Home » Archives
Securing Web Apps: Build Then Patch or Rebuild From Scratch?
Written on 10 Dec, 2009 at 0:11 in Technology | viewed times | 0 Comments
By Jack M. Germain TechNewsWorld In the early days of business computing, data was shipped from corporate locations to a central server. To spare enterprises the hands-on control of the process, third-party service providers handled the freight. Today, that same business model... (Continue reading)
Google Pledges to Open AppJet EtherPads After User Outcry
Written on 9 Dec, 2009 at 23:59 in Technology | viewed times | 0 Comments
Everyone makes mistakes now and then; the hard part is admitting it. Yet that seems to be just what Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) did on Saturday following its acquisition of AppJet, maker of the EtherPad collaborative word processor. The news first broke... (Continue reading)
Countdown to Microsoft Windows 7
Written on 23 Oct, 2009 at 18:43 in Technology | viewed times | 0 Comments
“What a long, strange trip it’s been.” Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows 7 developers may be humming that famous refrain to the Grateful Dead’s “Truckin” Thursday as the company prepares to hold the official launch of the new operating system software. Windows 7’s... (Continue reading)
Strong Tech Earnings No Match for Bank Worries
Written on 23 Oct, 2009 at 18:37 in Technology | viewed times | 0 Comments
The major stock indexes have gained about 60 percent off their March lows and corporate earnings are beginning to look up, but Wednesday provided a fresh reminder of the crisis that precipitated the worst bear market and recession since the... (Continue reading)
YouTube Hits a Billion Views, What’s Next?
Written on 12 Oct, 2009 at 22:57 in Technology | viewed times | 0 Comments
More than a billion a day. That’s the number of page views YouTube is serving on a daily basis, according to CEO and co-founder Chad Hurley. Actually, he said YouTube is attracting “well over a billion views,” which further cements the... (Continue reading)
NASA hopes moon crash yields water
Written on 9 Oct, 2009 at 19:45 in Technology | viewed times | 0 Comments
If President Obama continues President George W. Bush’s plan to build a base on the moon, water on the lunar surface would be as valuable as gold. Not only would it be useful to drink, but it could be broken... (Continue reading)
Radio’s Bob Rivers owned 1 of 3 planes young burglar may have stolen
Written on 9 Oct, 2009 at 18:50 in Technology | viewed times | 0 Comments
By Jack Broom Seattle Times staff reporter A Seattle radio personality says he’s the owner of one of three small airplanes possibly stolen by a notorious 18-year-old Camano Island serial burglar. Bob Rivers of KZOK-FM told his listeners Thursday that he owns a... (Continue reading)
Warner Makes Nice with YouTube
Written on 30 Sep, 2009 at 23:59 in Technology | viewed times | 0 Comments
Posted by: Douglas MacMillan businessweek.com On Tuesday, Google announced that music videos by Jay-Z, Madonna, Green Day, and other Warner Music artists will return to YouTube after a nearly year-long breakdown in negotiations between the companies. The latest deal brings all four... (Continue reading)
Will Net Neutrality Go Wireless?
Written on 30 Sep, 2009 at 23:55 in Technology | viewed times | 0 Comments
After moving to a new building on the corner of 11th Street and New York Avenue, Google’s Washington office got a face lift that made it as hip and colorful as the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters. But Google’s top Washington... (Continue reading)
Why Apple Should Put iTunes Inside Your TV
Written on 30 Sep, 2009 at 23:52 in Technology | viewed times | 0 Comments
By Arik Hesseldahl businessweek.com Before I get to the points that might create a stir, here’s one that won’t: For music, Apple’s iTunes store is an enormous success. Customers have downloaded 8.5 billion songs, making iTunes the top music retailer in the... (Continue reading)