Next week will be a busy one for system administrators as Microsoft is planning to ship 11 security updates -- four of them rated critical -- for its products.
Oct. 09, 2008
Microsoft plans to improve the much-maligned user account control (UAC) feature in the next version of its Windows client OS, acknowledging that the new security feature it built into Windows Vista has caused unnecessary problems for users.
Oct. 09, 2008
In the world of Read the rest of this entry »

If you purchase a DVD or Blu-ray internal optical drive for your desktop, chances are it comes bundled with PowerDVD from
. The company's media playback software has been popular in both desktop and laptop PCs running Windows.
On Thursday, however, CyberLink announced to extend the realm to support
--the budget laptop and desktop computers designed to run the Linux operating system. The new Linux software applications include PowerDVD Linux Read the rest of this entry »

The key features are level one super cloud computing applications,
multi-desktop virtualization, gaming, place shifting/remote access,
voice recognition, biometrics, DVR, internet television, HD, social
networking connectivity, streaming content, downloaded content, VOD
(Video on Demand), game SDK, VoIP home, Linux automatic backup
storage and PC in one unit. Customers will be able to choose from
several software application updates and flexible Read the rest of this entry »

blasts off into space on October 12, he will become the world's first second-generation astronaut, following in the spacewalking footsteps of his father, NASA pioneer
. Richard Garriott is headed to space as part of Space Adventures, Ltd., a Vienna, Va., company in which he has invested, and will enter orbit not as a tourist but rather as a civilian astronaut whose to-do list includes snapping nearly 500 pictures of Earth and participating in a Read the rest of this entry »

By Jo Best, Silicon.com
: Oct 09, 2008 11:35:24 AM
Apple made its latest big move into new territories last year with the launch of the now ubiquitous iPhone, expanding beyond the desktop and into the choppy waters of mobile.
What ought to be Apple's next leap of faith? Here are a few ideas for where Apple should go next.
Now Apple's an established mobile phone brand, why not go the whole hog by taking the games-and-mobile functionality of Read the rest of this entry »

, while Apple's TV ads insist that the company's
, Hewlett-Packard's new Windows Mobile 6.1-based iPaq 910c Business Messenger offers an alternative aimed at corporate users who are willing to pay top dollar for a high-end smart phone with advanced features.
, the iPaq 910c is being sold unlocked, so you can use it on any GSM carrier worldwide simply by inserting that carrier's SIM card into it. You're not tied to a carrier or a long-term plan, Read the rest of this entry »

October 9, 2008 (Computerworld)
today said it will issue 11 security updates next week -- the same number it shipped in August when it pushed out the most patches in 18 months -- to fix bugs in Windows, Active Directory,
(IE), Office and Host Integration Server.
Four of the 11 updates will be labeled "critical," Microsoft's highest threat ranking, with six pegged "important," the next-lowest rating, and one tagged as "moderate."
As is Microsoft's Read the rest of this entry »

3.6, its eponymous software management suite for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux workstations.
FileWave enables enterprise IT managers to distribute and manage software across multiple platforms. You can distribute ready-to-use apps, run installers locally on each machine, create customized install packages, keep software up to date by applying patches, modify individual files, and roll back application changes in the event of unintended problems.
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On October 5, 1991, the young man who would one day become the world's most famous programmer - and the brand name and poster boy for the open source software movement - sent a message to a newsgroup announcing the birth of what would become the Linux operating system.
You can read that original message that marks the birth of Linux as an open source project, posted by Linus Benedict Torvalds, on Google's archive of a newsgroup called
.
It is Read the rest of this entry »

If you purchase a DVD or Blu-ray internal optical drive for your desktop, chances are it comes bundled with PowerDVD from
. The company's media playback software has been popular in both desktop and laptop PCs running Windows.
On Thursday, however, CyberLink announced to extend the realm to support
--the budget laptop and desktop computers designed to run the Linux operating system. The new Linux software applications include PowerDVD Linux Read the rest of this entry »