In an odd turn of events, a now former IT director gave the passwords of the Cisco routers and switches he managed for San Francisco's Wide-Area-Network, after being jailed since July 13th (nice day to go in).
Was there a full moon that week, of July 13? After checking the moon phases, apparently the moon wasn't full till the 18th. Anyway, on July 23, after 10 full days in the clink, the Mayor met this man at the jail to get the passwords. I suppose that saved them some time from reinitailizing the IOS and reconfiguring. Those IOS files are a pain to setup. Its too bad they didn't have them backed up somewhere - then they could have hand coded a password into the config file and reuploaded to...Full Story
Personally, I love Javascript and Ajax. I thought I would never ever, ever, get into doing ActionScript programming. I almost thought it was beneath me to do so, seeing all these Flash games being created with it - what a toy, right?
Think again - the sheer speed at which Flash player operates and can run ActionScript, puts it at the top of the list web development languages one should know. With the advent of Flex 3, ActionScript suddenly became a language that could be util...Full Info
The object-oriented code of ExtJS is a joy to work with, and the widgets keep
getting better, each year. ExtJS is poised to be considered a serious
contender with on going development and a growing fan base. Plus, its ease of use and consistent code base, make it a framework that any web programmer should be able to transition to, and appreciate. If you know anything about actionscript programming, ExtJS is a nice transition. If you're an OOP programmer, ExtJS will appeal to you, also....Full Info
If you ever have a client who has been blacklisted, after being infected with zombie emailers on his workstations, here is a tip to help get off the Comcast blacklist, after you've removed the offending virus or adware from the network.
If you're like me, sometimes you need to know what process is using which port. This capability is especially useful if you have several processes with the same name, but a different PID.
Aaron Sorkin to Write Facebook Story for Big Screen
Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing, is about to get a whole lot of friends on Facebook. Sorkin, one of Hollywood's highest-profile writers and TV show creators, is in negotiations to write an untitled film project about the founders of the popular social networking site that Scott Rudin will produce for Columbia. Sorkin broke the news on Facebook when he opened up his own account. - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin,
creator of quot;The West Wing, quot; is about to get a whole lot of friends on
Facebook.
Sorkin, one of Hollywood's highest-profile writers and TV show
creators, is in negotiations to write an untitled film project about
the foun...
EU, Mobile Operators Clash Over Call Billing
Mobile phone operators may face legislation from the European Commission to crack down on what the EU executive sees as overcharging, but industry said such a step would amount to micro-management. European Union Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding is concerned that some mobile operators are charging by the minute rather than second for calls made while traveling between EU states. -
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Mobile phone operators may face legislation
from the European Commission to crack down on what the EU executive
sees as overcharging, but industry said such a step would amount to
micro-management.
European Union Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding is concerned
that some...
iPhone Security Flaw Exposes Private Data
A security flaw in the Apple iPhone allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mails even when the device is locked, but the company said a fix is on the way. Popular technology blog Gizmodo and an online forum run by the Mac Rumors site showed that it took only three taps to gain access to locked iPhones, which run the latest 2.02 Apple iPhone software. A spokeswoman said in an e-mail that Apple was aware of the problem and was readying a software update to fix it. In the meantime, she recommended users set the iPhone's Home button to open up the phone's iPod music collection rather than the phone's Favorites menu. -
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A security flaw in Apple Inc's iPhone allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private
contacts and e-mails even when the device is locked, but the company
said a fix is on the way.
Popular technology blog Gizmodo and an online forum run by the Mac
Rumors site show...
Vimpelcom to Sell Apple iPhone in Russia
Vimpelcom, Russia's second-largest mobile phone operator, said on Thursday it had signed a distribution deal with Apple Inc. to sell iPhone 3G in Russia. Vimpelcom announced today it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Russia, expected later this year. -
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vimpelcom, Russia's second-largest mobile phone operator, said on Thursday it had signed a distribution deal with Apple Inc. to sell iPhone 3G in Russia.
quot;Vimpelcom announced today it has signed an agreement with Apple to
bring iPhone 3G to Russia, expected later this yea...
Sony CEO Reconsiders Ericsson Joint Venture
Sony's joint venture with cell phone maker Ericsson must do better, Sony's CEO Howard Stringer said. Asked whether Sony is planning to end its Sony-Ericsson joint venture, Sony CEO Howard Stringer told German newspaper Die Welt: It's certainly been a difficult year but buying out a partner is never an easy thing. Sony CEO Howard Stringer added that it was hard for a company to be as nimble as possible when it works in a joint venture. -
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Sony's joint venture with cell phone maker Ericsson must do better, Sony's chief executive was quoted as saying by a German newspaper on Wednesday.
Asked whether Sony is planning to end its Sony Ericsson joint
venture, Howard Stringer told Die Welt: quot;It's certainly bee...
Mystery Chinese iPhone Worker Becomes Internet Star
A Chinese factory worker at an Apple iPhone factory has become an Internet sensation after a picture of her smiling and flashing a peace sign to a co-worker testing an Apple iPhone stayed on the phone that was sold to a man in Britain. Photos of the unidentified Apple iPhone factory worker were posted on the Apple discussion website MacRumours.com by a customer identified as markm49uk from Kingston-upon-Hull and quickly posted around other sites. Some people voiced concern that the Apple iPhone factory worker could now lose her job while others joked on the website that they were considering returning their phones because they did not come loaded with a photo. - CANBERRA, (Reuters) - A Chinese factory worker has become an
Internet sensation after a picture of her smiling and flashing a peace
sign to a co-worker testing an Apple iPhone stayed on the phone that
was sold to a man in Britain.
Photos of the unidentified, smiling woman were posted on the Appl...
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