Date: 07/17/06 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software

Company licenses digital rights management software that will allow downloaded movies burned to DVDs.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6094704.html

Date: 07/17/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, seo

IBM today announced a specially priced solution, for customers with 100 users or less, for small and medium business (SMB) customers adopting Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne applications. It is based on IBM’s “all-in-one” System i business computing platform. The System i Solution Edition for Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne is an integrated hardware and software solution sized specifically [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/ibm-delivers-erp-software-for-smb-adopting-jd-edwards-enterpriseone/

Date: 07/17/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software

I am tired of having to turn my computer on and off because it can't go into sleep or hibernate. After a period of inactivity, I get a box with this error message: "The device driver for the 'Communications Port (COM1)'device is preventing the machine from entering standby. Please close all applications and try again. If the problem persists, you may need to update this driver."

COM1 is where the docking port for my Palm IIIx (stop snickering; there's no point in upgrading something that works just fine and does what I need!). I've tried removing the docking port, removing the port and un-installing the software - any combination you can imagine, with full shutdowns in between, and also reinstalling the Palm III software. Same message. Is there something in a registry I need to kill? If I will have to give up the Palm backup, I'm willing to do that just so I don't go through a half a dozen shutdowns a day to keep the heat down. As it is, the power supply is failing and will have to be replaced very soon. But simply un-installing the program with "Remove Program" doesn't help.

I'm on a custom built computer running Win XP. Tell me if you need hardware details and I"ll ferret them out, but this seems to be a software issue. Thanks for any help you can give.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/950434.html

Date: 07/18/06 (Security)    Keywords: software

Software giant files 26 lawsuits that allege computer dealers sold illegal software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6095240.html

Date: 07/18/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, microsoft

Microsoft Corp. filed 26 lawsuits that allege computer dealers sold illegal Microsoft software. The lawsuits, filed in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and South Carolina, allege that the computer resellers pirated software or installed unlicensed software on computers they sold, Microsoft said. Microsoft gathered evidence for these cases through the use of a program [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-sues-windows-resellers-alleging-piracy/

Date: 07/18/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, database, asp, virus, web, hosting, google

H. D. Moore (hdm[at]metasploit.com) has devised a Ruby based search engine that finds malicious windows software (viruses, trojans etc.) using standard Google queries. The Malware search engine finds Web sites hosting malicious files after an user enters the name of a virus or Trojan horse. Currently the signature database is small but still contains dangerous viruses [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/google-malware-search-engine-and-how-it-works-impact/

Date: 07/18/06 (Application Development)    Keywords: software, microsoft

Nuance Communications' new software improves the accuracy of speech recognition as Microsoft eyes the market.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9593_22-6095443.html

Date: 07/20/06 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software, web

Search giant tests site designed to serve up Web pages that software can easily read to blind users.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6096169.html

Date: 07/21/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software

Christine Axsmith, CIA software contractor, was fired this week after she posted her views on the Geneva Conventions and torture at a blog site only accessible to those with a top-secret clearance. She had been employed by BAE Systems, a prominent defense contractor, to test software performance at the CIA. On July 13, under her usual alias [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/cia-contractor-fired-for-blogging/

Date: 07/22/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, microsoft

The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) has come under intense scrutiny, mainly because of questionable actions like home-calling and mis-identification of software pirates. Microsoft wants to stop rumors stating that the WGA falsely identifies legitimate users as pirates. According to WGA team member Alex Kochis, “Of the hundreds of millions of WGA validations to date, only [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-counters-windows-genuine-advantage-false-positive-identification-accusations/

Date: 07/24/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: blogging, software, web, hosting, spam

Many online blogging software and other products require some type of cron and / or asynchronous execution functionality. Spammers and web robots are an essential part of any website today. Most web hosting providers, especially on shared hosting, do not provide cron functionality. Let’s see how we can leverage spammers and web robots (like MSN [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-use-robots-spammers-to-run-your-cron-jobs/

Date: 07/24/06 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software

Software company introduces Socialtext Open, an open-source, downloadable version of its primary wiki product.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6097855.html

Date: 07/26/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, yahoo

Cult of the dead cow, creators of infamous BackOrifice software, released a secure, user-friendly, free, open source instant messaging software to facilitate anonymous communication and secure file transfers. ScatterChat is designed to facilitate secure and private real-time communication over the Internet. It provides message encryption support over AOL, Yahoo! & MSN. Additionally it provides file encryption [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/secure-instant-messenger-scatternet-released-by-hackers/

Date: 07/26/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: php, software, web, shopping

can anyone recommend a good php script or program that would be good for the following?:

i want to create a website that has a section for me to post recipes. the index page for the recipe sections, i want to be thumbnail's of a photo of each recipe (instead of just a text link - see FIGURE A). when you click the thumbnail, i want it to go to a page where i can put text and photos for the actual recipe page. i want to be able to categorize the recipes on the index page, so when i enter them, they appear in the correct section on the index page.. and only thumbnails for the most recent 4 or 5 recipes show on the index page. if you click on the "view more" button, or the category title, it takes you to another index type page with thumbnails of all of the recipes in that category (see FIGURE B).



FIGURE A:


FIGURE B:


i've worked a bit with customizing php (shopping carts), and i was wondering if anyone can point me in the direction to a good script or data entry program that might be able to help me to achieve this. i want to do it in php so i can easily update recipes, etc. i might eventually incorperate the same software/script to display crafts and projects.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1143972.html

Date: 07/27/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, web, linux

Bryan O’Bryan is well known longtime Mac enthusiast and editor of ResExcellence.com, a popular Macintosh website. He runs a Mac-specific software company and also podcasts at castablasta.com. Recently he switched over from Mac to Linux, specifically Ubuntu. This is not a story of a dilettante. He was soaked in Mac and “fell in love”. In [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/reasons-for-ditching-mac-in-favor-of-ubuntu-linux/

Date: 07/27/06 (Security)    Keywords: software

Commentary--Thousands of attacks demonstrate that building a secure perimeter around our computer systems is no longer enough, says QNX Software CEO Dan Dodge.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6099266.html

Date: 07/27/06 (Security)    Keywords: software, security

Second-quarter results at the security software maker are preliminary as review of grants process is still underway.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6099443.html

Date: 07/28/06 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, web

Security has become a no-brainer for desktop software, but the same doesn't hold true for the booming world of Web applications.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6099228.html

Date: 07/28/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software

I'm selling my laptop. My lovely, lovely Dell Latitude D600. I realized that with me getting a brand-new D620 for work in a few weeks, and having an iBook, a desktop, a PocketPC, and use of Mike's PowerBook and desktop when necessary, I don't really need my Latitude anymore.

It's got a 1.6GHz Centrino, Intel 2200 B/G wireless (A+ wireless card), 768MB DDR RAM, DVD/CD-RW, SXGA+ 14.1" display (1400x1050 - amazing resolution for gaming and coding and stuff), 40GB Toshiba 5200rpm HDD (still has at least a year on the warranty), gigabit ethernet, etc. Most of the components are pretty dang new - the top casing is all new, the keyboard was just recently replaced, the hard drive is newer (I had to RMA it after I dropped my laptop while it was on). Comes with Windows XP/Pro SP1 and all the original drivers/software CDs.

Still has one year of CompleteCare/Next Business Day warranty, which I can transfer to whoever buys it. This is an A+ warranty that covers any kind damage except fire, theft, and that which is blatantly obvious it was deliberate. The hard drive has its own warranty through Toshiba and doesn't require transfer of warranty - it's tied to the drive's serial number.

I'd like to get around $600 for it, plus shipping. If you're interested, comment or email me at shifuimam AT gmail DOT com. It's been taken care of extremely well. I will also include a microfiber screen protector that you can place between the display and the keyboard when the laptop is closed. The battery is new and can last for somewhere around four hours without wireless on and lowered screen brightness (I think - don't hold me to that).

If this post is inappropriate, please remove it or tell me to remove it.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/956587.html

Date: 07/31/06 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, asp, security, web

Fortify Software, which identifies and remediates software vulnerabilities, has contributed its collection of 115 types of software security errors to the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), a six-year old non-profit with almost 5,000 members whose “mission is to find and fight the causes of insecure software.” The work will become part of OWASP's Honeycomb [...]

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=728