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Encarta's demise speaks volumes
Insight perspective Microsoft's decision to shelve its Encarta multimedia encyclopedia contains an important lesson, industry watcher points out.
Tags: Copyright, Multimedia, Digital media, Database, Encarta.com, computer, Digital media, intellectual property, multimedia, disk
Top ten Windows threats
Insight A look at the SANS Institute-FBI updated list of top ten most exploited security threats in Windows.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, windows alerts
Windows Rights Management--conspiracy or customer value?
Insight Is WRM in Office 2003 another way for Redmond to fend off competition, or does it legitimately protect intellectual property?
Use Heterogeneous Services to access non-Oracle data
Techguide Oracle's Heterogeneous Services (HS) allows users to access data stored outside Oracle as if the data were in a local Oracle table. It can be intimidating setting up HS in Oracle SQL*Net, so I'll provide some simple examples.
A closer look at automatic storage management in Oracle 10g
Techguide In Oracle 10g Release 2, Oracle introduced a new command line tool called ASMCMD that lets you look inside Automatic Storage Management (ASM) volumes.
How to secure your Web applications--Part 1
Techguide With the growth in the number of Web applications there is a corresponding growth in the vulnerabilities associated with them. In this first article in a series dealing with Web application security, Tom Olzak looks at a list of common Web application vulnerabilities.
Five steps to protect mobile devices
Techguide Cybercriminals come in all shapes, sizes, and from all ethnic backgrounds. Securing mobile systems is simply the right thing to do.
Tags: Mobile, Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security, Smart Phone, Encryption, Mobile Device, sensitive information, Bluetooth
How to get a quick virtual private network
Techguide Vincent Danen recommends OpenVPN for setting up a fast, easy virtual private network connection.
DNS resource records still open to malicious redirection
Techguide Attacks against DNS cache integrity are an easy way for criminals to redirect your unsuspecting users to malicious sites. Learn more about how DNS works and what exactly DNS cache poisoning is.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Network security, Domain names, NIST, Security, Domain Name, DNS Server, Entry, IP, IP Address
Microsoft document formats gain favor
Techguide Massachusetts has proposed changing its standards policy to make room for Microsoft Office document formats.
Tags: Microsoft Office
Convert images for printing with MagickWand for PHP
Techguide Phillip Perkins shows you how to use MagickWand for PHP to convert individual page images into bitmaps before printing. He also explains what you need to do to customize his solution for your own project.
Service management in Windows Server 2003 and 2008
Techguide Use the service controller command found in Windows Server 2003 and 2008 to set a service to disabled, automatic or manual.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003, Server platforms
What does this Starter want to be?
Insight The problem with Windows XP Starter Edition, Microsoft's low priced version of Windows XP for the developing tech countries, has to do with what Microsoft wants to achieve with it.
Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows
Damaged undersea cables disrupting service
News Phone and Internet users in parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Europe are affected. How the cables were damaged is unclear.
Tags: Optical networking, Networking technology, Egypt, India, Bloomberg L.P., Europe, Cable, phone, Alexandria, Middle East
Max out your PC's CPU
Insight What’s the fastest CPU that a PC can natively support? This question can be a little trickier than it seems. Nevertheless, by doing a little research, you should be able to maximize your system's CPU and enjoy the benefits of newer processors and an extended life for your system.
