January 5th, 2009
News to know: Windows 7; Twitter phishing; Apple; Floppies
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily:
Jason Perlow: The bell tolls for your magnetic media
- Robin Harris: Long-term personal data storage
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First reactions to Windows 7
- Windows 7 beta performance: How it compares to Vista, XP
- Jason Perlow: Windows 7? Mojave my ass
- Gallery: User Interface Transition from Windows XP to Windows 7
- Ed Bott: If you love Windows XP, you’ll hate Windows 7
- Surprises in the Windows 7 EULA
- Do you use the ‘Windows’ Key?
Garett Rogers: Google testing Timeline view in main results
Jason Hiner: IT 2009 predictions: What’s in and what’s out
Matthew Miller: Does the new Palm Nova device have a slider keyboard and large touchscreen? Techmeme
Jason O’Grady: Oh crystal ball, what will Macworld Expo 2009 bring?
Christopher Dawson: Fedora 10 + Acer Aspire One = damn fine computer
Brian Sommer: Software & Services - 2009 dictates value delivery a must
Twitter: Gone Phishing
- Adam O’Donnell: Twitter phishing… inside Twitter
Kingsley-Hughes: Verbatim’s new quad-interface 500GB/1TB external hard drives
Larry Dignan: RIAA dumps its primary evidence collector
Oliver Marks: The Semantic Enterprise
David Morgenstern: Getting started with AppleScript
Robberies: A new measure of Apple market strength?
9 to 5 Mac: Apple 17-inch MacBook Pro to go Unibody, sans removable battery
- Apple 2.0: Top 10 Macworld rumors for 2009
- Jason O’Grady: MWSF09: Images from the show floor and Apple booth
- iMacworld app gets major update in v.1.1
- Rumor: iWork to migrate to the Web for Macworld Expo
Garett Rogers: Android on netbooks is BIG money for Google
Paul Murphy: IT’s horsedrawn horseless carriages
TorrentFreak: Trojan Blocks The Pirate Bay and Mininova
Mary Jo Foley: Keeping up with the Microsoft confabs
NYT: For the Blind, Technology Does What a Guide Dog Can’t
Zack Whittaker: BitLocker for dummies (…students)
Christopher Dawson: Could Shrek use a netbook?
Dana Blankenhorn: EMC gets open source mojo cheap
Chicago Tribune: WiMax edges closer to city
Richard Koman: British police can now hack citizens’ PCs
ABC News: Friended by Mom and Dad on Facebook
CNET News: Wikimedia Foundation: Jimmy Wales ‘absolutely’ not out
Ryan Naraine: Real plugs critical holes in Helix Server
- Adobe Flash, Apple Safari fail privacy test
- Adam O’Donnell: Military contractor “cyber-defense” gold rush begins
Harry Fuller: Climate change politics
- Raise taxes? On gasoline? How about mothers’ milk?
- Why “cheap” energy is really costly in the long run
- Heather Clancy: Giving myself a grade on last year’s green tech predictions
- Here are 10 green IT resolutions: How many can your team keep?
Matthew Miller: Have a new HTC Fuze or Touch Pro? Check out these extensive tips & tricks
First impressions of the Nokia N85 with OLED display and solid constructionChristopher Dawson: Technology and image in schools
- Semiconductor sales down 7.2% in November 2008
- Top US Web sites accessed over mobile phones in October 2008
OFB.biz: Fewer Bars in More Places: AT&T Network Upgrades Degrade Service for 2G Phones
10 reasons IT certification will be important in 2009
Richard Koman: NASA craft may ride on Pentagon rockets
PaidContent: Online Or Bust: Why 2009 May Be The Nail In Newspapers’ Coffins
NYT: The End of the Financial World as We Know It
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