Cyber Power Software: April 2009

Friday, April 03, 2009

Open Source coverage now on Download Squad!

If you're a Scott Granneman addict, don't despair. Scott has not left us, but he has shifted sideways a bit, joining the team at Download Squad, our blog about software and online services. Scott joins a dynamic team covering the latest in many kinds of on... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Obama Cybersecurity Team Consults Rights Groups

Civil liberties, privacy, education, and public-private partnerships are at the forefront of the government's cybersecurity initiatives.

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AT&T Taxing The Mathematically Challenged

AT&T is testing a new service plan for netbooks that sounds suspiciously like cell phone plans, typically costing $50 for the hardware and $60 per month for service.

Super Talent To Offer PCI Express-Based SSDs

RAIDDrives will be available with up to 2 TB of storage in single-layer cell and multilayer cell flash memory.

Web 2.0: Google's Ambition Beyond The Cloud

As Gears and caching in HTML5 converge, Google users can expect a wider range of applications, on computers and mobile devices, that can function offline.

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MySpace Coming To Windows Mobile

The partnership will also open up Microsoft's Silverlight to MySpace developers.

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How Is Open Source Like The Large Hadron Collider?

Answer: you start using it, and it sucks everything else up into a black hole. If that sounds like a cheap shot, consider this column by Gene Quinn of IPWatchdog.com: "Open Source Race to Zero May Destroy Software Industry." That's a scary headline if there ever was one, and I read the piece with the growing sense that I had Heard This One Before. I had, just in a different skin.

Global CIO: Global Supply Chains And The CIO

In these challenging economic times, the right decisions can wring significant savings out of supply chain operations, and forward-looking CIOs are in an ideal position to help companies grab those savings.

AMD Plays The Channel Against Dell

AMD is keeping the pressure on Dell to eventually use its processors in Dell computers. The chipmaker last week launched the AMD Commercial Channel Access Program, intended to expand its partnerships with system integrators, VARs, and distributors. To meet... RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Opera Teams Up With Ford, Virgin Mobile

The company is getting its browser on multiple cell phones, as well as Ford's enterprise-grade in-car computer system.

Opera Teams Up With Ford, Virgin Mobile

The company is getting its browser on multiple cell phones, as well as Ford's enterprise-grade in-car computer system.

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Microsoft: We Need More Foreign Workers

Redmond says its reliance on H1-B employees is due to a shortage of capable U.S. tech pros.

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Google Shaping iGoogle Into Web's Front End

The launch of gaming themes for iGoogle lets people express their personalities and interests, executive Marissa Mayer says.

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Desktop OS's, Not Mobile, To Rule Netbook Market

I've seen a lot of speculation and opinions recently that mobile operating systems like Android will take over the netbook market, pushing Windows aside. HP is already playing with Android on their netbooks. It has been tried before. I don't see that happening in the near or far future.

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BlackBerry Gets Voice-Powered Google Search

The application also integrates My Location to deliver local search results from speech-driven queries.

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EMC Reboots Archiving Software

New SourceOne platform takes a modular approach to archiving content and focuses strongly on electronic discovery.

Microsoft Offers Windows Live Mobile App

The app lets Windows Mobile users get push Hotmail, as well as tighter integration with other Windows Live services.

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Stripped down KDE

Filed under: kde, auditorRobert volunteers for a St. Louis organization called ByteWorks, which takes old PCs & refurbs them, then teaches kids how to use 'em. At that point, the kids get to keep the PCs. Pretty cool program. Robert is helping them mov... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Twitter Reportedly Launching Premium Service

Co-founder Biz Stone says fee-based add-ons are under development, but current services will remain free.

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Sun Links Open Source Strategy To Cloud Computing

CEO Schwartz revealed Sun's plans to convert its open source downloaders to paying customers of its cloud services.

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Move the mouse with your keyboard in KDE

Filed under: kde, mouse, keyboardFile this under ''I should have known about this but didn't.'' Let's say you don't have a mouse, or your mouse is having problems, yet you still need to somehow move your pointer from A to B. It's easy in KDE: press Alt-F12... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Web 2.0: The Power Of Less

Tim O'Reilly advised companies to slow down to tease out the greatest business opportunities in the postcrisis economy.

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CTIA: Nokia Says Wimax Is Going To Fail

Nokia's head of sales and manufacturing Anssi Vanjok, recently said, "I don't think the future is very promising [for WiMax]." Nokia ended production of its WiMax-equipped N810 Internet Tablet several months ago. Is he right, does WiMax have a real future?

Install the JRE in Debian

Filed under: debian, k/ubuntu, javaAs I recently pointed out, Sun finally changed its license so that distros like Debian can include the Sun JRE. Thanks, Sun! Here's the command you need to run: apt-get install sun-java5-jre sun-java5-plugin sun-java5-fon... RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Opera Adds Location Awareness

The browser will utilize Skyhook's technology to detect Wi-Fi access points and then compare them against a database of geolocated points.

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Web 2.0: Internet Too Dangerous For Normal People

After decades of computer security work, one researcher questions current Internet safety procedures and the vendors assigned to protect the average user.

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Who Are Washington's Top Twitterers?

Twitter is almost as popular in Washington as lobbyist-funded junkets. Elected officials use Twitter as a channel to talk directly with the people, communicating from fact-finding missions to Baghdad and during the State of the Union Address. Sen. John McCain even did a Twitter interview. But who are the top political Twitterers? I've compiled a quick-and-dirty list here; if I'm leaving anyone out, please let me know.

Microsoft Encarta Is Web 2.0's Latest Victim

The online encyclopedia falls in the face of competition from the likes of Wikipedia.

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Online Ad Revenues Break Records In 2008

Web-based advertising is growing despite the economic downturn.

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Deutsche Telekom Restricts Skype On iPhone

The stance of T-Mobile's parent company, which has the exclusive right to market the iPhone in Germany, differs from other iPhone service providers in the U.S. and U.K.

Microsoft Offers Windows Live Mobile App

The app lets Windows Mobile users get push Hotmail, as well as tighter integration with other Windows Live services.

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Twitter Testing Search

Features being planned include the ability to save a search keyword or phrase and have it as a link on the home page sidebar.

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Populist Anger Isn't Supposed To Be Cute

The Transport Workers Union of American ("TWU") has launched a playful-looking web site (http://americanexeccheck.com), in hopes of prompting outrage over executive pay generally...and, in particular, the potential bucks American Airlines' top execs might make.

CTIA: Nokia Diving Into Mobile Content

The mobile phone maker is teaming with the creator of NBC's Heroes to launch a multiplatform, interactive project involving geotagging, social networking, and user-generated content.

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Windows 7 Improved Compatibility

Microsoft has remained steadfast that Windows 7 is the same as Windows Vista on software and hardware compatibility. This only means that everything that would run on Windows Vista should run on Windows 7. This also means that applications that run on Wind... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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