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The Java Popup you Can't Stop 480

Posted by CmdrTaco from the once-you-pop dept.
An anonymous reader writes "In his brand new hackademix.net blog, Giorgio Maone, known as the author of the NoScript security extension for Firefox, reveals how popup blockers can be easily circumvented using Java. Worse, popups opened this way are really evil, because they can be sized to cover the whole desktop (the wet dream of any phisher) and cannot be closed by user (the wet dream of any web advertiser). Impressive demos available, all cross-browser and cross-platform, in the best Java tradition: 'Write once, hack anywhere' "
Patents

Submission + - Peer review of patents - will it help? (ieee.org)

Submitted by billsoxs
billsoxs writes: IEEE spectrum is running a story about a trial run at peer review of patents — particularly those nasty software patents. From the article:

"Qualcomm v. Broadcom. Amazon v. IBM. Apple v. seemingly everyone. The number of high-profile patent lawsuits in this country has reached a staggering level. Hoping to curtail the orgy of tech-industry litigation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is experimenting with reforming the way patents are applied for and processed. Launching on 18 June 2007 was an Internet-based peer-review program whereby anyone (yes, even you) can help to evaluate a number of software patent applications voluntarily submitted for public evaluation. The one-year pilot Peer-to-Patent program is a collaboration between the USPTO and New York Law School's Institute for Information Law and Policy, in New York City. The program's Web site allows users to weigh in on patent applications by researching, evaluating, submitting, and discussing prior art, which is any existing information, such as articles in technology journals and other patents, relevant to the applicant's claims."
Security

Submission + - HIPAA Audit Riles Health IT (computerworld.com)

Submitted by mboster
mboster writes: Computerworld published an article stating "An audit of Atlanta's Piedmont Hospital that was quietly initiated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in March is raising concerns in the health care industry about the prospect of further enforcement actions related to the federal HIPAA law's data security requirements."
Microsoft

Submission + - Windows Marketplace offers Ubuntu download! 1

Submitted by
the_rajah
the_rajah writes: "From http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/details.aspx?vie w=info&itemid=3411347

"Ubuntu is a community developed operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops, and servers. Whether you use it at home, at school or at work Ubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need, from word processing and e-mail applications, to Web server software and programming tools. Ubuntu is and always will be free of charge. You do not pay any licensing fees. You can download, use and share Ubuntu with your friends, family, school or business for absolutely nothing.Version 7.04, named "Feisty Fawn," adds the Ubuntu Studio, a multimedia editing and production suite, to the distribution."

Microsoft distributing Linux and now constrained by the GPL? Probably not since the download link is to download.com, but still interesting."
Hardware Hacking

Submission + - Video-conf solutions: proprietary and/or open mix

Submitted by papaia
papaia writes: I have been trying to find [the least expensive] solution allowing a business-level environment setup for video-conferencing, with the following basic requirements:

— high quality video (mostly hardware capability, including hi-res monitors, remote control (tilt, zoom on speaker) of camera, etc.), for multi-site video conferencing support in conference rooms setup to accommodate 10-15 people (as far as capability of camera and viewable screen size)

— single user web-cam like setup, allowing tapping into the "main" (above) video-conferencing system from any PC

What I already have are a couple of Tandberg units, a couple of older Polycom (actually ex-Picturetel) ones (could dump those, probably), and some web cams for PCs. What I would like to do to address the requirements above would be to:
— find some way for Skype to interface with Tandberg (some gateway-like solution allowing Skype-proprietary-to-H.323 translation)
— find some way for Skype to do multi-user video-conferencing (of which some solutions don't seem to be maintained anymore — e.g. festoon)
— find some other H.323 client (dump Skype), which would be "Internet friendly" (allow HTTP encapsulation, perhaps, to ease firewall traversal?!?)- then tie that into Tandberg (netmeeting seems to be capable of handling such)
— drop the concept of using H.323, and use PC-based Skype clients with Tandberg gear just used as monitor and camera (problem: Skype does not accept hi-res, w/some limitations in its xml config file)
— use some open source solutions for multi-site conferencing, possibly Windows-platform (client) friendly)?!?
- ... some other ways

So — would anybody care to share their own solutions for the two requirements in the beginning of this (or fill in the [... some other ways] part)
Software

Submission + - Ultimate Free CD/DVD Burn Tool for Windoze?

Submitted by
DigitalPowderHound
DigitalPowderHound writes: "Before I started browsing the mounds of projects over at sourceforge I thought I'd ask Slashdot for advice regarding the ultimate CD/DVD burning tool. I am looking to replace the usual garbage apps that come pre-installed on factory machines. I am looking for a universal tool when it comes to all tasks related to CD/DVD media -Data, Audio, Video, MP3 Tools, ISO, etc. Along with being super stable, the application should have a simple to use front-end, but also allow expert users to select advanced options. Finally, this ultimate burn tool should be free. Thanks for your help!"

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