tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122478842011-04-21T14:29:13.814-04:00Tainted views on Technology. Slanted more towards innovative and uncanny uses on current technology. A little hacker-mindset is also thrown into the equation. Basically THIS Blog is an Armed & Dangerous literary work.Sterlingonoreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12247884.post-1123510686795035462005-08-08T10:17:00.000-04:002005-08-08T10:18:06.816-04:00

It's not surprising that security concerns have been discovered in Microsoft's upcoming Operating System Windows Vista due out next year (late 2006). It involves a scripting tool code-named Monad or it's formal name "MSH" that was going to be packaged with the new OS.[Read more]...

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Rumor has it that Google is looking to enter the online-payment service with a service that may be named “Google Wallet”. Google is keeping quiet about any information regarding “Google Wallet”, however the rumors has spread to PayPal and also several online merchants have been contacted in regards to the new service.[Read more]...

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Seems as if Redmond is trying to penetrate the "graphic designs" market with a new product codenamed Acrylic. Microsoft says "Acrylic is a professional illustration, painting, and graphic design product" with no release date as of yet. A screenshot, forum, blog review, FileForum review, Slashdot post, and alpha download here and here are all available.

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C't Magazine of Germany have reported that with a copy of the right directories and by changing 2 bytes it is possible to convert Windows XP Home to Pro Lite. Also in similar news 3am Labs based in Hungary have argued the Microsoft Workstation versions are the same as the Server versions in terms of the binaries. They state that the only difference is in the registry. In an article posted on The

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The latest information is showing that Firefox (8% market share thus far) is slowly gaining market share from the larger player in the game: Microsoft's Internet Explorer (down to 87.23% as of recently). This is according to NetApplications.com, which is a California-based maker of applications for monitoring and measuring Web site usage. The article goes on to say that due to the growing

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Right before the market closed on June 1, 2005 the market closed early due to a “communications glitch“. Even with only four loss minutes, it can mean big money loss to traders. The market opened the following day at it’s normal time of 9:30 am, however that short downtime irked traders and also calls into question the reliability and dependability of the financial data network of the New York

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Ever thought about hacking a computer (legally) or just want to test your hacking skills? If so, maybe Wargames are for you. Standard knowledge of telnet, Unix/Linux (basic & network command & directory architecture), and gcc should be known before attempting or you always learn as you go. You may be asking what would one get out of hacking a remote machine? Well, usually there is a goal of

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This OS X updates offers many reliability and compatibility improvements. These are just a few of the enhancements and improvements included:Stickies * Addresses an issue in which Stickies could unexpectedly quit when creating a new note. * Addresses an issue in which new Stickies are invisible. * Stickies windows can now be minimized (an issue with Mac OS X 10.3.4 through 10.3.8).Safari

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It seems a long wait until Microsoft's newest version of the Windows operating system code-named "Longhorn" is finally released (sometime in 2006). Paul Thurrott's SuperSite, holds no punches when it comes to publishing exclusive information on Microsoft's future releases. They have extensive information, photos, video and links in regards to the long-awaited Longhorn OS. Having stopped using

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Has anyone heard word from Andy Rifkin, the former VP of Mattel? Wired Magazine did an article on paper computers (April 2000) and how they were going to be the wave of the future, because they were portable, disposable, and economical. Andy was supposed to be the head of the paper computer revolution.NOTE: Just as I was finding links for this Blog entry, I found the article on Andy and Paper

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While browsing Slashdot a year or so ago, someone mentioned creating their own .Mac server. It sounded like a great idea, however laziness set in and it was never accomplished...Do It Yourself... (Score:5, Informative)by pandrijeczko (588093) on Friday August 20, @05:50AM (#10020845)1. Linux/BSD server connected to your broadband link.2. Dynamic DNS service on your IP address from your ISP.3.

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This is one of the those good things that can turn into a scare thing. With the acquisition of Macromedia it is easy to see the new Adobe Systems turning into the "Microsoft" of multimedia software. Aside from the lawsuit, the competition was good while it lasted. Adobe put out this Press Release, it doesn't say much and mentions the exchange of company stock and SEC filings.

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