by certifiedbug on March 17, 2008
in News
My last post on this item was May 31, 2007, the month Soloway was arrested. Several months later, after pleading guilty to fraud and tax evasion charges, Soloway is due to be sentenced 20 June, 2008.
The notorious spammer has previously been found guilty of sending spam in several civil cases, Microsoft won a $7.8m judgement against him back in 2005, but he’s always avoided paying fines.
According to his lawyers, the only assets are a collection of two dozens pairs of expensive sunglasses valued at more than $3,700, 27 pairs of shoes, and clothing worth about $14,200.
Seattle Times
by certifiedbug on March 14, 2008
in News
Hot on the heels of Piracy Surcharge on ISPs proposed by Music Industry
Verizon Communications Inc. has broken ranks with the industry and is set to announce Friday that it plans to help its users share files faster - at least those who do it legally.
With researchers at Yale University and a group of companies that make file-sharing software, Verizon collaborated to enable faster downloads for consumers and lower costs for participating ISPs.
CBS2
by certifiedbug on March 14, 2008
in News
The industry’s anti piracy efforts appear to be futile, failure to stop piracy by suing Internet users, digital rights management all but abandoned.
But wait, now the music industry is considering a file sharing surcharge, per user per month, that Internet Service Providers collect from users.
This would be used to compensate songwriters, performers, publishers and music labels. Rightly so, but… will Internet Service Providers be able to implement such a practice. There is sure to be a backlash especially from smaller providers on a tight budget. Think rural, ISP options are often sparse in the boonies, something city users may not be aware of with their countless Internet options and budget packages.
Like I have said before, piracy is not free, it costs us all. 
Discussion today at South by Southwest
Mobility, Ubiquity and Monetizing Music
Room 18ABC
Friday, March 14th
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
by certifiedbug on March 14, 2008
in Microsoft
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution KB949029
MS08-014 has undergone a major revision increment.
Originally posted: March 11, 2008
Updated: March 13, 2008
Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
Version: 2.0
- Reason for Revision: FAQ added about known issues relating to
users of Excel 2003 Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3
Technet
Google Sky was formerly available only within the Google Earth software, but with the launch of the web version your browser can become a virtual telescope, zooming and panning across the cosmos.
- Powerful search that lets you browse tens of thousands of named objects.
- Three optical sky surveys that show you what your naked eye would see if it had a really good zoom lens. Try switching to infrared, microwave, ultraviolet, or x-ray to see the sky in a completely different light. Or blend between these views to create unique visualizations on the fly.
- Galleries highlighting the best images from Hubble and many other telescopes.
- Current planet positions and constellations.
- Overlays of custom KML content. (Simply paste a Sky KML URL into the search box, just like on Google Maps.)
- Last but not least, the Earth & Sky podcasts gallery is not to be missed, particularly for those who run a classroom.
Google Lat Long Blog
Technology Review magazine published its annual list of the top ten emerging technologies, posed as most likely to change the way we live.
The TR10 technologies are: Probabilistic Chips, NanoRadio, Wireless Power, Atomic Magnetometers, Offline Web Applications, Graphene Transistors, Connectomics, Reality Mining, Cellulolytic Enzymes.
Technology Review 10, March/April edition.
by certifiedbug on March 10, 2008
in Security
Be mindful of malicious spam pushing screensavers with backdoor trojan payloads.
According to Sunbelt’s blog, the trail of this new wave of spam leads back to malware loading group “Loads.cc”; who are using a new domain for their botnets after being taken off-line in January 2008 by a DDoS attack from a rival malware gang.
October 2007 Article at PCWorld.
New Microsoft website UltimatePC.com built by the Vista Ultimate Team.
It’s a sharp design with blueprints to map out a home theatre setup, travel photography and pc gaming. Home audio and home office to follow.
Source: Geek In Disguise
by certifiedbug on March 6, 2008
in Microsoft
Scheduled March bulletin release day, Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)
It is important to remember that while the information posted below is intended to help with your planning, because it is preliminary information, it is subject to change.
As part of our regularly scheduled bulletin release, we’re currently planning to release:
- Four Microsoft Security Bulletins rated Critical. These updates may require a restart and will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.
As we do each month, the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool will be updated.
Finally, we are planning to release three high-priority, non-security updates on Windows Update and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) as well as two high-priority, non-security updates on Microsoft Update and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
TechNet Advance Notification
by certifiedbug on March 6, 2008
in Browser
This beta release is available to everyone, but is primarily for Web developers and designers to test the new tools, layout engine, and programming enhancements.
IEBlog
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