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- More tidbits about electronics recycling and e-waste
- Goodness, they did it. As debate continues over nasty e-recycling behavior and the role of the government, businesses and the average U.S. citizen in fixing the situation, Massachusetts asset disposition company Converge has delivered on its promise to expand its international network with responsible partners. The company says it has...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Net neutrality battle will restart in January
- The battle over net neutrality is back on. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) will introduce a bill in January to preserve neutrality, Reuters reports. Dorgan feels legislation is "definitely necessary," said Frannie Wellings, telecom counsel to Dorgan. But others think the matter could be effectively handled by the FCC. The...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Coming soon, but not really soon enough: A certification to weed out shady electronics recyclers
- Just carved out a half-hour to sit on the teleconference for the Basel Action Network BAN, which is a watchdog on the problem of toxic waste around the globe. The issue about which BAN is truly up in arms this week relates to the export of containers full of computers,...
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Linux: The Joe Sixpack Strategy
- On the surface, it would appear that a slowing economy might pave the way for increased Linux and Open Source software adoption by the unwashed masses, those who may want newer software than what their current XP system provides but don't want to pay the high...
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- Contenta-Converter Premium (exe)
- Image formats: jpg, jpeg2000, gif, png, tiff, bmp, wbmp, targa, ppm, pgm, pbm, xpm, ico, cut, g3, dds, iff, jng, koa, mng, pcd, pcx, ras, sgi, svg, ps, eps, pdf, psd, raw, dng, crw, cr2, orf, mrw, thm, nef, pef, srf, arw, 3fr, erf, kdc, sr2, raf, x3f, dcr, drf,...
- Software downloads 2008-10-30
- Contenta-Converter Basic (exe)
- The following image formats are supported: jpg, jpeg2000, gif, png, tiff, bmp, wbmp, targa, ppm, pgm, pbm, xpm, ico, cut, g3, dds, iff, jng, koa, mng, pcd, pcx, ras, sgi. Features batch conversion, image size reduction, improved quality/compression ratio, preview final file sizes, compare quality before and after conversion, batch...
- Software downloads 2008-10-30
- Microsoft warns of financial crisis email scams
- A Microsoft security expert warns that scammers will try to exploit the global financial crisis with e-mails that promise money but deliver fraud. LONDON--Internet fraudsters will try to exploit the global financial crisis by sending fraudulent emails purporting to offer cash-strapped consumers new mortgages, loans or money from failed...
- News items 2008-10-29
- Live Webcast: Information Assurance - Keeping Your Documents Secure
- The need to keep your organizations business critical information confidential by restricting distribution and preventing unauthorized disclosure of this information is imperative. Discover how Adobe Acrobat 9 can help protect your organization's sensitive information by helping provide document control and security, addressing issues such as encryption, document authenticity, passwords, redaction,...
- Webcasts 2008-10-29
- Transcript: PDC08 Keynote – Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson
- Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet; Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething — and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- It's not easy being green--Optimizing eco-friendly packaging
- It's not easy being green--Optimizing eco-friendly packagingSustainable Packaging Coalition a great source of infoFor business managers who are serious about implementing sustainability in packaging, the most reliable source for guidance is the [b]Sustainable Packaging Coalition SPC[/b] at [i]www.sustainablepackaging.org[/i]. The SPC is an industry working group of leadership companies dedicated...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-18
- Exif wMaker (exe)
- Exif wMarker is a simple and user friendly tool to add a visible watermark to your images. The watermark text can be a fixed text such as copyright or company Web site or can be the content of exif or iptc metadata fields. Exif wMarker allows you to batch process...
- Software downloads 2008-10-16
- IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers
- Gartner on Tuesday outlined its grand IT challenges from 2008 to 2033 and it includes a world where you'll never have to charge your device. That was one of the futurama type predictions outlined by Gartner analyst Ken McGhee at the firm's Symposium ITxpo. These prediction presentations...
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Brightcove overhauls UI with Brightcove 3
- Today Brightcove is rolling out a new application as part of their web platform for content creators (Update: here's a post by one of the Flex developers who worked on it). The new user interface and features are some of the coolest things that I've seen in the ever popular...
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- The Future of IT in a Flat World: CMDBs, Automation, and the IT Value Chain
- Using automation, IT operations can emulate the domestic supply chain's cost containment successes. At the same time, by recognizing that its own struggles are mirrored in the global supply chain, IT can grasp--from a business perspective--the technological capabilities it must have now to strategically move into the next generation of...
- White papers 2008-10-13
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UACSo I don't have to wait for Windows 7?The need to wait or upgrade to Windows 7 is looking more dim for Windows Vista users. Microsoft just yesterday announced their intention to improve the user experience for UAC in Windows 7. But with third...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- My Awesome IT Job: Director of Rich Media Group at Microsoft
- Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- The ROI of Data Governance - A Revenue Generation Perspective
- "Concentrating on increasing revenue necessarily means paying attention to metrics such as return on investment ROI. This white paper from Gwen Thomas of the Data Governance Institute provides a practical guide for determining ROI for data governance, data quality, metadata, master data, or other data-related programs, projects or ongoing processes....
- White papers 2008-10-10
- Moixa Energy USBCell AA NiMH batteries
- Moixa Energy USBCell AA batteries are practical for an on-the-go gadget addict. These attractive, compact batteries resemble other nickel metal hydride AAs, except for a bright green cap covering the USB plug. Instead of tossing them in the trash or nestling them into a recharging unit when out of juice,...
- Product reviews 2008-10-08
- Obama, McCain support making debates public
- Both Obama and McCain have come out in favor of the Open Debate Coalition's call to open the presidential debates for fair use on the Internet, Wired reports. Obama sent a letter to Coalition leader Larry Lessig. He quoted his own letter to Democratic Party chairman last...
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- New book details how to break iPhone passcodes and recover data
- O'Reilly just released a new book, iPhone Forensics, Recovering Evidence, Personal Data, and Corporate Assets (US$39.99) by Jonathan Zdziarski. Any given iPhone is likely to contain sensitive information belonging to its owner, and some types of information that may belong to others: corporate email, documents, and photos, to...
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
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