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Microsoft Pulls Office From Its Own Online Store 127

Posted by kdawson from the overtaken-by-the-deadline dept.
CWmike writes "Microsoft has pulled almost every version of Office from its own online store to comply with a court order requiring it to remove custom XML technology from its popular Word software that starts on Monday. As of mid-day, the only edition available from the Microsoft Store was Office Ultimate 2007, a $670 'full-version' suite. All other Windows editions, as well as Office 2008 for Mac, were accompanied by the message: 'This product is currently unavailable while we update versions on our site. We expect it to be available soon.' Microsoft confirmed that the disappearance of Office was related to the injunction that came out of a patent infringement case the company lost in 2009. 'We've taken steps to comply with the court's ruling and we're introducing the revised software into the US market," said Michael Croan, a senior marketing manager, in an e-mail. He also downplayed the move. 'This process will be imperceptible to the vast majority of customers, who will find both trial and purchase options readily available.'"
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Rudolph the Cadmium-Nosed Reindeer 454

Posted by kdawson from the unregulated-does-not-mean-safe dept.
theodp writes "Barred from using lead in children's jewelry because of its toxicity, some Chinese manufacturers have been substituting the more dangerous heavy metal cadmium in sparkling charm bracelets and shiny pendants being sold throughout the US, an AP investigation shows. Charms from 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' bracelets were measured at between 82 and 91 percent cadmium, and leached so much cadmium that they would have to be specially handled and disposed of under US environmental law if they were waste from manufacturing. Cadmium, a known carcinogen, can hinder brain development in the very young. 'There's nothing positive that you can say about this metal. It's a poison,' said the CDC's Bruce Fowler. On the CDC's priority list of 275 most hazardous substances in the environment, cadmium ranks No. 7. Jewelry industry veterans in China say cadmium has been used in domestic products there for years. Hey, at least it doesn't metabolize into GHB when the little tykes ingest it."
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Man Charges Phone Using a Solar Panel and His Dog 2

Posted by samzenpus from the 101-conversations dept.
andylim writes "It's really annoying when your phone runs out of battery power but what if you could charge it up using your dog? According to recombu.com, a Swiss man called Erik Schiegg has created a "solar dog" charger that combines a solar panel with a dog for the ultimate portable charging solution. Shiegg explains that the charger works in cloudy weather conditions and it's at a better angle to the sun than if he was wearing it, 'My Android phone is charged in no time.' He also adds that it would be interesting if farmers used this idea and put solar panels on their animals."

Comment Re:paper in your wallet (Score 0) 1007

by badevlad (#30067798) Attached to: Best Tool For Remembering Passwords?

100% security is impossible. Any data you transmit or store on a physical device can be recovered, regardless of encryption.

Well, you are right. But if you will use strong modern encryption algorithms your data will be recovered only by your grandsons, believe me. Additionally, there are some other methods of information protection, steganography for example. Together with encryption it reduces chances to recover your information almost to zero. Check BDV DataHider or some similar software for example.

Comment Re:I wonder (Score 0) 369

by badevlad (#30067720) Attached to: Firefox Most Vulnerable Browser, Safari Close
It is interesting, because IE always considered most vulnerable browser and one of main Firefox advantages considered low level of vulnerability. For me it looks that most popular software always are most vulnerable. Now when Firefox is almost as popular as IE (on my site 34% of visitors uses Firefox and 36% uses IE) Firefox becomes highly vulnerable.

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