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  • Comcast releases open source tool to help ISPs transfer to IPv6

    Dual Stack Lite is being standardised by the Internet Engineering Task Force, with approval as a proposed standard expected later this year.Comcast will begin a trial of three different IPv6 transition mechanisms including Dual Stack Lite in April.
  • Iran hacks US spy websites, arrests cyber activists

    The group includes conventional army, navy, air force, and intelligence units, as well as the Basij paramilitary force and various business units.Some of the hacked domain names listed by Fars pointed to a single website, hra-iran.org, which…
  • Cisco introduces video calling appliance, protocol

    Last November, Cisco submitted it to the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) as a proposed standard, said Barry O'Sullivan, senior vice president of Cisco's Voice Technology Group.We don't want these islands of productivity at all, we want to…
  • Google opens cloud apps marketplace

    Google Apps Marketplace could be compared to the Apple App Store for iPhone applications or the Salesforce.com Force.com cloud application platform, said Vander Mey.At Box.net, an official cited integration benefits of Google Apps marketplace…
  • FDIC: Hackers stole $120m in three months of online bank fraud

    Money is then transferred out of the account using the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system that banks use to process payments between institutions.Even though banks now force customers to use several forms of authentication, hackers are still…
  • Obama defends NASA moon mission cuts

    Sticking with the previous plan would also drain funds from the space station programme, and would force NASA to withdraw its support from the international effort as early as 2015, he added.The Obama administration's new plan calls for NASA to…

Latest Features

  • Here comes Linux's iPad clones

    Some of them will not force DRM on your content and, unlike the iPad, you'll be able to watch Adobe Flash videos on them. Apple's iPad is now available for preorder, but before pulling out your credit card keep in mind that there are going to be…
  • 8 weird but cool Android apps

    If you're more likely to be swinging a light saber in your imagination -- and you've been envying iPhone owners their game called Star Wars: The Force Unleashed -- then here's something to keep you busy: The Schwartz Unsheathed.
  • How not to shut down your laptop, and other tips

    A five-second press will usually force a "hard" power-off, after which you should wait another five seconds before turning the machine back on. Imagine my horror the other day when I saw an otherwise sharp friend of mine shut down his laptop by…
  • Overlooked online threats

    One recent hijack in this vein edits the overlay.xul file to force web searches to be redirected.The preventionOne would think that antivirus programs would be a good first line of defense, but they have a spotty record of detecting things like this.
  • Why Google Android beats the Apple iPhone

    Apple's terms specifically limit interpreters and emulators, enough to force one Ruby implementation to disable the best parts of the eval function. Some commenters at the Android marketplace have already developed a shorthand for buggy software…
  • Security and the rise of corporate espionage

    Remember, the stakes are planetary, macroeconomic, geopolitical and millennial.And then there is the China-Google affair.The shock waves will be reverberating through the vast expanse of cyberspace for some time to come, but whatever else comes of…
 

How-Tos

  • How to end a stuck Time Machine backup

    When that happens, that should force the currently-stuck Time Machine backup to simply exit gracefully.Note that if you use these commands in 10.6, you'll get a message about their usage being deprecated.
  • How to fix the most common Internet problems

    Congratulations, advertisers, you got me to listen to your pitch by sheer force. In a perfect world, we wouldn't have to worry about auto-playing video ads, leaping pay walls to read the news, fake emails phishing for our bank details, or Farmville…
  • What is cloud computing, and can it be trusted?

    It does drive efficiency, it does force standardisation and best practices.The largest enterprises are interested in private clouds because public clouds are not yet scalable and reliable enough to justify transferring all of their IT resources…
  • How to secure the Apple iPhone

    The iPhone 3G S and the late 2009 model iPhone Touch have on-device encryption, so they can accurately report support for this policy.The reason that the iPhone OS got away with connecting to Exchange servers that required on-device encryption is…
  • How to Compare VMware and Amazon Cloud Services

    When I heard rumors of the forthcoming VCE, I wondered if the use of componentry such as these would force VCE pricing above that of AWS. The lack of buzz about the recent VMware announcement of vCloud Express is, to me at least, puzzling.
  • Six techniques to encourage green habits

    A surprising assortment of factors will influence their decision, and many of them may be based on groundwork you've laid for them.Yes, there are good technology solutions out there, such as PC-power management tools and print-monitoring software…

Reviews

  • CrossOver Linux 9 review

    It was never enough to make a program unusable, but it was enough to make them unattractive.In addition, I would also occasionally need to force a screen refresh when one Windows application's window covered up another.
  • MSI Wind Top AE2220 review

    It's nice to see MSI upping storage capacity to a total of 500GB, from the MSI Wind Top AE2220's 320GB.The new component combination helps the MSI Wind Top AE2220 deliver a general performance boost of 50 percent over the AE2010 on our WorldBench…
  • HP EliteBook 8440W review

    Nice touches abound: The Home and End keys, for instance, are separated by the PgUp and PgDn keys--a good compromise when space constraints force laptop designers to put that group of keys in a vertical row.
  • MSI Wind Millions Special Edition U135 review

    The chassis doesn't creak or bend and the lid is tough; you can press down on it with a good amount of force and puddles won't form on the LED-backlit LCD screen.The screen itself is very bright and rich.
  • Lenovo ThinkPad X100e review

    Lenovo has included a utility so that you can disable either device.A hard plastic lid surrounds the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e's screen; you can put pressure on the lid and twist it with reasonable force without puddles showing up on the screen.
  • Thecus N7700

    Each drive tray is simply removed by pressing a plastic latch, but they may require some force to remove and insert them.Most of the Thecus N7700 NAS device's features are standard. The Thecus N7700 network-attached storage doesn't come with any…

White Papers

  • Seven tips for profiting from lean times with CRM

    A tight economy is a good time to try new tactics, educate your sales force and adopt metrics that yield insights about the effectiveness of your sales and marketing programs. Boosting your sales operation during lean economic times with CRM Smart…
  • The multiple benefits of infrastructure integrity

    This whitepaper describes how an investment in configuration assessment and change auditing solutions can stabilise IT operations, lowering the operational costs associated with the IT infrastructure; be a force multiplier; and provide a solid…
  • Security for the roaming workforce

    The overwhelming increase in the mobility of the corporate workforce and the availability of wireless internet connections in airports, hotels, and coffee houses, creates an almost unbearable challenge to IT managers.This conflict between security…
  • MySQL: Embedded Database for ISVs

    The Forrester Group, another IT analyst group, has found that open source databases are quickly becoming a leading force in the embedded application market, being found at all levels of applications from large network embedded systems to very…
  • Customer Relationship Management: SugarCRM

    SugarCRM is becoming a disruptive force in the small enterprise Customer Relationship Management (CRM) market. Product Evaluation notes provide an analysis of the market position of a specific product and its vendor through an in-depth exploration…
  • Best Practices for Pipeline Management

    Selling through a direct sales force, resellers, a telesales organisation, or through the Web-or a combination of these channels-makes it more difficult to consolidate critical sales data into one forecast.
 
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