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The OpenID authentication method allows visitors to participating Web sites to log in with a single digital identity and avoid having to remember yet another login / password combination. Many businesses are implementing this method on consumer-facing Web sites in order to lower the barrier to user...
Read More | Aug 13th, 2008
There were quite a few interesting stories to come out of the recent Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. If all you remember hearing about were the ejected reporters and DNS cache poisoning, then you missed a lot. Network and infrastructure security, the conference's focus, is a vitally...
Read More | Aug 19th, 2008
Blog Stats: Entries: 24 | Views: 13,980 | Last Entry: 11 Days Ago | Overall Rating: Rating: 8 votes, 4.75 average
slfisher in a Nutshell
People thought it was weird enough that I was both a writer and a computer geek. So then I went and started getting involved in government to pull that in, too. And, y'know, there's a heck of a lot more connections than one might think! (Read Blog)
Ever wondered how the U.S. diplomatic corps keeps track of all of its quickly changing information? Turns out, the same way all the rest of us do -- through Wikipedia. The diplomatic wikipedia, Diplopedia, is not available to the public, though examples of pages are included in a publicly...
Read More | Aug 19th, 2008 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Aug 20th, 2008
Blog Stats: Entries: 35 | Views: 23,739 | Last Entry: 5 Days Ago | Overall Rating: Rating: 66 votes, 4.94 average
Here we go again with the iPhone, Apple says it's issuing a fix without - as is Apple's habit - telling us what it's fixing. Even as a satisfied user I can think of plenty. Searchable e-mail. MobileMe that really works on my iPhone (it still does nothing outside theb e-mail). A way of using the...
Read More | Aug 19th, 2008 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Aug 19th, 2008
Blog Stats: Entries: 69 | Views: 39,666 | Last Entry: 1 Hour Ago | Overall Rating: Rating: 22 votes, 4.41 average
EddieC in a Nutshell
My first computer was an Atari 800, with which I played Zork and other adventure/fantasy games and dabbled with BASIC programs; circa 1980. After 1984, I moved on to PCs, clones and NetWare, and then to Apple IIs and Macs until 1990. In July of that year I got my first job at a publishing company,... (Read Blog)
Toshiba is taking another crack at high-definition DVD, sort of. Half a year after it ceased combat major operations in the format wars with Philips, Sony and the Blu-ray format, Toshiba has taken the wraps off XDE, a new up-conversion format that it claims can wring more resolution from pictures...
Read More | Aug 19th, 2008
Blog Stats: Entries: 132 | Views: 107,122 | Last Entry: 22 Hours Ago | Overall Rating: Rating: 26 votes, 4.35 average
khess in a Nutshell
I am a techie, a Linux evangelist, and an activist of sorts. I am also a DaniWeb Staff Writer/Blogger, a Linux Feature Writer and Columnist. You can see my work in Systems Management News (www.sysmannews.com) or in Linux Magazine (www.linux-mag.com). Hit my website at www.kenhess.com to find out... (Read Blog)
The Linux Foundation announced today that Canonical, Inc., commercial sponsor of Ubuntu Linux, joined its fold to become the latest supporter of the expansion of Linux into the business sector. Recently, many big commercial software companies have joined the Linux Foundation including Adobe and...
Read More | Aug 18th, 2008
Blog Stats: Entries: 63 | Views: 76,125 | Last Entry: 2 Days Ago | Overall Rating: Rating: 86 votes, 4.55 average
newsguy in a Nutshell
I live and breathe technology news, it is what turns me on. Sad, but hey I am a news nerd, what can I say? (Read Blog)
New laws have just come into force in the UK which apply to motorists who cause death as a result of careless driving. The Road Safety Act 2006 has been changed to incorporate distractions such as changing the radio station, applying make-up or eating a sandwich while behind the wheel. It has also...
Read More | Aug 18th, 2008 | Comments: 2 | Last Comment: Aug 20th, 2008
Blog Stats: Entries: 198 | Views: 403,053 | Last Entry: 3 Days Ago | Overall Rating: Rating: 371 votes, 4.82 average
Staff Writer
I spend a lot of time on this blog talking about specific technology companies that could take off and add some real beef to your financial portfolio (or warn you about tech stocks that could cut into your market gains). What I'd like to do more is to discuss countries where the opportunity to...
Read More | Aug 18th, 2008
Blog Stats: Entries: 223 | Views: 210,792 | Last Entry: 2 Days Ago | Overall Rating: Rating: 49 votes, 4.57 average
happygeek in a Nutshell
I am a freelance technology journalist from England, and have been for fast approaching 20 years now. For 14 of them I have enjoyed being Contributing Editor with PC Pro magazine, the biggest selling monthly IT publication in the UK. Currently, I hold the title of Information Security Journalist... (Read Blog)
Nobody likes the iPhone kill switch that was recently confirmed by Big Brother Apple as being very much a reality. Apparently it is there for our own good, just in case something nasty gets on to the iPhone by way of a rogue App Store application. Apple can then remotely disable it, and the...
Read More | Aug 18th, 2008
Blog Stats: Entries: 509 | Views: 1,599,412 | Last Entry: 45 Minutes Ago | Overall Rating: Rating: 764 votes, 4.78 average
Techwriter10 in a Nutshell
I've been writing about technology since 1988. I divide my time between technical writing and technology journalism. I am Contributing Editor at EContent Magazine and Contributing Writer at InsideCRM. I am also the editor for the Fierce Content Management newsletter. I have written for a variety... (Read Blog)
Microsoft products have always presented a paradox for organizations. On one hand they seem to be universally derided. On the other, they remain the corporate standard. Open source, SaaS/online and other alternatives have had a hard time gaining widespread traction in large organizations. That's...
Read More | Aug 18th, 2008 | Comments: 2 | Last Comment: Aug 19th, 2008
Blog Stats: Entries: 67 | Views: 94,544 | Last Entry: 21 Hours Ago | Overall Rating: Rating: 72 votes, 4.63 average
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