Weekend Reading
Satire: Computers
The supervisor must have been having a bad day that day. She saw me using the smart-phone and promptly turned around and left the staffroom again, without saying a word. When I came back to my desk, there was an internal email waiting for me, which had been sent to all employees, stating that the use of personal computing devices on the premises of the company is henceforth prohibited.
Take a look HERE.
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Plans for Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) revealed
Development plans for Ubuntu 7.10 (codenamed Gutsy Gibbon) were announced last night on the Ubuntu development mailing list. Scheduled for official release in late October, Gutsy Gibbon will include version 2.6.22 of the Linux kernel, GNOME 2.20, and Xorg 7.3. Kubuntu 7.10 will feature KDE 3.5.7 and offer optional packages for KDE 4.0 RC2. Ubuntu 7.10 Server Edition will feature some nice additions, including support for Novell's AppArmor security framework.
Take a look HERE.
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Full Disclosure: Harry Potter 0day
A hacker posting on a full disclosure email list run by InSecure.org claims to have obtained a copy of a transcript of the forthcoming book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Take a look HERE.
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Everyone's a celebrity
Sites like Facebook, Photobucket and Flickr are enjoying surging popularity for allowing people to control their online identities in ways that make the danger of revealing too much information a constant worry--and all part of the game.
Take a look HERE.
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Bundled Products: Where the heck did this come from?
Having a need to consolidate all of my instant message friends, I recently downloaded Trillian v3.2.5.1 . Of course, I quickly clicked past the license agreement. Who has time to read ALL that? I clicked Agree and moved on.
Read the article HERE.
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Social networks geared for offline success?
Social sites are turning to a new strategy to keep their services "sticky" and their users satisfied: They're not just encouraging them to network online, but to attend offline events and parties in the real world as well.
The jury's still out on whether sites like Going and I'm In Like With You will be able to develop a core base as loyal as Yelp's.
Read the article HERE.
The supervisor must have been having a bad day that day. She saw me using the smart-phone and promptly turned around and left the staffroom again, without saying a word. When I came back to my desk, there was an internal email waiting for me, which had been sent to all employees, stating that the use of personal computing devices on the premises of the company is henceforth prohibited.
Take a look HERE.
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Plans for Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) revealed
Development plans for Ubuntu 7.10 (codenamed Gutsy Gibbon) were announced last night on the Ubuntu development mailing list. Scheduled for official release in late October, Gutsy Gibbon will include version 2.6.22 of the Linux kernel, GNOME 2.20, and Xorg 7.3. Kubuntu 7.10 will feature KDE 3.5.7 and offer optional packages for KDE 4.0 RC2. Ubuntu 7.10 Server Edition will feature some nice additions, including support for Novell's AppArmor security framework.
Take a look HERE.
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Full Disclosure: Harry Potter 0day
A hacker posting on a full disclosure email list run by InSecure.org claims to have obtained a copy of a transcript of the forthcoming book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Take a look HERE.
==================================================================
Everyone's a celebrity
Sites like Facebook, Photobucket and Flickr are enjoying surging popularity for allowing people to control their online identities in ways that make the danger of revealing too much information a constant worry--and all part of the game.
Take a look HERE.
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Bundled Products: Where the heck did this come from?
Having a need to consolidate all of my instant message friends, I recently downloaded Trillian v3.2.5.1 . Of course, I quickly clicked past the license agreement. Who has time to read ALL that? I clicked Agree and moved on.
Read the article HERE.
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Social networks geared for offline success?
Social sites are turning to a new strategy to keep their services "sticky" and their users satisfied: They're not just encouraging them to network online, but to attend offline events and parties in the real world as well.
The jury's still out on whether sites like Going and I'm In Like With You will be able to develop a core base as loyal as Yelp's.
Read the article HERE.
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