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My crystal ball has booted up...
Database, James Hein, Published on 06/01/2010
» We have entered the New Year and by some accounts with less than two years left, if the 2012 alarmists are right.
Limewire blocked
Database, Published on 06/01/2010
» I recently switched my Internet provider to True hi-speed. I now find I can no longer use Limewire (latest version 4.16.6). I have checked that when I open Limewire, an exception for it has been made in the exceptions list for my windows XP firewall - which it has. So, I can't understand why Limewire can't connect to the Internet.
Cracking good time
Database, Published on 13/01/2010
» German tech nerd Karsten Nohl showed off at the Chaos Communication Conference in Berlin how he cracked the encryption that you were trusting to keep your phone calls un-tappable throughout Thailand; the researcher proved it would be pretty simple to crack any GSM encryption; he said the 20-year-old encryption algorithm used by most GSM companies is simply too weak, and can be cracked by anyone who really cares; he released all the data, cracking tables and instructions, but did not give away an actual cracking program, because that might be illegal.
Out with the old, in with the new
Outlook, Marius Murdoch, Published on 14/01/2010
» It might seem like the ancient past, but it wasn't so long ago that we lived in the dark ages of dial-up internet, floppy disks, pagers and fax machines. Luckily these old-hats died with dignity, and while we may miss the harrowing screams of connecting modems, good riddance to bad rubbish. But other technologies seem insistent on carrying on, despite smarter and more accessible alternatives gaining saliency in the new decade. What looked to be consumer mainstays seem poised for poor performance and obsolescence this year. Here's a list of some of the stale technologies of 2010.
Intel launches new Core family
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/01/2010
» Digital lifestyle, new technology refreshment, 3G competition and low PC penetration will accelerate PC spending in Thailand, with some 3 million units expected to be sold in 2010.
Travel guides on your smart phone
Database, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 20/01/2010
» I am always trying to expand my use of the iPhone, adding to its original design ideas with use of apps: technical evolution, not revolution. The iPhone allows us to use new types of media, for example: traditional media like newspapers and books are declining.
Promises, promises
Database, Published on 27/01/2010
» She earned the title of Thailand's Best Information and Communications Technology Minister of 2009, and just two weeks into the new year, she showed she has no intention of slowing down; Thailand, declared Ranongruk Suwanchwee will definitely have third generation phone service in 2011, or if not, then in a year shortly thereafter; as Korea, Japan and other countries worked on startup up 4G service, Mrs Ranongruk insisted that 3G service for Thais was a top priority, and she fully intends to spend 20 billion baht this year alone.
Focus on loyal, paying customers, not pirates
Database, James Hein, Published on 27/01/2010
» There is a fine line between product protection, security and customer dissatisfaction. Organisations that develop software employ all manner of protection mechanisms to stop people using their products without paying for them first. Almost without exception the pirates and crackers find a way to bypass these protection mechanisms and the same people who didn't pay for software get the latest versions for free or at a greatly reduced price.
One heck of a notebook
Database, Pee Kay, Published on 03/02/2010
» My interest in personal computers started almost 30 years ago, during the period of Apple II computer. If you are a creature of that era, you'd know that it's hard to forget Osborne 1, the first portable computer ever introduced by the industry. This marketing and technological marvel, featuring a mere 5-inch display, two floppy-disk drives, a 4 MHz Z80 microprocessor, and 64k of RAM, running on CP/M (a very popular operating system of the time), is a monster compared to today's notebooks. And I mention it because somehow Acer Aspire 5940G, the notebook reviewed today, reminds me of this luggable legend.
When Windows can mean life or death
Database, James Hein, Published on 10/02/2010
» Windows 7 has been slowly settling into public use but is it an OS you will want to use for critical situations? A close friend of mine works in the IT service and response industry in France and related the following situation.