The Zero Day Initiative team is having the annual Pwn2Own contest later this week, March 9th, 10th, and 11th of 2011 in Vancouver. The contest always seems to be an interesting spectacle - seeing how fast certain systems are compromised, learning how companies respond to the vulnerability disclosures, and seeing patches come out up to the very last minute. The targets this year … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2011
Product Review: Logitech Harmony One – A Smart Universal Remote
My home theater system consists of a Samsung LED LCD HDTV, a TiVo Premiere (which has a cable card and replaces the cable box), an Onkyo A/V Receiver, and a Sony PlayStation 3 for games (Marvel vs Capcom 3 being the latest) and playing DVDs/BluRay films. I say this not to brag (because I know many people with better systems and stronger brand preferences) but to paint an … [Read more...]
Countdown to the Disappearance of Internet Explorer 6
A year ago yesterday, a funeral was held for IE6, the browser from Microsoft that had a strong grip on its market share despite its age, limitations, and superior replacements. Regardless of the funeral, IE6 continues to be used. IE6countdown.com is a website run by Microsoft to monitor the market share of IE6 until it is below 1% (it is currently at 12% worldwide).10 years ago … [Read more...]
Google Sloppy – What If Google Search Was A Lazy Human?
What if Google Search was a lazy, incompetent human? The Sloppy Google project tries to show how good we've got it. What if a textfield is a lazy operator who types keywords for you? What if buttons are operators who help you submit requests? What if user interfaces have their own consciousness, senses, and gestures? "The Search Operators" is the sloppy twin of Google search. … [Read more...]
Video of Installing Windows 1.0 and Upgrading Through Every Version Since
Using VMWare and an unknown amount of time, an individual chose to install MS-DOS 5.0, Windows 1.0, Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Fortunately, he recorded the process for us to gain some observations regarding the trend in Windows upgrade process and backwards compatibility … [Read more...]