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?Edited on 2007-10-07 07:11:42 by MetalHead [added thesis link]
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Last but not least, my thesis!
Edited on 2007-10-07 06:43:21 by MetalHead [changed wip note]
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Here you'll find some information about myself, programs I've written and other stuff. It'll always be more or less work in progress, so don't expect too much. Feel free to comment on this page or drop me an email? if there's anything you'd like me to know though.
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Here you'll find some information about myself, programs I've written and other stuff. At the moment, it's more or less work in progress, so don't expect too much. Feel free to comment on this page or drop me an email? if there's anything you'd like me to know though.
Edited on 2007-10-07 06:39:39 by MetalHead [new base url]
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Welcome to larsko.org!
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Welcome to metalhead.ws!
Edited on 2006-07-30 17:54:18 by MetalHead [added random page]
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Edited on 2006-07-28 21:13:33 by MetalHead [added ComicsPage link]
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~- ComicsPage
Edited on 2006-06-24 14:49:09 by MetalHead
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I had to disable comments on some pages because of the amount of spam. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Edited on 2006-06-17 16:24:05 by MetalHead [removed newsfeed]
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LarskoOrg - HomePage
- OpenBlockNetBSD
2009-01-11 20:31:55 by MetalHead - fixing link - MetalHead
2009-01-11 16:48:21 by MetalHead - updated status - RandomPage
2009-01-11 16:42:38 by MetalHead - added link to obs netbsd installation page - wget
2008-07-31 10:35:31 by MetalHead - updated status, added link to wget bug report - PasoriRuby
2008-07-12 14:50:50 by MetalHead - added presentation link - TalkPage
2008-07-12 14:47:56 by MetalHead - added libpasori presentation - backgroundPage
2008-03-22 11:54:30 by MetalHead - added resolution info - ImportareSrc
2008-03-20 12:43:48 by MetalHead - initial setup - ShellCode
2008-03-20 12:35:50 by MetalHead - oops, link hiccups - HomePage
2008-03-01 09:35:39 by MetalHead - added clustrmaps
Edited on 2006-06-09 21:38:32 by MetalHead [added note about comments & spam]
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I had to disable comments on some pages because of the amount of spam. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Edited on 2006-04-09 16:49:55 by MetalHead [changed recentchanges to rss feed]
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LarskoOrg - HomePage
- OpenBlockNetBSD
2009-01-11 20:31:55 by MetalHead - fixing link - MetalHead
2009-01-11 16:48:21 by MetalHead - updated status - RandomPage
2009-01-11 16:42:38 by MetalHead - added link to obs netbsd installation page - wget
2008-07-31 10:35:31 by MetalHead - updated status, added link to wget bug report - PasoriRuby
2008-07-12 14:50:50 by MetalHead - added presentation link - TalkPage
2008-07-12 14:47:56 by MetalHead - added libpasori presentation - backgroundPage
2008-03-22 11:54:30 by MetalHead - added resolution info - ImportareSrc
2008-03-20 12:43:48 by MetalHead - initial setup - ShellCode
2008-03-20 12:35:50 by MetalHead - oops, link hiccups - HomePage
2008-03-01 09:35:39 by MetalHead - added clustrmaps
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(20:31 CET) [history] - OpenBlockNetBSD → MetalHead [fixing link]
(16:48 CET) [history] - MetalHead → MetalHead [updated status]
(16:42 CET) [history] - RandomPage → MetalHead [added link to obs netbsd installation page]
Thu, 31 Jul 2008:
(10:35 CEST) [history] - wget → MetalHead [updated status, added link to wget bug report]
Sat, 12 Jul 2008:
(14:50 CEST) [history] - PasoriRuby → MetalHead [added presentation link]
(14:47 CEST) [history] - TalkPage → MetalHead [added libpasori presentation]
Sat, 22 Mar 2008:
(11:54 CET) [history] - backgroundPage → MetalHead [added resolution info]
Thu, 20 Mar 2008:
(12:43 CET) [history] - ImportareSrc → MetalHead [initial setup]
(12:35 CET) [history] - ShellCode → MetalHead [oops, link hiccups]
Sat, 01 Mar 2008:
(09:35 CET) [history] - HomePage → MetalHead [added clustrmaps]
Sun, 27 Jan 2008:
(09:31 CET) [history] - RubyCode → MetalHead [added link to pasori-ruby]
Sun, 11 Nov 2007:
(05:35 CET) [history] - s3backup → MetalHead [added reference to presentation]
Sat, 27 Oct 2007:
(09:46 CEST) [history] - thesis → MetalHead [added link to thesis presentation]
Sun, 07 Oct 2007:
(06:57 CEST) [history] - CategoryThesis → MetalHead [initial setup]
(06:56 CEST) [history] - ConstraintSolver → MetalHead [parent action hiccups]
(06:46 CEST) [history] - TeX → MetalHead [initial setup]
(06:46 CEST) [history] - gnuplottex → MetalHead [added more information, updated with terminal selection feature]
Mon, 24 Sep 2007:
(04:17 CEST) [history] - PublicationsPage → MetalHead [fixed links]
Sat, 10 Mar 2007:
(17:04 CET) [history] - ConstraintProblemSolver → MetalHead [fixed typo]
Tue, 16 Jan 2007:
(13:31 CET) [history] - NetHack → MetalHead [changed screenshot to linked thumbnail]
Fri, 29 Dec 2006:
(13:38 CET) [history] - ReadingPage → MetalHead [added DOET]
Mon, 02 Oct 2006:
(14:04 CEST) [history] - sitemap → MetalHead [added new version info]
Sat, 19 Aug 2006:
(17:20 CEST) [history] - CCode → MetalHead [added wget]
Tue, 01 Aug 2006:
(22:05 CEST) [history] - linuxHeap → MetalHead [clarified uncaught SIGSEGV effect]
Sun, 30 Jul 2006:
(17:58 CEST) [history] - ComicsPage → MetalHead [made header bigger]
Sun, 23 Jul 2006:
(17:31 CEST) [history] - SysInfo → WikkaInstaller (unregistered user) [Upgrading from 1.1.6.0 to 1.1.6.2]
(17:31 CEST) [history] - FormattingRules → WikkaInstaller (unregistered user) [Upgrading from 1.1.6.0 to 1.1.6.2]
Fri, 14 Jul 2006:
(21:08 CEST) [history] - CodePage → MetalHead [added wishlist link]
Sat, 08 Jul 2006:
(17:16 CEST) [history] - histobin → MetalHead [initial setup]
(17:08 CEST) [history] - PerlCode → MetalHead
Sun, 02 Jul 2006:
(13:14 CEST) [history] - tgrep → MetalHead [added link to TimeDate patch]
(13:13 CEST) [history] - TimeDate → MetalHead [initial setup]
Sun, 25 Jun 2006:
(16:52 CEST) [history] - BullshitBingo → MetalHead [added version information]
Sat, 24 Jun 2006:
(17:43 CEST) [history] - CategoryPerl → MetalHead [initial setup]
Wed, 05 Apr 2006:
(14:47 CEST) [history] - CategoryCategory → MetalHead [disabled comments box]
Mon, 03 Apr 2006:
(21:10 CEST) [history] - LaTeXCode → MetalHead [changed description, added gnuplottex]
(14:27 CEST) [history] - JavaCode → MetalHead [added constraint problem thingy]
Thu, 02 Feb 2006:
(21:19 CET) [history] - ping → MetalHead [fixed typo]
(21:18 CET) [history] - bubblemon → MetalHead [added link + update]
(20:24 CET) [history] - kernel → MetalHead [added link to kernel.org]
(20:20 CET) [history] - Dirstats → MetalHead [added example output]
(20:17 CET) [history] - loop → MetalHead [added some explanatory text and link]
Fri, 27 Jan 2006:
(01:03 CET) [history] - PoetryPage → MetalHead [added parent]
(01:01 CET) [history] - GamesPage → MetalHead [added parent]
(01:00 CET) [history] - data → MetalHead [added parent]
(00:59 CET) [history] - VimCode → MetalHead [added parent]
(00:59 CET) [history] - RRDtool → MetalHead [added parent]
(00:58 CET) [history] - rsa → MetalHead [added parent]
(00:58 CET) [history] - pcp → MetalHead [added parent]
(00:57 CET) [history] - TokenRingSimulator → MetalHead [added heading]
Edited on 2006-04-05 14:48:05 by MetalHead [deleted el reg rss feed, added recentchanges]
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(20:31 CET) [history] - OpenBlockNetBSD → MetalHead [fixing link]
(16:48 CET) [history] - MetalHead → MetalHead [updated status]
(16:42 CET) [history] - RandomPage → MetalHead [added link to obs netbsd installation page]
Thu, 31 Jul 2008:
(10:35 CEST) [history] - wget → MetalHead [updated status, added link to wget bug report]
Sat, 12 Jul 2008:
(14:50 CEST) [history] - PasoriRuby → MetalHead [added presentation link]
(14:47 CEST) [history] - TalkPage → MetalHead [added libpasori presentation]
Sat, 22 Mar 2008:
(11:54 CET) [history] - backgroundPage → MetalHead [added resolution info]
Thu, 20 Mar 2008:
(12:43 CET) [history] - ImportareSrc → MetalHead [initial setup]
(12:35 CET) [history] - ShellCode → MetalHead [oops, link hiccups]
Sat, 01 Mar 2008:
(09:35 CET) [history] - HomePage → MetalHead [added clustrmaps]
Sun, 27 Jan 2008:
(09:31 CET) [history] - RubyCode → MetalHead [added link to pasori-ruby]
Sun, 11 Nov 2007:
(05:35 CET) [history] - s3backup → MetalHead [added reference to presentation]
Sat, 27 Oct 2007:
(09:46 CEST) [history] - thesis → MetalHead [added link to thesis presentation]
Sun, 07 Oct 2007:
(06:57 CEST) [history] - CategoryThesis → MetalHead [initial setup]
(06:56 CEST) [history] - ConstraintSolver → MetalHead [parent action hiccups]
(06:46 CEST) [history] - TeX → MetalHead [initial setup]
(06:46 CEST) [history] - gnuplottex → MetalHead [added more information, updated with terminal selection feature]
Mon, 24 Sep 2007:
(04:17 CEST) [history] - PublicationsPage → MetalHead [fixed links]
Sat, 10 Mar 2007:
(17:04 CET) [history] - ConstraintProblemSolver → MetalHead [fixed typo]
Tue, 16 Jan 2007:
(13:31 CET) [history] - NetHack → MetalHead [changed screenshot to linked thumbnail]
Fri, 29 Dec 2006:
(13:38 CET) [history] - ReadingPage → MetalHead [added DOET]
Mon, 02 Oct 2006:
(14:04 CEST) [history] - sitemap → MetalHead [added new version info]
Sat, 19 Aug 2006:
(17:20 CEST) [history] - CCode → MetalHead [added wget]
Tue, 01 Aug 2006:
(22:05 CEST) [history] - linuxHeap → MetalHead [clarified uncaught SIGSEGV effect]
Sun, 30 Jul 2006:
(17:58 CEST) [history] - ComicsPage → MetalHead [made header bigger]
Sun, 23 Jul 2006:
(17:31 CEST) [history] - SysInfo → WikkaInstaller (unregistered user) [Upgrading from 1.1.6.0 to 1.1.6.2]
(17:31 CEST) [history] - FormattingRules → WikkaInstaller (unregistered user) [Upgrading from 1.1.6.0 to 1.1.6.2]
Fri, 14 Jul 2006:
(21:08 CEST) [history] - CodePage → MetalHead [added wishlist link]
Sat, 08 Jul 2006:
(17:16 CEST) [history] - histobin → MetalHead [initial setup]
(17:08 CEST) [history] - PerlCode → MetalHead
Sun, 02 Jul 2006:
(13:14 CEST) [history] - tgrep → MetalHead [added link to TimeDate patch]
(13:13 CEST) [history] - TimeDate → MetalHead [initial setup]
Sun, 25 Jun 2006:
(16:52 CEST) [history] - BullshitBingo → MetalHead [added version information]
Sat, 24 Jun 2006:
(17:43 CEST) [history] - CategoryPerl → MetalHead [initial setup]
Wed, 05 Apr 2006:
(14:47 CEST) [history] - CategoryCategory → MetalHead [disabled comments box]
Mon, 03 Apr 2006:
(21:10 CEST) [history] - LaTeXCode → MetalHead [changed description, added gnuplottex]
(14:27 CEST) [history] - JavaCode → MetalHead [added constraint problem thingy]
Thu, 02 Feb 2006:
(21:19 CET) [history] - ping → MetalHead [fixed typo]
(21:18 CET) [history] - bubblemon → MetalHead [added link + update]
(20:24 CET) [history] - kernel → MetalHead [added link to kernel.org]
(20:20 CET) [history] - Dirstats → MetalHead [added example output]
(20:17 CET) [history] - loop → MetalHead [added some explanatory text and link]
Fri, 27 Jan 2006:
(01:03 CET) [history] - PoetryPage → MetalHead [added parent]
(01:01 CET) [history] - GamesPage → MetalHead [added parent]
(01:00 CET) [history] - data → MetalHead [added parent]
(00:59 CET) [history] - VimCode → MetalHead [added parent]
(00:59 CET) [history] - RRDtool → MetalHead [added parent]
(00:58 CET) [history] - rsa → MetalHead [added parent]
(00:58 CET) [history] - pcp → MetalHead [added parent]
(00:57 CET) [history] - TokenRingSimulator → MetalHead [added heading]
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The Register
- Opera Mini 5 betas on Google Android
'No decision' on Opera Mobile
Opera has released an Opera Mini 5 beta for Google's Android platform.…
- Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Mini
Blimp wristed?
Review Bowers & Wilkins' Zeppelin is undoubtedly the world's most iconic iPod speaker. Every one of its rivals, from the high end of the market downward, looks pretty much how you'd expect an iPod speaker to look. Not so the elongated ovoid that is the Zeppelin.…
- Patent attack hits Apple, RIM, AT&T, Moto...
Texas troll two-step
Apple, Research in Motion, and a gaggle of other deep-pocket firms have been slapped with a wide-ranging patent infringment suit by an obscure Texas firm.…
- Feds likely to oppose Google mobile ad deal, says report
Sworn declarations on AdMob
The US Federal Trade Commission is likely to oppose Google's acquisition of mobile ad outfit AdMob after requesting sworn declarations from Google competitors and advertisers, according to a report citing people with knowledge of the matter.…
- CA eats Nimsoft cloud watcher
Acquisition binge continues
Systems software seller CA is shelling out $350m in cash to buy Nimsoft, an outfit that makes monitoring tools for managed service providers - aka cloud providers.…
- Swedes serve up flicks with KVM
Cisco blades, minus VMware and EMC
Everybody is talking up the idea of integrated stacks these days, but some customers just won't listen. They think they can just pick and choose any technology they want, like in the old days.…
- Mozilla open source license set for facelift
10-year-old shows her age
Mozilla is updating its open source license after more than 10 years of use.…
- Zeus botnets suffer mighty blow after ISP taken offline
One quarter of C&C channels vanish
At least a quarter of the command and control servers linked to Zeus-related botnets have suddenly gone quiet, continuing a recent trend of takedowns hitting some of the world's most nefarious cyber operations.…
- Intel's redemos six-core Gulftown
Gamers watch and wait
Intel has given developers another peek at its upcoming Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor.…
- Citrix tunes XenApp for Windows Server R2
App-V virtual embrace
Citrix has unveiled XenApp 6 after re-architecting the product from the ground up to take full advantage of Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 R2.…
- Google boss says something will happen in China 'soon'
Seven weeks and counting
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has reiterated that the company is currently in negotiations with the Chinese government over its future in the country - despite the Chinese government's claims to the contrary - and he expects some sort of development "soon."…
- Google flips switch on mobile YouTube banner ads
Phone vid traffic up '160%'
Google is now serving ads on the mobile incarnation of YouTube.…
- LG 3D TV line to debut in May
Freeview HD and internet connectivity on board too
LG will release its 3D TV range in May, the company said today. The line-up will comprise a pair of LED TVs and a Blu-ray Disc player.…
- Voltaire brings InfiniBand switch to the masses
Accelerators speed up cluster work
InfiniBand and Ethernet switch maker Voltaire this morning rolled out its Grid Director 4200, a midrange 40 Gb/sec InfiniBand switch that shoots the gap between its entry and high-end switches, and that is the product that Voltaire expects companies to buy as they adopt InfiniBand for database clustering and other HPC jobs.…
- Pistol fired on Olympic honour campaign for Turing
Celebrated cryptographer was accomplished runner
The campaigner who led a successful effort last year to secure a public apology for the UK government's mistreatment of Alan Turing is calling for recognition of the celebrated cryptographer during the 2012 London Olympics.…
- Cryptome: PayPal a 'liar, cheat and a thug'
Account still restricted
"PayPal is a fucking liar, a cheat and a thug," says Cryptome operator John Young. The eBay-owned payment service closed the Cryptome account last week, with over $5,000 of donations intended for Young in limbo.…
- Underground mole-satnavs to work off lightning strikes
'Sferic' zap-sniff tech for future subterranean warriors
News has emerged of a secret US military programme intended to let troops navigate about inside huge underground enemy tunnel complexes by measuring energy pulses given off by lightning bolts.…
- Ex-Sun boss punts Apple-Microsoft-world 'tried to sue me' missive
My own brother, a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire
Former Sun Microsystems boss Jonathan Schwartz has claimed that Apple chief Steve Jobs threatened to sue the server and software maker in 2003.…
- Zero* welcome for 200 Welsh TV shows - in Wales
Nid wyf yn deall gair rydych chi'n dweud
Almost 200 Welsh language programmes broadcast by S4C last month attracted precisely zero viewers, leaked audience figures show.…
- MoJ halves consultancy spending
Don't need no good advice
The Ministry of Justice reduced its consultancy spending from £20.7m in 2007-08 to £10.5m in 2008-09, despite the failure of other departments to meet government cost-cutting targets.…
- Samsung to bundle glasses with 3D TVs
Tackles hidden cost of 3D TV viewing
In a bid to become the leading supplier of 3D TVs, Samsung will bundle every one of its 3D tellies and Blu-ray Disc players with two pairs of active-shutter specs and a copy of Monsters vs Aliens, the company announced last night.…
- Freesat BBC iPlayer beta gets red button access
Code-only entry ended
Humax and the BBC have extended their iPlayer trial to all of the manufacturers' Freesat set-top boxes, making the catch-up service available through remotes' red buttons.…
- Saviour likely for titsup training firm
Advent students still waiting for a saviour
Administrators for Advent Computer Training, and its sister school for plumbers, believe they have found buyers for the company.…
- Government spends £11k on ID card 'branding'
£1m spent on advertising, no public relations
The government still seems to be shying away from spending too much money advertising its ID card and National ID Register schemes.…
- 'Phantom Eye' hydrogen strato-spy drone starts building
Cruises 12 miles up on pair of Ford car engines
Global arms'n'aerospace behemoth Boeing says it will now begin work in earnest on its "Phantom Eye" high-altitude hydrogen spy drone, powered by a pair of modified Ford car engines.…
- UK plastic fraud losses fall for first time in 3 years
Online banking losses up though
A rise in online banking fraud losses took some of the shine off the overall fall in debit and credit fraud in the UK last year.…
- Mozilla Jetpack flies out of laboratory into loving arms of Firefox
SDK lands with a bump
Mozilla has promoted its web extensions prototype package - Jetpack - by pushing it upstairs and readying it for production with its Firefox browser.…
- SpringSource adds springiness to Tomcat server
Free licenses lure cloud army to VMware
Open-source Java framework specialist SpringSource has unveiled a new incarnation of its Apache Tomcat-based tc Server, offering application developers and operators additional tools for building, deploying, and monitoring their software on the lightweight runtime platform.…
- Twitter adds filter to cut phishing lines
Every twt.tl bit helps
Twitter has tightened up security procedures in order to curtail phishing attacks against users of the micro-blogging service, which have become rampant over recent weeks.…
- Microsoft whitewashes MSN in latest Web2.0rhea whimsy
Still not shining Silverlight on UK video player
Microsoft has taken the beta wraps off its MSN homepage, which the company relaunched in the US in November 2009.…
Edited on 2006-01-28 21:12:12 by MetalHead [made header bigger]
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Welcome to metalhead.ws!
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Welcome to metalhead.ws!
Edited on 2006-01-26 23:55:57 by MetalHead [added PuclicationsPage]
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~- PublicationsPage
Edited on 2005-12-04 01:03:25 by MetalHead [renamed quotes to poetry]
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~- PoetryPage
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~- QuotesPage
Edited on 2005-12-04 00:58:27 by MetalHead [added link to quotes]
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~- QuotesPage
Edited on 2005-11-23 11:31:55 by MetalHead [added reg logo]
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The Register
- Opera Mini 5 betas on Google Android
'No decision' on Opera Mobile
Opera has released an Opera Mini 5 beta for Google's Android platform.…
- Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Mini
Blimp wristed?
Review Bowers & Wilkins' Zeppelin is undoubtedly the world's most iconic iPod speaker. Every one of its rivals, from the high end of the market downward, looks pretty much how you'd expect an iPod speaker to look. Not so the elongated ovoid that is the Zeppelin.…
- Patent attack hits Apple, RIM, AT&T, Moto...
Texas troll two-step
Apple, Research in Motion, and a gaggle of other deep-pocket firms have been slapped with a wide-ranging patent infringment suit by an obscure Texas firm.…
- Feds likely to oppose Google mobile ad deal, says report
Sworn declarations on AdMob
The US Federal Trade Commission is likely to oppose Google's acquisition of mobile ad outfit AdMob after requesting sworn declarations from Google competitors and advertisers, according to a report citing people with knowledge of the matter.…
- CA eats Nimsoft cloud watcher
Acquisition binge continues
Systems software seller CA is shelling out $350m in cash to buy Nimsoft, an outfit that makes monitoring tools for managed service providers - aka cloud providers.…
- Swedes serve up flicks with KVM
Cisco blades, minus VMware and EMC
Everybody is talking up the idea of integrated stacks these days, but some customers just won't listen. They think they can just pick and choose any technology they want, like in the old days.…
- Mozilla open source license set for facelift
10-year-old shows her age
Mozilla is updating its open source license after more than 10 years of use.…
- Zeus botnets suffer mighty blow after ISP taken offline
One quarter of C&C channels vanish
At least a quarter of the command and control servers linked to Zeus-related botnets have suddenly gone quiet, continuing a recent trend of takedowns hitting some of the world's most nefarious cyber operations.…
- Intel's redemos six-core Gulftown
Gamers watch and wait
Intel has given developers another peek at its upcoming Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor.…
- Citrix tunes XenApp for Windows Server R2
App-V virtual embrace
Citrix has unveiled XenApp 6 after re-architecting the product from the ground up to take full advantage of Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 R2.…
- Google boss says something will happen in China 'soon'
Seven weeks and counting
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has reiterated that the company is currently in negotiations with the Chinese government over its future in the country - despite the Chinese government's claims to the contrary - and he expects some sort of development "soon."…
- Google flips switch on mobile YouTube banner ads
Phone vid traffic up '160%'
Google is now serving ads on the mobile incarnation of YouTube.…
- LG 3D TV line to debut in May
Freeview HD and internet connectivity on board too
LG will release its 3D TV range in May, the company said today. The line-up will comprise a pair of LED TVs and a Blu-ray Disc player.…
- Voltaire brings InfiniBand switch to the masses
Accelerators speed up cluster work
InfiniBand and Ethernet switch maker Voltaire this morning rolled out its Grid Director 4200, a midrange 40 Gb/sec InfiniBand switch that shoots the gap between its entry and high-end switches, and that is the product that Voltaire expects companies to buy as they adopt InfiniBand for database clustering and other HPC jobs.…
- Pistol fired on Olympic honour campaign for Turing
Celebrated cryptographer was accomplished runner
The campaigner who led a successful effort last year to secure a public apology for the UK government's mistreatment of Alan Turing is calling for recognition of the celebrated cryptographer during the 2012 London Olympics.…
- Cryptome: PayPal a 'liar, cheat and a thug'
Account still restricted
"PayPal is a fucking liar, a cheat and a thug," says Cryptome operator John Young. The eBay-owned payment service closed the Cryptome account last week, with over $5,000 of donations intended for Young in limbo.…
- Underground mole-satnavs to work off lightning strikes
'Sferic' zap-sniff tech for future subterranean warriors
News has emerged of a secret US military programme intended to let troops navigate about inside huge underground enemy tunnel complexes by measuring energy pulses given off by lightning bolts.…
- Ex-Sun boss punts Apple-Microsoft-world 'tried to sue me' missive
My own brother, a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire
Former Sun Microsystems boss Jonathan Schwartz has claimed that Apple chief Steve Jobs threatened to sue the server and software maker in 2003.…
- Zero* welcome for 200 Welsh TV shows - in Wales
Nid wyf yn deall gair rydych chi'n dweud
Almost 200 Welsh language programmes broadcast by S4C last month attracted precisely zero viewers, leaked audience figures show.…
- MoJ halves consultancy spending
Don't need no good advice
The Ministry of Justice reduced its consultancy spending from £20.7m in 2007-08 to £10.5m in 2008-09, despite the failure of other departments to meet government cost-cutting targets.…
- Samsung to bundle glasses with 3D TVs
Tackles hidden cost of 3D TV viewing
In a bid to become the leading supplier of 3D TVs, Samsung will bundle every one of its 3D tellies and Blu-ray Disc players with two pairs of active-shutter specs and a copy of Monsters vs Aliens, the company announced last night.…
- Freesat BBC iPlayer beta gets red button access
Code-only entry ended
Humax and the BBC have extended their iPlayer trial to all of the manufacturers' Freesat set-top boxes, making the catch-up service available through remotes' red buttons.…
- Saviour likely for titsup training firm
Advent students still waiting for a saviour
Administrators for Advent Computer Training, and its sister school for plumbers, believe they have found buyers for the company.…
- Government spends £11k on ID card 'branding'
£1m spent on advertising, no public relations
The government still seems to be shying away from spending too much money advertising its ID card and National ID Register schemes.…
- 'Phantom Eye' hydrogen strato-spy drone starts building
Cruises 12 miles up on pair of Ford car engines
Global arms'n'aerospace behemoth Boeing says it will now begin work in earnest on its "Phantom Eye" high-altitude hydrogen spy drone, powered by a pair of modified Ford car engines.…
- UK plastic fraud losses fall for first time in 3 years
Online banking losses up though
A rise in online banking fraud losses took some of the shine off the overall fall in debit and credit fraud in the UK last year.…
- Mozilla Jetpack flies out of laboratory into loving arms of Firefox
SDK lands with a bump
Mozilla has promoted its web extensions prototype package - Jetpack - by pushing it upstairs and readying it for production with its Firefox browser.…
- SpringSource adds springiness to Tomcat server
Free licenses lure cloud army to VMware
Open-source Java framework specialist SpringSource has unveiled a new incarnation of its Apache Tomcat-based tc Server, offering application developers and operators additional tools for building, deploying, and monitoring their software on the lightweight runtime platform.…
- Twitter adds filter to cut phishing lines
Every twt.tl bit helps
Twitter has tightened up security procedures in order to curtail phishing attacks against users of the micro-blogging service, which have become rampant over recent weeks.…
- Microsoft whitewashes MSN in latest Web2.0rhea whimsy
Still not shining Silverlight on UK video player
Microsoft has taken the beta wraps off its MSN homepage, which the company relaunched in the US in November 2009.…
Deletions:
The Register
- Opera Mini 5 betas on Google Android
'No decision' on Opera Mobile
Opera has released an Opera Mini 5 beta for Google's Android platform.…
- Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Mini
Blimp wristed?
Review Bowers & Wilkins' Zeppelin is undoubtedly the world's most iconic iPod speaker. Every one of its rivals, from the high end of the market downward, looks pretty much how you'd expect an iPod speaker to look. Not so the elongated ovoid that is the Zeppelin.…
- Patent attack hits Apple, RIM, AT&T, Moto...
Texas troll two-step
Apple, Research in Motion, and a gaggle of other deep-pocket firms have been slapped with a wide-ranging patent infringment suit by an obscure Texas firm.…
- Feds likely to oppose Google mobile ad deal, says report
Sworn declarations on AdMob
The US Federal Trade Commission is likely to oppose Google's acquisition of mobile ad outfit AdMob after requesting sworn declarations from Google competitors and advertisers, according to a report citing people with knowledge of the matter.…
- CA eats Nimsoft cloud watcher
Acquisition binge continues
Systems software seller CA is shelling out $350m in cash to buy Nimsoft, an outfit that makes monitoring tools for managed service providers - aka cloud providers.…
- Swedes serve up flicks with KVM
Cisco blades, minus VMware and EMC
Everybody is talking up the idea of integrated stacks these days, but some customers just won't listen. They think they can just pick and choose any technology they want, like in the old days.…
- Mozilla open source license set for facelift
10-year-old shows her age
Mozilla is updating its open source license after more than 10 years of use.…
- Zeus botnets suffer mighty blow after ISP taken offline
One quarter of C&C channels vanish
At least a quarter of the command and control servers linked to Zeus-related botnets have suddenly gone quiet, continuing a recent trend of takedowns hitting some of the world's most nefarious cyber operations.…
- Intel's redemos six-core Gulftown
Gamers watch and wait
Intel has given developers another peek at its upcoming Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor.…
- Citrix tunes XenApp for Windows Server R2
App-V virtual embrace
Citrix has unveiled XenApp 6 after re-architecting the product from the ground up to take full advantage of Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 R2.…
- Google boss says something will happen in China 'soon'
Seven weeks and counting
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has reiterated that the company is currently in negotiations with the Chinese government over its future in the country - despite the Chinese government's claims to the contrary - and he expects some sort of development "soon."…
- Google flips switch on mobile YouTube banner ads
Phone vid traffic up '160%'
Google is now serving ads on the mobile incarnation of YouTube.…
- LG 3D TV line to debut in May
Freeview HD and internet connectivity on board too
LG will release its 3D TV range in May, the company said today. The line-up will comprise a pair of LED TVs and a Blu-ray Disc player.…
- Voltaire brings InfiniBand switch to the masses
Accelerators speed up cluster work
InfiniBand and Ethernet switch maker Voltaire this morning rolled out its Grid Director 4200, a midrange 40 Gb/sec InfiniBand switch that shoots the gap between its entry and high-end switches, and that is the product that Voltaire expects companies to buy as they adopt InfiniBand for database clustering and other HPC jobs.…
- Pistol fired on Olympic honour campaign for Turing
Celebrated cryptographer was accomplished runner
The campaigner who led a successful effort last year to secure a public apology for the UK government's mistreatment of Alan Turing is calling for recognition of the celebrated cryptographer during the 2012 London Olympics.…
- Cryptome: PayPal a 'liar, cheat and a thug'
Account still restricted
"PayPal is a fucking liar, a cheat and a thug," says Cryptome operator John Young. The eBay-owned payment service closed the Cryptome account last week, with over $5,000 of donations intended for Young in limbo.…
- Underground mole-satnavs to work off lightning strikes
'Sferic' zap-sniff tech for future subterranean warriors
News has emerged of a secret US military programme intended to let troops navigate about inside huge underground enemy tunnel complexes by measuring energy pulses given off by lightning bolts.…
- Ex-Sun boss punts Apple-Microsoft-world 'tried to sue me' missive
My own brother, a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire
Former Sun Microsystems boss Jonathan Schwartz has claimed that Apple chief Steve Jobs threatened to sue the server and software maker in 2003.…
- Zero* welcome for 200 Welsh TV shows - in Wales
Nid wyf yn deall gair rydych chi'n dweud
Almost 200 Welsh language programmes broadcast by S4C last month attracted precisely zero viewers, leaked audience figures show.…
- MoJ halves consultancy spending
Don't need no good advice
The Ministry of Justice reduced its consultancy spending from £20.7m in 2007-08 to £10.5m in 2008-09, despite the failure of other departments to meet government cost-cutting targets.…
- Samsung to bundle glasses with 3D TVs
Tackles hidden cost of 3D TV viewing
In a bid to become the leading supplier of 3D TVs, Samsung will bundle every one of its 3D tellies and Blu-ray Disc players with two pairs of active-shutter specs and a copy of Monsters vs Aliens, the company announced last night.…
- Freesat BBC iPlayer beta gets red button access
Code-only entry ended
Humax and the BBC have extended their iPlayer trial to all of the manufacturers' Freesat set-top boxes, making the catch-up service available through remotes' red buttons.…
- Saviour likely for titsup training firm
Advent students still waiting for a saviour
Administrators for Advent Computer Training, and its sister school for plumbers, believe they have found buyers for the company.…
- Government spends £11k on ID card 'branding'
£1m spent on advertising, no public relations
The government still seems to be shying away from spending too much money advertising its ID card and National ID Register schemes.…
- 'Phantom Eye' hydrogen strato-spy drone starts building
Cruises 12 miles up on pair of Ford car engines
Global arms'n'aerospace behemoth Boeing says it will now begin work in earnest on its "Phantom Eye" high-altitude hydrogen spy drone, powered by a pair of modified Ford car engines.…
- UK plastic fraud losses fall for first time in 3 years
Online banking losses up though
A rise in online banking fraud losses took some of the shine off the overall fall in debit and credit fraud in the UK last year.…
- Mozilla Jetpack flies out of laboratory into loving arms of Firefox
SDK lands with a bump
Mozilla has promoted its web extensions prototype package - Jetpack - by pushing it upstairs and readying it for production with its Firefox browser.…
- SpringSource adds springiness to Tomcat server
Free licenses lure cloud army to VMware
Open-source Java framework specialist SpringSource has unveiled a new incarnation of its Apache Tomcat-based tc Server, offering application developers and operators additional tools for building, deploying, and monitoring their software on the lightweight runtime platform.…
- Twitter adds filter to cut phishing lines
Every twt.tl bit helps
Twitter has tightened up security procedures in order to curtail phishing attacks against users of the micro-blogging service, which have become rampant over recent weeks.…
- Microsoft whitewashes MSN in latest Web2.0rhea whimsy
Still not shining Silverlight on UK video player
Microsoft has taken the beta wraps off its MSN homepage, which the company relaunched in the US in November 2009.…
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- Opera Mini 5 betas on Google Android
'No decision' on Opera Mobile
Opera has released an Opera Mini 5 beta for Google's Android platform.…
- Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Mini
Blimp wristed?
Review Bowers & Wilkins' Zeppelin is undoubtedly the world's most iconic iPod speaker. Every one of its rivals, from the high end of the market downward, looks pretty much how you'd expect an iPod speaker to look. Not so the elongated ovoid that is the Zeppelin.…
- Patent attack hits Apple, RIM, AT&T, Moto...
Texas troll two-step
Apple, Research in Motion, and a gaggle of other deep-pocket firms have been slapped with a wide-ranging patent infringment suit by an obscure Texas firm.…
- Feds likely to oppose Google mobile ad deal, says report
Sworn declarations on AdMob
The US Federal Trade Commission is likely to oppose Google's acquisition of mobile ad outfit AdMob after requesting sworn declarations from Google competitors and advertisers, according to a report citing people with knowledge of the matter.…
- CA eats Nimsoft cloud watcher
Acquisition binge continues
Systems software seller CA is shelling out $350m in cash to buy Nimsoft, an outfit that makes monitoring tools for managed service providers - aka cloud providers.…
- Swedes serve up flicks with KVM
Cisco blades, minus VMware and EMC
Everybody is talking up the idea of integrated stacks these days, but some customers just won't listen. They think they can just pick and choose any technology they want, like in the old days.…
- Mozilla open source license set for facelift
10-year-old shows her age
Mozilla is updating its open source license after more than 10 years of use.…
- Zeus botnets suffer mighty blow after ISP taken offline
One quarter of C&C channels vanish
At least a quarter of the command and control servers linked to Zeus-related botnets have suddenly gone quiet, continuing a recent trend of takedowns hitting some of the world's most nefarious cyber operations.…
- Intel's redemos six-core Gulftown
Gamers watch and wait
Intel has given developers another peek at its upcoming Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor.…
- Citrix tunes XenApp for Windows Server R2
App-V virtual embrace
Citrix has unveiled XenApp 6 after re-architecting the product from the ground up to take full advantage of Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 R2.…
- Google boss says something will happen in China 'soon'
Seven weeks and counting
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has reiterated that the company is currently in negotiations with the Chinese government over its future in the country - despite the Chinese government's claims to the contrary - and he expects some sort of development "soon."…
- Google flips switch on mobile YouTube banner ads
Phone vid traffic up '160%'
Google is now serving ads on the mobile incarnation of YouTube.…
- LG 3D TV line to debut in May
Freeview HD and internet connectivity on board too
LG will release its 3D TV range in May, the company said today. The line-up will comprise a pair of LED TVs and a Blu-ray Disc player.…
- Voltaire brings InfiniBand switch to the masses
Accelerators speed up cluster work
InfiniBand and Ethernet switch maker Voltaire this morning rolled out its Grid Director 4200, a midrange 40 Gb/sec InfiniBand switch that shoots the gap between its entry and high-end switches, and that is the product that Voltaire expects companies to buy as they adopt InfiniBand for database clustering and other HPC jobs.…
- Pistol fired on Olympic honour campaign for Turing
Celebrated cryptographer was accomplished runner
The campaigner who led a successful effort last year to secure a public apology for the UK government's mistreatment of Alan Turing is calling for recognition of the celebrated cryptographer during the 2012 London Olympics.…
- Cryptome: PayPal a 'liar, cheat and a thug'
Account still restricted
"PayPal is a fucking liar, a cheat and a thug," says Cryptome operator John Young. The eBay-owned payment service closed the Cryptome account last week, with over $5,000 of donations intended for Young in limbo.…
- Underground mole-satnavs to work off lightning strikes
'Sferic' zap-sniff tech for future subterranean warriors
News has emerged of a secret US military programme intended to let troops navigate about inside huge underground enemy tunnel complexes by measuring energy pulses given off by lightning bolts.…
- Ex-Sun boss punts Apple-Microsoft-world 'tried to sue me' missive
My own brother, a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire
Former Sun Microsystems boss Jonathan Schwartz has claimed that Apple chief Steve Jobs threatened to sue the server and software maker in 2003.…
- Zero* welcome for 200 Welsh TV shows - in Wales
Nid wyf yn deall gair rydych chi'n dweud
Almost 200 Welsh language programmes broadcast by S4C last month attracted precisely zero viewers, leaked audience figures show.…
- MoJ halves consultancy spending
Don't need no good advice
The Ministry of Justice reduced its consultancy spending from £20.7m in 2007-08 to £10.5m in 2008-09, despite the failure of other departments to meet government cost-cutting targets.…
- Samsung to bundle glasses with 3D TVs
Tackles hidden cost of 3D TV viewing
In a bid to become the leading supplier of 3D TVs, Samsung will bundle every one of its 3D tellies and Blu-ray Disc players with two pairs of active-shutter specs and a copy of Monsters vs Aliens, the company announced last night.…
- Freesat BBC iPlayer beta gets red button access
Code-only entry ended
Humax and the BBC have extended their iPlayer trial to all of the manufacturers' Freesat set-top boxes, making the catch-up service available through remotes' red buttons.…
- Saviour likely for titsup training firm
Advent students still waiting for a saviour
Administrators for Advent Computer Training, and its sister school for plumbers, believe they have found buyers for the company.…
- Government spends £11k on ID card 'branding'
£1m spent on advertising, no public relations
The government still seems to be shying away from spending too much money advertising its ID card and National ID Register schemes.…
- 'Phantom Eye' hydrogen strato-spy drone starts building
Cruises 12 miles up on pair of Ford car engines
Global arms'n'aerospace behemoth Boeing says it will now begin work in earnest on its "Phantom Eye" high-altitude hydrogen spy drone, powered by a pair of modified Ford car engines.…
- UK plastic fraud losses fall for first time in 3 years
Online banking losses up though
A rise in online banking fraud losses took some of the shine off the overall fall in debit and credit fraud in the UK last year.…
- Mozilla Jetpack flies out of laboratory into loving arms of Firefox
SDK lands with a bump
Mozilla has promoted its web extensions prototype package - Jetpack - by pushing it upstairs and readying it for production with its Firefox browser.…
- SpringSource adds springiness to Tomcat server
Free licenses lure cloud army to VMware
Open-source Java framework specialist SpringSource has unveiled a new incarnation of its Apache Tomcat-based tc Server, offering application developers and operators additional tools for building, deploying, and monitoring their software on the lightweight runtime platform.…
- Twitter adds filter to cut phishing lines
Every twt.tl bit helps
Twitter has tightened up security procedures in order to curtail phishing attacks against users of the micro-blogging service, which have become rampant over recent weeks.…
- Microsoft whitewashes MSN in latest Web2.0rhea whimsy
Still not shining Silverlight on UK video player
Microsoft has taken the beta wraps off its MSN homepage, which the company relaunched in the US in November 2009.…