Army buys Macs to stop Hacks
Apples for the Army? Wow, the old guard has finally moved on.
Archive for December 23, 2007
Kaspersky inadvertently detects Windows Explorer as a virus
Windows Explorer, one of the most crucial components of Microsoft’s operating system, was quarantined earlier this week after being falsely identified as malicious code by an antivirus company. Users of Kaspersky Lab’s antivirus products noticed the issue, which Kaspersky claimed lasted two hours, on Wednesday night.
Apple’s Year-End Report Card
Somewhere between 2006 and today, I stopped considering Apple an underdog. And I’m not just talking about their iPod numbers nor am I talking about their no-where-close to Windows marketshare. I mean, screw marketshare, really: Does Porsche outsell Honda?
Operating systems for old computers
Beginner friendly modern operating systems for old computers ordered by compressed image size.
New Nanowire Battery Holds 10x The Charge Of Existing Ones
Stanford researchers have found a way to use silicon nanowires to reinvent the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power laptops, iPods, video cameras, cell phones, and countless other devices. A laptop that now runs on battery for two hours could operate for 20 hours, a boon to ocean-hopping business travelers.
FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics
The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world’s largest computer database of peoples’ physical characteristics, a project that would give the government unprecedented abilities to identify individuals in the United States and abroad. Digital images of faces, fingerprints and palm patterns are already flowing into FBI systems.
Mozilla Announces Weave
This project will be known as Weave and it will focus on finding ways to enhance the Firefox user experience, increase user control over personal information, and provide new opportunities for developers to build innovative online experiences.
MediaDefender Stock Plunges Due to Leaked Emails
It has been a rough year for MediaDefender and their parent company ArtistDirect. This September nearly 700mb of MediaDefender’s emails leaked to the public. Initially it didn’t seem to affect the stock price much, but after the financial consequences became apparent, their net worth plunged.
Fake Steve Jobs threatened by Apple Lawyers
FSJ has been ordered to cease and desist by Apple lawyers just days before christmas! FSJ’s assets are at risk- Save FSJ!
A promising GIMP alternative
Paint-mono is an open-source port of Paint.NET, most features are now functional.
Norway chooses open formats: “vendor lockin unacceptable”
In the wake of a similar decision in The Netherlands, “the government of Norway has established a new policy mandating use of HTML, PDF, or ODF for government documents that are made available to the public”, starting in 2009.
