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Submission + - Level 1 Web Browsers...

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 19, 2007 @05:07PM

An anonymous reader writes: Looks like Microsoft are defining Browsers as either Level 1 or 2 with Level 1 being the superior browser consisting of guess which browsers...! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/sha repoint/techinfo/sysreqs.mspx

Submission + - SSH Security Primer: Client Security

Submitted by nitsudima on Monday February 19, 2007 @04:51PM

nitsudima writes: John Tränkenschuh provides a quick survey of SSH client security issues and suggested configurations for the reference SSH distribution, OpenSSH.

Submission + - Interview with Tiberon Studios (EA)

Submitted by

jayintune

on Monday February 19, 2007 @04:38PM

jayintune writes: "Gamerstooge had a chance to sit down with one of EA's Development Managers at Tiberon Studios to find out what it's like to work on games like Madden 2007. It's a look into one mans road to working in the video game industry as well as a window into the video game juggernaut, EA. From the article, "For you to be successful, you have to work your way up to it. Software Engineering is much more than just writing code. It's schedules, designs, cutting, resource allocation, mentoring, patience, and a slew of other things that can only be learned by working your way up.""

Submission + - Taming Mustang, Part 1: Collections API

Submitted by nitsudima on Monday February 19, 2007 @04:35PM

nitsudima writes: Mustang (also known as Java Standard Edition 6) has arrived. This latest Java 2 platform from Sun Microsystems is overflowing with new and enhanced APIs. Jeff Friesen presents the first of a three-part series on Mustang, focusing on enhancements made to the Collections API, where you discover new Collections interfaces and classes.

Submission + - US trains new ELITE Swedish anti-piracy policeunit

Submitted by soulxtc on Monday February 19, 2007 @04:18PM

soulxtc writes: Never one to let its interests anywhere in the world go unprotected, the FBI and the MPAA have teamed up with the Swedish govt to create an elite corps of Swedish anti-piracy police. In an effort to help stamp out pesky Swedish pirates, FBI agent Andrew Myers and the MPAA have given a group of six Swedish police officers extensive training on how to effectively combat piracy and catch people who engage in illegal downloading from the internet.

Submission + - IT force feedback

Submitted by on Monday February 19, 2007 @04:16PM

An anonymous reader writes: I've been lost in thought for a while on the direction I want to take with my life, and since I'm in IT like most of the readers on this site I thought I'd poll my peers. I've previously acquired an associate's degree in business for information systems and in a few months I'll have a bachelors of science in information technology. At the same time I'm one of the lead developers for a software development company that will remain nameless. At this point in my life I'm not sure what direction to take next. While I enjoy working with code and software systems I find that the joy of learning new things pales in comparison to the thought that the software I develop is nothing but useless in six months to anyone who uses it. I've been toying with the idea of graduate school but I'm lost as far as the direction to take. I really want to become involved in technology that actually makes a difference and affects people's lives other than these corporate applications. If you were me or have gone through a similar situation what did you do to find the right path? Is there a graduate field of study that I should be looking into or a known career path that IT people can follow in order to get into a field where they're developing applications or technology that you can see the difference it makes? People who program machines for NASA get to see the fruits of their labor, people who develop embedded systems for medical uses get to know their work helps others, and that's the sort of thing I'm talking about. I'm sorry if this comes off as another lame thread. I've never posted to Slashdot before but I've been reading it for years. I hope I can get some constructive criticism or feedback. Thanks everyone.

Submission + - BBC launches Space Shuttle based on car

Submitted by

David Off

on Monday February 19, 2007 @04:10PM

David Off writes: "Last summer BBC Television decided to launch a space shuttle shaped motorcar, the Reliant Robin, into very very low earth orbit! Now this may not be the X-prize but it is a very very cool hack that harks back to era of MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club. Now a shuttle launch costs hundreds of millions of dollars. The Beeb built a very convincing shuttle from the Robin, a main fuel tank and two SRBs in an industrial unit in Manchester. There was very little money but all the tea the team could manage to dring. The rockets develop 8.5 tonnes of thrust and this was the most powerful private launch in Europe to date. The Robin had to be stripped from 750kg to 250kg and avionics fitted for the flight back to earth. All doesn't quite go to plan as you can see in the 20 minute film which was broadcast yesterday. It would be nice to know more about the tech behind the launch, the film is thin on details."

Submission + - Competition for Indie, Student and Serious Games

Submitted by

UberGlyn

on Monday February 19, 2007 @03:57PM

UberGlyn writes: "FuturePlay 2007 has issued a Call for Games in the categories of a) Indie Games, b) Student Games and c) Serious Games.
Important dates are:
March 16, 2007 — Deadline to submit a one or two page concept of your game project in text, Word or PDF via email.
August 1, 2007 — Deadline for teams who were successful in stage 1 (concept) to submit their fully working game for review.
November 15-17, 2007 — FuturePlay conference in Toronto, Canada where the winners exhibit their games and collect their prizes.
The games will be reviewed by professional game developers from indie game companies, larger professional studios, publishers as well as by games academics and researchers.
Full competition details are available at http://www.futureplay.org/games "

Submission + - Ballmer hints at Xbox 360 price cuts

Submitted by thefickler on Monday February 19, 2007 @03:47PM

thefickler writes: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has strongly hinted that the company will look at cutting the price of its Xbox 360 in a recent financial analyst briefing in New York. Ballmer said that the company would review the price of the Xbox 360 to ensure that it remains competitive as well as profitable:

Submission + - 3 Different Ways To Run Windows Applications on yo

Submitted by

luna6

on Monday February 19, 2007 @03:35PM

luna6 writes: "http://lunapark6.com/?p=3079 Article compares three different ways to run Windows Applcations on Intel Macs: Codeweaver's Crossover for Mac, Parallels for Mac and Apple Boot Camp. In the article the advantages and disadvantages are discussed for each method and a final conclusion is given for which method is best suited for a particular user's needs. Plenty of screenshots are provided to give a reader a better idea of what each program does."

Submission + - Outsourced call centre jobs returning to UK

Submitted by fiannaFailMan on Monday February 19, 2007 @03:32PM

fiannaFailMan writes: The BBC is reporting that more UK companies are reversing the call-centre outsourcing trend.

"Hello, it's my car." ''Your cat, sir?." "No, my hatchback." "Your bad back, sir?" "No my car, it's a hatchback." "Your cat has a bad back, sir?" "Arghhhhhh!" ...Just 4% of people have had a good experience when dealing with a call centre, according to a recent survey by YouGov. Over half of those asked said their biggest gripe was having to contact call centres outside the UK and more than a third admitted to shouting and swearing at agents because they got so frustrated.

Submission + - LinuxWorld: Managing mixed source software stacks

Submitted by

Jane Walker

on Monday February 19, 2007 @03:22PM

Jane Walker writes: "Get a Linux architect's opinion of Vista and four tips on managing a data center's mix of open and closed source software stacks in this report on Russell Pavlicek's LinuxWorld workshop."

Submission + - In-Depth Dell XPS 710 H2C Edition Evaluation

Submitted by RL20-II on Monday February 19, 2007 @03:20PM

RL20-II writes: Dell's XPS 710 H2C Edition is touted as a top-of-the-line, ultra-performance machine built with power users in mind. Not only does the XPS 710 H2C hold the distinction of being Dell's first non-limited edition factory overclocked computer, but it also uses Dell's first in-house developed liquid cooling system to keep its quad-core power plant cool. This in-depth evaluation at HotHardware has plenty of performance data and goes into great detail on the technologies employed in the XPS 710 H2C Edition. This seems like a killer system if you can justify the investment.

Submission + - google study of hdd failure

Submitted by

lobro1

on Monday February 19, 2007 @03:19PM

lobro1 writes: "http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6376021.stm"

Submission + - Password Malpractice: Are You Guilty?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 19, 2007 @03:16PM

An anonymous reader writes: The explosion of passwords in today's enterprise has created a sea of holes in the security infrastructure. Some CIOs have responded to the challenge by bringing in the lifeboats, figuratively speaking, but in many cases the password-related security risk remains largely unchecked and even ignored.

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