Articles Posted on 09 January 2007
Tribunal backs disclosure of secret Ryanair deal
News Security
Derry City Council must reveal the details of its deal with Ryanair on landing fees, the UK's Information Tribunal has ruled. The Council must provide the information by the middle of next week.The decision tips the balance in...
Ogg Vorbis
News Business
Vorbis is an open source, lossy audio codec project headed by the Xiph.Org Foundation and intended to serve as a replacement for MP3. It is most commonly used in conjunction with the Ogg container and is then called Ogg...
Free smart recovery utility for download
News Security
One of the best utilities I ever had was an application called Disk Doctor on my BBC Model B computer in the late 1980s - it allowed me to undelete files I'd accidentally deleted.Now Smart PC Solutions has come up with a similar...
Chinese Linux Market to explode
News Open Source
That is one of the many predictions made by a report called“Opportunities in Chinese Software Industry (2007)” report which presents and analyses the present developmental trends in the Chinese software industry.It identifies the...
Data Protection: Adapting To The Sea Change (I)
News Storage
Enterprises may be over-investing in some areas of data protection, while exposing their IT assets to unacceptable risk by under-investing in other areas of data protection. For example, an enterprise may not understand the...
Change your grades and get four months in clink
News Security
A 22-year-old student at the University of Utah who hacked his way into the University's computer system has been jailed for four months, after he admitted his guilt in court.You Li, a Chinese national, admitted that he changed...
VIA Announces EPIA Mini-ITX Platform for x86 Consumer Electronics
News Storage
VIA Technologies launched the VIA EPIA EX-Series Mini-ITX mainboards, the first of VIA’s compact platforms to feature the new VIA CX700M2 system media processor. Powered by the highly efficient 1.5GHz or fanless 1.0GHz VIA C7®...
Brazil court orders YouTube shutdown
News Security
A court in Brazil has ordered YouTube to shut down until it removes a sex video involving the ex-wife of soccer star Ronaldo, according to Reuters.The video posted by YouTube users appears to show model Daniela Cicarelli having...
Decrapifying your PC redux
News Security
Lots of great comments on my post about "de-crapyfying" your PC. I plan on putting some of the tips given by readers up into a new post late next week. So if you have anything else you'd like to add, please do so in the comments.
802.11n to dominate markets
News Network
The 802.11n market is just emerging, with many companies (especially in China and other Asian countries) waiting for the final standard approval. It is expected that 2007 will be a first year when manufacturers deliver standard...
Computer waste law becomes active after long delays
News Security
Laws forcing suppliers of IT equipment to dispose of it free of charge in an environmentally sound manner have come into force in the UK. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive of the European Commission...
New Year. New Patches.
News Security
Welcome back from your break, although I am assuming you were able to take one and have not forgotten the delights of Christmas yet.So the patches here again from our friends at Microsoft. Interestingly enough they have decided...
Phishy Conversations = "Vishing"
News Security
2007 is apparently the year for attacks on IP telephony systems.With the number of business IP phones sold expected to grow from 9.9 million in 2006 to 45.8 million in 2010, Security vendor, Symantec speculates that VoIP networks...
Companies use LinkedIn to Find Top Talent
News Entertainment
In 2006, more than 350 major companies deployed LinkedIn Corporate Solutions across their staffing departments, establishing LinkedIn as one of the leaders in the recruiting and sourcing of passive job candidates. “With LinkedIn,...





