Posted in News, Business, Politics, Virus, Places, People, Tech News, Family, Friends, General on Mar 31st, 2007
A security flaw in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows software that leaves computers vulnerable to hijack is linked to February’s attack on the website of Super Bowl host Dolphin Stadium, researchers say.
In an advisory issued by Microsoft Thursday, the world’s largest software maker said it had confirmed that multiple versions of Windows including the […]
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First you pass out programs to make all of us praise you, but now we find out information, and we are pissed off at you! Whats the deal?
Microsoft knew of Windows .ANI flaw since December 2006 by ZDNet’s Ryan Naraine — A private security research outfit says it notified Microsoft about the animated cursor (.ani) […]
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Dell Inc., the world’s second-largest personal computer maker, said Thursday an internal financial audit found evidence of misconduct, accounting errors and deficiencies in its financial controls.Dell, already facing federal and regulatory probes of its accounts and reeling from several disappointing quarters, said its audit committee was working with management and independent auditors to determine whether […]
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It’s been four years since Microsoft announced the Dynamic Systems Initiative, an effort to develop self-managing computer systems, and a year since the company announced it would converge its management products together into the System Center line with common architecture and user interfaces. This week, Microsoft took a few steps toward realizing both efforts with […]
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Through-out the years, I have been programming in different languages, Pascal (it may be old but it is effective), C, C+, Basic, and paying the full prices for the programs.
At times I find myself “behind the time,” because the prices of the programs are so expensive. $450.00 here, $475.00 there …. just to much for […]
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A year after its original launch, a U.S. government-backed project that scans open-source code for flaws is expanding.
The effort, supported by a research contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is now scanning code of 150 open-source projects, up from the original 50.
“This allows open-source developers to find and resolve defects introduced into the […]
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The Google Search Kingdom is feeling the competitive heat: Ask.com, Google competitor and partner, engaged in guerrilla search warfare in London, and number one search rival Yahoo is calling out Dare to Compare! us against Google in Mobile Search!
YAHOO, in its own Mobile Search words:
Finally mobile search that works! Yahoo! oneSearch is […]
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Posted in Places, News, Business, Politics, People, Fun, Tech News, Family, Friends, General on Mar 26th, 2007
The Internet wouldn’t be any fun without the ever-present rumor mill.
It’s especially prolific on tech news sites, where the only thing better than finding out about the next great thingamajig is being the first Web site to tell everyone about it.
Rumors get started in forums and on dubious Web sites, sometimes even correctly and clearly […]
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Posted in Places, News, Politics, Sports, People, Fun, Links, Family, Friends, General on Mar 25th, 2007
It ain’t on-base percentage, home runs, ERA or VORP, but the Chicago White Sox lead the majors this spring in one very specific category.
Conspiracy theories.
Their follow-up to the 2005 World Series triumph a dud, Sox general manager Kenny Williams over the winter rearranged his pitching, sending Freddy Garcia to Philadelphia and one-time top prospect Brando […]
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It’s not like he needs it to beef up his resume, but the world’s richest college dropout is finally getting his degree.
Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, will speak at Harvard University’s commencement ceremony in June and like all commencement speakers will receive an honorary degree from the institution.
It’s hard to guess if Gates, the wealthiest […]
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