Comment Re:A fitting epitaph (Score 3, Funny) 356
or fools seldom differ...
Comment Re:iPod, iPhone, then what? (Score 1) 371
If my iPod made lattes, that would be awesome. It would be great for those long bus or train rides!
Submission + - Bypass Windows With Fast-Boot Technolo
thatnerdguy writes: Phoenix Technologies, a developer of BIOS software, is working on a new technology called Hyperspace that will allow you to instantly load certain applications like email, web browser and media player, without loading windows. It could even lead to tailoring of computers to even more specific demographics, like a student laptop preloaded with word processor, email and an IM all available at the press of a button.
Submission + - Following the Spam
thatnerdguy writes: Have you ever wondered what would happen if you actually bought something from those v1agra and c1al1s spam emails? Well, Computer Associates was curious and decided they would investigate . They bought some fake jewelry from a website, did some sleuthing and found that the money went to Cyprus while their merchandise came from China.
Submission + - AdSense Disabling Arbitrage Accounts by June 1st
shird writes: "Reports of google trying to clean up its search results by cracking down on dubious Web sites that contain little content but lots of ads, sometimes known as "Made for AdSense" (MFA) sites, have been reaching the media. The Jensense blog reports "Numerous AdSense publishers have been receiving emails from Google the past couple of days stating that their use of their AdSense account is an unsuitable business model and that accounts would be disabled as of June 1st, giving publishers about two weeks notice to prepare for the loss of the AdSense accounts." Google regularly bans and rejects AdSense accounts in violation of the TOS, however this change appears to be affecting a much larger quantity of MFA sites profiting from the imbalance of AdWords costs vs AdSense profits. Currently being discussed over at WebMasterWorld."
Submission + - Robert Adler, co-inventor of TV remote, dead at 93
yroJJory writes: "Hit the mute button for a moment of silence: The co-inventor of the TV remote, Robert Adler, has died. Adler, who won an Emmy Award along with fellow engineer Eugene Polley for the device that made the couch potato possible, died Thursday of heart failure at a Boise nursing home at 93, Zenith Electronics Corp. said Friday.
In his six-decade career with Zenith, Adler was a prolific inventor, earning more than 180 U.S. patents. He was best known for his 1956 Zenith Space Command remote control, which helped make TV a truly sedentary pastime.
In a May 2004 interview with The Associated Press, Adler recalled being among two dozen engineers at Zenith given the mission to find a new way for television viewers to change channels without getting out of their chairs or tripping over a cable.
Adler also was considered a pioneer in SAW technology, or surface acoustic waves, in color television sets and touch screens. The technology has also been used in cellular telephones.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published his most recent patent application, for advances in touch screen technology, on Feb. 1."
In his six-decade career with Zenith, Adler was a prolific inventor, earning more than 180 U.S. patents. He was best known for his 1956 Zenith Space Command remote control, which helped make TV a truly sedentary pastime.
In a May 2004 interview with The Associated Press, Adler recalled being among two dozen engineers at Zenith given the mission to find a new way for television viewers to change channels without getting out of their chairs or tripping over a cable.
Adler also was considered a pioneer in SAW technology, or surface acoustic waves, in color television sets and touch screens. The technology has also been used in cellular telephones.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published his most recent patent application, for advances in touch screen technology, on Feb. 1."
Journal Journal: This is why you don't leech other people's bandwidth 2
When you include an image from another website in your website (instead of making your own copy of it), you never know when that image might be changed to something potentially embarrassing:
Submission + - How much information is in a byte?
Linnen writes: While one byte can hold a letter, ever wonder how much information a terabyte contains? Here is a list for those who are curious.
- ~ 1 terabyte: the sum of all Federal , State and City regulations
- 2.5 terabytes: Everything in Widener Library.
- 5 terabytes: every article in every academic journal printed last year.
Submission + - PayPal's CSO says phishing's impact is exaggerated
ancientribe writes: The chief information security officer at PayPal — eBay's online payment service and popular target of phishers — tells Dark Reading that the company's actual losses from phishing are relatively low, and phishing is not even among the top five threats that could cause financial loss at the company.
Michael Barrett, PayPal's CSO, says PayPal may end up recommending specific ISPs that are doing a good job at stopping spam. PayPal is studying the correlation between a user's choice of ISPs and the incidence of phishing.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=116 574&WT.svl=news1_1
Michael Barrett, PayPal's CSO, says PayPal may end up recommending specific ISPs that are doing a good job at stopping spam. PayPal is studying the correlation between a user's choice of ISPs and the incidence of phishing.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=11
