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HiWEB-Interactive – Show #15 – From June 12th 2008
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continues. So they threatened to terminate my service if it continues, BS: 250k
24x7 affects the quality of their network, they better fix their network then
rather than unjustifiably trash there good customers and their reputation.
-Hot NewsTopics this week
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1 -
Mozilla Announces Release Date for Firefox 3 -- June 17th
2 -
Microsoft patches 10 bugs in Windows, IE and Bluetooth
3 -
Apple announces Snow Leopard, MobileMe, new iPhone at WWDC
4 -
Intel, others announce WiMAX patent alliance; Qualcomm absent
6 -
Nortel picks LTE over WiMAX
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1 -Mozilla
Announces Release Date for Firefox 3-
June 17th -
Whenever we’re asked “when is Firefox going to be released” we endeavor to
answer to the best of our abilities, but the truth of the matter is that we’ll
only ever ship
“when it’s ready”.
We have a lot of indicators that help us understand when the product is ready
for release: feedback from our pre-release milestones, excitement in the
community and the press, availability of compatible Add-Ons, and a large active
beta community helping us ensure that the release is compatible with all the
various sites on the Internet.
After more than 34 months of active development, and with the contributions of
thousands, we’re proud to announce that we’re ready. It is our expectation to
ship Firefox 3 this upcoming Tuesday, June 17th. Put on your
party hats
and
get ready to download Firefox 3
— the best web browser, period.
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/
http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2008/06/11/coming-tuesday-june-17th-firefox-3/
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2 -Microsoft
patches 10 bugs in Windows, IE and Bluetooth
–
Microsoft Tuesday patched 10 vulnerabilities, four marked "critical," in Windows
and Internet Explorer (IE), and disabled a little-known third-party
ActiveX
control bundled with
Logitech
hardware, including keyboards and mice.
The 10 fixes are delivered in seven separate security updates, three of which
were considered critical, the highest threat ranking in Microsoft's four-step
scoring system.
The one that caught the eyes of most analysts was
MS09-030
, a critical update that patches a single bug in Windows' implementation of
Bluetooth.
"This is the most interesting of the bunch," said Tyler Reguly, a security
research engineer with nCircle Network Security Inc. "We haven't seen Microsoft
patching Bluetooth before for one thing."
Eric Schultze, chief technology officer of Shavlik Technologies, echoed Reguly,
saying that he couldn't remember Microsoft ever addressing Bluetooth, either.
"This sounds like it's pretty bad," said Schultze, "but the bulletin is unclear
and doesn't tell you whether Bluetooth is enabled by default on
Windows XP
." If it's not, he added, the danger would be reduced.
An attacker could exploit the flaw by flooding the receiving system -- a laptop
in a public place, for example -- with a large number of malformed SDPs (Service
Discovery Protocols). No user interaction is required, meaning that an attack
could be mounted without the user knowing.
A Symantec Corp. researcher also tagged the Bluetooth bug as the most notable of
the month. "The vulnerability is especially noteworthy because it allows an
attacker in range of a Bluetooth-enabled device running Windows XP or Vista to
take control of that device," said Ben Greenbaum, a Symantec senior research
manager, in an e-mail Tuesday.
The other two critical updates are run-of-the-mill client-side bugs, said Reguly,
the kind Windows users have come to expect to see each month. "The DirectX and
Internet Explorer, are standard client-side stuff," Reguly said. "Both would use
the Web as an attack vector, and well, IE, we almost always see patches for IE."
Schultze agreed. "Standard IE," he said. "It's not even fun to talk about these
any more."
MS08-031
patches a pair of vulnerabilities in IE, one of which Microsoft pegged as
critical, while the other it judged as "important," its second-highest rating.
The bugs affect all currently-supported versions of the browser, including IE7
on the newest updates to both Windows XP and Windows Vista, SP3 (Service Pack 3)
and SP1, respectively.
Both can be exploited by tempting users to a malicious Web site, said Microsoft.
MS08-033
, also marked as critical, fixes a pair of serious flaws in DirectX, Windows'
library of multimedia APIs (application programming interfaces). Attackers could
exploit the bugs by feeding malicious files to users or possibly getting them to
steer to a site that hosted malformed multimedia content streams.
Schultze wasn't sure whether an exploit would require help from the user. "The
bulletin just isn't clear," he said. He also pointed out both bugs involve flaws
in the "quartz.dll," a file instrumental to DirectShow, one of DirectX's APIs.
"Quartz.dll has had numerous problems in the past," said Schultze. "At least
three in the last three years." Computerworld , however, was able to find just
two Microsoft bulletins -- MS07-064 from last year and MS05-050 from 2005 --
that finger quartz.dll.
Beyond the three critical bulletins, the most intriguing, said Reguly, was
MS08-032
, a "moderate" update that fixes a flaw in Microsoft's Speech API and disables
an ActiveX control created by third-party developer BackWeb.
Left unfixed Tuesday is a bug in IE that Microsoft warned users about two weeks
ago. That bug, when combined with a flaw in Apple Inc.'s Safari Web browser,
leaves users open to attack, Microsoft said in a
security advisory
on May 30.
"They haven't had time to fix that," said Schultze. "But it will be interesting
to see how they handle it when they do."
June's security updates can be downloaded and installed via the Microsoft Update
and Windows Update services, as well as through Windows Server Update Services.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061008-microsoft-patches-10-bugs-in.html?hpg1=bn
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Snow Leopard: OS 10.6 –
Optimized for multicore processors, OpenCL use Graphics Processor in general
tasks,
16TB Addressable Memory, QuickTime
X, TurboCharged Safari, built in MS Exchange Support (Intel Only)
Mobile Me:Cloud
storage solution that handles e-mail, calendar items, contacts, photos, and
other documents, it will arguably compete with Microsoft's Live Mesh, as well as
several other data synchronisation start-ups like SugarSync. MobileMe will
replace Apple's consumer website service,
.Mac,
and adds to that service additional storage (.Mac's 10GB gos to MobileMe's
20GB), plus support for the
new iPhone
and for Windows PCs.
One-year subscription
$99 (20GB/200GB Mo.)
iPhone: 8GB (White) or 16GB Models (White or Black),
Start at $199, 3G HSDPA, A-GPS, 5 talk
time/300 hours standby, 2MPX Cam, 640x480 30FPS Video, h.264 support.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080609-apple-wwdc-keynote-announcements-iphone-2.html
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4-Intel,
others announce WiMAX patent alliance; Qualcomm absent -
Consumers in the not-too-distant future are going to expect more mobile
bandwidth than today's 3G networks are capable of providing, and Intel intends
to ensure the upcoming demand for additional capacity is met with WiMAX-powered
4G networks. As part of that initiative, Intel, Clearwire, Alcatel-Lucent,
Cisco, Samsung, and Sprint collectively announced the formation of the Open
Patent Alliance (OPA) today. The purpose of the organization is to "advance a
competitive and open intellectual property rights model, thus stimulating a
larger WiMAX industry that supports innovation through broader choice and lower
equipment and service costs for WiMAX technology, devices and applications
globally."
The new, Intel-led initiative is similar to a coalition between Alcatel-Lucent,
Ericsson, NextWave Wireless, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Sony Ericsson
announced back on April 15. Although the two groups are backing different
technologies (WiMax for Intel, Long Term Evolution for Nokia), both were formed
to facilitate the licensing of various patents held by their various corporate
members. Unfortunately, both groups also face the same stumbling block:
Qualcomm. As we've previously
discussed,
Qualcomm is believed to hold several patents important to the 4G standard, and
thus far, the company hasn't shown any sign that it's interested in
participating in either organization.
The cross-licensing agreement is a significant step for WiMAX, but the absence
of Qualcomm from the agreement means that there could still be some protracted
legal
battles in the future for both competing 4G technologies.
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5 -Apple
releases QuickTime 7.5 - Apple on Monday released an update to its
QuickTime multimedia software. According to Apple's notes, QuickTime 7.5
improves application compatibility and addresses security issues and is
recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.Apparently
this release fixes five QuickTime vulnerabilities, including, but not limited
to, a number of issues bridging from maliciously crafted media and image files
to arbitrary code execution.
The update is available for
Windows
(22.67MB),
Leopard
(56MB),
Tiger
(52.8MB), and
Panther
(51.39MB)
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1991
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6 -
Nortel picks LTE over WiMAX -
Going forward,
Nortel
will focus on Long Term Evolution, with
WiMAX
products dropped in favor of working with Israeli vendor
Alvarion,
the company announced.
The development of
LTE
high-speed
wireless
networks has accelerated and at the same time WiMAX hasn't evolved as quickly as
Nortel had expected, according to Gerry Collins, director of wireless for
Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Nortel.
"We looked at our portfolio and felt we hadn't addressed either segment very
well," Collins said.
So instead of trying to do
both,
it will now spend the majority of its R&D budget on LTE, to be able to satisfy
the demands of established operators like
Verizon,
according to Collins.
"For someone like Nortel who was expected to be a major player in mobile WiMAX
to abandon development raises questions about the overall market opportunity,"
states IttaiKidron of Oppenheimer & Co. in a bulletin on the pact. "This could
be viewed as a signal that Nortel doesn't expect the WiMAX market to develop as
it once thought and that its efforts are better spent on LTE development."
"Nortel had to prioritize, and has decided that LTE was a bigger opportunity,"
said Webb.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061108-nortel-picks-lte-over.html?hpg1=bn
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- Viewer Questions
(*Troubleshooting, New Tech,
Etc.)
How can I setup a Blog?
A blog is a
website,
usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary,
descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are
commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a
verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
Blogger.com
- A great starting site to get a taste of blogging, very easy to us
Feedburner.com
- Blogs, Podcasts and
WordPress.com
- Not only can you install WordPress on your own sites, you can use the same
software on their site and save yourself all of the technical work.Note:
WEB Hosts bundle with your WEB Hosting.
blog.com
-
Offers free blog hosting with unlimited bandwidth for their free package, more
benefits for paid members.
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-New Technology to keep an
Eye On
(Auto
Tech, Alt. Fuel, Environment, Hacking, High Tech, etc…)
1 -
World's First Renewable Gasoline
- The title might sound impossible, but
Sapphire Energy,
a California-based company, has been working away to create actual gasoline from
a renewable, carbon neutral source: algae. While we've heard of many different
processes for making fuels from algae, this one certainly tops the list. They've
managed to produce 91-octane, ASTM certified gasoline, ready to be pumped into
your car. They stress that it is not ethanol, and not biodiesel.The company,
they say, started with 3 friends discussing a very interesting question: "Why
is the biofuel industry spending so much time and energy to manufacture ethanol
— a fundamentally inferior fuel?" A very good question indeed, and one they
sought to answer on their own terms. The friends - a bioengineer, a chemist, and
a biologist - set out to recruit the best minds they could find to collaborate
with them on the project, and the results are staggering. "The company has built
a revolutionary platform using sunlight, CO2
and microorganisms such as algae" to produce the fuel, without the use of arable
land, and while we haven't yet seen any data, they claim it to be very water
efficient.
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1687/70/
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2 - Morgan Stanley’s $20m Boost to
Dye-Sensitized Solar -
Doom and Gloom about ITC
aside, here is a great boost to solar research. Morgan Stanley has invested $20
million in
G24i,
a UK-based company that is first to commercially manufacture Dye-Sensitized Thin
Film solar cells, an alternative to traditional silicon solar cells. Made of
dye-infused molecules of titanium dioxide held between electrodes to generate
electricity, Dye-Sensitized Thin Film has a leg up on silicon solar cells
because the cells are made of cheaper materials, are lightweight, flexible,
durable, and can produce energy in dim and indoor settings, making them
functional for smaller personal devices like cell phones and cameras, as well as
items you wouldn’t normally picture being paired with solar, like clothing. With
new boosts to increasing efficiency of dye-sensitized solar,
grabbing hold of this kind of creative tech-think is important, and apparently
Morgan Stanley recognizes that. Its investment buys it a minority stake and the
right to appoint a director to the Board. G24i is still fundraising for capital
to be able to spread its dye-sensitized wings, but Morgan Stanley’s is enough to
give the company a big boost in the right direction, at the right time – G24i
just launched its first product, a
mobile device charger,
and is looking to keep up the momentum spurred by this recent growth. Its second
product, a solar powered LED light, is set to come out later this year, and has
brought in 30 MW of production equipment to its 23-acre facility, showing it is
ready and raring to go.
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1745/83/
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3-
Wind Turbines Get Architectural Attitude
- Modular microturbines – aka, urban turbines - are getting a lift in urban
settings where buildings want to take advantage of wind power, minus the f-ugly
factor. Going the opposite route of the
bigger-is-bettermentality,
Aerovironment
is designing small, silent turbines that easily attach to buildings. The look of
the turbines take into account the building’s structure and style, so that the
turbines look a little more like they belong there.Like gargoyles that generate
electricity, modular microturbines sit atop buildings, taking advantage of the
aerodynamics of wind traveling up a building’s sides. Their design captures
efficiency, as they can provide as much as a 30% increase on energy production.
Helping obtain this level of efficiency is also the fact that they can rotate at
low wind speeds – other
smaller low-speed turbines
are also in the works, though Aerovironment’s designs have much more style
than some
we’ve seen. The microturbines are about 200 lbs, 4 feet wide by 4 feet tall, and
have a bird screen to protect the pigeons (among other birds) that are the bane
of building maintenance managers.
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1747/86/
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4–Saturn
All-Electric Conversions Available Next Year -
A small Cincinnati start-up called Advanced Mechanical Products (AMP) has
developed, and is taking orders, for Saturn Sky Roadsters converted to run on
all-electric power.The converted cars will be powered by two electric motors and
a powerful LI-Ion-Phosphate battery, enabling a top speed of 90mph and 0-60mph
acceleration in less than 6 seconds, with a range of around 150 miles on a
single charge.According to AMP CEO Jack Kuntz, a prototype model will be
completed in about a month, with an initial production run of 300 units.The AMP
Saturn Sky will be available for around $50,000, which includes the cost of the
car and the electric conversion. If you already own a Saturn Sky, AMP will
convert any 2007 model or later for $25,000. AMP asserts that the conversion
will cost around $0.04 per mile to run, compared with the $0.54 a mile that the
American Automobile Association reckons it costs to operate a conventional car.
I estimate that in terms of pay-back, this means that a user could recoup the
$25,000 conversion cost after driving around 50,000 miles.According to Kuntz,
“This is a commuter car, not a car you’d drive to Florida. It’s not for
everybody, but it’s not for the ultra-wealthy either. We want regular folks to
be able to afford it, not just the rich and famous.”Almost all of the big car
makers have announced plans to offer some form of electric or gas-electric
hybrid vehicle over the next two or three years. If that seems like too long a
wait, you might be interested to hear that these conversions will be available
from early next year. There’s only one major catch, the cars will only be
available in a 200 mile radius around Cincinnati...If you just can’t stand it
and want your electric car, you could always
DIY it.However,
if AMP can prove that this is a business model that works, I don’t see any
reason why similar schemes couldn’t be rolled out across the country?
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1749/69/
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Stingray Migration
-Tech Tip / Demo
How to Recover Deleted Files with Free Software
-
Ack! The computer ate my term paper! We've all been there at some point. You
delete an important file, somehow it skips your Recycle Bin altogether, and for
all practical purposes, it's disappeared into the ether. But before you hit the
big red panic button, there's a very good chance that your file is still alive
and kicking somewhere on your hard drive—you just need to know how to find it.
With the right tools, finding and recovering that deleted file can be as simple
as a few clicks of your mouse.
When your operating system deletes a file, all it really does is mark the space
on your hard drive that your file occupies as free space. It's still there, but
your computer is now perfectly happy to write new data on top of it—at which
point the file recovery process becomes a lot more difficult. That means you
should do as little computing as possible until you find the file you're looking
for, since every time you save a new file—every time your computer writes
information to your hard drive—your chances of recovering the file go down.
Windows:
You've a lot of really great freeware options for file recovery if you're
running Windows. Notable apps include
Undelete Plus
(original
post),
PC Inspector File Recovery
(original
post),
and
Restoration
(original
post).
Undelete Plus is the most user-friendly option of the bunch, with advanced
filtering options that make it easy to find your needle of a file among the
haystack of deleted garbage, but in my tests I found both Restoration and PC
Inspector File Recovery to be more effective at recovering files.
Mac:
If you're on a Mac and aren't afraid to lay down a few bucks in the name of data
recovery, the $99
Data Rescue II
is the go-to application for file recovery with a friendly graphical interface.
All Platforms:
If you're not afraid to crack open a terminal window or command prompt, the
free, cross-platform command-line tool
PhotoRec
(original
post)
is a crack shot at recovering photos (as the name implies) as well as virtually
any other file type from your removable media or
hard drives.
http://lifehacker.com/393084/how-to-recover-deleted-files-with-free-software
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