Archive for August, 2006


Microsoft - Through publicity stunts & tears

Through publicity stunts & tears Xtra.ca, Canada - 7 hours ago The mainstream media, chasing after the next big scientific breakthrough and the next celebrity, mostly played along. "When Bill Gates and others neglect to

Macintosh - Apple might bring out new iPods in September

Apple might bring out new iPods in September TechWhack, India - 21 hours ago However, Steve Jobs is not likely to present a keynote speech at this event, which makes it unlikely that Apple might bring out any major new product at this
Wal-Mart and Apple Battle for Turf BusinessWeek - 6 hours ago […]

Linux - Review: Can Linux-based Collax Replace Microsoft Small Business

Review: Can Linux-based Collax Replace Microsoft Small Business CRN, NY - 10 hours ago CBS is a German-engineered version of a Finnish operating system (Linux) that has been redesigned for the US small business market.
xbiff2 Insecure File Permissions SecuObs, France - 16 hours ago This can eg be exploited to […]

Computer Security - Secrets aren't locked up in old cells

Secrets aren't locked up in old cells Toronto Star,  Canada - 5 hours ago Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, a respected computer security expert, said phone owners should decide whether to auction their used equipment for a few hundred dollars
30 Days of DRM: 7 to 12 p2pnet.net, Canada - 16 hours ago The […]

Microsoft - Microsoft releases Windows Live QnA beta

Microsoft releases Windows Live QnA betaCNET News - Microsoft’s foray into social search is no longer invite-only. Now in public beta mode, Windows Live QnA allows users to ask and find answers to their most burning questions. Like Yahoo Answers and Answerbag , Windows Live QnA makes community members
If you’re using Microsoft’s […]

Macintosh - Alaska Airlines taking steps for Hawaii routes 

Alaska Airlines taking steps for Hawaii routes  King County Journal - 55 minutes ago Alaska Airlines is taking steps that could pave the way for the airline to offer service to Hawaii and Central America. The airline recently completed a demonstration of a mock emergency water landing for the Federal Aviation Administration.Save to My Web
Apple to tackle […]

Linux - TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Announces Industry’s First Parametric

TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Announces Industry’s First Parametric MSN MoneyCentral - Agilent Technologies Inc. A today announced that its 4070 Series Advanced Parametric Test Systems are the industry’s first production parametric testers to support Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Because Linux is well established and runs on a PC platform
Ubuntu Fouls, […]

Computer Security - From Bronx student to Nobel physicist, Schwartz dies at 73

From Bronx student to Nobel physicist, Schwartz dies at 73 Newsday, NY - 10 hours ago He taught physics at Stanford for 17 years until 1983, when he left to found Digital Pathways, which designed computer security systems and later was sold to a
Pikewerks can be your security blanket Huntsville Times, AL - 1 […]

Microsoft - Tales Of The City, Revisited

Tales Of The City, RevisitedTime - Assistants have scrambled to procure the official, laminated OEM passes for the likes of Harvey Weinstein, Prince Andrew, Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey. Ray Charles asked Quincy Jones to get him in. On a recent afternoon, National Guard officer Hector
Lamont mislabeledStamford Advocate - He was […]

Macintosh - The Narcissistic CEO 

The Narcissistic CEO  Forbes - 52 minutes ago What is their problem, and how do the rest of us cope?Save to My Web
Mac users lose their cool  Worcester Telegram & Gazette - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago I’ve rarely read your column because the very few times I have, it’s been a great disappointment because of your lack of […]