Monthly Archives: February 2010
OpenOffice.org 3.2 Offers Modest Update, Better Startup Speed
Last month saw the latest release of OpenOffice.org 3.2, the first version of the open-source, cross-platform-friendly office suite to ship under the stewardship of...
How to Optimize Your Firewalls for Maximum Performance
Configuration optimization techniques for firewalls can be divided into two groups: general best practices and vendor-specific, model-specific configurations. This article will focus on best...
SGI Buys Assets of Bankrupt Copan Systems
SGI, which in April 2009 became a combination of Rackable Systems and the original Silicon Graphics, announced Feb. 23 that it has purchased the...
Twitter Logging 50 Million Tweets Per Day
The ubiquitous microblogging Website Twitter currently logs 50 million "tweets," online postings of 140 characters or less, according to a blog post written by...
Intel Says Cyber-attack Targeted Systems in January
Intel has acknowledged it was targeted in a "sophisticated" cyber-attack in January, but has not officially linked the incident to a broad attack on...
Researchers Show Off Smartphone Attacks
A colleague of mine recently bought her husband a new Android device off of eBay. After receiving the $600 phone, she discovered that it...
Mindjet Extends Mind Maps to Microsoft SharePoint, Salesforce.com
Mindjet, a maker of visual mapping software to improve team collaboration among knowledge workers, is forging ties with third-party applications Microsoft SharePoint and Salesforce.com.Mindjet...
10 Quick Tips for Using Google Buzz
10 Quick Tips for Using Google Buzz
by Clint Boulton
Google Buzz on Dashboard
First, you should know how Google is trying to help you protect your...
Intel Heads $3.5B Investment in U.S. Companies
Intel is leading a large group of venture capital firms and IT vendors in creating an investment vehicle to pump $3.5 billion into U.S.-based...
BlueLock Offers CloudSuite Management Solution
Cloud computing and managed IT services provider BlueLock announced CloudSuite, a set of cloud computing solutions, offering a selection of infrastructure-as-a-service environments to fit...