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Archive for March 29th, 2008

If the news is important it will find me (Mark Cuban/Blog Maverick)

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Mark Cuban / Blog Maverick:
If the news is important it will find me  —  I first read this statement on techmeme, which took me to Mathew Ingrams Blog, which revealed that the line came from a college student who was part of an Intelligence Group focus group.  The words have stuck with me ever […]

WordPress 2.5 - WordPress 2.5, the culmination of six months … (Matt/WordPress)

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Matt / WordPress:
WordPress 2.5  —  WordPress 2.5, the culmination of six months of work by the WordPress community, people just like you.  The improvements in 2.5 are numerous, and almost entirely a result of your feedback: multi-file uploading, one-click plugin upgrades, built-in galleries, customizable dashboard …

Asus Eee PC Desktop, Eee Box Unveiled (Dave Altavilla/HotHardware.com News)

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Dave Altavilla / HotHardware.com News:
Asus Eee PC Desktop, Eee Box Unveiled  —  The scoop wire was running late tonight and these shots of Asus’ upcoming Eee Desktop made their way to our inbox just now, so we thought we’d give you the digital relay on the skinny… literally.  Though it’s hard to get a […]

PWN to OWN: Final Day (and another winner!) (Zero Day Initiative/DVLabs)

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Zero Day Initiative / DVLabs:
PWN to OWN: Final Day (and another winner!)  —  The third and final day of the PWN to OWN contest at the CanSecWest security conference begins today, March 28th at 12:30pm local time (PST) in Vancouver.  Yesterday, on day two of the contest, the MacBook Air was successfully compromised … […]

Decline Of US Newspapers Accelerating (Duncan Riley/TechCrunch)

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Decline Of US Newspapers Accelerating  —  Figures released by the Newspaper Association of America show that the decline of newspapers is more rapid than previously thought, with total print advertising revenue in 2007 plunging 9.4% to $42 billion compared to 2006, the biggest drop in revenue since 1950 …

Is VON Creator PulverMedia Dot Gone? (Om Malik/GigaOM)

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Om Malik / GigaOM:
Is VON Creator PulverMedia Dot Gone?  —  Pulver Media, the New York-based company well known for VON, the trade shows for the VoIP industry and a magazine with the same name might be shutting down, joining the dot.gone club, according to sources.  —  The rumors of the shutdown of Pulver Media […]

Hackers Assault Epilepsy Patients via Computer (Kevin Poulsen/Wired News)

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Kevin Poulsen / Wired News:
Hackers Assault Epilepsy Patients via Computer  —  Internet griefers descended on an epilepsy support message board last weekend and used JavaScript code and flashing computer animation to trigger migraine headaches and seizures in some users.  —  The nonprofit Epilepsy Foundation …

I Don’t Know… I don’t know. - Why is it so hard for people … (Josh/Redeye VC)

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Josh / Redeye VC:
I Don’t Know…  I don’t know.  —  Why is it so hard for people (including both entrepreneurs and VCs) to say these three words?  —  This past week I had two distinctly different meetings with entrepreneurs.  They both were successful serial entrepreneurs.  Both were exceptionally smart.

Major Web sites hit with growing Web attack (InfoWorld)

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

InfoWorld:
Major Web sites hit with growing Web attack  —  A blossoming Web attack, first reported by security researcher Dancho Danchev earlier this month, has expanded to hit more than a million Web pages, including many well-known sites.  —  “The number and importance of the sites has increased,” …