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The Problem With Time Machine

By James Gaskin on 11/15/2007

I?m sorry but I have to interject a bit of negative feedback into the parade of praise about Apple's new operating system, Leopard (aka Mac OS X 10.5). I'm impressed with many of the improvements, but recent reports about the built-in backup utility, Time Machine, overlook a critical flaw: Trust Time Machine and you run the risk of losing all your data, period, if bad luck targets you and your Macintosh.

iPhones Have Higher Text Entry Error Rate Compared to Hard-Key QWERTY Phones

By Speakeasy on 11/15/2007

User Centric, Inc., a Chicago-based usability consultancy, finished a final study examining the user experience of Apple's iPhone. Previously, test participants found the iPhone's touch keyboard overly sensitive despite the iPhone's overall high usability. In this usability study, User Centric compared texting experiences of iPhone owners and non-owners across devices.

Introducing 'DIR-ECT-IONS' - The First Nationwide Free Service for Directions by Phone Call

By CrossTech Media on 11/15/2007

DIR-ECT-IONS, the popular free service for 'directions by phone call,' is now available nationwide to all cities in the continental U.S. Anyone can get driving directions by calling from their cell phone -- just dial the word D-I-R-E-C-T-I-O-N-S (347-328-4667); tell the voice-activated service a starting address and destination address; and instantly receive a text message with Mapquest driving directions.

Email Privacy to Disappear?

By CrossTech Media on 11/15/2007

On October 8, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati granted the government's request for a full-panel hearing in United States v. Warshak case centering on the right of privacy for stored electronic communications. At issue is whether the procedure whereby the government can subpoena stored copies of your e-mail -- similar to the way they could simply subpoena any physical mail sitting on your desk -- is unconstitutionally broad.

ITEC Conference & Exhibition Series Expands Into New Locations

By CrossTech Media on 11/1/2007

CrossTechMedia, producer of IT-centric conferences and events, online webinars and online newsletters, today announced that the TEC conference series will move into new markets in 2008. More than 15,000 information technology and business professionals converged on ITEC in 2007 and the conference series has become the nation's leading regional gathering of IT managers. In each ITEC city, the local IT community discusses and sets the global trends and innovations that define the future.

Where The Leaks Are

By James Gaskin on 11/1/2007

The folks at Altiris, acquired earlier this year by Symantec, recently invited me back to their ManageFusion user conference to participate in a panel discussion about security. The other panel members included my old friend David Strom from magazines past, Andi Mann, research director at Enterprise Management Associates, and John Sawyer, part of the University of Florida IT Security Team. Steve Brown from Altiris drew short straw and had to keep us all focused.

Microsoft Unified Communications Ready to Debut

By Peter Galli on 11/1/2007

Microsoft announced that its integrated Unified Communications products are ready for delivery at an event in San Francisco on Oct. 16. The software maker, based in Redmond, Wash, also used the event to tout how its offering is distinct from others because of the investment it has made in communications as a platform, and the opportunities this brings for a broad set of its partner ecosystem.

Speakeasy Announces Two New voices for Small Business

By Speakeasy on 11/1/2007

Speakeasy, a Best Buy company and one of the nation's top voice and data providers, is expanding its Voice over IP (VoIP) portfolio to offer two new digital voice options for small businesses. The new additions include voice over Speakeasy's ultra-fast 15 Mbps broadband and a Small Office Calling Plan which can be used with any broadband service.

Featured White Paper: Tunneling VNC

By CrossTech Media on 11/1/2007

This document has been created to describe the steps to be taken to configure Virtual Network Computing (VNC) such that it can be tunneled over the Secure SHell (SSH) protocol. The reason for tunneling VNC over SSH is that VNC has traditionally been a clear text protocol, allowing anyone with access to the network to sniff traffic and discover one's username and password. By tunneling over SSH, the encrypted tunnel contains the VNC traffic, rendering it un-sniffable.

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