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Submission + - OpenBSD: Now 2 remote holes in more than 10 years

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Saint Aardvark

on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @03:52PM

Saint Aardvark writes: "CoreLabs released an advisory today about a remote hole in OpenBSD. The vulnerability, which affects versions 3.1, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 4.0 and the upcoming 4.1 release (for code obtained prior to Feb 26th; the upcoming CD is fine), comes from the way OpenBSD's IPv6 code handles mbufs. Theo's terse announcement is an interesting counterpoint to Core Security's timetable, which details their efforts to convince the OpenBSD team of the flaw's seriousness. The workaround is to block IPv6. Discussion continues on Undeadly.org, and a short discussion of the flaw's details can be found here."

Submission + - Microsoft "Live" Standard Search Tool on L

Submitted by wile_e_wonka on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @02:53PM

wile_e_wonka writes: From Yahoo News:

Lenovo Group Ltd. became the first computer maker to agree to pre-load Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Live toolbar and make its search portal the main service on all new computers worldwide.

Submission + - Internet Radio In Peril

Submitted by h890231398021 on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @02:50PM

h890231398021 writes: A recent decision by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB, a part of the U.S. Copyright Office) will significantly increase royalty rates on internet broadcasters, to the point at which most small/medium internet streams will be financially unable to operate because all of their revenues will go to paying royalties, leaving nothing for bandwidth fees, staff salaries, etc. This site provides more information, and claims the CRB decision is all part of the master RIAA plan to Make More Money and shut out independent artists. CNN has a brief summary as well.

Submission + - Choosing a USB Hard Drive

Submitted by

PunkOfLinux

on Sunday February 11, 2007 @01:46PM

PunkOfLinux writes: "I'm looking at getting an external hard drive (USB) for use with my laptop. When I look online, I see so many options that I have no idea where to start. Does anyone here on slashdot have experience with any particular models, or any recommendations?"

Submission + - New GreaseMonkey-killer?

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oblique303

on Thursday February 08, 2007 @12:58PM

oblique303 writes: "Lots of Slashdot readers are familiar with Greasemonkey, a tool that allows users to customize the look and feel of web sites using custom Javascript inserts. This video shows a new tool that seems to operate on a much higher level than GreaseMonkey, allowing users to manipulate the content of any web site, combine content from two different sites, etc."

Submission + - Convert Google Gadgets to Other Widget Platforms

Submitted by Plexiglass on Thursday February 08, 2007 @11:56AM

Plexiglass writes: Today's entry at the Google Code blog explains how Google Gadgets For Your Page can run on Windows Vista Sidebar or Mac OS X Dashboard. With Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo! and numerous web widget startups competing with Google for web and desktop widget real estate, it'll be interesting to see how this all plays out.

Submission + - Interview with Mark Shuttleworth: Questions needed

Submitted by

Jonathan Roberts

on Thursday February 08, 2007 @11:10AM

Jonathan Roberts writes: "Mark Shuttleworth is to be interviewed on the Questions Please... podcast on the 26th February. The idea is that the host asks the guest questions sent in by YOU. So this is a great chance for you to put a question straight to Mark Shuttleworth and get an answer. If it's anything like past episodes it should be a really interesting listen and release is likely to be either the 27th or 28th February. You can find more information by visiting the site, including contact details for sending in your question. Alternatively you could just send an e-mail straight to yourquestions@questionsplease.org."

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