July 1st, 2008

News to know: Apple patches; Adobe; XP-Vista; Yahoo

Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:06 am

Categories: General, News to know

Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Patch Management, Apple Inc., IBM Consulting Service, Web 2.0

Notable headlines:

Ryan Naraine: Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities. David Morgenstern: Apple releases Leopard 10.5.4 update

• Apple update notice.

Robin Harris: Why computers fail

Adobe: Adobe Advances Rich Media Search on the Web

Mary Jo Foley: Goodbye, XP. Hello, Midori

• Jason Perlow: Windows Vista, meet my Mother-In-Law.

TechRepublic: Reversing IT staff attitudes: One CIO’s story

• Paul Murphy: Distributed decision making in IT

Ryan Naraine: Exploit code released for unpatched IE 7 vulnerability

Heather Clancy: Are more companies refusing to pay more for green IT?

• IBM consulting service begs the question: If your company isn’t green, where does it stand on ethics?

Oliver Marks: Autonomy CEO: Web 2.0 ‘under all the hype, there is something there…’

Tom Foremski: Could some uses of OpenID create a large privacy issue?

Larry Dignan: Yahoo posts Icahn scoreboard; Touts Google pact to shareholders

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Linux’s dirty little secret. Gallery (right)

• Has Asus forgotten what the Eee PC was all about?
• Weakened economy, what weakened economy?

Paula Rooney: Open-Xchange releases preview of next groupware server for Web 2.0 era

Steve O’Hear: Digg’s new “recommendation engine” could be a boon to advertisers. Jennifer Leggio: ShoZu photo sharing application coming to the iPhone

Phil Wainewright: Google’s culture ‘not fit’ for enterprise apps

BNET: Wagging the Long Tail: What Distribution Strategy Will Make Sense?

Zack Whittaker: Google curbs essay-writing service advertisements

• Find nearby printers easily

Christopher Dawson: A nice customer service experience with Dell?

• What should your email archiving policy look like?

Larry Dignan: Facebook’s Heiliger on buying servers, data management. Video

• Content management software vendors eye social networking
• AOL’s Platform A: We’ll pay Bebo, Facebook developers top pennies
• Podcast: Churchill Club on Web 2.0 in the enterprise

Popular Mechanics: FBI’s Next-Gen ID Databank to Store Face Scans—A Good Idea?

• Nate McFeters: Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 1: USA

Dana Blankenhorn: What your own open source census can get you

Silicon Alley Insider: ‘Unprecedented Pent-Up Demand’ For Apple iPhone 3G, RBC Says

• AppleInsider: AT&T memos detail iPhone 3G unbricking tool, crowd planning, more…

Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: The Steve Jobs Standard. The Steve Jobs Premium

Michael Krigsman: Has Google demoted FeedBurner?

Dan Kusnetzky: Microsoft Hyper-V and Spin Marketing - Virtual Iron Chimes In

Rik Fairlie: Wi-Fi in cable set-top boxes coming (not so soon)

• Dana Blankenhorn: Is there really a market for an open source router?
• Jason Hiner: Open source router from Netgear offers custom apps and firmware

Jennifer Leggio: Lithium Technologies raises $12 million; social network for enterprises will invest in innovation Phil Wainewright: $34m VC round for Spanish SaaS venture

Ryan Stewart: Is designing for the small screen more fun?

Computerworld: It’s not Vista: Windows Server 2008 gets the nod from IT

Jason O’Grady: Overclock a Mac Pro or Xserve in software

• T-Mobile bringing iPhone to The Netherlands
• My other phone is on Verizon

Smartphone battle royale: The land grab is good for buyers

Matthew Miller: Mobile software Monday: Spb Backup 2.0 for Windows Mobile

Joshua Greenbaum: My 15 minutes with Bill Gates, and how the Web was born

• John Carroll: A world ruled by Apple

Mitch Ratcliffe: What is a company blogger good for?

Slyck: Rhapsody Departs Stone Age, Supports MP3

IT Facts: Internet ads grew by 23.9% to $7.1 bln in Q1 2008

• Total sales of thin clients in first half of 2007 in Asia reached 282,667 units

Oliver Marks: Conferences as conversation starters

Roland Piquepaille: People lived in Paris 10,000 years ago!