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- CISCO: Why the Olympics didn't melt NBC
- Yesterday I posted about how Limelight Networks was used as the primary caching content provider for NBCOlympics.com and lifted a huge burden off on the public Internet by leveraging relationships with last mile ISPs. It's an amazing story about how technology can be used to solve immense problems. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Got Debian running, too
- Got Debian running, tooGot Debian running, tooThanks for highlighting the many problems with running linux! You heard it here first, linux has issues and is not suitable for anything.Hey look, it's Loverock Davidsonnt10 y/o AptivaI have Debian running on a 10 year old Aptiva desktop. I'm only using it...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Yahoo announces Icahn's board members
- Yahoo appointed former Viacom CEO Frank J. Biondi, Jr. and John H. Chapple, former CEO of Nextel Partners, to its board of directors, filling the two new seats created when activist investor Carl Icahn agreed to drop his proxy fight for control of the board last month. Icahn is also...
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Where on earth are these Microsoft patches?
- Lost in the shuffle of this month's Patch Tuesday barrage is the fact that a critical vulnerability in the ever-present Windows Media Player WMP was not fixed "because of a last minute quality issue." Microsoft originally listed the WMP update in the advance notice for August but,...
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- State AGs ignore phishing, spyware
- State AGs ignore phishing, spywareDo they have a choice?Law enforcement often deals with more pressing issues, vice, domestic crime, etc., etc. Running off to China and/or Russia and/or former Soviet block countries to chase "bad guys" I doubt is high on their list. But you knew this as your post...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-12
- PingFu UDP Tunnel (exe)
- PingFu UDP is a gaming tunneling software to bypass Firewalls/Proxy Servers. PingFu UDP ensures lowest latency ping in demanding UDP games and voice chat applications. Tunnel intense games like BF1942, BF2, SecondLife, Steam, America's Army, or chat over TeamSpeak, Ventrilo, Skype and MSN/Yahoo/ICQ/AIM VoiceChat. Version B5700 no longer requires SocksCap;...
- Software downloads 2008-08-11
- Black Hat Las Vegas Day 2
- Again, sorry for the late updates. Vegas is the kind of place that demands a lot of a person. Too many parties make it difficult to find time to blog on the conference. Pictures of the even are a bit sparse, due to consistently forgetting to bring my camera, but...
- Blog posts 2008-08-09
- WWD FTP Proxy for Mac (dmg)
- The World Wide FTP Proxy is a application for use with a subscription to the WWD storage service. To use, simply download and install the software. Run the proxy anytime you want to transfer files using your favorite Mac FTP program. When you start the proxy, it will open a...
- Software downloads 2008-08-08
- TeamViewer (dmg)
- TeamViewer is a simple and fast solution for remote control, desktop sharing and file transfer that works behind any firewall and NAT proxy. To connect to another computer just run TeamViewer on both machines without the need of an installation procedure. With the first start automatic partner IDs are generated...
- Software downloads 2008-08-06
- Spammers using Google Sites to bypass filters
- Spammers using Google Sites to bypass filtersRE: Spammers using Google Sites to bypass filtersSpammers are increasingly getting more sophisticated in their attacks. Even spam mails are getting more and more dificult to decipher now adays. It seems the guys are stepping up their attacks verey time we think we have...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- No penalties for colleges that don't enforce anti-P2P
- No penalties for colleges that don't enforce anti-P2PSlippery Slope argumentationYep, once they have the monitoring laws in place, next they will want to monitor a whole lot more. It is a trojan horse, but then Joe McCarthy isn't too far away in US history.Of course, Good ol' Joe needed a...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- WWD FTP Proxy for Windows (exe)
- The World Wide FTP Proxy is a Windows based application for use with subscription to the WWD storage service. To use, simply download and install the software. Run the proxy anytime you want to transfer files using your favorite FTP program. When you start the proxy, it will open a...
- Software downloads 2008-08-04
- Yahoo's Bostock says Board "called the shots" about Microsoft.
- updated: Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock takes the stage to address shareholders. The bottom line: The handling of the Microsoft proposal was handled by the board from the beginning. "We called the shots and we were deeply involved in every step of the way... Our Number One prirority...
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Desktop virtualization - where should the anti-virus run?
- Desktop virtualization - where should the anti-virus run?Anti-Virus Companies should ...alter their licensing schemes for these situations - 1 license for 1 physical unit - maybe at a slightly higher cost ...JMHOLudoOn the OS with the most user interaction ...Since the host OS will receive little interaction from 'typical' users...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- iPhone 3G tethering App pulled by Apple (updated)
- One of the most oft-requested new features in the iPhone 3G is modem access/tethering. Now that it has a chip capable of 3G data downloads, it stands to reason that you'd be able to connect your iPhone 3G to a MacBook and use it as a modem. But you can't....
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Icahn: I'm not showing up to Yahoo's shareholder meeting
- Talk about anticlimactic: Billionaire investor and proxy war ninja Carl Icahn isn't going to bother showing up to Yahoo's shareholder meeting on Friday. In a post, Icahn--newly muzzled courtesy of a deal he cut with Yahoo--writes: I will not be attending. The proxy fight is over...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Arendaine (FTP : Uploader) (msi)
- A new application for quick and easy uploading to FTP servers. The Application features a upload only transfer as well as support for connections via a proxy server. Its so simple to use, simply right-click the file you wish to upload, select the "Send To" menu group and click the...
- Software downloads 2008-07-31
- Boo hoo: Pickens took a loss on Yahoo
- T. Boone Pickens reportedly dumped his 10 million shares and ripped Yahoo management for its dealings with Microsoft. Hey, Mr. Pickens look in the mirror. It's your loss and frankly you got what you deserved. For the record, Pickens has a pretty interesting energy plan that might...
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
- Mavis P2P Proxy Sharing (msi)
- Mavis is a peer-to-peer (P2P) anonymous proxy server sharing program. Mavis is a proxy server and a client at the same time, allowing the proxy client on your computer to connect to other peer's proxy server, and at the same time allowing other peer's client to connect to you. Each...
- Software downloads 2008-07-28
- YouTube Account Creator (exe)
- YouTube Account Creator has its features: Lifetime Updates; This software doesn't use the WebBrowser component, so it's much faster than other bots; New - Confirm all of your accounts email confirmation with the click of a button. New - Select where you would like your accounts saved to; Create accounts...
- Software downloads 2008-07-28










