Make Desktop Linux Better than Apple
Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, which makes Ubuntu Linux, called for desktop Linux to improve to the point that its presentation layer is more visually exciting than Apple’s.
Monthly Archives: July 2008 - Page 2
Make Desktop Linux Better than Apple — Shuttleworth
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on July 24, 2008
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How to Approach Access Control in the Social Networking Age
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on July 23, 2008
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How to Approach Access Control in the Social Networking AgeLike instant messaging and e-mail before it, social networking can cause worries to companies that haven’t learned to adapt – and real trouble to companies that haven’t learned how to manage it.
Enterprises are beginning to adopt social networking applications. They’re doing it for the same reasons millions of consumers do: because they offer a fast, easy-to-use way to keep in touch, organize activities and share ideas.
However, businesses and IT executives are wary, and for good reason. Whether they like it or not, employees are signing up for these tools regardless of whether it’s company policy or not. Younger employees joining the work force have grown up with social networking technologies, and businesses are being forced to play catch-up.
Maximum telecommuting: a company with virtual work locations
Posted by jmiles
on July 18, 2008
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Everyone Works at Home at software company Chorus
[The] company, Chorus, which provides clinical, practice management and financial software for health care providers, has gone virtual. Chorus closed its Hasbrouck Heights headquarters in early June and its other office, in Stafford, Texas (outside of Houston), in early July. Now all of the company’s 35 employees and full-time consultants work at home, and for the most part, they love it.
…The company decided to close its offices to save money and spare employees the hassle and rising cost of commuting and because it had the necessary technology to support such a move. President and CEO A.J. Schreiber says Chorus can continue to serve customers while simultaneously saving $400,000 a year simply by closing its 15,000 square feet of office space. Sure, breaking leases and telecom contracts is costing the company money, but the long-term savings far outweigh those short-term costs, says Schreiber. “We wouldn’t have done this if it would have had a negative impact on our ability to serve customers,” he adds.
Disaster-Recovery Lesson
Posted by jmiles
on July 16, 2008
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Disaster-Recovery Lessons from Vancouver Fire – Headline Watch
If you’re working on a disaster-recovery plan, you might take a note from a massive fire in downtown Vancouver, B.C.
CBCNews.ca reports that power isn’t expected to be restored to the area until sometime Tuesday after the explosion of an underground transformer started the fire Monday. The fire created so much heat and smoke that crews from BC Hydro couldn’t inspect the damage until more than seven hours later, according to the Vancouver Sun.
E-mail provider Hushmail reports on its Web site that [name removed] its hosting company switched over to generators. But the fire department drew so much water to fight the fire that it reduced water pressure in the mains to the point that [the] water-cooled generator couldn’t operate. Then it was lights out in more ways than one.
Happily, Hushmail reports its service has since been restored.
House Atwitter Over Rules Governing Video, Blog Posts
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on July 16, 2008
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More twittering…
Texas Rep. John Culberson uses his Blackberry to post blurbs about his work onto Twitter, a social networking site on the Internet. The Internet has set him free from unfair media reports and other barriers between him and his constituents, enabling him to better represent them in Congress, he says.
But Culberson’s actions have put him in possible violation of House rules that appear to ban blogging or other work-related activities on non-House Web sites.
Companies Scramble to Stop Cell Phone Trafficking
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on July 14, 2008
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FOXNews.com – Companies Scramble to Stop Cell Phone Trafficking
For less than $15, you can buy a cell phone loaded with minutes. You can buy more as you go whenever those minutes run out. Best of all, you aren’t locked into a long-term contract. But in South Florida, New York, California, Georgia, Texas and elsewhere, traffickers have figured out they can make big profits by purchasing thousands of these low-cost phones and tweaking the software so that calls can be made on any cell network. The altered phones are then sold all over the world — costing the phone companies tens of millions of dollars.
Microsoft Security Advisory: Vuln in MS Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution
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on July 9, 2008
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Microsoft Security Advisory (953635): Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3. Our initial investigation indicates that customers who use all other supported versions of Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats, and Microsoft Office for Mac are not affected.
At this time, Microsoft is aware of limited, targeted attacks that attempt to use this vulnerability… Microsoft is investigating the public reports and customer impact. Upon completion of this investigation, Microsoft will take the appropriate action to help protect our customers. This may include providing a security update through our monthly release process or providing an out-of-cycle security update, depending on customer needs.
