Monday, December 20, 2010

Hackers get Ubuntu Linux booting alongside Google's Chrome OS

Yahoo! Please Open Source Del.icio.us So It Can Live On! | Government gives thumbs up to ThumbDrive trademark

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Hackers get Ubuntu Linux booting alongside Google's Chrome OS
Dual-booting on Chrome OS? Yes, but not for the faint of heartI've been testing out a prototype of Google's Chrome OS laptop for about a week now, and while I love certain things about the device my mind keeps coming back to the fact that it would be so much nicer if it could boot a "real" operating system as well. Read More


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The Most Important Metric for your VMs
The management tools selected to support virtualization is essential to the ability of IT to grow the virtual environment without proportionately increasing the staff to manage all of the new physical host servers and their guest VMs. Learn More

Yahoo! Please Open Source Del.icio.us So It Can Live On!
Killing off the venerable bookmark sharing service is just wrongOne couldn't help but shed a tear today with the news that Yahoo! as part of its latest round of layoffs was killing Del.icio.us, along with MyBlogLog and several other properties. While they may not be money makers or strategic to Yahoo! anymore, Delicious and the others still have plenty of fans out there. Rather than just killing them off, Yahoo! Read More

Government gives thumbs up to ThumbDrive trademark
Appeals board of Patent and Trademark Office reverses original denial You could have knocked me over with a memory stick when word arrived here a few days ago that the government's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has ruled "thumb drive" is not a generic term and therefore ThumbDriveTM is worthy of trademark protection. This decree - a reversal of multiple previous decisions by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- may also come as news to writers and editors at PCWorld,... Read More


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Keys to Successful Data Center Resource Management
A lack of centralized, meaningful operating data has created a dilemma for data center management: optimize for efficiency or availability, but not both. Learn how real-time visibility into rack-, row- and facility-level operating conditions can help you to determine the real capacity limits of your data center. Read Now.

iSnitching & Foursquare Door Hacking. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
An app for iSnitches and a Foursquare hack to unlock your front door...Oh boy, what could possibly go wrong with either of these?A couple of new products jumped out at me this week, an iPhone app to help citizens become iSnitches and a Foursquare hack that can unlock your front door. Oh boy, no potential for abuse there. What could possibly go wrong with either of these? Read More

What do NASA changes and IT security issues have in common?
Taking a look at what stories were hot in 2010 As I wrap up the year and look at the top posts it's obvious that space and IT security news have been the hottest stories. NASA's new Sun-watching satellite was the top story but there was plenty of other NASA news in this transitional year for the agency. On the IT security front, there were a variety of interesting items in the encryption and botnet areas. In order of popularity, these are the... Read More


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Ensuring High Service Levels in Cloud Computing
This paper offers an overview of some key issues organizations should be aware of before they make the plunge. Featuring a range of practical insights, the paper looks at some of the most pressing challenges cloud computing presents in terms of service level management, and it offers some tips for overcoming these obstacles. Learn more.

Judge protects porn downloaders from 'copyright troll'
Court rejects film producer's embarrassment-based fishing-net approachThat enormous sigh of relief you heard yesterday was likely from 5,400 unidentified porn downloaders reacting to a West Virginia judge's ruling that an adult-film producer cannot force their unmasking in an effort to sue them for copyright infringement. It's a case we first highlighted Nov. 29. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is calling the judge's decision "a big victory in the fight against copyright... Read More

Novell patent quartet spells trouble for Google
What do Apple, Microsoft, EMC, and Oracle want with Novell's patents? Google KryptoniteThe word is out that CPNT Holdings is more than Microsoft. It's a joint effort from Microsoft, Apple, EMC, and Oracle. What does this motley collection have in common? Google. Read More

Huge EFF Win: Fourth Amendment Protects Email Privacy
The U.S. Appeals Court ruled that stored email is protected by the Fourth Amendment. This federal decision will hopefully urge Congress to update the law so when the feds secretly demand a user's email, but do not have probable cause, an email provider can safely say, "Oh yeah? Come back with a warrant."In a tremendous landmark decision, the U.S. Appeals Court ruled that stored email is protected by the Fourth Amendment. Read More



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Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2010
Here's a look back at the year's most memorable – for better or worse – celebrity moments in technology.

Top 15 Holiday Deals on Notebooks, Netbooks, and Desktops
Black Friday is gone, Cyber Monday is history, and Cyber Week is over, but the deals are still around--if you know where to look. The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and retailers are offering great computer discounts to fit everyone's budget. Take a look inside to find netbooks for $300, desktops with widescreen monitors for under $600, and 15-inch laptops starting at $400. Check it out.

MOST-READ STORIES

  1. Hackers get Ubuntu Linux booting alongside Chrome OS
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  5. Apple updates AirPort Utility, base station firmware
  6. Tablet wars of 2011: The battle looms
  7. Is iOS jailbreaking an enterprise security threat?
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