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Archive for June, 2010

Microsoft revises DirectX security bulletins

30 Jun 2010

The bulletins were revised to add DirectX 9.0a as affected software, Microsoft said.

Microsoft issued two critical security bulletin revisions on Wednesday related to vulnerabilities in Microsoft DirectX.
The revisions relate to holes that could allow an attacker to run code remotely on the machine or take control of it if a user [...]

Amazon launches content delivery network

28 Jun 2010

There are loads of CDNs out there: it’s an on-demand, business-focused offering for which companies are willing to pay good money. But because Amazon already has a big grip on the cloud with its existing Simple Storage Service, or S3, CloudFront is likely to be a power player from the start.

Amazon announced in September its [...]

Vint Cerf calls for Internet speed limits

23 Jun 2010

This might mean that at peak times, it could take much longer to upload or download content. If subscribers get frustrated with the slower speeds, they could upgrade to a higher tier of service with a faster minimum speed. Or ISPs could offer a service that allows users to pay for short bursts of speedier [...]

Icahn to run slate of nine for Yahoo board

22 Jun 2010

One source with an institutional investor advisory services firm previously had this to say about a full slate nominated by Icahn:

And if the institutional investor advisory services firms have trouble with Icahn taking control of Yahoo’s board, they always have the option of recommending to investors that they fill out Icahn’s gold proxy card and [...]

Microsoft pulls community manager from press corps

18 Jun 2010

It is my great pleasure in welcoming Peter Galli who is joining Microsoft as Senior Communications Manager on the Platform Strategy team. This is a unique opportunity for the Platform Strategy team to leverage Peter’s talents and experience as he plays a key role in setting strategy for our Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) [...]

FSF launches a denial-of-service attack on Apple’s

16 Jun 2010

You can use Apple’s helpful online booking system (no registration required) to reserve time slots at the Genius Bar. There are currently 217 Apple stores in seven countries, giving us plenty of slots to book. We want as many people as possible to book slots this Friday and Saturday. Why not book more than [...]

Agendas vanish from Obama’s transition Web site

04 Jun 2010

The “agenda” Web pages on Change.gov seem to have mysteriously disappeared on Sunday. By Monday morning, they were replaced with a vague statement saying that Obama and running mate Joe Biden have a “comprehensive and detailed agenda” that will “bring about the kind of change America needs,” with the individual pages deleted entirely.

I’ve posted mirror [...]