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Schneier, UW Team Show Flaw In TrueCrypt Deniability (9)
on Slashdot (3628) permalinkAn anonymous reader writes "Bruce Schneier and colleagues from the University of Washington have figured out a way to break the deniability of TrueCrypt 5.1a's hidden files. What about the spanking-new TrueCrypt 6? Schneier says that 'The new version will definitely close some of the leakages, but it's unlikely that it closed all of them.' Meanwhile, PC World is reporting that the problems Schneier and colleagues found are bigger than just TrueCrypt. Among their discoveries: ...Shared by Andrew Becherer (32) Art (300) Blaise (161) Charles (187) Chris K (9) DharmaMike (32) gbraad (42) Oneiros (277) Tim Bertram (14)
- Chris K said: doh.
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SQL Server 2008 Web Edition >> SQL Server Blog by Jason Massie (1)
permalinkThe details for the new SKU, SQL Server Web Edition, were released here. That is everything except the exact price.Shared by Chris K (9)Contribute comment
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Google Sites supports custom site URLs (19)
on The official update feed from the Google Apps team (62) permalinkUpdate: some of you may not see this new feature yet; we are rolling it out over the next week.Administrators can now map public sites hosted on Google Sites to their own domains. Sites can be mapped individually to a specific URL, like http://www.exampl..., and as a group under a specific URL, like http://sites.exam... of site].Editions impacted:Standard, Premier and Education EditionsLanguages impacted:US EnglishHow to access what's new:Sign in to the control panel and choose 'Sites' ...Shared by Andy Li (18) Carl Dunn3 (34) Chris K (9) Eugene (196) Garrett (80) gisc (178) Gluek (35) Greg (23) Håkan (129) Harper (170) jgonfre (69) Joe Lencioni (53) Kirby Witmer (93) Mio (57) Mjohnson (42) nathos (47) Paul Helmick (192) rjhintz (191) zeb (71)
- Harper said: finally!
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MS To Finally End OEM Licensing For Windows 3.11 (15)
on Slashdot (3628) permalinkhalfEvilTech writes with an excerpt from Ars Technica's story on the sputtering out of Windows for Workgroups 3.11: "Believe it or not, that headline is not a typo. John Coyne, Systems Engineer in the OEM Embedded Devices group at Microsoft, has posted a quick blog entry that broke the bad news: as of November 1, 2008, Microsoft will no longer allow OEMs to license Windows for Workgroups 3.11 in the embedded channel. That's exactly 15 ...Shared by Augmented Web (118) Brian (481) Chris K (9) Chris L (99) Glenn Batuyong (412) Greg (23) jake (17) Jason (232) Jean (35) Mathieu Ravaux (85) Mehrdad (92) Mike Mayer (96) robert steburg (78) ScorpFromHell (160) tankster (31)Contribute comment
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"Better" Firefox Extension Updates Now Available [Exclusive Lifehacker Download] (113)
on Lifehacker (11575) permalinkFirefox only: Spent the long weekend posting a rash of "Better" extension updates that add features, fix bugs, and offer full Firefox 3 compatibility. If you haven't already, download your favorite "Better" Firefox extensions now: Better Gmail 2 Version 0.5.2: Updates and fixes the Redesigned skin; Adds Hide Gmail chat script. Better Flickr Version 0.3: Adds Firefox 3 support, Rich Edit, Photo Page Enhancer, and Thumbnail Page Enhancer. Better GCalVersion 0.3: Adds the Redesigned skin ...Shared by Alan (21) alicekey (25) Amy (2) Arvind (5) Ben Pettit (21) Bicho Pro (347) Bill (79) Bjorn (37) Bobby (43) Breyten (100) Brian (481) brokekid (391) CampMaster (70) Carl (32) ChaoticMind (42) charlie anzman (377) Ching (108) Chris K (9) Cuélebre (81) daftspaniel (31) dalehugo (32) Dan Russell (119) danutz (101) Darren (78) David (10) David (45) deniman (97) diny (26) Dirk Schrama (8) dobata (1563) Doug Belshaw (9) elias (38) emaynard (26) emersunn (38) Erika Klein (190) everyone loves a wee sombrero (417) Fernando Batista (65) Forrest (72) Franklin P (143) Fred Schechter (383) Fuzzyman (61) gastaoss (273) ghassem (78) giginger (87) gnusic (442) Gordon (71) Hannibal (96) Henry Webb (272) homard (6) Humberto Gonzalez (91) Iceman (20) J. Phil (666) Jamin (158) janglyang (38) Jayce^ (33) JayCrossler (73) JC (14) Jim (50) Jonny Hou (18) Ju (169) kgl (6) Khanh Le (104) Kiwi Nerd (107) Le prof. (90) Lyndon (4) Marcel (85) Mary Alice (130) Matteo (640) mediter (140) menapole (12) michael (22) Michael (146) Michael (150) Mike F (2180) Mikey (162) nilegomez (45) norti (136) Olga (74) Olivier (65) paco_reyes (145) Patty (1001) Paul (223) Peter (27) Phidias (70) Punkin (76) Pyros (48) Radi (220) rajan (50) Ricardo M. (226) RJO (95) rmg7344 (135) rOckY (695) Ryan (85) Ryan (84) Shaghayegh (72) Shawn Szauksztun-Zvinis (28) Sonny Gill (89) Srinvard (280) Stacy (340) ThomasG33K (13) THT (12) TonNet (85) Uriel (60) vagabond92 (2) Vincenzo (209) Vinod Kumar Kashyap (44) Votis (108) Walter DeFoor (169) Warren (24) Xdroot (197) Zhe (445) Zsombor (44) 異塵行者 (66)Explore read five notes
- Khanh Le said: A very nice toolkit for Internet geeky
- Chris K said: Good stuff
- JayCrossler said: Finally, we've got Firefox 3 support for all of these. Great plugins, maximizes the experience.
- Fuzzyman said: The Lifehacker 'Better Gmail' family of Firefox extensions ('Better Youtube', 'Better Google Reader' and so on) are great - and they just got updated.
- 異塵行者 said: Lifehacker的Better系列Firefox擴充套件。
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Happy 4th! (1)
on simplerich (2) permalinkHappy Independence day to all you guys and gals out there in the USA celebrating our three day weekend and our Independence from those taxing Brits! Somehow we celebrate them by re-electing people that continue to tax us without really representing us worth a damn, but hey. The more things change the more they well… you know… change. I hope you have a great weekend. I plan on it myself. I think at last count ...Shared by Chris K (9)Contribute comment
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Google Calendar Redesigned Facelifts GCal, look lame though (120)
on Lifehacker (11575) permalinkFirefox with Stylish or Greasemonkey: The talented designers who redesigned your Gmail are back with that similar look for Google Calendar. The Google Calendar Redesigned user style is now available for download as a public beta, and gives your GCal that slick look you've come to love in your inbox. After the jump, get a few full screenshots of what your GCal looks like wearing the Redesigned style. The month view: The image associated with ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (310) Alan (101) Alex (122) Alex Dang (54) ani625 (557) Antonio (5) Aranyx (63) Art (300) Batushkha (42) Ben Shoemate (175) Biel Souza (129) BigPru (18) Bill (85) Billy Fairchild (40) Boxpuppy (45) Brandon (7) Brandy (205) Bret (38) btvillarin (147) bussiere (492) Caleb (91) CampMaster (70) Carl (32) Carl Mendoza (95) charris1980 (146) Chris (29) Chris (40) Chris Brentano (2) Chris Gurney (66) Chris K (9) Chriz (4) ckaroli (279) Compuwizard123 (134) Cuélebre (81) David (65) dryan (28) Duane (371) Eli (7) Eric (35) Fatsleroy (300) Fred Schechter (383) Fredrik Carlsson (78) Gabriel (64) George (8) Gmadz (51) gnusic (442) Guru Panguji (37) heidigoseek (33) Henry Burger (4) Henry Webb (272) Howie (68) Inman (12) itline (356) J. Phil (666) J@n (8) ja | castillo (109) Jase (84) Javed (442) Jeff Daly (169) Jen (106) Jesús Dugarte (65) Jim (26) jimmysessions (28) John (51) Jon of SMA (13) Jonathan The Seagull (179) Josh (35) julz (64) Justin "Uncle Bubba" Roepel (62) JVChuy (51) Keef (91) KenFan (376) Kevin (35) Khosrow Ebrahimpour (20) kidmarmite (221) Laughing Squid (291) Lindsay (51) Marcel (85) Matthew (17) merkurov (28) mhking (188) Michael (110) Michael (23) MrGuff (136) n2linux (10) Nathan (143) NeonDemon (391) Neves Neto (23) Nicholas (44) Nima (40) Patty (1001) Paul (49) Peter (19) Phil (20) PMinze (177) Program Witch (133) psi (40) Radi (220) Ron (7) Rosha (391) Rutger Blom (92) SAWagner30 (25) Shogun (37) Srinvard (280) Stacy (340) Steve (174) Steve (16) Suchita (13) tarman (125) Terence Lo (51) THT (12) Tom (6) Tommy (31) TwisterMc (22) Vahid (576) vcamaral@gmail.com (108) Wes Brown (72) xray (45) Zeus (134)Explore read four notesContribute comment
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Comic: June 30th, 2008 (2)
on GU Comics (5) permalinkDiablo 3 - When It's DoneShared by Chris K (9) SimpleRich (7)Contribute comment
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Magazine Photos Fool Age-verification Cameras (16)
on Slashdot (3628) permalinkgregor-e writes "Japan has scheduled a full-scale rollout of visual age-verification on cigarette vending machines. Unfortunately for them, a Sankei Sports news reporter has determined that this system can be fooled by holding up a magazine photo of an adult."Read more of this story at Slashdot.Shared by Carl (58) Chris K (9) Derek Lerner (46) fujisho (12) Ihar Mahaniok (53) Jack (12) Jassim (75) LouCypher (404) Mat (11) Michelynn (115) Page (33) Ryan (128) Thadius (61) Tim Costantino (19) Ubqtous (158) wille (457)
- Ryan said: Awesome.
- Carl said: Technology fail...
- Tim Costantino said: Oops...
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Regular Expressions: Now You Have Two Problems (106)
on Coding Horror (940) permalinkI love regular expressions. No, I'm not sure you understand: I really love regular expressions. You may find it a little odd that a hack who grew up using a language with the ain't keyword would fall so head over heels in love with something as obtuse and arcane as regular expressions. I'm not sure how that works. But it does. Regular expressions rock.They should absolutely be a key part of every modern coder's toolkit. ...Shared by 4r1f (10) ab_aditya (58) Alan Dean (257) Alex Burciu (29) Andrew (59) Appu (29) Arik (15) Arindam (28) Arne (53) Avi (3605) Ben Shoemate (175) Benk (89) Bill (85) Blowski (0) Brit (176) Bruce Boughton (5) Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (309) cgranier (13) Chandoo (87) Chris (46) Chris K (9) Compuwizard123 (134) dagorret.digg@gmail.com (2011) dalelane (45) Daryl Milne (0) David B (7) David Seruyange (4) Dedalus (109) Denny (54) dewitt (41) Digg Boss (2862) djhaley (9) enguillem (38) Geoff (57) Glen Horton (89) Greg (14) Helvick (40) htmleando (51) Ideas At Random (6) James (29) Jay White (261) Jeff (125) jerobins (100) Johan (5) Jon Erickson (90) JonB (49) jonezy (45) Jorriss (92) Joseph (47) Justin Yost (161) kalle (27) keith (105) Kenneth LeFebvre (25) kev (21) Keyvan Nayyei (19) LiquidLag (13) LouCypher (404) Luke (12) ManiacD (91) marshall (24) Mijia (27) Morton Fox (349) Muhammad Saleem (2338) Nathan Kester (3) neal (1183) Nicholas (52) Nick Nogueira (115) nick4eva (22) Nicolas Roberge (21) Nikki (305) npike (102) Paul (15) Paul (28) Peter Campbell (0) psi (40) Raanan Avidor (37) Rami Taibah (657) ritesh (54) Robert Fischer, Smokejumper Consulting (64) rochoa (19) Ron (44) Scott (56) SengMing (168) shivanand (35) Skitsanos (19) spoon16 (23) Steve (37) Stuart Maxwell (54) Sun Tzu (2943) Thomas R. Hall (20) thr33 (87) Tim (214) Tim Disney (8) TiTi (357) tOMPSON (28) tsangal (154) vevck (60) Vipul (224) Walter Rodrigo de Sá Cruz (232) warrior007 (1507) William Cui (23) William Spaetzel (77) WindPower (70) Xi (27) ysamjo (55) Yuvi (252)Contribute comment
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Rumor: Confirmation of Diablo 3 announcement (4)
on WOW Insider (276) permalinkFiled under: Blizzard, RumorsDiabloii.net is reporting that "reliable inside industry sources" have confirmed that Diablo 3 is the big announcement that will come at WWI on Saturday. Since Diabloii didn't say that the sources were at Blizzard, I'm skeptical and I still consider it a rumor, not a confirmation. I'm always skeptical of unnamed sources anyway, but in this case, with the secrecy surrounding the announcement and the legal actions coming against other Blizzard ventures, ...Contribute comment
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If you must gab on the go, how about a free headset (1)
on Tightwad Technica (0) permalinkNo, I’m not going to stir up another debate about talking on the phone while driving. If you must converse while moving, it will help to have both hands on the wheel when you have to make a sudden turn to avoid an accident. Sure, your a tightwad, so you’ve been putting off getting a headset because the proprietary plug headsets are expensive, and blue tooth is even pricier. Sorry but you’re not getting off ...Shared by Chris K (9)Contribute comment
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Evernote Public Launch! (12)
on Evernote Blog (19) permalinkBig news today: Evernote is now in Open Beta and we’ve rolled out many changes, including premium accounts. Four months ago, we introduced the invitation-only private beta of the new Evernote service. Our goal was to get about 10,000 people to use the system so we could fine-tune our servers and try out new features. We were blown away by the response and watched with equal parts of glee and horror as the closed beta ...Shared by Chris K (9) Cintra (1) Evernote (1) Happyduck (4) Jack Baty (20) Jeff Daly (169) John Ager (55) Mark Nassal (25) Matthew (10) Michael Schultz (26) Mike McBride (56) Stephen (37)Contribute comment
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2.6 Beta 1 is available (2)
on WordPress Development Updates (0) permalink2.6 Beta 1 is availableShared by Chris K (9) stephdau (35)Contribute comment
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Unlimited data for $20 a month with AT&T Prepaid (3)
on PalmAddicts (18) permalink[From Matt Johnson, Minneapolis, MN] Love your blog. I currently own a Treo 650 and have had many Palms since 1996. One item that may be of interest to your Treo readers is that AT&T Prepaid in the U.S. now has unlimited data for $19.99 a month. This is with no contract or plan. I use it with my GSM Treo and it works great. I check my mail with ChatterEmail+ and use Blazer without ...Contribute comment
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making the default install more secure (3)
on westi on wordpress (0) permalinkWordPress 2.6 will be more secure out-of-the box including better support for running the admin over SSL and changes to disable the remote publishing protocols by default. We have choosen to disable Atom Publishing Protocol and the variety of XML-RPC protocols by default as they expose a potential to be a security risk. So from WordPress 2.6 onwards you will need to go into the Settings->Write page and enable them individually if you want to ...Contribute comment
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Firefox 3 Vulnerability Found in 5-hours (2)
on CyberNet (182) permalinkMozilla has got to be happy that they’re Firefox 3 web browser has received over 12 million downloads since Tuesday, but it took only five hours for the browser’s first critical vulnerability to be discovered. Luckily details about the vulnerability have not been made public, and Mozilla has said that there’s no known exploit for the bug at this time. At this point very little is known about the vulnerability other than the fact that ...Shared by Bicho Pro (347) Chris K (9)Contribute comment
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Yahoo rolls out two new TLD’s for freemail (1)
on Tightwad Technica (0) permalinkFree web based email may very well be the great grand daddy of all cloud computing apps. It’s become so popular, that getting a good name for your new freemail addy has become frustrating and futile. If you’ve never been able to get that special name you wanted on a Yahoo free email account, you may have another chance. Yahoo has just opened up two new top level domains for email addresses. The rush is ...Shared by Chris K (9)Contribute comment
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Google Docs supports PDF upload, viewing and sharing (31)
on The official update feed from the Google Apps team (62) permalinkGoogle Docs now allows you to upload PDF files to store them online. You can view uploaded PDFs right in your browser, and determine who else should have access.Editions impacted:Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner EditionsLanguages impacted:US EnglishHow to access what's new:Sign in to Google Docs and click 'Upload' to locate and upload a PDF. To share an uploaded PDF from your document list, select the PDF and click 'Share' to specify who should have ...Shared by Aaron (31) Behzad (133) billrod (31) chelpixie (53) Chris K (9) Chris Ryall (44) Chris. F. Masse (274) Damon (6) Dr. Ernie (124) Galtenbergs (34) Garrett (80) George Tziralis (33) gfurry (114) gisc (178) javaneze (115) jtuchscherer (11) kevinpshan (70) MetatronsCube (55) Mio (57) Nico (37) Paul Helmick (192) Pengas (99) Peter (135) Petre (46) Philou (131) PMinze (177) rjhintz (191) Tim Probst (73) Toomore (53) Wratty (439) Zaki (218)Contribute comment
