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Comments made by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer last Thursday to an analyst conference for the most part went unnoticed until stories this morning cited excerpts from a freshly published transcript of that conference. In one such story, an excerpted partial sentence was interpreted as part of a statement that Microsoft may yet exercise its option [...]

An electronic clipboard that has the potential to save lives has been unveiled. It is hoped the device - known as a mobile clinical assistant (MCA) - will cut the time doctors and nurses spend on paper work.
It could also improve patient safety and speed up treatment times.
The portable device lets clinicians [...]

I’ve been testing Windows Vista Ultimate for a week now, and now I think I’ve just had enough and I’m removing it from my PC, it has not made me switch from my OpenSUSE 10.2 Linux installation, and I use Windows XP for some limited work, related to a project. I believe in the next [...]

Microsoft’s Windows Defender was only able to block 47% of spyware threats in quick scan mode, in a recent test of spyware products by independent lab Enex TestLab on behalf of security and utility products vendor PC Tools. In full scan mode, Defender was only able to block 53% of threats.“We have been watching [...]

There’s a term that’s thrown around work offices with internet access. It’s NSFW. I’m sure you’re familiar with it. It means Not Safe For Work. Generally it’s anything adult related where if your boss popped a look over your shoulder you’d be embarrassed or even asked to leave.Tell that to James Pacenza, a 58 [...]

On Tuesday Microsoft released its newest security patches. Most of the patches dealt with vulnerable places in Microsoft programs which were know to have been used. Wednesday, the day following, is now Zero-day for new cyber-attacks. These will not be fixed for a month.Microsoft has warned that a new, yet-to-be-patched security hole in Word [...]

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has announced that it will maintain a display hall and auditorium in the much-hyped Second Life online virtual game (note the use of the term “game” not “world”).AMD is hoping to use its new AMD Dev Central Pavilion on AMD Dev Central Island to engage with developers (both amateur and [...]

The beta program for the update for IBM’s Informix database server (IDS), code-named “Cheetah,” was opened to the public on Wednesday. Coming with the release are new features, enhanced support for hierarchical data, and improved query capabilities.
To make Informix more attractive to small and medium sized businesses, IBM also plans to offer a package deal [...]

Wireless networks are everywhere; they are widely available, cheap, and easy to setup. To avoid the hassle of setting up a wired network in my own home, I chose to go wireless. After a day of enjoying this wireless freedom, I began thinking about security. How secure is my wireless network?I searched the Internet for many days, reading articles, [...]