WDDX.NET Tech BlogInternet and Tech Articles of InterestHackers Taking Aim at iPhones, Apple- August 10, 2008 As the predominant worldwide desktop Hackers have historically focused their efforts on exploiting vulnerabilities in the popular Microsoft Windows operating system Now that Apple is gaining the attention of the market PhysORG reports that theyre beginning...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=170 Yahoo and Google Make it Easier for you to Opt Out- August 10, 2008 TechCrunch reports that Yahoo and Google are both letting you opt-out of of the ad targeting that they use on their websites At least Yahoo was honest enough to come out and say that the new policy was a direct response to Congressional scrutiny over...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=172 Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Craigslist... Losing the War Against Spam- August 8, 2008 Its not just Captcha that has fallen to the barbarian hordes virtually every technology that larger service providers have used to defend themselves has been exploited in some fashion Huge targets garner a huge amount of attention Tech World records...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=169 Microsoft, NBC Team up for the Olympics- August 7, 2008 In one of the most technologically ambitious online presentation Microsoft and NBC are teaming up to present more than 3000 hours of on-demand video and over 2200 hours of live coverage from ChinaFor people watching the Olympics NBC and Microsoft tout...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=167 Google Insights for Search- August 7, 2008 Is pay-per-click advertising such as Google AdWords part of your marketing strategy It is (of course it is) Then youll love Googles new Insights for Search tool and extension of the Google Trends tool released in June Googles official blog reports:...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=168 SQL 2008 Being Released to Manufacturing- August 7, 2008 InternetNews reports that Microsoft recently announced that it is releasing SQL Server 2008 to manufacturing The release has been delayed since February to make sure the code was solidMicrosoft highlighted a number of big changes: a streamlined upgrade...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=166 Internet Search More Popular than E-Mail- August 6, 2008 Internet search has become a part of daily life for many people to the point that it is challenging the dominance of Email Tech Crunch comments on a recent report released by the Pew Internet Project According to the study nearly 50% of internet users...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=165 They Said it Could Not Be Done- August 5, 2008 Advantage Services announced the resurrection of the FYBAORG website today The advert was pretty clever I enjoyed seeing it in my inbox Click Here to check out their work on the FYBA website itselfhttp://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=164 Vista Performance and Tuning- August 4, 2008 Microsoft recently released a 14 page Vista performance tuning guide that focuses on performance improvements on a single computer but also takes a look at some of the tools used in enterprise environements to help make performance tuning manageableon...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=163 Nokia and Microsoft Zune, iNano for Christmas- August 4, 2008 A slimmer version of Apples 3G iPhone could be on the shelves in time for Christmas the UK PC Advisor tells us that an insider at Telefonica said via the Daily Mail that the iPhone Nano would be a pay-as-you-go device and would be launched (in the UK...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=162 |