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Archive for March, 2005PearPC to sue CherryOSThursday, March 31st, 2005Just three weeks ago I reported about CherryOS suspected of being a replica of the open source PearPC and now it seems like there is an attempt to protect the GPL in court. After trying to contact CherryOS to talk things through, there was no reply other than “speak with an Attorney”. So, that’s exactly Daily Friction #4Wednesday, March 30th, 2005237 new messages in my website inbox, only two hours after I cleared it, can someone plese take it? Blogsphere Yahoo introduced the beta version of Creative Commons Search. Looks pretty cool. Some sites are missing, sites like ummmm…… TechMount for example. But I’m sure it will be corrected shortly. Where Yahoo is going? Y! 360 Vs. My YahooWednesday, March 30th, 2005I don’t have any write up about Yahoo 360 yet but I do wonder how Yahoo is going to put it all together. Lets see what we have here: Email, Groups, geocities, Flickr (360 photo share?), 360 blogs, 360 social network, My Yhaoo, Y! Messenger, etc. I’m not even considering Y! Lunch, search, news, maps Yahoo 360 inviteWednesday, March 30th, 2005Thanks to Jeremy I’m now on Yahoo 360. Very interesting, yet there are many things to explore. Force new windows to open in a new tabWednesday, March 30th, 2005Firefox has a “secret” feature allowing you to force new windows (which are called for by target=”_blank” and other methods) to open in a new tab instead. Yahoo increases mail storage capacity to 1GbMonday, March 28th, 2005Yahoo announced that it will increase its free mail storage capacity from 250Mb to 1Gb. Users of the free mail service will see the upgrade to storage over April with Yahoo promising to get the job done by the end of the month. Sockets, slots and CPU connectorsMonday, March 28th, 2005The PC evolves constantly since it’s debuted. many different interfaces allowing the connection of many different classes of add-on component and peripheral device has been one of the principal reasons for its success. The key to this has been standardization, which has promoted competition and, in turn, technical innovation. Gain access through SSHMonday, March 28th, 2005Even when system administrators filter out all traffic except port 22 (SSH), it’s very likely that there is still a way to gain access to other computers behind the firewall. This article by Mike Chirico shows how remote Linux and Windows users can gain access to firewalled samba, mail, and http servers. In essence, Vulnerabilities in TrillianMonday, March 28th, 2005A few vulnerabilities has been reported in Trillian, allowing malicious people to compromise a users system. Daily Friction #3Sunday, March 27th, 2005I’ve been sick during the entire week leaving TechMount unattended. So, here’s the third installment of Daily Friction, there is much more to come in the upcoming week. Security A new Firefox 1.0.2 is a security and stability update was released. It is recommended that all users upgrade to this latest version. Daily Friction #2Wednesday, March 16th, 2005Here comes the second Daily Friction entry. The idea is working quite well for now, so I’ll keep on at it. Today’s menu includes one very useful application, a first appearance of the hardware section and a few more goodies. Software FreePOPs is an easily extensible program, which allows access to the most varied resources through the Google Adds AdLinks to Google AdSenseWednesday, March 16th, 2005As Microsoft released its new search engine in Beta mode the talk about MSNs paid search offering and a google-like advertising network was quick. Now that Yahoo contextual advertising network is moving from big publishers only mode to allow it’s placement on small sites as well the contextual advertising market is increasingly heating up. When Top Five Online ScamsWednesday, March 16th, 2005Complaints about online fraud nearly doubled from 2003 to 2004, according to a December 2004 report by the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center. Research firm Gartner estimates that nearly 10 million Americans were hit by online fraudsters last year–largely due to a wave of phishing e-mails seeking to steal users’ identities. Gmail open to the publicWednesday, March 16th, 2005It seems like Google has given the green light for Gmail to be open to the general public. From the registration page: “As we make room for more Gmail users, we want to first extend invitations to Google users. We’re still working to make Gmail better, so for now, we’re just inviting a small number Daily Friction #1Tuesday, March 15th, 2005Here’s comes the first of what is going to be a tradition here at TechMount. All the small bits and pieces which do not worth a full post will be packed in a daily post. This will include things that happened in the blogsphere, interesting applications, knowledge pieces or anything I find interesting or amusing. Browser newsTuesday, March 15th, 2005When Firefox final release came out with a big bang things started to move in the sleepy browser market. Now there is great anticipation to whats about to happen next. Here’s four shaping events from the last few days… Apple joins the Blu-ray Disc AssociationSunday, March 13th, 2005
Blu-ray technology just got a boost this week after Apple signed on to the board of directors backing Blu-ray technology. The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) announced that Apple will become a member of the consortium’s Board of Directors. The BDA has over 100 members. Its Board of Directors consists of Dell Inc. HP, Hitachi,LG Electronics, Popup CheckFriday, March 11th, 2005PopupCheck.com is a web site designed to test your popup blocker capabilities. It is the most complete way to test your popup blocking software. Your popup blocker will be given a series of tests that range from your standard popup to very complex popups that slip by most ad blockers. CherryOS is a StolenWareWednesday, March 9th, 2005Amid all the raving reports about CherryOS - the new Mac OS X emulator for PC, BetaNews reports or rather brings back allegations of CherryOS being actually a stolen modified code of the PearPC open source project. MiniMo on Windows MobileTuesday, March 8th, 2005MozillaZine just published photos of MiniMo - A Windows Mobile Mozilla based browser. Windows Mobile Device owners will soon be able to use a Firefox like browser on their devices. TechMount’s new lookTuesday, March 8th, 2005I’m happy to introduce the new look of TechMount. A few more improvemnts are on the way. I’ll be updating the look of the site over the next few days. Google updates its desktop search toolMonday, March 7th, 2005Google has launched the updated version of its desktop search tool whose enhancements include the ability to search the full text of Adobe Systems PDF files and the metadata of multimedia files. Wells Fargo moves its ATMs to windowsSunday, March 6th, 2005Wells Fargo Bank announced that it has completed a five-year project to Web-enable its 6,200 ATMs in 23 states. The Windows-based infrastructure is designed to allow Wells Fargo to update and add services to its entire network remotely. More than 3,000 online stations were installed in nearly all of its 6,046 branch locations. The WebATM Nokia delivers the latest in-car communication solutionSaturday, March 5th, 2005The new Volkswagen Passat will come equipped with a handset integration product from Nokia Automotive, harnessing Bluetooth wireless technology. This makes Volkswagen the first automaker to offer its customers a factory-fitted automotive communication solution that supports the Bluetooth SIM Access Profile. The handset integration product provides compatibility with a wide range of mobile phones from 10 year NetrospectiveThursday, March 3rd, 2005Yahoo! Celebrates it’s 10th birthday and has issued a look back at 10 years of Internet history. Their Netrospective lists the top 100 highlights over that time. They made a pretty nice edit of important events while still missing some (as expected) but the really odd thing is that they have “weblogs” and “blogging” as Web Photos ProThursday, March 3rd, 2005I came across Web Photos Pro a while a go but never had the time to really check it out myself. This photos management software provides features like tagging, search, private albums, “latest photos” album, and EXIF display. It can create web standard RSS feeds and has built-in support for Technorati’s new tagging standard. Web |
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