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SAVE NETSCAPE!!!
2008-01-10 09:32:00 Ok y?all. You may have read that AOL is planning on discontinuing support for Netscape . Nyuh-uh. Not having any of that. Are you going to let them take away the reason why you?re reading this blog... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Save
The Death of Netscape
2008-01-10 09:05:00 AOL has a long history on the internet, being one of the first companies to really get people online. Throughout its lifetime, it has been involved with a number of high profile acquisitions, perhaps... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: History , Firefox , Netscape , Mozilla , Tech
God Save the Queen: She's Now Playing Wii
2008-01-09 00:23:00 Queen Elizabeth II is reportedly enamored with Nintendo's Wii . According to a tabloid source close to UK's The People, The Queen is showing signs of becoming a "Nintendo addict" after getting her... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: News , Funny , Tech , Other
Bluetooth Celebrates Its 10th Birthday
2008-01-09 00:21:00 The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced Monday that Bluetooth technology celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2008. The technology first got off the ground in 1998, though products didn't... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Hardware , History , Tech , Birthday
OpenMoko Linux phone to get Wi-Fi, faster chip
2008-01-08 00:48:00 OpenMoko is upgrading its Linux -based mobile phone with a faster processor, Wi-Fi networking, and better graphics abilities, the company said Thursday. The Neo FreeRunner has a faster 500MHz... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Hardware , Mobile , Phone , Tech
OpenMoko gains some independence
2008-01-08 00:33:00 Google's Android project has stolen most of the thunder, but another Linux -based mobile phone effort is still making a go of it, and on Wednesday, OpenMoko announced it's gained a measure of... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Hardware , Google , Mobile , Tech
Google sends Android to conquer mobile world
2008-01-08 00:23:00 The search king became popular more than a decade after PCs went mainstream and several years after the Web became a staple. Has Google done exceptionally well? Of course. But it's one of many... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Hardware , Software , Linux , Mobile
Wikia Search Launches With Google in Its Sights
2008-01-08 00:12:00 Declaring that Internet search is currently broken, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is trying to fix it. And he wants your help. After several months of development and acquisitions to assemble the... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Google , Sights , Tech , Search , Open-Source
The Most Hated Company In the PC Industry
2008-01-08 00:07:00 Who in the hell is Asustek, and why does Microsoft hate them more than any other company in the industry? Why does Apple, Dell and Palm Computing hate them? And why does Intel love them? ... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Hardware , Software , Linux , Computers , Industry
January issue of Cubed webzine
2008-01-07 23:50:00 IN THIS MONTH'S EDITION... New consumer technologies mean that we are seeing 'do it yourself' culture taken to a whole new level. This month's cubed explores a sophisticated new movie-making tool... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Magazines , January , Issue
January issue of Cubed webzine
2008-01-07 13:41:00 IN THIS MONTH'S EDITION... New consumer technologies mean that we are seeing 'do it yourself' culture taken to a whole new level. This month's cubed explores a sophisticated new movie-making tool... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: January , Issue
Infinite monkey theorem
2008-01-06 01:28:00 The infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a particular chosen text, such as the complete... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Monkey , Other , Infinite , Maths , Theo
How to use iptables against SSH attacks
2008-01-06 01:10:00 In 2005, hackers started using "brute force." These types of attacks target Secure Socket Shell (SSH) daemons running on port 22 and use dictionary attacks against them to blindly guess usernames and... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Tech , Open-Source , Attacks , Iptables , Atta
Facebook's "Secret Crush" malicious widget tricks users
2008-01-06 01:02:00 A "widget" application used on the Facebook social network site promises to tell you who has a secret crush on you, but instead tries to trick you into downloading... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Widget , Tricks , Secret , Users
Malware Writers Hack CA's Site
2008-01-06 01:01:00 Part of security software vendor CA's Web site was hacked earlier this week and was redirecting visitors to a malicious Web site hosted in China. Although the problem now appears to have been... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Malware , Tech , Hack , Site , Writers
Mac OS Adoption Rising, Linux Desktop Too
2008-01-06 00:54:00 According to a Net Applications Survey Mac adoption rose with an increase to 7.1% of the total market share for web browsers (as in clients not in actual web browsing programs, that's how MarketShare... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Linux , Desktop , Adoption , Open-Source , Stats
The Machinist
2008-01-06 00:49:00 The Machinist is out. Go here Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Magazines
Firefox Hit With Spoofing Bug
2008-01-06 00:44:00 A serious flaw in how Firefox handles log-ons could be used by identity thieves to dupe users into disclosing passwords, a noted security researcher said Wednesday. Aviv Raff, an Israeli researcher... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Mozilla , Tech , Bugs , Open-Source
Androsa FileProtector
2008-01-06 00:18:00 Encrypt your files to keep them from snooping eyes. Looking for a simple, powerful way to protect files on your PC from prying eyes? Then you'll want this program. It lets you encrypt and password... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!
Blu-ray Site Hacked By Enthusiast
2008-01-06 00:14:00 I've seen a lot of back-and-forth among fans of both sides in the format war, but this one bit takes things to a whole new level of fervor. Last Friday--just in time for the final pre-holiday... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Hardware , Tech , Site , Hacked
The Five Open Source Business Models
2008-01-06 00:07:00 Open source has become standard in Silicon Valley, with nearly every software startup planning to release at least some code. So far, they've found five main business models: 1. Sell support... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Linux , Business , Computers , Open Source , Models
Java is becoming the new Cobol
2008-01-03 20:29:00 Java, the oldest new programming language around, is falling out of favor with developers. When it comes to developing the increasingly common rich Internet applications, Java is... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Java , Cobol
The Netscape Story: From Mosaic to Mozilla
2008-01-03 20:18:00 It seems appropriate that on the last day of the year I should be writing about the end of an era. The news that AOL is ceasing to support its Netscape browsers is not only that, it is the end of a... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Story , Mozilla , Mosaic
Eight Firefox extensions you don't need
2008-01-03 20:12:00 The object of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is to write a 50,000-word novel in a mere 30 days. That's stressful enough without being constantly reminded of how far you're falling behind,... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Firefox , Extensions
Quadrantid Meteor Shower
2008-01-03 20:00:00 METEOR SHOWER: Earth is about to pass through a stream of dusty debris from near-Earth asteroid 2003 EH1, producing the annual Quadrantid meteor shower. Forecasters expect a brief but intense peak of... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! More About: Shower
Recase
2008-01-03 19:43:00 This tiny but useful folder and filename case-conversion tool sets your directories straight. It allows you to equalize your filenaming and bring order in your directories! Right-click a file (or... Visit http://ivorygambit.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!
In its attempts to add social elements to products, is Google pulling a Fac
2008-01-01 13:26:00 Google Reader has allowed people to share items they are interested in with others since2006 with hyperlinks, clips on blogs and storing them on a public page that you had toknow the URL for to see.Last week, Google tweaked Google Reader so that your shared items are automaticallymade available to your Google Talk contacts.But, as anyone who uses instant messaging knows, not all of your IM contacts are friends.Many are acquaintances or people you barely know and with whom you may not want toshare a reading list.Recently, Facebook was forced to modify its new Beacon ad targeting service that notifiesfriends in your network when you buy things on sites of Facebook partners. Facebookmade that an opt-in feature, however, after consumer groups and Facebook memberscomplained the service violated people's privacy.Google, too, has been crucified in the blogosphere over its Google Reader change, withbloggers saying the Google Talk contact sharing feature should be opt in, not opt out.To cal... More About: Google , Social , Products , Elements
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
2008-01-01 04:11:00 I wish all the best in your life!***Happy New Year !*** From Visar More About: Happy New Year
New Trojan Software Swaps Google Ads For Malware
2007-12-31 16:41:00 New Trojan software has been found picking the pockets of Google and its publishing partners, and potentially exposing Web surfers to more malware. BitDefender, a software security company based in Bucharest, Romania, on Tuesday said that it had detected a new Trojan (Trojan.Qhost.WU) that replaces Google AdSense text ads with ads from a different, potentially malicious provider. "This is a serious situation that damages users and Webmasters alike," said Attila-Mihaly Balazs, a BitDefender virus analyst, in a statement. "Users are affected because the advertisements and/or the linked sites may contain malicious code, which is a very likely situation, given that they are promoted using malware in the first place. Webmasters are affected because the Trojan takes away viewers and thus a possible money source from their Web sites." Google said in an e-mailed statement that it is "committed to ensuring the safety and security of our users and our advertisers. We actively work to detect ... More About: Software , Malware
Bruce Eckel's Free Electronic Books
More articles from this author:2007-12-31 15:10:00 These are electronic books in HTML on C++ and Java , along with the source code. The HTML books are fully indexed, use Frames for easy navigation through the chapters, and have color syntax highlighting on all the source-code listings. Each HTML download contains an entire book and source code in a single zipped file. Click here for public and on-site seminars based on the books below. Note: Many of these documents require the installation of the fonts Georgia, Verdana and Andale Mono (code font) for proper viewing. These can be found here. Thinking in C++, Volume 2: Practical Programming Final version (print version) - December, 2003 Book in HTML + source-code tree and makefiles. Revision history at start of book. Thinking in Enterprise Java Revision 1.1 - May 6, 2003 NOTE: book only, no source code. Described in Thinking in Java, 3rd edition. Very early release; book is still in formative stages. Revision history at start of book. Thinking in Patterns Revision 0.9 - May... More About: Books , Electronic , Free , E-books 1, 2 |
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