The Risks In Wildcard Certificates Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:43:20 -0400
They may not be real-world problems, but wildcard certificates have some definite theoretical problems. But they can be so much cheaper that users will buy them anyway. - The imperative to use SSL, for web authentication and encryption or VPNs, is reasonably universal. Competition has driven prices of certificates down over the years to the point where you can get conventional SSL certificates from reputable vendors for well under $100 per year.
Another product gain... FCC Likely to Recommend Unlicensed Spectrum Use Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:09:07 -0400
The Federal Communications Commission will soon release a report on the feasibility of opening up unused spectrum, or white spaces, for use with wireless broadband. The FCC engineering report will share results of several years of data collection, including field tests on Broadway in New York City and at FedEx Field in Maryland. - WASHINGTON (Reuters) A battle between tech companies like Google Inc and
broadcasters over use of soon-to-be vacant airwaves will heat up soon as U.S.
regulators release an anticipated report on the issue.
The Federal Communications Commission's report will weigh in as early as
Friday on the fea... Enterprise 2.0 Software to Take Hard Hits Amid Competition, Weak Economy Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:26:55 -0400
Spending on Enterprise 2.0 messaging and collaboration technologies will take a hit, according to Forrester Research. The research company says cutthroat competition and oversaturation of blogs, wikis, mashups and RSS feeds will curb spending, but predicts growth for mashups. At what point will Forrester have to factor the dragging economy into the slowdown in spending on anything from Enterprise 2.0 to enterprise applications? - Just a few weeks ago, the Enterprise
2.0 world was humming along smoothly, to all outward appearances. Vendors and
analysts alike were bullish on growth prospects for modern collaboration and
productivity platforms.
The tide is turning, according to an analysis from Forrester Research analyst... Intel, AMD Earnings to Offer Guidance on PC, IT Spending Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:24:03 -0400
When Intel and AMD report their third-quarter earnings in a few day, the two companies, which are the leading suppliers of x86 processors for desktops, notebooks and servers, are expected to offer a glimpse of how the financial crisis and the U.S. credit crunch is likely to impact the entire IT industry. In addition, Intel and AMD are likely to discuss the impact of the new chip manufacturing that formed when AMD sold off its fabs earlier this month. - When Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, the two largest suppliers of x86 processors for PCs and servers, report their 2008 third-quarter financial results in a few days, industry watchers will be looking for signs of how those numbers will reflect the ongoing financial crisis and its impact on the IT... Apple Releases Mega Patch Security Update Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:08:25 -0400
Apple released a large security update that touches on nearly two dozen Mac applications and features. The release includes updates for Apache, PHP, ClamAV and MySQL. - Apple has released a massive update for Mac OS X 10.5 and Mac OS X 10.4.11 that plugs security gaps in 20 Mac applications and features.
The update, released Sept. 9, is available on Apples Web site. Several of the patches deal with Mac OS X technologies, such as a fix for an issue in Script Edi... 10 Steps Techies Should Take to Keep Their Jobs in a Financial Meltdown Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:44:41 -0400
As the economy gets shakier each day, workers everywhere are concerned about losing their jobs. Here are 10 steps the corporate techie toiling away in the server room or the help desk can take to help keep his or her job. - OK, the stock market is falling like a rock. Big banks are being bought
and sold like overripe bananas. The masters of the financial universe
are looking like suckers at the horse race track buying tip sheets
printed after each race. And now, even the venture capitalists of
Silicon Valley are te...
The Seattle Times: Business & Technology
The Great Disruption hits Puget Sound hard Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:39:00 -0700 An entire business model that increasingly powered the American economy has collapsed. It was dependent not only on little understood financial schemes but also on mergers — instead of capitalizing companies that actually made things, especially advanced technological breakthroughs — and unsustainable earnings growth. It was based on debt and consumption. History shows investors in stocks can bounce back in worst of times Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:22:23 -0700 Let's deal with your worst fantasies: the "D" word. Some people have bandied it about — the prospect that perhaps this is the big... Sunday Buzz: Real estate in play as WaMu and others shrink Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:10:16 -0700 In the Seattle area and elsewhere, the tumult of merging and downsizing companies — WaMu, Wachovia, Merrill Lynch, AIG, etc. — will likely redraw real-estate vacancy maps, so brokers are preparing.
NYT > Technology
Amid the Gloom, an E-Commerce War Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:43:02 -0000 EBay was once an online juggernaut and Amazon.com its weaker rival. Things have changed.
Novelties: Keeping Your Own Health Chart, Online Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:40:23 -0000 New tools are being developed that may help harried patients monitor their medications, home tests and other details.
Verizon Wireless Plans to Charge Companies Sending Text Messages Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:53:14 -0000 Verizon told companies that send out text messages that starting Nov. 1 it will impose a fee of 3 cents for each message it delivers to the phones of its subscribers.
CNN.com - Technology
New machine prints sheets of light Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:29:17 -0400 Read full story for latest details.
Shark mom has 'virgin birth' Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:52:51 -0400 Read full story for latest details.
Keeping track of climate change Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:35:12 -0400 It can often seem like hard work keeping track of the changes happening to our planet. Another day, another new prediction. Another week, another warning. It's enough to make even the most conscientious climate change student issue a weary discombobulated sigh.
NPR Topics: Technology
Fast, Citywide WiFi Launches In Baltimore Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:19:00 -0400 The nation's first rollout of WiMax has launched in Baltimore. Host Steve Inskeep talks to tech commentator Mario Armstrong about the fourth generation Internet service. It's a wireless connection that is fast and allows a subscriber to roam across the city. New Solar Cell Easy As Pizza To Make Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:16:00 -0400 The iJET is a new type of solar cell that's cheap and easy to make, requiring not much more than a pizza oven, some nail polish remover, and a common inkjet printer. Australian scientist Nicole Kuepper describes her invention. SpaceX Celebrates First Successful Rocket Launch Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:53:00 -0400 SpaceX's flagship Falcon1 rocket has successfully launched from an island in the central Pacific, becoming the first privately-developed rocket to orbit the planet. NASA has already contracted SpaceX to begin private space flight missions to the International Space Station beginning in 2010.
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition
Bank turmoil fuels phishing boom Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:38:19 -0000 Scammers and fraudsters are capitalising on the changes sweeping through global financial markets and sectors. 'Spam attack' halts Virgin e-mail Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:32:02 -0000 Tens of thousands of Virgin.net customers lose e-mail access for up to four days after a suspected spam attack. Channel 4 abandons digital radio Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:15:31 -0000 Channel 4 pulls the plug on three proposed digital radio stations owing to a slump in advertising revenues.
Reuters Video: Technology
Facebook eyes growth over profits Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:39:44 -0400 Oct. 12 - On a visit to London as part of a multi-city European trip, Facebook founder Mark Zuckeberg explains his strategy for navigating a tough economic climate.
Reuters Technology Week Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:38:38 -0400 Oct. 10 - Palin dukes it out digitally, super strong scents, and prize-winning protein.
Shazam enters new era Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:22:20 -0400 Oct 6 - The mobile music discovery service has seen a surge of new users after broadening its offering to work seamlessly with social networks.
AP Top Technology News At 7:11 p.m. EDT
Kenya's elephants send text messages to rangers By KATHARINE HOURELD Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:10:50 -0000 OL PEJETA, Kenya (AP) -- The text message from the elephant flashed across Richard Lesowapir's screen: Kimani was heading for neighboring farms.... Flexible OLEDs could be part of lighting's future By PETER SVENSSON Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:39:15 -0000 NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (AP) -- On a bank of the Mohawk River, a windowless industrial building of corrugated steel hides something that could make floor lamps, bedside lamps, wall sconces and nearly every other household lamp obsolete.... Sony seeks to harmonize music, electronics By RYAN NAKASHIMA Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:38:01 -0000 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Now that Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG have broken off their troubled relationship, known as Sony BMG, the Japanese company hopes to harmonize its consumer electronics and its music, a duo that was badly out of sync....
CNET News.com
IBM invests in business partners' training Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:01:00 -0700 A business development fund aims to encourage its largest partners to take up more skills training around data centers. Navy charters kite-powered cargo ship to deliver equipment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:03:00 -0700 The use of this new breed of sailing ship could reduce fuel costs by 20 to 30 percent, according to the ship's owners. FCC report negates free Internet interference claims Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:41:00 -0700 Report from commission engineers boosts plan to auction spectrum for free wireless Internet by dismissing concerns it would interfere with existing providers' signals.
ARiADA Project - Researches composition strategies for electroacoustic music.
Aspire - Music MasterWorks - [Win] Description and order information of this voice-to-note composing software.
Meta Description: [ Music composing software - free music software download trial ]
AudioMulch - Interactive musician's environment offers music composition by sound synthesis and contraptions
Meta Description: [ AudioMulch Interactive Music Studio. Real-time sound synthesis and audio processing software usable as an audio effects processor or a complete music composition and performance system. AudioMulch contains many audio synthesis and processing modules and may also be used to host VST plugins. ]
Chord Arranger Pro - Creates styles from any MIDI file and is able to identify chords and convert song measures into style parts.
Meta Description: [ RMCA Pro and MAAS are MIDI auto-accompaniment systems which have all major features of a high-quality MIDI keyboard (chord recognition, based auto arranger with recording section, up to 16 fingered and 10 two-finger chord types, flexible controls and much more). In addition, a unique feature of R... ]
Compo - Composition system based on common LISP, generates MIDI and scores.
Meta Description: [ Compo est un langage informatique pour la musique base sur Lisp, generant des fichiers midi et des
partitions et utilise en intelligence artificielle. Une interface avec Open-Music de l'IRCAM est proposee ainsi qu'une selection de chorals de Bach., Compo is a musical computer language for music,... ]
ComposerTools.Com - Free on-line tools including 12-tone row analysis and pitch class. Also MusicGraph a tool for graphing music across dimensions.
Frameworks and Environments - Academic paper defining data structures for general concepts of composition, sound synthesis, networks.
Meta Description: [ A framework to integrate environments for computer aided composition and sound synthesis ]
500GrooveLab - Make your drum loops online.
Meta Description: [ Build your own drum loops online. ]
Hard Note JUMP - Streamlined MIDI sequencer that focuses on composition rather than audio production. Demo available.
Meta Description: [ Hard Note JUMP is a highly streamlined MIDI sequencer, designed to help you compose music ]
Ixi Software - Prototypes and apps for composition of experimental music.
Meta Description: [ ixi audio is a network of experimentalists in computer music and computer music software. We create experimental music software, called ixi software, focusing on screen-based interaction design. These applications can be downloaded from our website. ]
Pymprovisator - For jazz. Set song parameters and program generates MIDI file with adequate accompaniment. Freeware.
QuantumPortal - Free software Blending algorithmic techniques with contemporary Music Theory to air brush compositions.
Meta Description: [ Surealistic Music composed using modern telecommunications call clntrol algorithms. ]
Rhythm Rascal - Create drum tracks using any sample WAV files as drum sounds. Flexible, although designed mostly for Rock and Metal.
Meta Description: [ Rhythm Rascal is a professional drum track creation software program for your PC. You can import WAV files and create complex songs with ease. You can render the final song to a WAV file or MIDI for export into multitrack applications. ]
Swar Systems - Create music using Indian melodies and scales. Supports up to 8 instruments.
TaalMala and SwarMala - Compose Taal (loops) with Tabla and Pakhawaj (Indian drums). Export to WAV or MP3. Also offers the SwarMala sequencer.
Meta Description: [ Tabla Software with programmable taals, tempo and beats and real Tabla sounds, TaalMala software can be used to play any Tabla Tal as your Tabla accompanyist ]
The Palette - Melody composing tool uses composition and harmony theory to help composers develop phrases, sentences, periods, and motifs.
Meta Description: [ The Palette - Melody Composing Tool is Music Software that helps to compose the melodies. This program is based on the theory of composition and theory of harmony. The program operates with such concepts as a phrase, sentence, period, motive, methods of motive development: sequence, variation, mo... ]
Virtual Studio Systems - Offers Lyricist and TrackNotes for musicians, songwriters, and home recording.
Meta Description: [ Virtual Studio Systems, makers of Lyricist and TrackNotes software for Musicians, Songwriters, and Home Recording Engineers. ]
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