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- Adobe ships fix for clickjacking, clipboard hijack threats
- Adobe has released Flash Player 10 Techmeme discussion with a chock-full of major security improvements, including patches and mitigation for at least five serious security vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities covered with Flash Player 10 could allow an attacker to bypass the software's security controls, Adobe warned. ...
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Apple notebook hits and misses
- The Apple product transition mentioned by Apple's CFO has arrived. Like other industry watchers, Storage Bits looked into its crystal ball to predict what it would look like. Overall, Apple did OK, with some surprising omissions and changes. Hits: Product = notebook In the first...
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Does the credit crunch represent a silver lining for open source?
- Does the credit crunch represent a silver lining for open source?I've gotten the same questionsRecently, I've gotten a lot of questions regarding both open-source software, but more importantly extending the life of existing hardware. Most people are trying to squeeze as much life out of their hardware as possible, whether...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Open source protectionism?
- Open source protectionism?Advocating Open Source locally is fine, however...Mandating it should not be done. I support an open architecture and the mandate of open standards, but not the enforcement of Open Source. If MS adopts ODF well and it makes sense for you, then you should be free...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- America's airways ready for NextGen
- It's time – long past time – to upgrade the U.S. air traffic control system. The current system, designed during World War II, contributes mightily to flight delays, customer dissatisfaction and a massive energy wastefulness. But a GPS satellite-based system, on the drawing board for more than a decade, has...
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Apple set to release $800 notebook
- Apple set to release $800 notebookNot the first time sub $1000Apple had a $999 notebook at one time. Actually, I think the iBook had that price tag at one time. My only hopes is that this $800 Notebook doesn't come with the specs of a Asus Eee 701.RE:...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- C'mon, Vista really isn't that bad
- C'mon, Vista really isn't that badRE: C'mon, Vista really isn't that badI agree, it eases the transition from the digital to the physical world for computer users and seems especially geared towards newer computer users and explaining steps and giving more information about the system itself and any software installed....
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Apple dominates the teen vote, but...
- Apple dominates the teen vote, but...But of courseit's a cultural thing that hasn't had a black eye yet to turn people off, and in retail, at least the MP3 category is labeled iPod then mp3 players. iPod is held up as that category. The iPhone was pimped out...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Apple notebooks to be fabricated from a solid "brick" of aluminum
- The term "brick" was mentioned in a 9-to-5 Mac rumor piece on 10 September 2008 when their source said that the MacBook update is "all about the Brick." 9-to-5 Mac now claims that the "brick" isn't a specific Apple product but rather a manufacturing process that uses lasers and jets...
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Dish Network DTVPal
- Dish Network DTVPalDTVPAL is junk, dish network a RIPOFF!!!DO NOT BUY THE DTVPAL! DISH NETWORK IS A RIPOFF! THEIR WARRANTY SERVICE DOESNOT EXIST! This company is dishonest and does not support their product.Their alleged warranty isn't worth the paper it's printed on.---After waiting months for the DTVpal, having one order...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six months
- Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six monthsMS extends XP downgrade rights by six monthsI did my share of begging to MS to "let the customer be right" concerning XPs continuing desirability,Thank god they actually listened to mine and probably a half million similar letters.I can now look forward...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Content management software vendors eye social networking
- Content management software vendors eye social networkingSocial Content Management is alive and kickingThe merging of Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 is a tough transition, and one which we at Emojo have been working on for a number of years. In practice it has meant that we've had to re-engineer from...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Is Apple out of ideas?
- In an interesting BusinessWeek story, Arik Hesseldahl asks: "Where does Apple go from here?" For a company who has made a reputation of surprising consumers and resetting the bar, it's a good question. Of course, this question is asked on the heels of a...
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Webcast: Risk Mitigation Strategies for CIOs Implementing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
- Where would your business be if your staff loses the ability to send and receive emails, or check calendars and contacts? The criticality of email is irrefutable and if you don't have a strategy to ensure continuity of your email system you could be putting your business at risk....
- Webcasts 2008-10-01
- Winegard RCDT09A
- Earlier in the spring we published a blog entry titled, "Don't buy a portable TV this year" highlighting the fact that the vast majority of portable TVs use analog tuners that won't pull in TV signals after the analog-to-digital TV transition February 17, 2009. At the time, our advice was...
- Product reviews 2008-09-30
- Web 2.0: Unprecedented data liabilities for users and businesses
- Guest post: Drew Bartkiewicz is a Technologist and Author of the Upcoming Book, Unseen Liability. He is a Graduate of Yale and West Point. He insures Web 2.0 business risks with The Hartford. His post is a follow-up to a recent talk he gave on Web business risk. ...
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Wondershare Movie Story (exe)
- Wondershare DVD Movie Story is an easy-to-use photo slideshow software to turn your digital photos & videos into professional DVD slideshow and sweet home movies with Hollywood-style DVD menu templates, background music, 2D/3D transition effects, captions, voice narrations, etc. The Real-time Preview function helps you control the timing precisely. The...
- Software downloads 2008-09-30
- Watch Out: Digital TV Transition Starts ... Now
- Watch Out: Digital TV Transition Starts ... NowWe already have a battle brewing....In San Antonio, TX a local ABC affiliate KSAT is wanting to charge Time-Warner to rebroadcast the local channel on the cable network.Each is blaming the other.My Take is that I don't care if KSAT ABC is gone...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Watch Out: Digital TV Transition Starts ... Now
- You thought you or your Mom didn't have to worry about whether your household was prepared for the transition to digital TV broadcasting until February of next year. Wrong. If, for instance, that household is in Austin, Green Bay, Indianapolis and eight other markets where LIN TV...
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
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