Date: 01/09/06 (Security)    Keywords: software

Windows Meta File flaw prompts software maker to scrub its code and update its development practices.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6024778.html

Date: 01/09/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: software, web

what's a good filesize for video on the web?

beyond that, what's some good (free?) OS X software that can compress video. my boss wants me to put up some videos for the new site and all (which looks amazing thanks to you guys and the folks over at graphicdesign), but right now they're 10-13mb each and i'm quite sure that's a bandwith disaster waiting to happen.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdesign/1038954.html

Date: 01/10/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software, database

Problem

Solution 1 - Build a file server

• Data will be easily accessible.


• Hard drives are more durable than other media (Assumption)


• There are good maintenance applications for hard drives.


• Organization. Easier to keep hard drives organized


• Very Compact

• Cost.


• Time required to build box


• Maintenance of another computer


• Software expense


• electricity usage

Solution 2 - Buy External USB Hard Drives and HUB

• Less expensive


• Doesn't require building another box


• No software needed


• easy Maintenance

• Cables. This will require a lot of data cables and power cables


• Need something to contain it all like a cabinet


• USB Reliability?(Info Needed)


• Drive Reliability?(Info Needed)


• Data Transfer speed?(Info Needed)

Solution 3 - Tape Storage

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/856651.html

Date: 01/10/06 (Security)    Keywords: software

Open-source AppArmor tool promises to help fend off intruders by putting restrictions on software that's running.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6024892.html

Date: 01/10/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, java, web

It was fun to watch Java software companies posting videos of their product demonstration on the web. Watching them however made me realize couple of important issues. First of all software demonstration videos on YouTube suck (for lack of stronger word). You are much better off using Wink. It is very sad to watch how demonstrators are [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/java-meets-youtube/

Date: 01/11/06 (Security)    Keywords: software, security

The government department is giving millions of dollars to a project that will comb open-source software for security bugs.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6025579.html

Date: 01/11/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software

I have an external USB 2.0 hard drive would like to use to back up pictures and mp3s and office documents, etc.

I really do not want to use the built-it windows backup software as it creates the back up as one large file.

I want to be able to just connect the external USB 2.0 hard drive to a computer and get the data off it without having to use a “restore” function. So the data I see on my IDE internal drive is the same as I see on the external drive.

I would like to be able to just sync the new files that have been added rather then recreating the back up.

and do not tell me to get a mac

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/858041.html

Date: 01/12/06 (Security)    Keywords: software

A user feature in Norton SystemWorks could offer cybercriminals a place to hide malicious software--just like a rootkit.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026203.html

Date: 01/11/06 (Security)    Keywords: software, security

Q&A Check Point Software Technologies CEO Gil Shwed takes a hard look at the changing face of cybersecurity.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6025784.html

Date: 01/12/06 (Security)    Keywords: software

Computer experts say software transmits information about playlist content, attached to ID number, back to Apple.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026542.html

Date: 10/19/05 (Data Management)    Keywords: software

World's top maker of corporate data storage equipment says profit was also helped by strength in its services, systems and software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9592_22-5901604.html

Date: 01/15/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software, web

After installing some software, I've somehow lost the icon associations for some graphic images. (jpg and gif, mainly) The icon is the windows white "square", with the bent corner and the windows "window" inside of it. (no, not the flying windows icon.) In a folders details view, all the extensions are intact, and by double clicking on them, the appropriate associated application launches. In Properties of the file, it says "Opens with unknown application", yet, as I said, double clicking does open it in the appropraie program.

Of course, Tools \ Folder Options\ File Types allows me to remedy this, but the icons for jpgs and gifs do not seem to be there for me to associate with the file types.

As a kicker, I've had some websites where I uploaded pictures to, bark at me when I attempt to upload a jpg or gif. I doubt these 2 are related, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it.

XP, sp2.

Any thoughts?
!
Thanks!

After a bunch of "RESTORE and "CHANGE ICON" clicks, it seems to have righted itself. Thanks!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/860724.html

Date: 01/17/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software, virus, spyware

What's the largest number of viruses or spyware you've ever found on a computer?

My Aunt Eva's computer has 366 viruses and 299 instances of spyware infecting it. Prior to my installing a combined anti-virus and anti-spyware software, it seems to have gone unchecked and unprotected since somewhere around 2003.

Crossposted to my LJ and the ComputerGeeks forum

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/862306.html

Date: 01/17/06 (Open Source)    Keywords: software

This is not the final word. This is the first word. The drafting of the license is designed to be a process, and the Free Software Foundation wants you to help.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=547&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 01/18/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software

I'm looking for a program that can do staggered copying. Quite frequently, I need to copy large amounts of data (Hundreds of GB to TB) from external SCSI, Firewire, Shared Storage, etc., to other external drives. Also quite frequently, while dragging & dropping and the copying is starting, the computer gets sluggish, or cannot continue to copy from and to multiple sources simultaneously. Error messages ensue. Rather than wait the hours and hours for one drive to finish, just to start another manually, is there an application out there to "batch" copy commands to pickup once the previous is done?

I encounter this under both Mac OS and PC platforms, so I'm open to any piece of software.

Thanks!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/863416.html

Date: 01/18/06 (Security)    Keywords: software

Figures suggest that Florida leads the pack in PCs that have rootkit-like software from Sony's antipiracy tool.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6027857.html

Date: 01/18/06 (Security)    Keywords: software, database, security

Scheduled batch of patches plugs a large number of security holes in many products, including its database and app server software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6027847.html

Date: 09/23/05 (Apache)    Keywords: php, software, apache

I recompiled apache and PHP months ago to install mcrypt and cURL so billing software would work. I've recently changed billing software, and while troubleshooting the install, found that it wasn't working correctly because mcrypt wasn't installed. So I'm wondering...where'd it go? It *was* installed. Even if apache has upgraded itself recently, it wouldn't make sense that mods would need to be reinstalled each time. I'm just wondering if this has happened to anyone else? I know I'm not providing a lot of details....but I'm not quite sure where to start looking.

X-posted to php and my own journal.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/apache/25754.html

Date: 01/19/06 (Security)    Keywords: software

Flaws in software for routers and Internet-based telephony could be a conduit for attacks on enterprise networks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6028417.html

Date: 10/19/05 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: software, html

I was at work the other day and complaining about how I wish Media Player hadn't become so froofroo. And I was delighted when my co-worker showed me this:

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/itprofessionals/26694.html