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- The End of SaaS? Or Just the End of Hype?
- Lawson CEO Harry Debes started -- or rather continued -- a brouhaha that's getting some pixels in the blogosphere, and his position is worth commenting on for both its courage foolhardy and its excess hyperbolically so. According to Harry, the SaaS market will collapse in two years time, due to...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Improve performance and productivity with these Vista tricks
- Microsoft Windows Vista is a very capable operating system, but sometimes the best way to get the most out of it is with a trick or tweak. In this edition of the Windows Vista Report, Greg Shultz shows you several performance and productivity enhancing tricks for Windows Vista. ...
- Download resources 2008-08-27
- Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?
- Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?Linux is cheaper than WindowsAnd since they do the same thing, why not go with the cheaper option?And really you're right in that the other OS is more important to the end user. But as far as the sale of this "terminal", what it...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and Move
- Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and MoveWow, just wowSo, a party supposed to govern USA can be bought out by Microsoft to support a flash wannabe plugin.I am speechless. Will they make Windows only policy in Govt. agencies too? Perhaps they should use "OOXML" instead of PDF too?What???The liberals...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- Perspectives (xpi)
- This free Firefox extension contacts network notaries whenever your browser connects to an HTTPS Web site, providing two primary benefits: 1. If you connect to a Web site with an untrusted (e.g.,self-signed certificate*, Firefox will give you a very nasty security error and force you to manually install an exception....
- Software downloads 2008-08-25
- I'm a Wii Fit believer
- I really thought Wii Fit was a gimmick. And those phys ed classes that used Dance Dance Revolution to get sedentary teenagers jumping around? Talk about a waste of taxpayer money. Then my kids bought Wii Fit this weekend and I was absolutely, instantly impressed. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-24
- Screen Ruler 3 in 1 (zip)
- Designer's Swiss Knife: have a screen ruler, a color picker and a magnifier all 3 in the same piece of software. A very light piece of software (~100KB) that doesn't require installation or additional components. Extra features: mouse coordinates indicator, banner mockup-erPacked with features: fully draggable, double edged, rotates freely...
- Software downloads 2008-08-22
- Technology: where on the scale from cure to curse?
- Technology: where on the scale from cure to curse?.....Personally I do believe that eventually when the stark reality hits home, we will pull our collective selves our of the pit, but not before some really hard times around the world. ]:)strategic bee coloniesIf CCD or future bee pandemics became severe...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- DEFCON 16: List of tools and stuff released
- Guest editorial by Rob Fuller DEFCON, the 9000+ attendee hacker conference in Vegas has become a sort of hydra conference. It has become more like a global fair than what most people think of conferences; even the badge is highly...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attack
- Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attack.....Well, good think I have Ad Block, Flash Killer and Flash Block along with No Script installed! ]:)woahDamn that sucks, Adobe needs to jump on this.So much for "Linux == security"or "FireFox == security" for that matter.RE: Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attackWhoa,...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attack
- Malicious hackers are using booby-trapped Flash banner ads to hijack clipboards for use in rogue security software attacks. In the Web attacks, which target Mac, Windows and Linux users running Firefox, IE and Safari, hackers are seizing control of the machine's clipboard and using a hard-to-delete URL...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Europe discussing the business of the Semantic Web at ESTC
- I've written before about the importance of events that move us past introspection and academic debate, and bring the real benefits of semantic technologies to a wider business audience. As the Semantic Web Gang discussed recently, North America has had the excellent Semantic Technology Conference for several years, and this...
- Blog posts 2008-08-17
- Friday Rant: Hey Microsoft! How about some more dialog about Vista before moving on to Windows 7?
- Friday Rant: Hey Microsoft! How about some more dialog about Vista before moving on to Windows 7?Friday Rant: Hey Microsoft! How about some more dialog about Vista before mWTF is up with ZDNet now? Ever since the site redesign the site has gone to hell with one whole "Microosft is...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid
- Photo gallery:2008 GMC Yukon HybridThe 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid is either the first guilt-free full-size SUV or an example of unrestrained excess. The Yukon is big, with three rows of seating and a cliff-like front-end. And it uses one of the bigger engines available in the Yukon line, a 6-liter...
- Product reviews 2008-08-08
- HP reincarnates old ink cartridges as key part for new printer
- Here's a fun use for discarded ink cartridges: turn them into the printhead of a new printer. That's what Hewlett-Packard has done with its HP Photosmart D5460. The printhead of the new product is made up of 55 percent recycled PET plastic, which is made out of...
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- My Awesome IT Job: Developer, New York Times
- My Awesome IT Job: Developer, New York TimesMy Awesome IT Job: Developer, New York TimesSounds great. Hey Michael, how about getting me a job there? :)It is clear that this guy is unqualifiedHe said: "However long you'll think a task takes, add an additional 20 percent. If...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-08
- My Awesome IT Job: Developer, New York Times
- 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 2008-08-08
- Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you opt out?
- Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you opt out?Choice CNo need to opt out, I already block Double Click and will continue to do so.RE: Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you opt out?I have doubleclick routed to nowhere in my hosts file.RE: Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
- Fake CNN news items malware campaign spreading rapidly
- A currently active malware campaign taking advantage of a known social engineering tactic, namely, to entice the spammed user into clicking on a site with a fake news item in order to trick them into installing a fake Flash player (flashupdate.exe; get_flash_update.exe and watchmovie.mpg.exe), was massively spammed last night, with...
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop
- IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktopIbm should spend 1% of its revenueeach years to help , expend and monitor/sponsored open sourceUp to a certain point IBM OS/3 "pay back" linux or bsd flavor since we are into the "if/why not"...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
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