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- Lead, Melamine, and Backdoored Routers
- Lead, Melamine, and Backdoored RoutersBackdoored Routers - A Good IdeaWhat's the problem with backdoored routers? It's a good handy way to make sure that you are not stealing Intellectual Property. If the Chinese government, RIAA, etc. watches every move you make, then probably your moves will all be...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversations
- NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversationsThis could help the economy...The government should burn the recorded conversations to CDs and sell them. :-)NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversationsHrmmm I wonder if they are hiring?More lies from the Bush administration.http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060102/news_1n2bush.htmlIt only counts because AMERICANS are...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Microsoft Hyper-V Server
- Microsoft was kind enough to let me know that the Hyper-V Server, that is a dedicated, minimal Windows 2008 Server platform dedicated to being a bare metal, type-1 hypervisor, is now available. It joins products of this type available from VMware, Citrix and several Linux distributions. ...
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- iPhone software 2.2 beta sports UI tweaks; no push
- Some naughty developer must have violated their Apple NDA agreement – tsk, tsk. A couple of details have begun to trickle out about iPhone 2.2, the next revision to the iPhone/iPod touch software. According to a piece at AppleInsider, Apple has released beta 1 of firmware 2.2...
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Neocleus secure access
- I'm doing my best to go through my VMworld notes and post on a few of the more interesting demonstrations seen there. While walking the trade show floor at VMworld, I saw an interesting presentation of how a type 1 hypervisor combined with isolated Windows virtual machine could add up...
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- News to know: Google and T-Mobile on G1; OpenWorld; SOA; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Andrew Nusca: T-Mobile G1: Specs, pricing breakdown UPDATED: T-Mobile, Google, HTC unveil G1 (with hands-on pics) Ed Burnette: Google releases Android 1.0 SDK Hands-On with...
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- The price of a pink slip
- The price of a pink slipdouble-edged swordThis is a double-edged sword. Employers are going to be much more reluctant to hire someone if they know they will have to continue paying them after they fire them. And what's the incentive for a laid-off worker to look for a...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- The price of a pink slip
- It turns out, it costs less to sack a worker in the U.S. than it does almost anywhere else in the world. Suddenly, relocating Bolivia or Venezuela--places where workers cannot be fired at all--doesn't sound so bad. by Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- Logitech PlayGear Pocket Lite (DS)
- Back in 2005, Logitech released a carrying case for the Sony PSP called the PlayGear Pocket. The hard plastic clamshell provided protection for the PSP's big and beautiful screen, and even made that portable system a bit more comfortable to hold during long gaming sessions. Logitech has since reissued the...
- Product reviews 2008-09-22
- Do you really want to know how you might die?
- Do you really want to know how you might die?Do you really want to know how you might die?Yes and No. Yes I'd like to know if I'm at risk for a disease so that I can take steps to minimize risk through a healthy diet and exercise. ...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- Grab yourself a 64GB solid-state drive for $99
- Grab yourself a 64GB solid-state drive for $99Comments are lousyI looked through some of the comments at the Newegg site and they are pretty uniformly negative. Apparently the drive has a lot of problems.hoops?The only hoops I ever run into are the norm: you must have bought it in...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- Firefox 3.1 beta cycle pushed back to pack in more features
- Mozilla has decided to extend development time of Firefox 3.1 by four weeks to expand the scope of features in the point release. With that, the team expects the code for beta 1 to freeze September 30 and the code freeze for beta 2 to fall on November 4, said Mike Beltzner, a...
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR
- Photo gallery:2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MREver since we saw the Mitsubishi Prototype-X at the 2007 Detroit auto show, the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has been at the top of our wish list. Well, near the top, right under the Nissan GT-R. Our desires for the car weren't diminished when we...
- Product reviews 2008-09-16
- News to know: HP; Apple patches; Microsoft; Social networking
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: HP to cut nearly 25,000 jobs as part of EDS integration Larry Dignan: IBM targets HP's server beachhead HP vs. IBM: The looming IT...
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- News to know: Google; Green IT; Oracle; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: To Boldly Go Where No Search Engine Has Gone Before Beet.TV: Breaking News: Satellite to Gather Exclusive Images for Google Earth Blasts off in California...Larry...
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- Nokia: Our market share will slip over weak demand
- Nokia said Friday that its mobile device market share will slip in the third quarter from the second quarter "due to weaker consumer confidence in multiple markets." The company also said it refused to be lured into a price war. Nokia (all resources, reviews and blogs) said...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Speed up Vista installation via thumb drive
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Speed up Vista installation via thumb driveHate to say this...I never have to do a periodic re-install of the OS on my Mac. OK, let the games begin...My speedy install method is ...1. Reformat the hard disk with lots of partitions for different OS's, one for...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-29
- Dell: Turnaround interuptus as share grab hurts net, margins
- Dell: Turnaround interuptus as share grab hurts net, marginsBetter Prices / Horrible ServiceDells prices may be becoming more competitive again but there service has gone downhill. The aggravation of speaking to someone who does not understand you and explaining yourself 3 or 4 times is something I can do...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-29
- Palm Treo Pro (unlocked)
- Photo gallery:Palm Treo ProWhile not the best-kept secret in the technology world, with leaked photos and videos all over the Net, we were still amped over Palm's official unveiling of the Palm Treo Pro. And why wouldn't we be? The smartphone looked pretty sharp, both inside and out. However, now...
- Product reviews 2008-08-27
- Get your young virgins vaccinated against HPV and cancer
- Get your young virgins vaccinated against HPV and cancerStick To Technology and Leave The Virgins AloneDAna, you could not be more off base than with your misinformed call to vaccinate. How much research have you done regarding Gardasil? I would venture that the answer is NONE. You base your recommendation...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
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