Wednesday, May 05, 2004|
Apple Uncommunicative About Security Holes
from the raising-you-one-worm dept. blackmonday writes "Kieren McCarthy of Techworld argues that Mac OS X is rife with security holes, and that Apple is doing a 'half-hearted' job of patching their operating system security holes, and has a 'strange habit of pretending a big problem is of no significance.' As a Mac user I find this an intruiging article in light of the Sasser Worm and its recent variants." Despite the article's assertions, no evidence of widespread security problems, or lack of effort to solve them, is offered. The only real question is Apple's lack of communication with the public in the nature of the problems. [Slashdot] 9:52:22 PM 
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Microsoft aligns Longhorn client and server work. Jim Allchin, vice president of Microsoft's platforms group, said at the company's annual WinHEC event yesterday that the Longhorn client and server products are now "tied together." [Computerworld News] 6:37:52 PM
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Longhorn - build 4074 - screenshots. From Winbeta.org: http://www.winbeta.org/winbeta/forums/index.php?s=61f2ec88bf6173630a3b7e6a278dbd0d&;showtopic=4324 Screenshots: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 [Watched threads for: The Channel 9 Team] 6:34:45 PM
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Law schools brief ~ L-schools adopting B-school methods. Leading law school news of the past two weeks is a report from the New York Law Journal on the increasing adoption of business school methods of instruction, particularly the team-based case-study method, by law schools looking to better prepare their students... [JURIST's Paper Chase] Interesting news. The article quoted also notest hat some law faculty see the change as not a good thing since being a lawyer is more than just learning a skill set, it is also about thinking like a lawyer. I'd agree with that observation. A lawyer is not an accountant or a mid-level manager. So, while there is certainly room for the use of b-school methods, such should be used were appropriate and after careful consideration. 6:26:24 PM
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Linux in action: A public library's success story. Over the past year, the Howard County (Md.) Public Library has migrated more than 200 public PCs from Windows 98 and Windows NT to Linux. These PCs are used both to surf the Internet and to access the library's catalogues. NewsForge recently spoke with Brian Auger, associate director of the library, and the IT team responsible for the migration. We wanted to learn more about why and how it was accomplished, and how pleased they are with the results. [NewsForge] 11:13:50 AM
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AMD beats Intel in desktop processor sales. Research firm Current Analysis has said that AMD outpaced Intel in desktop CPUs sales for the week ending April 24. That week AMD accounted for 52% of desktop CPU sales, marking what is believed to be the first time the AMD has outsold Intel in retail. [Ars Technica] 11:13:16 AM
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Microsoft Joins Bonded Sender Program to Stem Spam. IronPort Systems' program certifies e-mail senders as legitimate and requires them to post a financial bond guaranteeing their continued good behavior; it now will handle more than 30 percent of all e-mail traffic. [eWEEK Technology News] 10:48:40 AM
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What should LUGs do?. Last week two friends of mine from the local Linux Users Group were telling me that while they realize bringing in and helping new users is important, they're more interested in meetings that focus on enterprise-level tech presentations that will help them in their jobs. Is it possible for a LUG to serve everyone? [NewsForge] 10:38:26 AM
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