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- Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?
- Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?Not realy, their flaw isThey honestly believe they know vastly more than everyone else, refuse to listen, and miss major oportunities.Not a fatal flaw, but MS recognizes the need to change.MS became dominant, the big dog with selling it's and only it's OS on PCs...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., fatal flaw, flaw, computer, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- The fatal flaw for green-tech companies
- The fatal flaw for green-tech companiesThat's sillyGreen energy isn't doomed in the same way energy in general isn't doomed. Just because hydroelectric power isn't sexy doesn't mean they're going under. Your argument is so silly it's hard to even respond to it.I always look for a point...in articles that appear...
- Tags: Internet Geeks, green-tech company, fatal flaw, flaw, fossil fuel
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- Google's fatal flaw
- Google's fatal flawDonna Bogatin is a KoolAide drinker for the Anti-Google league.With the professional advice Donna Bogatin gives to internet companies to win strategic advantage over other companies and Google having 'that' very strategic advantage over other companies, it doesn't make any sense why she is so adamantly against Google....
- Tags: Google Inc., fatal flaw, Donna Bogatin
- Discussion threads 2006-11-12
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- New worm exploiting MS08-067 flaw spotted in the wild
- Microsoft's Security Response Center and McAfee are warning on increased network scanning activity during the last couple of days courtesy of the very latest W32/Conficker.worm exploiting the already patched MS08-067 vulnerability. What's particularly interesting in the latest wave of copycat worms is that W32/Conficker.worm is patching the infected host in...
- Tags: Flaw, Malware, Worm, Tool, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Productivity, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Google: no evidence of a Gmail vulnerability
- Following the speculations on the resurrection of what's thought to be an already fixed Gmail flaw which could assist in domain name hijackings, yesterday Google commented that their investigation indicated that the recent domain hijacks should be attributed to a phishing campaign, rather than to a Gmail flaw. The phishers...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Attacker, Vulnerability, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail Providers, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- TiVo control comes to iPhone
- I used to be a huge fan of TiVo until the cable companies made me a deal that I couldn't refuse. While I still like the TiVo interface much better than the abysmal Comcast DVR, it comes down to simple economics. The cable companies are willing to...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, TiVo Inc., Digital Video Recorder, TiVo Mobile Site, DVR, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- News to know: Yahoo, Blackberry Storm, Black Friday leaks, Smartphones
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Yahoo dips below $10; Icahn, board called out Larry Dignan: Verizon Wireless: Storm lands Nov. 21 Sean Portnoy: Best Buy...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Smartphone, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Google Chrome vulnerable to data theft flaw
- Google has seeded a new version of its Chrome browser to developers with fixes for a pair of security issues that could expose users to data theft. The issue, rated as a "moderate" risk could allow hackers to use HTML files to steal arbitrary files from a...
- Tags: Google Inc., HTML, Flaw, Google Chrome, File, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Google fatal flaw revealed
- Google needs to embrace other open source vendors, their products and code. It needs to share the load, and some of the credit, to get where it wants to go. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Google Inc., Flaw, Open Source, Security, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- News to know: Storm; AMD, Intel; Tech economy reels
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Josh Taylor: Verizon announces BlackBerry Storm availability, pricing Larry Dignan: AMD unveils ‘Shanghai'; Aims to better compete with Intel AMD: Does the resurrection start...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Best Buy Co. Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Shanghai, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Firefox security makeover: 11 vulnerabilities, 4 critical
- Mozilla has released a new version of its flagship Firefox browser to fix a total of 11 vulnerabilities that expose users to code execution, information stealing or denial-of-service attacks. Four of the 11 flaws covered with the new Firefox 3.0.4 are rated "critical" because of the risk...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, JavaScript, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Google fixes critical XSS vulnerability
- All your accounting data are not belong to us. Hours after a proof of concept example detailing a XSS vulnetability at Google's account login page was posted at the XSS Project's clearing house, the company quickly took notice and fixed it. "Security researcher "Xylitol" is...
- Tags: Google Inc., Vulnerability, XSS, XSSed, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Why did Microsoft wait 7 years to fix SMBRelay attack flaw?
- One of the code execution vulnerabilities fixed in this month's Microsoft Patch Tuesday release dates back to 2001 when it was first disclosed by Cult of the Dead Cow hacker Sir Dystic pictured left. If that wasn't cause for worry, get this: An exploit for the bug...
- Tags: Flaw, Issue, Microsoft Corp., Security Administration, Patches, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- MS Patch Tuesday: Critical Windows, Office flaws fixed
- Microsoft's scheduled batch of patches for November crossed the wires today with fixes for at least four documented vulnerabilities affecting millions of Windows and Office users. As previously reported, the company released two security bulletins -- one rated critical, one rated important -- with fixes for flaws...
- Tags: Web, Attacker, Microsoft Office, Flaw, Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Apple ships patch for iLife security flaws
- Apple has shipped a major iLife security update to fix three documented vulnerabilities that could expose Mac OS X users to arbitrary code execution attacks. The flaws patched with the new iLife Support 8.3.1 could be exploited via specially crafted TIFF or JPEG images, Apple warned in...
- Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Apple iLife, Apple Inc., Arbitrary Code Execution, Image, TIFF, Application Termination, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Google and T-Mobile push patch for Android security flaw
- Google and T-Mobile push patch for Android security flawThey lieThey said it was to "fix a security flaw" - in reality, they did it to block the Jailbreaking of Android phones.
- Tags: Viruses and worms, security flaw, security, T-Mobile, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Take the CRP in my blood down, or the new statin dance
- Take the CRP in my blood down, or the new statin danceQuick response. Thank you.There's already resistance to the study findings. The study considered the presence of irritation, and not the cholesterol level itself. People with acceptable cholesterol levels do have heart attacks and strokes.So this study...
- Tags: cholesterol, statin
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- News to know: Rigged PDFs; Obama's CTO; Android bug; Windows 7
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: Can we finally realize Alan Kay's Dynabook for $100? CNET News: Memo to Intel: Netbooks morphing into notebooks Ryan Naraine: Rigged PDFs...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, CTO, Adobe PDF, E-waste, Microsoft Windows, Robots, Operating Systems, Software, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Rigged PDFs exploiting just-patched Adobe Reader flaw
- Rigged PDFs exploiting just-patched Adobe Reader flawAnother reader?Not very practical for many, I know, but Adobe's bloated reader isn't svelte and efficient like Foxit Reader, or others out there. Switch to another reader.It's time for Adobe to look at themselves in the mirror and decide to embrace quality programming and...
- Tags: SECURITY, Adobe PDF, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat Reader, Reader 9
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
- Rigged PDFs exploiting just-patched Adobe Reader flaw
- Just three days after Adobe shipped a patch with fixes for a critical Adobe Reader vulnerability, hackers are using booby-trapped PDF files to fire exploits against Windows users. [ SEE: Heads up: Patch your Adobe Reader now ] The in-the-wild attacks, first spotted by...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, Flaw, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
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