Month: September 2007

  • 2007/09/28 IT: Trouble With MS Genuine Office Validation

    Dun dun duh. Looks like Microsofts’ Genuine Office Validation server is at it again…..here is the story from slashdot.org: Trouble With MS Genuine Office Validation Posted by kdawson on Friday September 28, @12:04PM from the no-add-ons-for-you dept. Julie188 writes “Here’s another little gotcha with Microsoft license validation, discovered by security and PowerShell expert Tyson Kopczynski.…

  • psp2 too late?

     2 years letdown Sony has also fixed that weird Square Button issue, where they had to make it very stiff to keep the screen size at such a high resolution, but come on. It’s like the graphics vs gameplay thing; you can have a system that looks amazing, but forget about playing it. That’s what…

  • 2007/09/27 IT: Microsoft ‘Stealth Update’ Proving Problematic

    What another Microsoft Post? (from slashdot.org) IT: Microsoft ‘Stealth Update’ Proving Problematic Posted by Zonk on Thursday September 27, @10:41AM from the we’re-all-learning-together dept. DaMan writes “According to the site WindowsSecrets, the stealth Update that Microsoft released back in August isn’t quite as harmless as the company claims. The site’s research has shown that when…

  • 2007/09/26 Space Rope Trick Experiment Goes Awry

    OH NO! This cannot be good. (From Slashdot.org) Space Rope Trick Experiment Goes Awry Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 26, @11:28AM from the harder-than-lassoing-cattle dept. Tjeerd writes “An experiment that envisaged sending a parcel from space to Earth on a 30-kilometre tether fell short of its goal yesterday when the long fibre rope did…

  • 2007/09/25 2nd Post Daniel Lyons of Forbes Admits Being Snowed by SCO

    Wow this is not good: from slashdot.org: Daniel Lyons of Forbes Admits Being Snowed by SCO Posted by Zonk on Thursday September 20, @06:01PM from the very-glad-this-is-over dept. certain death writes “Daniel Lyons of Forbes Magazine has admitted to being snowed by SCO, regarding their lawsuit over Linux and SCO code. He specifically mentions Groklaw’s…

  • 2007/09/25 iPhone trumps HTC Touch, N95 in usability study

    Wow! What is the Iphone doing now?(from engadget.com) Here is the story: iPhone trumps HTC Touch, N95 in usability study Posted Sep 24th 2007 10:35PM by Darren Murph Filed under: Cellphones We’ve given you your chance to choose a champion amongst the iPhone, HTC Touch and LG Prada, and while the latter wasn’t included at…

  • 2007/09/24 2nd Post: Micro camcorder dubbed the ‘world’s smallest’

    From Engadget. Here is the story of the smallest camcorder in the world. I would think that a price tag of over $200 would not be so great for such a small video camera. As I have heard, the camcorder can hold about 33 hours of video, plus the resolution is one of those low…

  • 2007/09/24 Free Phone Calls… If Advertisers Can Eavesdrop

    This is stupid although free phone calls are great….(from slashdot) Free Phone Calls… If Advertisers Can Eavesdrop Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday September 24, @11:10AM from the why-are-my-ads-all-about-boobs dept. Dekortage writes “Today, Pudding Media is introducing an Internet phone service similar to Skype’s online service, but without any toll charges. The catch: they are eavesdropping…

  • 2007/09/21 Microsoft No Longer a ‘Laughingstock’ of Security?

    What? Is Microsoft no longer the laughing stock of Security? (From Slashdot.org): IT: Microsoft No Longer a ‘Laughingstock’ of Security? Journal written by Toreo asesino (951231) and posted by Zonk on Friday September 21, @10:51AM from the set-the-bar-high-guys dept. Toreo asesino writes “In a Q&A with Scott Charney, the vice president of Trustworthy Computing at…

  • 2007/09/20 Your Rights Online: Don’t Take Notes In the Bookstore

    Here is the craziest thing I ever heard. (from slashdot.org) Your Rights Online: Don’t Take Notes In the Bookstore Posted by kdawson on Thursday September 20, @09:28AM from the and-no-umpcs-either dept. mikesd81 writes “The Harvard Crimson reports that the Harvard Coop asked Jarret A. Zafran to leave the store after writing down the prices of…