July 3rd, 2008

News to know: Searching Silverlight; IE 8; Dell; Google vs. YouTube

Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:49 am

Categories: General, News to know

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Mobile, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Notable headlines:

Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: Silverlight content searchable, too

• Ryan Stewart: Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom with Michael Cot
• LineRider releases a Silverlight 2 version
• Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses

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Ryan Naraine: IE 8 Beta 2: Security makover

• Ed Bott: Microsoft to ratchet IE8 security another notch in Beta 2
• Dancho Danchev: Sony PlayStation’s site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security software
• Blizzard introducing two-factor authentication for WoW gamers
• 300 Lithuanian sites hacked by Russian hackers
• Firefox 2 critical vulnerabilities patched
• Nate McFeters: Tiller Beauchamp on the Recon 2008 conference
• Multiple Facebook vulnerabilities reported on Full-Disclosure
• Remote code execution flaw in VLC Media Player
• PCI-DSS 1.1 points to outdated OWASP Top 10
• Matasano ships Web-based firewall manager
• Antivirus vendor introducing virtual keyboard for secure Ebanking

Larry Dignan: Michael Dell’s a believer: Makes a $100 million statement

• Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Dishing It Out
• Guest post: An ode to the humble spreadsheet

Techmeme: Google has to fork over YouTube user history files
TechRepublic: Reversing IT staff attitudes: One CIO’s story

News.com: Jobs, Apple directors face new backdating suit

Jennifer Leggio: ReputationDefender opens alpha for enterprise reputation management

• Steve O’Hear: TipiT adds payment pledges to Twitter

Rik Fairlie: Linksys WRT610N Wi-Fi router delivers dual bands, simultaneously

TechRepublic Video: Five Cisco IOS tips to make you more efficient

NVIDIA says “significant quantities” of laptop GPUs are defective, stock tumbles

Heather Clancy: Dell strives to make it easier to be green with FlexAddress

• New Web caculators from APC help you get a grip on the green impact of certain design and technology choices

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTs

Robin Harris: Notebook SSDs REDUCE battery life at 50x the cost

Paul Miller: Does True Knowledge see value in distance from the bubble?

Ryan Stewart: WordPress, Gears, and the converging browser/desktop

Michael Krigsman: Stop the madness: 10 steps to killfailures

Paul Murphy: Helpdesks and productivity

Foley: New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-July

• Ed Bott: Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy name. Techmeme
• Zack Whittaker: Microsoft Equipt: student productivity rise likely?
• Chrstopher Dawson: So about that Microsoft licensing

Matthew Miller: What is the best method for picking up an iPhone 3G on July 11th?

• Jason O’Grady: What to do with your first generation iPhone (updated)
• AppleInsider: AT&T says original iPhones can be inactivated and used as WiFi iPods
• What MP3 player and mobile phone sound the best to you?
• Hearst provides nine fun, informative, and functional mobile sites
• Richard Koman: Do feds track cell users illegally? Legal groups want to know

ISO: PDF format becomes ISO standard

Forbes: Netflix’s Online Movie Dreams

Roland Piquepaille: Laser-aided software for tunnel constructionNews.com: Survey: Advertisers should acknowledge privacy concerns about targeted ads

Dan Kusnetzky: Microsoft Hyper-V and Spin Marketing - Symantec’s take

Deb Perelman: Five realities of Google or any other Workplace Wonderland

Janice Chen: Nikon announces D700: Full-frame dSLR for $2,000 less than flagship D3

OMG! texting is so expensive