Monthly Archives: September 2008
DotSpots Catches Google’s Eye at TechCrunch50
SAN FRANCISCO-I just finished roaming the Demo Pit here at TechCrunch50 at the San Francisco Design Center Concourse.My impression of all these new Web...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Plugs Critical Security Holes
Microsoft released four "critical" security bulletins for September's Patch Tuesday, including a massive update for Microsoft Windows GDI+ that affects multiple products.All four bulletins...
Video: E-Books Go Plastic at DEMOfall 08
In the pavilion at DEMOfall, attendees get the chance to get up close and personal with the products and technologies making their debut at...
Live from DEMOfall: Security and Mobility Rule the Afternoon
The afternoon session of Day One at DEMOfall featured a discussion on technology by the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, as...
Google’s Mayer Demos News Archive Partner Program at TechCrunch50
SAN FRANCISCO -- By now most of you Google Watchers know about the program Google launched today to make more search ad money by...
Get the Desktop You Pay For
During my recent interview with Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst, I was struck by his assertion that if you don't need--and aren't getting--bulletproof uptime...
One Heartfelt Security Solution
You may have seen my blog filed from this year's Black Hat show regarding an interesting demonstration by a pair of researchers about the...
Live from DEMOfall 08
I'm currently in sunny San Diego for the DEMOfall 08 show. The morning session of presentations just concluded and there were a few that...
Windows, Network Admins, Desktop Support Needed
Freddie Mac (the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.) and Fannie Mae, part of the mortgage mayhem, have been bailed out by the federal government,...
Railhead Probe May Get Nasty
I know this may come as a shock to you, but the nation's second largest defense contractor has been accused of misusing taxpayer dollars...