Archive for September 19th, 2007
Sep
19
Microsoft® Office Project Server® 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) represents a major evolution in security for Project Server 2003. It further hardens Project Server against potential attacks and other security threats. This service pack also includes fixes that have been previously released as separate updates for Project Server 2003.
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Sep
19
Parked directly opposite the Moscone Center, San Francisco, Rackable Systems' ICE Cube Centro was something of any eyesore. However, it's also a mobile datacenter that packs in, would you believe, 1,400 half-height servers each outfitted with couple of quad-core Xeons, providing a total of 11,200 processing cores.
The container also throws in 4.1 petabytes of storage for
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Sep
19
More than a year after claiming to have found a way to take over a Macintosh computer using a flaw in the system's wireless card, David Maynor has published details of his exploit.
The details were included in a paper published in the September issue of Uninformed.org, an online hacking magazine. The lengthy
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Sep
19
Mozilla has released a patch today for its popular Firefox webbrowser which ditches the ability to run arbitrary script from the Firefox command line, a quick fix for a year-old QuickTime bug that could be used to take over user systems. Security researcher Petko D. Petkov on Sept. 12 posted proof-of-concept code showing that the low-risk,
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Sep
19
IAC and GarageGames on Tuesday announced InstantAction.com, an action game-oriented gaming network that will be accessible through standard Web browsers.
GarageGames is the company behind the Torque Game Engine, a multiplatform game development tool that has resulted in Mac titles including Marble Blast, ThinkTanks, TubeTwist and others. IAC is the Barry Diller-run global Internet conglomerate comprising
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Sep
19
A small school in Scotland is going ALL digital with some UMPC's in the hand of every student! The article is very interesting to read, it talks about some issues that many people might not think about when going all digital. One of those issues that Mr Stuart, the principal technology teacher, noted is that
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Sep
19
Awhile back there were a few threads floating through the MSSMALLBIZ User Group regarding the differences between the OEM and Volume License rights for Office Pro. Some of these questions pertained to my, “OEM Office for Terminal Services? You might want to check that EULA...”
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Sep
19
Recently Microsoft silently launched MSN Sideguide, a new sidebar that "enhances your browsing experience with useful and relevant information as you surf". The sidebar can be docked at either side of the screen (multi-monitor users are out of luck - it is always on primary screen - at
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Sep
19
Here is a detailed break-up of Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 downloads. Please check after the jump.
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Sep
19
Google Gadget Ads have been spotted before, but now Google made them official with a press release – albeit they’re still only available to some select AdWords advertisers.
announced the introduction of Google Gadget Ads™, a new interactive ad format that is currently in an expanded beta with a
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Sep
19
The development team blog has released WordPress 2.3 Release Candidate 1, before the WordPress 2.3 final release on September 24th. If you’re interested, you can download RC1 here and report any bugs you find.
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Sep
19
A free tool that allows anyone to create a virtual world has been launched.
Users of Metaplace, as it is known, can build 3D online worlds for PCs or even a mobile phone without any knowledge of complex computer languages.
The web-based program is the brainchild of Raph Koster, one of the developers of massively multiplayer online games
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Sep
19
Intel CEO Paul Otellini has attacked rival AMD's plans for a three-core processor, suggesting that the company can't produce reliable enough systems to make such an approach viable.
Asked in a press conference following his Intel Developer Forum keynote how Intel might respond to AMD's recent announcement of a planned three-core processor for early 2008, Otellini offered
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Sep
19
Discover how you can gain faster results, generate better decisions on a proven, enterprise strength, high performance database and analysis platform with lower total cost of ownership by downloading this brochure on Microsoft Data Management.
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Sep
19
When you get a chance, go check out the new look and feel of the Visual Basic and Visual C# developer centers. We'd love to get your feedback on the new design. One thing you should notice right away is a reduction in fluff graphics.
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