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- The App Store's buggy update process
- The application update procedure for iPhone is a complete and unadulterated nightmare. The App Store tells you you need updates with a nice little red bubble in the upper right of the App Store icon, simple enough, right. Unfortunately that's where the fun ends. The update process...
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Protocol handlers cause Mozilla Firefox 3 remote command execution vulnerabilities
- Protocol handlers cause Mozilla Firefox 3 remote command execution vulnerabilitiesThe point is moot......[b]if[/b] you put your FF session in an AppArmor 'sandbox'--the below comes FREE as in beer in openSUSE /etc/apparmor/profiles/extras. Just go into YaST control center->AppArmor->Manually Add Profile and select both usr.lib.firefox.firefox-bin and *.firefox.sh and you are golden--a five-minute...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- SlideShare: user communication failure
- While Enterprise 2.0 applications can be useful, hassles sometimes abound. In this case, I innocently tried to upload a simple file to SlideShare, only to learn things aren't always straightforward.After attempting to upload the file, I received an error message stating in part: There's a big chance this is...
- Blog posts 2008-06-29
- Conflict-Aware Load-Balancing Techniques for Database Replication
- Middleware-based database replication protocols are more portable and flexible than kernel-based protocols, but have coarser-grain information about transaction access data, resulting in reduced concurrency and increased aborts. This paper proposes conflict-aware load-balancing techniques to increase the concurrency and reduce the abort rate of middleware-based replication protocols. Experimental evaluation using a...
- White papers 2008-03-20
- Vista 32-bit vs. Vista 64-bit - Benchmarked
- Vista 32-bit vs. Vista 64-bit - BenchmarkedHad the choice.Had the choice recently, between 64 and 32 bit. I went with 32 bit because I'm not confident enough yet in the maturity of 64 bit drivers and applications for what I specifically want in my pc. It wasn't an easy choice,...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
- Is Alzheimer's on the ropes?
- Is Alzheimer's on the ropes?That would be wonderfulI agree that Alzheimer's is just a terrible disease and also hopeful a cure/prevention can be found. While this does not run in my family, I've seen and heard of the toll it takes on families.Soon we will get a new president that...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- Ribbit's Amphibian consumer telephony app is just the tip of the iceberg
- Ribbit's Amphibian consumer telephony app is just the tip of the icebergPhone Mashups will include both Telco and IVRI completely agree with your excitement about the availability of telephone services that extend the web experience. At Ifbyphone we believe the minimum support required to build interesting and world changing...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-31
- MX Password Breaker (exe)
- MX Password Breaker is a unique application that can attempt to brute force into any password protected application by simulating keyboard typing. It allows customizable character lists of small/capital alphabets, digits, symbols and space. Character repition can be toggled ON/OFF. The evaluation version can only break password of upto 4...
- Software downloads 2008-01-23
- ServersCheck Monitoring Software (zip)
- ServersCheck Monitoring Software is a software application for monitoring, reporting and alerting on the availability of systems. It includes real-time HTML reports, graphs and Service Level details. Round-the-clock monitoring with alerting via e-mail, network message or SMS. The built-in Web server enables to administrate ServersCheck through a Web browser. The...
- Software downloads 2008-01-15
- Core FTP Pro (exe)
- Core FTP Pro--FTP client for managing remote files with advanced features including: SSL/TLS, SSH/SFTP, scheduling, file encryption/decryption, ZIP compression, download acceleration, site to site transfers, synchronization, templates, thumbnails, editing/viewing of remote files (.htaccess included), drag/drop to desktop and icons, browser integration, user-friendly interfaces, FTP/HTTP Proxy, Socks 4/5 support, remote file...
- Software downloads 2008-01-02
- AnyReader (exe)
- AnyReader is data copy software for non-readable media CD, DVD, LAN-Drives, flash memory, and ZIP disk. Effectively copies corrupted data from any type of disks or erroneous connection if the standard copying methods reject the process. Program supports resumed downloads from the remote PC if connection was broken during the...
- Software downloads 2007-12-05
- LoadDown (exe)
- This application enables you to shutdown your computer using a countdown timer while performing normal tasks and proceeding with your games, development and much more, with its easy control you can easily set the timer to the time you want. This application comes in very handy especially to people who...
- Software downloads 2007-11-22
- Raptor codes will defeat rapacious telcos
- Raptor codes will defeat rapacious telcosYour assumption on saving in retransmits is incorrect...Most video streaming in this world uses UDP. While FEC may be able to help video quality - it is not going to help reduce bandwidth use because udp never retransmits dropped packets.don't see the real innovationI...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-20
- Download Direct (exe)
- Download Direct DLD was developed to not only accelerate your downloads by up to 500% sometimes more but also let you manage them via one central screen. We wanted to ensure ease of use for the average home user with its simple, clean, great looking interface, but included features for...
- Software downloads 2007-11-06
- Shutdown Widget (widget)
- Shutdown Widget is a free widget that allows you to double-click to shutdown your computer; with the option to abort the shutdown. Shutdown Widget place a shutdown shortcut right on your desktop. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2007-10-31
- First, nandi paidhinn, get a clue
- First, nandi paidhinn, get a clueA good operating systemWould maintain the consistency of its configuration itself and reject any attempts by system administrators to put it in an inconsistent state whether intentional or inadvertent.An installation routine is then merely a set of prompts for predetermined consistent values.What we are saying...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-26
- Vonage settles patent suit with Verizon for no more than $120 million: now they'll turn to AT&T
- Reuters reports this afternoon that Vonage says it has settled a patent disput with Verizon. Vonage said the final terms of the settlement depend on a court of appeals decision on Vonage's petition for a rehearing on its patents, but the amount will be capped at $32...
- Blog posts 2007-10-25
- What Vonage's wild stock ride and appeal of Verizon patent judgment tells us
- I know this isn't a financial blog, but after assessing Vonage's stock price over the last several days, I've come to some conclusions. Over the last few weeks, the stock had been trading at or around $1 a share. Then, following the patent...
- Blog posts 2007-10-11
- Just in: Vonage gets a break in Verizon patent suit: monetary award vacated
- On the heels of the Sprint vs. Vonage patent infringement ruling that is most certainly not OK for Vonage and its users, Vonage did receive a bit of good news today in its Patent dispute with Verizon. In a nutshell: Vonage won't have to pay Verizon...
- Blog posts 2007-09-26
- A Blu-ray / HD DVD update
- A Blu-ray / HD DVD updateThanks for providing real world testing!Question for the linux users: Does anyone have a link to similar articles/blogs showing results for MythTV or LinuxMCE ?How do the features compare? How difficult is it to set up and use?RE: A Blu-ray / HD DVD...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-06
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