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Submission + - AppleWorks/ClarisWorks quietly dies (macworld.co.uk)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 16, 2007 @10:19AM

An anonymous reader writes: AppleWorks' last breath was masked by last week's iMac, iLife and iWork announcements — Apple has discontinued the product. Apple told resellers of the demise of AppleWorks last week, announcing that the software had reached "End of Life" status. It will no longer be sold. The AppleWorks website now directs users to the iWork section of Apple's website.

Feed New Scientist: Three ways to levitate a magic carpet (pheedo.com)

From feed by nsfeed on Monday August 06, 2007 @11:12AM

Three different research groups have made breakthroughs in levitating tiny objects

Submission + - iPhone Completely Unlocked for $96 with Forged SIM (gizmodo.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 06, 2007 @08:24AM

An anonymous reader writes: Gizmodo is reporting total unlocking of the iPhone: 'while the wizards are still working on a software-only complete unlock for the iPhone, hackers in Europe claim that they have completely unlocked it, allegedly using a SIM reader/writer and a blank SIM card to obtain full calling and SMS capabilities. Total cost: $96. Read on for the details.' Apparently it has been tested in Europe, but I am ordering my SIM kit now.

Submission + - Penalizing for Poor Health 2

Submitted by

theodp

on Sunday August 05, 2007 @03:34PM

theodp writes: "Perhaps laying the groundwork for Sicko II, Clarian Health announced that starting in 2009, it will fine employees $10 per paycheck if their body mass index is over 30. Even slim-and-trim employees have to worry about their cholesterol, blood pressure, and glucose levels — they'll be dinged $5 for each standard they don't meet. Smokers get a sneak preview of the policy starting next year, when they'll find $5 less in each check. Clarian credited new government HIPPAA rules that became effective July 1st for giving it the courage to follow its penalize-for-poor-health convictions."

Feed The Register: Social networks to replace imagination and be woven into clothes (theregister.com)

From feed by registerfeed on Thursday August 02, 2007 @07:32PM

Or maybe just pump more ads

It’s official: There’s big money to be made selling virtual window dressing on the internet.

Feed news.com: Mozilla releases browser testing tools (com.com)

From feed by cnetfeed on Thursday August 02, 2007 @06:52PM

Blog: The makers of Firefox want developers to break their browser to make it stronger.

Submission + - 'Sidejacking ' On WiFi

Submitted by ancientribe on Thursday August 02, 2007 @06:52PM

ancientribe writes: As if you need another reason not to use WiFi unprotected, here's one: a researcher has released a tool that lets hackers "sidejack" your machine and access your Web accounts. Called Hamster, the tool basically clones the victim's cookies by sniffing their session IDs and controlling their Website accounts.

http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=130 692&WT.svl=news1_2

Submission + - Make Life Easy with XML Schema Standard Library

Submitted by IdaAshley on Thursday August 02, 2007 @05:34PM

IdaAshley writes: XML validation enables you to create complex rules that define acceptable data. But they're no good to anybody unless you use them. In this tip, you learn to use the XML Schema Standard Type Library to simplify the process of requiring formatted data such as e-mail addresses and telephone numbers.

Submission + - Do Not Call Registry gets wake-up call (networkworld.com) 2

Submitted by

coondoggie

on Thursday August 02, 2007 @01:58PM

coondoggie writes: "If you signed up for the federal or your state's Do Not Call Registry a few years ago, you might want to thing about refreshing it. Pennsylvanians this week got a wake up call, so to speak from the state's Attorney General Tom Corbett who kicked off a public awareness campaign designed to remind people what many have forgotten or never knew — that the 2002 law set registrations to expire after five years. That is of course unless you want to start hearing from those telemarketers as you sit down to dinner. Corbett said about 2 million people signed up in the immediate aftermath of the law taking effect and those who do not act by Sept. 15 will have their numbers dropped from the registry on Nov. 1. The Pennsylvania action is a reminder that the National Do Not Call Registry has a five year life span as well. The Federal Trade Commission is set to being a nation campaign in Spring 2008 to remind all US citizens to refresh their federal Do Not Call Registry standing. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/18066"

Submission + - Registerfly's accreditation terminated by ICANN

Submitted by

Punker22

on Saturday March 17, 2007 @01:38AM

Punker22 writes: "Effective immediately ICANN has terminated RegisterFly.com's accreditation. Between now and 31 March RegisterFly is required to unlock and provide all necessary Authinfo codes to allow domain name transfers to occur. Any and all registrants wishing to transfer away from RegisterFly during this period should be allowed to do so efficiently and expeditiously. "Terminating accreditation is the strongest measure ICANN is able to take against RegisterFly under its powers," Dr. Paul Twomey, President and CEO of ICANN said today."

Submission + - Why Linux will not displace Windows

Submitted by netdur on Saturday March 17, 2007 @01:19AM

netdur writes: jerry-lee-cooper, computer expert from zdnet network wrote insightful article on why Linux will not displace Windows

"You are kidding arent you ? Are you saying that this linux can run on a computer without windows underneath it, at all ? As in, without a boot disk, without any drivers, and without any services ?"

make sure to read his comment Vista is the Future, slashdotters, what are we going to do when Windows XP is no longer supported?

Submission + - Microsoft won't release patches after test failure

Submitted by SleepyHappyDoc on Friday March 09, 2007 @05:03AM

SleepyHappyDoc writes: CBC News is reporting that Microsoft will not issue its scheduled monthly software security fixes in March after a report said its security suite ranked last of 17 tested. Microsoft's notice comes after AV Comparatives, an Austrian project found that the Redmond, Wash.-based company's Windows Live OneCare security suite "did not reach the minimum requirements for participation" in its tests (PDF).

Don't Believe What You See at the Movies 441

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday February 20, 2007 @01:58PM from the made-the-star-wars-movies-possible dept.

MattSparkes writes "Many images you see in a magazine are Photoshopped, and it's getting less and less likely that what you see at the cinema is any more genuine. In the film 'Blood Diamond', tears were added to Jennifer Connolly's face after a scene was shot. According to The Times, digital effects artists can even change actors' expressions. 'Opening or closing eyes; making a limp more convincing; removing breathing signs; eradicating blinking eyelids from a lingering gaze; or splicing together different takes of an unsuccessful love scene to produce one in which both parties look like they are enjoying themselves.' The article mentions the moral qualms digital effects people have over performing these manipulations, and the steps actors are taking to protect their digital assets."

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