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 | Have you heard the one about the book publishing company with a reputation built upon the back of the Open Source movement, which set its lawyers on a rival for using the term Web 2.0? Apparently [URL="http://www.oreilly.com"]O’Reilly[/URL] has applied for a ‘service mark’ to cover Web 2.0 when applied to … |
| | Multiple core processors are set to dominate the marketplace by the end of 2007, after [URL="http://www.amd.com"]AMD [/URL]follows [URL="http://www.intel.com"]Intel [/URL]down the ‘more performance for less power’ road. Having already beaten Intel to the dual-core processor punch, the announcement from AMD that it will ship four-core processors for high end desktops, servers … |
| | According to Symantec it would seem that security flaw + patch in 5 days = result. Certainly compared to the average 140 days it takes Microsoft to patch a vulnerability it’s to be applauded, but only with one hand. 5 days is 119 hours and 55 minutes too long in …  |
| | The new [URL="http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html"]Apple MacBook Pro[/URL] is 17" of all new system architecture, but at what price? Every single benchmark I’ve seen rates applications using the Apple ‘Rosetta’ dynamic software translation technology as running slower than they do on PowerPC based Macs. A lot slower. How about Photoshop CS2 being 50% …  |
| | There’s no denying that Microsoft has both audacity and folly in equal measure, and never was this more clearly exemplified than in the news that it is launching an ‘industry leading compression quality’ image format. Revealed in some detail at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference ([URL="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec/"]WinHEC[/URL]) 2006 in Seattle, a … |
| | Inventor of the Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has been speaking out in favour of Net Neutrality at the [URL="http://www2006.org"]15th World Wide Web conference[/URL] in Edinburgh, Scotland this week. For once, my spin on the issue doesn’t matter. What the man who created the Web thinks does, so I’ll leave the … |
| | Bill Gates today announced at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference ([URL="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec"]WinHEC[/URL]) 2006 the immediate availability of Beta 2 versions of the three Microsoft flagship products. This is the first time that Microsoft has released such a trio simultaneously. “The release of these three betas is a significant milestone for Microsoft … |
| | Having built an online empire around keeping the advertising simple and unobtrusive, [URL="http://www.google.com"]Google [/URL]is about to enter the video advert business. The announcement follows the [URL="http://www.aol.com"]AOL[/URL] acquisition of video search engine [URL="http://www.truveo.com"]Truveo [/URL]in January and video ad sales specialist [URL="http://www.lightningcast.com"]Lightningcast [/URL] last week, which will merge with [URL="http://www.advertising.com"]Advertising.com[/URL] which AOL …  |
| | Although Vista isn’t expected to go on sale until next year, Microsoft has thoughtfully announced the minimum requirements for the new OS so you’ll have plenty of time to save for the necessary upgrades. Just to muddy the waters and confuse the public, Microsoft seems to be adopting an Xbox …  |
| | In 2002, IBM scientists managed to produce a magnetic data tape capable of a storage density of 1 billion bits per square inch. This week the [URL="http://www.almaden.ibm.com"]IBM Almaden Research Center [/URL]boffins have done it again, in conjunction with Fuji, to the tune of 6.67 billion bits per square inch. That … |
| | [URL="http://www.micron.com"]Micron Technology, Inc.[/URL], has unveiled a prototype of the World’s first 8-megapixel CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor using a miniature 1.75 micron pixel design in a 1/2.5 inch optical format. As well as being small enough to bring 3-megapixel performance to your camera equipped cell phone, the new sensor … |
| | Remember this week, for it was the week that we lost the fight against spam. On May 5th I reported how militant spammer PharmaMaster had brought down the Blue Frog anti-spam vigilante service. I wondered then if it was the end of the toad for Blue Security, and sadly this …  |
| | This week [URL="http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/"]Adobe [/URL]released the Spry toolkit that finally allows web designers to join the, until now, programmer led world of Ajax development. At the same time, [URL="http://www.backbase.com/"]Backbase [/URL]introduced an Ajax development tool for Java applications. But what use is an Ajax powered website when search engines such as Google … |
| | Sony used to have game. Its hold on the console market anything but inscrutable, being down to a long standing dedication to technical innovation, game play and pricing. But could that all be due to change following the debut of the PlayStation 3, dubbed PayStation, at E3 last week? Not … |
| | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has voted against giving a green light for a proposed Internet red light domain. After a 5 year struggle to segregate online porn, the ICM Registry .xxx domain proposal was finally outvoted 9 to 5. This could be regarded as just … |
| | The news that Jeffrey Toback, a representative in the Nassau County Legislature, has filed a 16 page complaint alleging Google profits from child pornography has ignited discussion of censorship, responsibility and technology. Yet I can’t help thinking that everyone is missing the real point: why are allegations covered by 10 … |
| | “I believe the 2.6 kernel is slowly getting buggier |
| | Here’s a question for you: being a clued up Internet user which browser client do you favour when it comes to being totally safe and secure on the web? The answer I know you are shouting loudly at the screen is ‘Firefox you freakin’ idiot’. But at the risk of …  |
| | With the failure of the amendment to the US Telecommunications Reform bill, itself a much diluted version of earlier amendments, it would seem that Net Neutrality is a dead legislative duck as far as Congress is concerned. But what is Net Neutrality, and why should anyone care? The Internet is … |
| | Just when you thought the spam problem couldn’t get any worse, comes the news that spammers are fighting back against the pro-active anti-spam community approach using tit-for-tat Denial of Service attacks and intimidation. The [URL="http://www.bluesecurity.com"]Blue Frog[/URL] anti-spam approach is a relatively simple one of ‘hit them where it hurts’ and … |
| | In an astonishing display of pique, Google (the new Microsoft) has complained bitterly to both the US DoJ and the European Commission about Microsoft (the old Google). What exactly has the Boy God Gates done to annoy billionaire double act Brin and Page so? At the risk of reading like …  |
| | Belkin has announced the launch of their N1 range of next generation wireless routers based upon a new WiFi standard that could extend the range of existing ‘wireless-G’ solutions by a factor of 4, and speeds by as much as 12. This might bring out the excited little geek in … |
| | The warning system provides a way of letting members know they have broken the rules without it actually giving them infraction points or being too formal - as it says, it simply serves as a reminder of the rules. It also says "We understand that you probably didn't intend to …  |
 | Dani has not been hacked, it was a genuine survey request. |
| | PM me with what you want edited, and [I]maybe[/I] that can be accomodated. I see no reason to delete it though, it breaks no rules and is in the right forum. |
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| | Exactly that - the other thread was deleted of the two as it had no replies while this one had replies. ASP thread now restored. Apologies for the confusion which double posts often lead to. [QUOTE=sknake;960688]He opened up two questions in two forums so the moderators probably deleted the other … |
 | Hey folks, let's not get *too* far off topic here please :) |
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 | Appear on Beauty and the Geek, and lose... |
 | Hey, feel free to keep making suggestions even if they are not applied or there is general disagreement - it's what being part of a community is all about. |
 | Looks like someone has taken the daniweb name on Twitter (back at the end of 2008) although the account is hardly active with 1 foreign language post and just the 1 follower. There are mechanisms by which a business can reclaim a name from Twitter, which I could follow up … |
 | Re: My Resignation Melvin, we will all miss you - but then you know that :) Thanks for all your hard work here over the years, it really has been appreciated. Not just by your fellow mods and us admins, but by the members of the community who have been inspired by, and …  |
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| | Dani and I are pleased to announce that, following the recent resignation of Narue, we have promoted [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/member85533.html"]~s.o.s~[/URL] to take up the position of our new Super Moderator here at DaniWeb.  |
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| | [QUOTE=Indiainternet;935101]I believe If being a comment submitter If we submit our ideas and share it. I thing We should be rewarded with a link back to our websites.[/QUOTE] If you are talking about DaniWeb forums here, then you can already do this using the signature facility. We only take action …  |
 | PLEASE: Read the rules [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/faq.php?faq=daniweb_policies"]here[/URL] [B]before[/B] posting a 'sick' joke as you might find getting an infraction and a possible ban not to be very funny at all. So far the jokes are acceptable, but take this as a friendly warning that the powers that be are watching carefully :) |
| | agreed - checked his post history, mainly 'i cannot help you' and 'i don't know the answer' all with a sig full of DVDs for sale. have deleted posts and sent a warning PM to user |
| | If you do not have a backup image, and the PC did not come with a Windows CD, then I am afraid it looks like you are stuffed to be honest. As jbennet says, we can't offer advice on taking an illegal route so please do not ask for that. … |
| | For security try the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/forum64.html"]Viruses, Spyware and Other Nasties[/URL] forum - for 'helping yourself' it really rather depends what help you need as we have forums which cover pretty much every area of IT. |
| | To be honest if there was no moderation at all then just about any forum would pretty quickly drown in spam these days, simple as that. |
| | Actually, the vacant super-mod role is being caretakered (new word, leave me alone) by some admin chap I believe. <cough> |
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 | Click on his head and he will transport you to the community forums and lounges. I have always thought he had a touch of the Fred Flintstone about him. Yabba Dabba Doo! :)  |
| | Nice one Paul, it's always great to hear from members who are happy with the community and continuing to both get something from and put something positive back into DaniWeb. |
| | Just connect your iPhone to the PC and iTunes will copy all your existing music over to it, don't panic :) |
| | Re: Flag Bad Post Or we could just leave it as is. The vast majority of bad posts are only reported once and dealt with before anyone else reports it. Of those that do get multiple reports we are only talking about 2 or 3 at the most, and they are threaded in the …  |
| | Re: what? To be here, and be able to post here, not only must you have registered with us for an account but you must also have acknowledged the same by responding to the account activation sent your email address. Not to mention the fact that you seem to know your account … |
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