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Top Editors Picks Microsoft confirms server vulnerability warning Ryan Naraine: Microsoft has activated its security response process to deal with the release of a exploit code targeting an unpatched vulnerability affecting IIS 5.0 through 6.0. The company released a formal pre-patch advisory to acknowledge the vulnerability and offer mitigation guidance for customers. READ FULL STORY 'Gumblar' web attacks spreading quickly Study: password resetting 'security questions' easily guessed D-Link router's CAPTCHA flawed, WPA passphrase retrieved 56th variant of the Koobface worm detected Sponsored Information Enables Compliance at Every Level - Oracle Compliance Architecture Read this paper to see how Oracle's unified approach to managing compliance requirements is more sustainable, cost-effective, and adaptable than ad-hoc approaches to governance and compliance. (Oracle) How Office SP2 manages to reduce interoperability Jeremy Allison: Microsoft Office SP2 claims to have a fully compliant version of ODF, and that's probably true, as defined by the specification. It's just completely useless at interoperating with other vendors' products. This is not interoperability; it's an attack on the very concept. READ FULL STORY Microsoft backs document-format test tool New Microsoft Office 2010 test build leaks Gallery: Leaked Office 2010 screenshots Where is Vista SP2? Judge: Shield law doesn't protect online commenters Richard Koman: Illinois has a shield law that protects reporters from having to reveal their sources. But a state judge held that the law does not apply to "online bloggers" and ordered the Alton Telegraph to turn over the identities of two people who commented on the newspaper's website. Are you next? READ FULL STORY Internet Archive's Kahle: Stop Google's book grab Craigslist CEO demands apology Scalia gets a schooling in online privacy Sponsored SAP and Oracle: Who's ready for small and medium-sized businesses? Download this Nucleus Research paper to learn who's delivering the greatest enterprise software value to the SMB market: SAP or Oracle. (Oracle) Put together a solid barebones system for $350 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: As component prices continue to fall, it's a great time to build a great computer for a few hundred dollars. Here I'll list the components that I'd choose for a $350 barebones system. READ FULL STORY Will these be the first DirectX 11 GPUs? Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for May/Jun 09 $99 - The new "high end" for GPUs Living with a netbook: The performance penalty John Morris: No one claims that netbooks can match the performance of laptops that cost hundreds or even thousands more. The real question is whether the performance of a netbook is "good enough." Is it? I put some favorites to the test. READ FULL STORY Living with a netbook: Toy or tiny notebook? Next-gen 11.6-in. Acer Aspire One netbook: 16:9 display, full-size keyboard Netbooks with 10-inch displays dropping below $300 Featured TalkBack Blog Can you go without gadgets for a week? Zack Whittaker: Teenagers in Los Angeles have been taking part in an experiment to find how how they would cope without their electronic gadgets for a week. The 15 and 16-year-olds gave up their electronic luxuries and discovered that it was like to trying to kick an addiction. Can you do it? READ FULL BLOG What do you think? Could you give up your gadgets? Post Your Thoughts in TalkBack Reader TalkBacks IBM rolls out the 'Smart Cube' "SMBs can save 'beaucoup deniro' by using Linux and hire a certified Linux admin off the street." -- Dietrich T. Schmitz Shame on you, Facebook! 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