F-Secure Internet Security 2009 (1)
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ISO Relevance Questioned After OOXML Appeals Fail (1)
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Cowards Anonymous passes along an Australian PCWorld piece that begins "Countries whose appeals were dismissed regarding the ISO/IEC's approval of Microsoft's OOXML as an international standard are questioning the judgment and relevance of the ISO/IEC and the standards they approve. In a statement made at the Congresso Internacional Sociedade e Governo Electronico (CONSEGI) 2008 conference, representatives from three of the four countries that appealed against an April 1 vote to approve OOXML as a standard ...
Personal Organization: Reboot Your Workflow This Fall (31)
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The kids are in school, the boss is back from vacation, clients are ringing your phone again, and you've got to buckle down and get to business. If your workflow fell into a disarray during the lazy days of summer, it's time to get ahold of yourself, clean up your computer and files, and start installing those shortcuts into your workday you keep meaning to look into. Here are just a few ways you can ...
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charlie anzman said:
Lifehacker gets better by the day
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K-IntheHouse said:
Everyone can take atleast a couple of pointers from here.
Your Watchmen Movie Update (Still Screwed) (3)
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Although everyone in Hollywood says that Fox only wants a cut of the money by suing Warner Bros. to stop its Watchmen movie, Fox doesn't seem to be on the same page. Now, the studio has gone on record as saying that it only wants to stop Warner's movie from ever getting released, and now
Rumor: Touchscreen Mac for under $1000 (3)
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A “reliable source” who has nailed some things before (okay, it’s just a little bird) hears on the grapevine that come the 23rd of September, there’s going to be a sub-$1000 touchscreen-based Mac dropping on us. Not only that, but 10-bit HDMI out from the GPU, great for hi-def buffs (probably not on the <$1K rig). Not going too far out on a limb, but let's still treat it like the filthy, contemptible rumor it ...
Green Cement is Carbon Neutral from Power Plants (1)
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The Geological and Environmental Sciences Professor has invented a new type of cement that is carbon neutral—a huge innovation for a material whose production process normally spews vast amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.
In a world, RIP (12)
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Don LaFontaine, the voice of countless movie trailers, is dead at 68. I liked this tribute from the Washington Post: In a world of people who all have some sort of private omniscient voice-over running things inside their heads, sometimes God, sometimes Mom, and sometimes Don LaFontaine...In a world where marketing is far more important than content...came one man...with a Voice. Check out a brief bio video of LaFontaine with his voice in action. (link)
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Cornerhouse said:
well...i had to happen sometime...the movie trailer voice guy died.
HP Rebranding (3)
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HP has decided to join the glossy button bandwagon, and now the logo almost looks like a SUPERHERO!! (I don’t mean that in a good way though) They have decided to move away from the rounded rectangle and go with a circle. The HP now has a “fancy” bevel to it as well. For some reason i also see the word NO in the new logo now. Overall I don’t think this is an improvement ...
Commodore jumps into the tiny laptop melee - hell yes (2)
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It seems that tucked away in the folds of IFA, there is a tiny laptop taking the ancient Commodore family name. Some enterprising Norwegians wrote it up, and included in the post what appears to be the hottest girl I have ever seen. I don’t know if you can tell (I’m really good at photoshopping) but she’s not actually holding the Commodore — I just craftily made it look like she is so I could ...
Adam Savage of Mythbusters on Discover’s shut-down of RFID segment (9)
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Adam Savage of Mythbusters basically busted the myth of RFID security - and the Discovery Channel wouldn’t air the segment. Here he talks at the HOPE conference about the experience.
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WhisKiTo said:
grandes cazadores, grandes.
FoxIT Exposes IE8 Beta Privacy Limits (1)
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There is a breaking story out of the Netherlands this hour regarding the recently-announced privacy features of the new Microsoft IE8 browser currently in beta.Webwereld reported that forensics firm FoxIT has found that retrieving a user history is trivial, even with IE8's new privacy features turned on. Christian Prickaerts, a researcher with FoxIT had this to say about the IE8 beta:"The privacy option in this beta is mainly cosmetic. For a forensic investigator, retrieving the ...
Wireless Roaming Wi-Fi 802.11r Standard Beats 11n to Completion [Wi-Fi] (6)
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The 802.11n standard for Wi-Fi may still be technically a draft specification, but the IEEE has now completed the 802.11r specs, making a new standard for Wi-Fi roaming. Why should you care about this? It's designed for those moments when a Wi-Fi-connected device moves between hotspots, something the original 802.11 specs didn't have in mind. Typically a transition between spots involves a drop and re-associate delay of around 0.1 seconds, which is enough to drop ...
Intel Claims an Advance In Wireless Power (13)
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Many readers are sending in coverage of a demo at Intel's developer forum of a wirelessly powered 60-watt bulb. The NYTimes gives background on Intel's improvement to the 'wireless resonant energy link' technology pioneered at MIT, where researchers achieved 50% efficiency of power transmitted several meters via magnetic fields. Intel reached 75% efficiency. Now they just have to make those coils a lot smaller.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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I can't wait until I don't have to carry cords around with me.
Intel Claims an Advance In Wireless Power (1)
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Many readers are sending in coverage of a demo at Intel's developer forum of a wirelessly powered 60-watt bulb. The NYTimes gives background on Intel's improvement to the 'wireless resonant energy link' technology pioneered at MIT, where researchers achieved 50% efficiency of power transmitted several meters via magnetic fields. Intel reached 75% efficiency. Now they just have to make those coils a lot smaller.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
The Viruses of Khan El Khalili (1)
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I recently came back from a 16 country trip, during which I had a chance to meet and talk with IT security guys in lots of different environments.What I discovered was that in some countries, consumers are overwhelmed with phishing and identity fraud-style attacks, including man in the middle and man in the browser attacks, while in other countries, destructive viruses are far more of a concern.I also discovered that some markets have grown to ...
PC Magazine Reviews Authentium SafeCentral (1)
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PC Magazine just published an excellent review of Authentium SafeCentral.Our security features all worked exactly as advertised and the reviewer had many positive things to say about the enhanced security SafeCentral offers online consumers - especially when it comes to online banking transactions.The only negatives were lack of a password manager, lack of support for Firefox antiphishing, and slight slowness in rendering pages. All of these feature requests/issues have already been addressed for our new ...
Bring Back "I Am Rich" (1)
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Dan Frommer of the Silicon Valley Insider thinks the Apple iPhone "I Am Rich" application that Apple pulled from their store today is "for jerks" because it costs $1,000 and "doesn't do anything" except twinkle.I disagree entirely.I think Armin Heinrich, the developer of "I Am Rich", is possibly smarter than just about any other developer on the iPhone platform. Not only has he created the first $1,000 program, he's come up with an app that ...
Featured IPhone Download: Last.fm App Streams Tunes Directly to Your iPhone (50)
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iPhone/iPod touch only: Free music discovery service Last.fm has launched its own iPhone/iPod touch 2.0 app, and it does exactly what you'd hope it would, with a few caveats. The interface is straightforward and simple, at least for experienced Last.fm users—launch the app, then choose from your "Recommended Radio" or enter an artist name to hear other tracks you might like. You can ban, skip, or "Love" tracks while they're playing, and get artist bios ...
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kirsty said:
yay! last fm on my phone!
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Malcolm said:
My iPhone is complete!
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Tommy said:
Another reason to get an iPhone 3g...why can't people get excited and build apps like this for other phones, or I guess the question is, why don't they get as much attention.
Qik and Twitter goes to Congress and causes major controversy (41)
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The New York Times, tomorrow, has an article about the controversy over using Internet communications tools like Qik and Twitter and whether they should be allowed to be used by members of Congress. Both Qik and Twitter should be thanking Congressman John Culberson (that’s him, being Qik interviewed by me and Andrew Feinberg). You can read his Twitter account here and you can watch his Qik videos here. It’s amazing how this all started when ...
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Chris said:
Qik in Congress would be great. Currently, there are some inane rules about what CSPAN can or cannot film, rules about zooming in on a speaker or not showing the crowd, which is often empty seats. Qik would be the appropriate advancement in this new internet age.
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Kenneth said:
it is about time more elected officials use social media to connect to their constituents.
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