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IT news for April 18: Google's strong earnings; PayPal browsers; NetSuite's OneWorld suite
News to know for April 18, 2008, features stories about: PayPal browsers, Flock, Google's strong earnings, NetSuite's OneWorld suite, and much more.
Posted by Jason Hiner | April 18, 2008, 4:57 AM PDT
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PayPal to get selective about browsers
PayPal could resort to an outright ban of Web browsers that it considers to be old and vulnerable from using its services. Some of the key criteria appears to be the support of the relatively new...
Posted by Paul Mah | April 18, 2008, 3:46 AM PDT
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IT news for April 17: CIO salaries rise; GUI changes in Vista SP1; Hyper-V
News to know for April 17, 2008, features stories about: the rise of CIO salaries, GUI changes in Microsoft Vista SP1, Fixed Mobile Convergence, Hyper-V, and much more.
Posted by Sonja Thompson | April 17, 2008, 5:16 AM PDT
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Are you ready for the next version of IP?
Experts have been talking about IP addresses for several years now, because the current version of IP limits the number of such addresses to a theoretical maximum of 4.7 billion. Though the...
Posted by Andy Moon | April 17, 2008, 3:58 AM PDT
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 internal schedule leaked
The folks over at Neowin.net have got their hands on the internal schedule for the release of SP3 for the venerable Windows XP operating system. If you have been looking forward to it, do take a...
Posted by Paul Mah | April 17, 2008, 12:01 AM PDT
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IT news for April 16: Microsoft-Yahoo saga; Zune VideoX; MySQL 5.1
News to know for April 16, 2008, features stories about: the epic Microsoft-Yahoo saga, Zune VideoX, MySQL 5.1, Pystar's Mac clones, and much more.
Posted by Sonja Thompson | April 16, 2008, 5:19 AM PDT
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Taking it to the ... Web. Starbucks wants your ideas.
Listening to consumer feedback in a meaningful way is an art often lost on companies. In the increasingly online world we live in, Starbucks has found a way to reach out to their customers so...
Posted by Tricia Liebert | April 16, 2008, 4:48 AM PDT
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New phishing scam targets high level executives
A new phishing attack has been circulating lately, but instead of trying to dupe millions of computer users into giving up their financial information, this one is aimed at high level executives....
Posted by Andy Moon | April 16, 2008, 3:59 AM PDT
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IT news for April 15: Oracle plugs 41 holes; Mac clones; Google revolution
News to know for April 15, 2008, features stories about: Oracle security holes, green IT, Google revolution, Windows' pricing, PhysX, Apple updates, Mac clones, and much more.
Posted by Sonja Thompson | April 15, 2008, 5:47 AM PDT
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Microsoft admits Vista UAC was designed to annoy users and developers
Microsoft has a way of rubbing people the wrong way sometimes. In fact, so many people dislike Microsoft because of buggy code, the way it runs over competition, and the fact that it is the...
Posted by Andy Moon | April 15, 2008, 3:55 AM PDT
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Playing your part for a greener IT
With the increasing emphasis on reducing the negative impact on our environment, you must be wondering if there is anything practical at all that you can contribute. Well, PC World has come up...
Posted by Paul Mah | April 15, 2008, 12:01 AM PDT
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University professor says Wikipedia fosters a climate of blind trust
The associate professor of information systems from Deakin University believes that the popular online encyclopedia promotes an environment of blind trust among users searching for information.
Posted by Paul Mah | April 14, 2008, 6:40 AM PDT
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News to know for Monday, April 14, 2008
News to know for April 14, 2008, features stories about: Salesforce and Google, swarm intelligence, Live Mesh, cloud computing, Sun Microsystems' data center, and much more.
Posted by Sonja Thompson | April 14, 2008, 5:51 AM PDT
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The impact of the hive mind- all of us are smarter than one of us
With the growth of the Internet and human beings' natural desire to group together, the "hive mind" has become a reality. Now all we have to do is figure out all the myriad applications of that mind.
Posted by Tricia Liebert | April 14, 2008, 5:10 AM PDT
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News to know for Friday, April 11, 2008
News to know for April 11, 2008 features stories about: military equipment winding up on Craigslist and eBay, Gartner analysts' prediction that Windows is "collapsing," tips for handling...
Posted by Mary Weilage | April 11, 2008, 7:05 AM PDT
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I found it on Craigslist -- an F-14 and night vision goggles
It would appear that you really can buy anything on Craigslist and eBay -- even military gear that should never be resold. The Government Accounting Office has proven that much to be true,...
Posted by Tricia Liebert | April 11, 2008, 4:12 AM PDT
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Gartner analysts think that Windows is 'collapsing'
Speaking at a Gartner-sponsored conference, two analysts noted that Microsoft's flagship Windows operating system risks becoming a "has-been" if radical changes are not made. In their...
Posted by Paul Mah | April 11, 2008, 12:22 AM PDT
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News to know for Thursday, April 10, 2008
News to know for April 10, 2008 features stories about: the latest twists and turns in the Microsoft/Yahoo deal, open source commandments, CTIA Wireless 2008's efforts to go green, Windows 7...
Posted by Mary Weilage | April 10, 2008, 5:29 AM PDT
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HP becomes next vendor to ship malware-infected media
In yet another case of infected media being sent out direct from a manufacturer, HP's software security response team has issued a warning on this to AusCERT earlier this week. Affected was a...
Posted by Paul Mah | April 10, 2008, 4:41 AM PDT
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Yahoo is trying to fend off the Microsoft deal as more players enter the picture
Microsoft is playing hardball in their bid to acquire Yahoo, issuing an ultimatum and threatening to take the $31 per share offer directly to stockhoders. Microsoft may have some help in their...
Posted by Andy Moon | April 10, 2008, 4:10 AM PDT
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Google hack to instantly search for files
Thanks to Jimmy Ruska's video on YouTube, there are several quirks about phrasing search queries for Google that can find you files in a jiffy. I will detail the method and include it as a Firefox...
Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | July 11, 2007, 9:35 AM PDT
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Toshiba's battery recall and tips on maintaining your laptop's battery
IDG News service and SlashGear report that Toshiba is initiating another series of battery recalls due to risk of fire. The models that may be affected are Satellite A100/A105 and Tecra A7 and...
Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | July 20, 2007, 6:57 AM PDT
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OSI Layer-2 Encryption: Security goes one layer deeper
Encryption over Ethernet is emerging as a new solution for powering secure networks. Increasingly being adopted for military and critical networking infrastructures, Layer-2 encryption helps...
Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | June 20, 2007, 7:53 AM PDT
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IronKey flash drive "self-destructs" on too many failed password attempts
Remember a month ago when I wrote about the SanDisk flash drive that comes with on-board hardware encryption in "SanDisk launches Cruzer family of USB flash drives with hardware encryption"?...
Posted by Paul Mah | July 28, 2007, 11:59 PM PDT
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The advantages of Sun's ZFS filesystem
Recent weeks have seen some waves created in the normal placid waters of filesystems by the inadvertent announcement of the inclusion of the ZFS into OS X by Sun's CEO, denial by Apple, then...
Posted by Paul Mah | June 17, 2007, 8:01 PM PDT
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Share USB 2.0 devices over your LAN
Weary of running a desktop just to keep USB devices online or of connecting them to your wireless laptop by entangling cables? Keyspan has upgraded its three-year-old USB Server design with its...
Posted by John Bartley K7AAY | August 6, 2007, 10:40 PM PDT
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PCI Express-based flash storage disk debuts
Utah-based start-up Fusion-io has just launched its first product, the ioDrive. It is a PCI Express-based flash storage card that can pack hundreds of gigabytes of flash storage into a single...
Posted by Paul Mah | September 27, 2007, 10:32 PM PDT
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Standalone gadget wipes your hard disk to DoD standards
As IT professionals, you already know that merely clearing the Recycle Bin from within the operating system does not guarantee that the data can no longer be retrieved. In many cases, a 100...
Posted by Paul Mah | November 14, 2007, 8:43 PM PST
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Dell introduces desktop power in a laptop form
Last October, Dell announced its plans to release a 19-inch wide-screen notebook in 2006: "Ready for a 20-inch laptop?" I also discussed the novelty (and possible awkwardness) of these...
Posted by Sonja Thompson | June 7, 2006, 12:03 PM PDT
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Permanently deleting files at work could result in a lawsuit
Before you permanently delete a file at work, you should know that it could potentially come back to bite you in the butt. Check out this news story: "Police blotter: Ex-employee sued for...
Posted by Sonja Thompson | March 29, 2007, 8:25 AM PDT
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If you're stealing bandwidth from a neighbor's WLAN, you better read this
I know several people that have taken advantage of the fact that at least one of their neighbors has an unsecured Wireless Access Point connected to a broadband Internet connection. I often...
Posted by Jason Hiner | July 8, 2005, 6:30 AM PDT
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IT news for April 16: Microsoft-Yahoo saga; Zune VideoX; MySQL 5.1
News to know for April 16, 2008, features stories about: the epic Microsoft-Yahoo saga, Zune VideoX, MySQL 5.1, Pystar's Mac clones, and much more.
Posted by Sonja Thompson | April 16, 2008, 5:19 AM PDT
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Comcast considers creepy new addition to the set top box
Is Comcast considering a video feedback device for its set top box? The answer is yes, but how it intends to use it is the real question. In an interview with NewTeeVee's Chris Albrecht, Gerard...
Posted by Tricia Liebert | March 24, 2008, 4:18 AM PDT
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My ex put naked photos of me on the Web...
News.com started a series in July called "Police blotter," which intersects technology and the law. If you're easily sucked into the TV show "Cops," then you'll find this series even more...
Posted by Sonja Thompson | December 12, 2005, 7:47 AM PST
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Bring co-workers together with a team building exercise
A news story slipped by my blog-oscope yesterday, even though I featured it in the IT News Digest newsletter. I couldn't resist it for two days in a row, so without further adieu:...
Posted by Sonja Thompson | April 21, 2006, 9:41 AM PDT
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Do you need a cell phone to survive?
If you have a message that needs to be delivered immediately, such as a security alert, e-mail isn't the medium of choice -- or at least that's what cell phone providers will argue. Why?...
Posted by Sonja Thompson | April 20, 2007, 7:37 AM PDT
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Free iPhone unlocking tool released with full source code
I was wrapping up my news posting for the day when I saw the news exclusive from Gizmodo that yet another team has managed to unlock the iPhone via software. This time around, the unlocking was...
Posted by Paul Mah | September 12, 2007, 10:38 PM PDT
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IT departments - Centralization vs. Decentralization
One of the big debates raginig within many organizations right now is whether to centralize or decentralize IT. Some companies are consolidating services such as help desks into one location and...
Posted by Jason Hiner | March 30, 2006, 8:18 PM PST
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Wal-Mart issues RFID mandate
Wal-Mart has decided to ratchet up the pressure on its 15,000 suppliers to comply with a 3-year-old inventory technology mandate. Beginning January 30, 2008, it will charge suppliers a $2 fee for...
Posted by Paul Mah | January 20, 2008, 11:59 PM PST
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Wake up at the right time with a bio-alarm clock
At the end of August, I published a blog post about how technology (specifically, electronic gadgets) is responsible for "junk sleep." Right around the same time, another news story surfaced about...
Posted by Sonja Thompson | October 18, 2007, 5:13 AM PDT
