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- Clickjacking: Researchers raise alert for scary new cross-browser exploit
- Clickjacking: Researchers raise alert for scary new cross-browser exploitText or graphicremember there use to be a link on web pages if you wanted text only or graphics.that should be put back in placein the wild?"Zero-day" means that the exploit was being used in the wild before a patch was released...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- PitchEngine revs up public beta, puts the social in PR
- Last week I wrote about how bloggers could better work with public relations folks. While I won't to get into the habit of writing about PR I think we'd all agree that, like it or not, there's a direct correlation between it and social media, especially when we're talking...
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- SEC unanimously approves use of corporate blogs to meet Reg FD requirements
- SEC unanimously approves use of corporate blogs to meet Reg FD requirementsBusiness Wire statementHere is a link to Business Wire’s preliminary statement on this issue:http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080801005612/en-Tom Becktold, SVP, Marketing, Business Wire
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- News to know: Apple patch; IBM; PC upgrades; EDS; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac OS X holes Nate McFeters: Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled Black Hat Sneak Preview Larry Dignan: IBM plans building spree: To build $360M...
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Mulling the impact of new Reg FD guidance
- Mulling the impact of new Reg FD guidanceThe press release isn't dead, it's evolvingIt's just one ruling, albeit one that caused people to sit up and listen because the SEC is not usually thought of as progressive or flexible. The bad news for the "death of the press release" kids...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- Mulling the impact of new Reg FD guidance
- While most commenters on the new Reg FD guidance are understandably cautious, I'm going to stick my neck out. Trying to parse the opaque language used in the guidance is not easy, couched as it is in unhelpfully vague terms. That doesn't stop the social media mavens...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Predictive markets: Can they work for the enterprise?
- Best Buy, Corning, Google and a bunch of other companies are dabbling in prediction markets for corporate decision making and there may even be a little return on investment given that traditional forecasting methods aren't better. Prediction markets are speculation hubs where traders predict future events. In...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- News to know: 64-bit Windows; JavaFX; Net neutrality; Apple
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream Dear Adobe, can we please have a 64-bit Flash player? Larry Dignan: JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft launches new search...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- SEC unanimously approves use of corporate blogs to meet Reg FD requirements
- This SEC guidance, if carefully leveraged by public companies, could be a boon for social media allies and for saving marketing dollars -- but also a potential loss for traditional wire services. by Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- BIt: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe
- From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe This is the 4th excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: BIT: Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Note that the section this is taken from, on the evolution of...
- Blog posts 2008-06-06
- Putting perspective on the "30% of Vista crashes caused by nVIDIA" reports
- A story that's echoing around the blogosphere at the moment relates to how information contained in the 158 page pack of emails released as part of the Vista Capable lawsuit indicates that during some unspecified point during 2007, 30% of Vista crashes seemed to be down to nVIDIA drivers. Back...
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- Serious ATI bug makes Vista virtually unusable for some
- Serious ATI bug makes Vista virtually unusable for someThis is a Vista TDR problem...TDR - Timeout, Detection and Recovery Error.From NVIDIA:-------------NVIDIA statement on TDR Error MessagesSome Windows Vista users have reported that their systems are displaying an error message that says: "Display driver stopped responding, but has successfully recovered." This...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Freeing books and other digital things
- Google and Microsoft both have programs to scan books and place them online. But according to the NY Times several research libraries have turned down offers from these companies in favor of the non-profit Open Content Alliance. The OCA is part of the Internet Archives and...
- Blog posts 2007-10-22
- Remember LOGO? It still lives at 40!
- Remember LOGO? It still lives at 40!Wow, 40 years!My memories of Logo are pretty much the same as the author of the Wired piece. But Logo is clearly showing its' age, especially in the face more modern replacements like Squeak. Still, it serves nicely as a very basic introduction...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-17
- Leaked - Skulltrail 8-core Penryn benchmarks at IDF
- Leaked - Skulltrail 8-core Penryn benchmarks at IDFPro AMD Fanboys are silent with aweI am surprised that I haven't heard one, "Well AMD has the Quad FX which will support two AMD Quad Core Phenoms. The one thing I don't like is the FD-DIMMS. I don't like adding...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-20
- uCertify - OCA DBA 9i Collection (exe)
- Pass OCA-DBA-9i certification exam in first attempt. Includes exam simulator for 1Z0-007 + 1Z0-031 certification exams. 560 questions with detailed explanation and 192 study notes. OCA-DBA-9i - OCA DBA 9i Collection study notes, articles and mock test. 99% pass rate. Based on latest OCA-DBA-9i certification exam pattern. Note:The Download Now...
- Software downloads 2007-08-15
- Hackers raising funds for cancer research
- Hackers raising funds for cancer researchAlmost worth buying a ticket to Kuala LumpurUrchin and Freedom Downtime are the twin towers of hacker cinema.Urchin is an amazing urban fantasy and FD is an unforgetable doc.Fly Singapore's national AirlinesIt's got the best service to that part of the world and it's a...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-10
- Risks, disclosure, and IT
- Suns president, Jonathan Schwartz, has been using his blog to demonstrate his arguments in a public dialog with SEC chairman Christopher Cox about the use of company web sites and related internet technologies in meeting SEC "regFD" the full and fair disclosure stuff requirements. As part this ...
- Blog posts 2007-03-16
- Oracle OCA, Database 10g: Administration (exe)
- Pass 1Z0-042 exam in first attempt. 310 questions with detailed explanation and 95 study notes. 1Z0-042 - Oracle Database 10g: Administration I study notes, articles and mock test. 99% pass rate, 100% money back guarantee. Based on latest Oracle certification exam pattern. Download exam simulation and study guide. Download practice...
- Software downloads 2007-03-08
- Netflix: Watch movies on your PC
- Last September I asked “Will Netflix DVDs go the way of AOL CDs?” Netflix is indeed moving towards a “Who needs DVDs?” movie rental and viewing future, long term. Last June, Netflix filed a “Regulation FD Disclosure” with the SEC confirming a $5 to $10 million investment in “developing its...
- Blog posts 2007-01-16
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- Is it time for "Radical Change" in IT?
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We need to get back to freethinking and innovation that is core to our roots. Companies like Intel were founded on thoughts like the famous quote from Robert Noyce - "Don't be encumbered by the past, go out and do something wonderful."
- Read the impassioned view on IT@Intel Blog >>








