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- Blocking unsafe sites (Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2)Does it have spell checking?FireFox has it for years. What about restoring just closed tabs?No and yes.No spell-checking in forms, as far as I can see. But yes to reopening recently closed tabs, which I actually show in the gallery. Right-click a tab...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- iTunes is back in China but Tibet album is not
- Any lingering doubts that China was blocking iTunes over the Songs for Tibet album must be wiped away now. The Register reports that iTunes access is back in China, but not for the album released by the Art of Peace Foundation, which features Sting, John Mayer and Dave Matthews. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- VGSC (zip)
- For political & economic reasons, ISP may block VoIP in your country. To protect your VoIP business & profit, SpeedVoIP Communication Technology Co. is providing Security VoIP software solution, VGSC 2008, which installed on client sides PC, and support your X-lite, Linksys PAP2 without any VoIP blocking. Key Features: Maximum...
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- Microsoft confirms 'InPrivate' IE 8
- When Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 browser makeover ships later this year, it will feature several nifty privacy features aimed at giving surfers control over their Web footprints. One week after bloggers discovered clues that IE 8 will include a private browsing (ahem, porn mode), Microsoft used the...
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Twitter's "me too" anti-spam strategy
- With Twitter's continuing growth, its popularity is logically starting to attract the attention of malicious parties, like spammers, phishers, and malware authors who wouldn't mind the fact that nobody is following them when they're actively updating several hundred users with their latest propositions. Last' week's Twitter announcement...
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacs
- Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacsWhat part is breaking?The video chip on the mobo or the LCD?Good spooky story timingMy four year old Dell LCD monitor (1704FPTT) began displaying a vertical yellow line, or two, recently. Mine is still sporadic, but I'm sure it will stay or get...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- Mandatory email
- Mandatory emailWe need better emailFrankly, email is currently broken - spam and scams and phishing make it a mess to wade through, even with the best spam blocking stuff.Problem is, we decided to use "adaptive filtering" statistical junk rather than solid encryption and digital signatures. What do the spammers do?...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- China cuts off iTunes, likely over 'Songs of Tibet'
- China is blocking iTunes, apparently over the album "Songs for Tibet," a benefit for The Art of Peace Foundation. The album features songs by Sting, Alanis Morissette, Garbage and others, and a 15-minute talk by the Dalai Lama. In an AP story, Michael Wohl, executive...
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- Creative Digital Wireless Gaming Headset HS-1200 - headset
- With so many PC accessories cutting their cords, it's no surprise to see wireless headsets joining the party. To that end, Creative has released the HS-1200 Digital Wireless Gaming Headset. As the name suggests, the unit is targeted at PC gamers who play games that allow you to use voice...
- Product reviews 2008-08-21
- Comcast undecided on network management scheme
- Despite the fact that it's testing a system to cut back bandwidth for heavy (P2P) users during peak traffic time, Comcast says it hasn't decided on any network management techniques as yet, IDG reports. The FCC issued an order this week requiring Comcast to stop network management that discriminates against...
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- FEMA's PBX network hacked, over 400 calls made to the Middle East
- Someone's been chatting a lot during the weekend, but picking up FEMA's PBX network as their main carrier might not have been the smartest thing to do. Over 400 calls, lasting from three up to ten minutes were placed through their network, a breach made possible due to an insecurely...
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- FCC issues 'radical' order re: Comcast
- FCC issues 'radical' order re: ComcastInstead of throttling ...... the ISPs could monitor the average bandwidth per month up and down per user. The billing could be done on a bandwidth basis ... If one user is using a lot more bandwidth, then their bill will be a...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Open Source, Dtrace, and tuning
- Open Source, Dtrace, and tuningComment.I knew a guy who only drove old Renaults. He did this, because he knew he could fix them. The cars had presented him many occaisions on which he was able to prove this.I, on the other hand, drive Audis, because I beleive I'll never have...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid
- Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid...."[B]But - it does show that maybe we're a bit too dependent on our devices and that we can be a bit too caught up in the technology of the day.[/B]"That's part of the lesson and the rest of your post is dead...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Can sites violate net neutrality?
- Can sites violate net neutrality?I would say .."not exactly"This isnt the same case of outright blocking as we all know and have come to love Comcast for doing...however this is adding a perceived "added-value" to an overpriced pipe. IF the ISP decided to tier this and add in a method...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- An Event Apart 2008: Day 1
- The antique Palace Hotel in San Francisco houses An Event Apart, a collaboration of interactive presentations about web standards, user experience design, and best practices. The two-day conference features well-known speakers from around the world, including AEA's hosts Jeffrey Zeldman and Eric Meyer. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Can drugs break the chemical chain of memory? Should they?
- Can drugs break the chemical chain of memory? Should they?Wow, a powerful question...Dana;Excellent question. A very thought-provoking question indeed.First, allow me to tell you a bit about myself and then I'll go from there. I suffered a nearly fatal motorcycle accident where I was left for dead. A hit and...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Did the DVR and HD impact NBCOlympics.com traffic numbers?
- Did the DVR and HD impact NBCOlympics.com traffic numbers?Always proofread your article......before submitting. :)"While I wouldn’t consider HD penetration to be at majority levels yet, enough households have do them..."You neglected to mention another possibility.Why bother to watch when you already know who's won?The biggest factor is... imo that NBC...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-12
- Numbers on the NBC's Silverlight Olympic Coverage
- Numbers on the NBC's Silverlight Olympic CoverageWould have loved to watchbut the GARBAGE known as Silverlight won't run on my PowerPC Mac the last PPC Powerbook.I sent them an e-mail about this and that they should have picked Flash or generic MPRG4 for the transport so ALL could see the...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- The Olympics Watch: Not That Much
- The Olympics Watch: Not That MuchOnly viewable in the US!I am not in the US and I cannot view the NBC streams. So: YouTube all the World, Olympics only in the US...i watched in bits and peices this weekend via tvI checked metal counts via the web.I couldnt watch anything...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
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