calling all auto engineers: this is an emergencyThere are no engineersTheir parents made sure they went into business and got MBAs due to the wonders of globalization!Too many chiefs, not enough indians.-MWhy not just drill for more oil?I think it is simply amazing how everyone in Congress is standing around...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Calling all auto engineers: this is an emergency
- They're even talking about it on the radio now--can Detroit automakers survive? If you listened to this show on NPR the future of Chrysler is south of bleak. Ford and GM may just be bigger and have more blood to lose. The local Detroit paper's headline: auto sales...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Matasano ships Web-based firewall manager
- The firewall is one of the few security tools that has been proven to be very effective at improving a company's security posture. However, staying on top of policies -- and responding to change requests -- while trying to manage multiple firewalls from different vendors can be a never-ending nightmare...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- WordPress, Gears, and the converging browser/desktop
- I had a good conversation today about the browser/desktop hybrid and where the converging is going to happen. Will it be more on the desktop side or will it be more on the browser side? I think we've seen the original browser-based development model win out as more and more...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Do feds track cell users illegally? Legal groups want to know
- Do feds track cell users illegally? Legal groups want to knowDoes a bear crap in the woods?Is a frogs a*****e watertight?Does Barbara Walters talk funny?Seriously I believe most law enforcement people have little inclination to do so, especially the heavy data mining nonsense the neocon-spooks are crazy about gathering. ...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- 300 Lithuanian sites hacked by Russian hackers
- A recently accepted legislation in Lithuania banning communist symbols across Lithuania, has prompted Pro-Russian hackers to start defacing Lithuanian sites, an indication of the upcoming attack was detected last week with active discussions around Russian forums greatly reminding us of the Russia vs Estonia cyberattack sparkled due to the removal...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'
- Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'Felony infringerYes, I would agree that this extends beyond fair use... Book'em Dano.RE: Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'I do not think it is right but if it is made out as such a major deal then what is it doing all over the internet Bittorrent...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Tiller Beauchamp on the Recon 2008 conference
- Guest Editorial by Tiller Beauchamp Earlier this month I had the opportunity to present RE:Trace at the Recon conference, a reverse engineering conference held every other year in Montreal, Canada. The conference consisted of three days of training and three days of talks in a single track. Topics...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- What to do with your first generation iPhone (updated)
- What to do with your first generation iPhone updatedLOL..How about NEVER buying Apple productsPlease, spare me here. Apple is trying to steal from their customers here. The real solution is to buy a Windows Mobile device and have access to the entire eco-system of fine Windows Mobile software. Mobile IE...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Firefox 2 dirty dozen: Critical vulnerabilities patched
- Mozilla has shipped a high-priority update for Firefox 2, warning that there are at least five serious vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution attacks. With Firefox 2.0.0.15, Mozilla fixes at least 12 documented vulnerabilities -- five rated critical -- that could put users at risk...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- PCI-DSS 1.1 points to outdated OWASP Top 10
- OK, I'm not going to freak out about this too bad... I've already pointed out enough problems with PCI, but I did find it morbidly entertaining. My good friend Jeremiah Grossman pictured at right blogged today about the PCI-DSS 1.1 section 6.5, which covers "prevention of common coding vulnerabilities in...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- What to do with your first generation iPhone (updated)
- With the launch of the iPhone 3G a little over a week away and new rate plans published many people are wondering what to do with their first generation iPhones. An AppleInsider story lists a bunch of options including handing it down to a family member or...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Dell strives to make it easier to be green with FlexAddress
- In the scheme of green things, Dell's PowerEdge M-Series blades could be described as emerald. Now, the company is trying to make it easier for data center managers to opt for them, with a new patent-pending tool called Dell FlexAddress. Glenn Keels, director, global relationship marketing...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
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