HIGH TECH

Thunderbird: Mozilla wants to shorten the development cycle

2009-12-23T04:03:00.000-08:00

Mozilla Messaging is the entity that manages software development Thunderbird. The latter, whose version 3 was released recently, should see its development mode to change in the coming months as its developers seriously questioned the effectiveness of the current method.
Broadly, the new proposal (even if it is only in draft state) puts forward a shortened cycle time-based. In short: a version every X months. Shortened cycle means many more publications and much more advanced in incremental features and other news. This may also mean some problems when adding functionality with significant impact on the rest of the software.

Developers should review their method while looming version 3.1 of Thunderbird. This will in no way disruptive, and there understand that not result in any new fracture in the user experience. In fact the news, the additions are mostly elements originally planned for version 3.0 final, but the lack of time eventually eject planning.
According to the draft of the proposal, we would have a rate of:
- 4 to 6 months for a new version of Thunderbird
- 4 weeks for a new destination to preview testers
An operation that we finally found regularly in GNU / Linux distributions. Ubuntu for example comes in a new version every six months and a test version is usually published every two to four weeks during beta.
The development team wishes to return Thunderbird in Firefox versions of which are growing more rapidly. Not necessarily about synchronization in the works, this would allow Thunderbird to receive faster browser improvements, particularly the Gecko rendering engine.

Market share for browsers: the revenge of the panda!

2009-12-22T14:47:00.000-08:00

There is much talk lately of the market share of Firefox. The Mozilla browser would indeed be the most widely used language in its version 3.5, if one compares only the unique versions of each product. Together, the grain of Internet Explorer still dominate.
Yet if you look at a circular representation of the changing market share of browsers since January 2002 ...

We could see clearly stand out the winner!
Well, the pessimists will have noticed that the authors have taken care to assemble versions of Firefox under one banner while others have separate colors for each specific milling.

Google offers 20 million dollars to several charities

2009-12-22T14:28:00.000-08:00

Google has put a special place to announce a major donation was made to a number of charities.

The following associations will therefore share 20 million dollars offered by the firm:
- Feeding America
- Boys and Girls Clubs
- Smile Train
- CARE, Mothers Matter
- World Wildlife Fund, Natural Capital Project
- Mobile Creches
- Prajwal
- HEAL Africa
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
- The Mango Tree
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Harlem Children's Zone
- Save the Children, Latin America focus
- Reporters Without Borders
- Witness
- Loud Against Nazis
- Global Voices
- Ushahidi
- Save the Children, Middle East and Eurasia focus
- Grupo Cultural Afro Reaggae
- Ashesi University College, Ghana
- Pratham
- Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience
- Shin Shin Educational Foundation
- Tzu Chi Foundation
25 organizations included in this list. If Google were to give the same amount to each, would give about $ 800 000.

Bing has it become mandatory on Verizon BlackBerry?

2009-12-21T03:39:00.000-08:00

Microsoft has high hopes for Bing, its search engine. If the agreement with Yahoo is expected to boost its market share, it will still deal with Google and its domination of the research sector. One method is to create partnerships with manufacturers, and many testimonies suggest that the publisher has achieved with Verizon.
The first messages were encountered on the CrackBerry forums site before others arrived on the official forums of Verizon. Users of BlackBerry smartphones have noticed that the search default was set to Bing, irrespective of the previous choice. And not just the default engine had been modified, but it was not possible to change this setting, the only way to check Google for example is then to launch the browser to display the site engine.
The situation is unclear, since not only all the evidence does not match, but the echoes from the companies concerned are not necessarily consistent. Thus, where an increasing number of users see the change of control, others have seen no change. The hypothesis was advanced that the phone had to restart at least once for the change to take place, making sure to address the current situation suits them very well and their motivation will not be restarted.
Verizon Communications side, the returns are different. According to a user, an official reportedly said that an agreement had been reached between RIM (the company that designs and manufactures the BlackBerry) and Microsoft. But another witness says Verizon has partnered with Microsoft and that Bing is becoming the search engine the default on models 9530, 9550 and prior to the 9630.
The real problem is not that Verizon makes an agreement with Microsoft, such cases are typical example of the market for computer OEM side. The real worry comes from the method used since users have clearly not been consulted. And if change a setting without seeking "permission" is already a problem, blocking the possibility of change is yet another which adds to the confusion of the situation

Free offers recording TV programs remotely

2009-12-15T02:53:00.001-08:00

Free has announced a new option for holders of the Freebox HD: recording remotely. It's simple, this function can record on the VCR to the box what you want. To do this, simply go to the management console on account Free.fr, and clarify the chain and the duration of the registration. Easy.
Several registration options are available:
• Registration Now
• The delayed registration
• One time Registration
• The periodic registration
• The recording from the EPG
Three levels of recording quality can be offered by the channels: HD, SD (standard definition) and MPEG4.
"Depending on the speed of the line, it is also possible to make two recordings simultaneously on a single case of TV Freebox HD," says the supplier of Internet access. Schedule a recording on an external hard drive plugged into the USB port of the Freebox HD is also possible rating Free.
This free service does not work with VOD are told. Subscribers to the offer by Multi TV1 cons can decide what will be the case that TV host registration.
The registration distance is not new in itself. There are more than two years, Club Internet already proposed a similar service. And a few months ago, Canal + offered its satellite subscribers + The Cube such a service.

Infringement on eBay.com, competence tribunaux.fr

2009-12-12T03:19:00.000-08:00

When an international dispute is brought before a French court say, the issue prior to processing the application is of course whether that court has territorial jurisdiction. This fact comes the stage where the merits will determine whether there is indeed a fault, injury, etc..

On this subject, the Court of Appeal of Paris ruled last December 2. The decision is interesting because it confirms the jurisdiction of French courts for cases of counterfeiting on eBay.com, English version of the platform.
In 2008, Maceo, a company specializing in clothing, ready-to-wear, had given notice eBay.com (registered in Delaware very paradise), but also Europe eBay (registered in Luxembourg) to stop using one its brands, "April 77" on the entire galaxy online.
Absence of convincing results in summer 2008, Maceo took the direction of the courtroom to get a cessation of acts of infringement of its trademark and compensation for his injury. But before any discussion on the merits, eBay companies raised an objection of lack of territorial jurisdiction.
By order of May 5, 2009, the judge pretrial dismissing eBay, which was then called. In vain. The Court of Appeal of Paris had indeed recalled first that tort law allows the applicant to enter the jurisdiction where the defendant lives, that the place of damage or the one in whose jurisdiction the damage was suffered.
The Court of Appeal will hold a series of criteria "obvious":
The site operated in the United States of America is available on the French territory;
The injury alleged by the company Maceo is "neither virtual, nor possible, but suffered in the territory, can therefore be appreciated by the French judge,
For judges, it is not at all helpful "to search whether there is sufficient connection, substantial or significant between the facts alleged and the French territory," so unimportant that the ads are written in English, " understanding of some basic words in this language is easy for anyone. " She adds, moreover, that "the appellation." Com "does not imply any connection to an audience of a particular country.
Recently, the Justice had also considered an infringement committed on a website of a museum in Chile could be found in our country, even if the site was written in Spanish and published so far from home. This site, the judges explained, "necessarily intended as public art lovers and art historians is, in essence, an international public, open to the world and seeking its documentation beyond borders." "Since it is undisputed that this site is accessible from France, it is noted that the relevant French public is able to accept the alleged infringing content, a circumstance which proves the existence of a link sufficient connection, substantial or significant between wrongful acts and the damage alleged. "

Ubuntu 10.04: the first Alpha 1 is already there

2009-12-12T03:09:00.000-08:00

Ubuntu 9.10 is not out long ago that alpha 1 of the next version of the system is already there. Well, first alpha users wary like the plague, as synonymous with a consequent instability. However, this arrival is beneficial because it allows to follow the path taken by the Linux distribution.

For now, Ubuntu 10.04 alpha 1 is the kernel 2.6.32, but Lucid Lynx essentially proposes two major changes:
- Removing the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) for quicker boot system and a payback period longer relevant after the release of a standby.
- Using KDE 4.4 Beta 1
It starts so gently, but we must remember that Ubuntu will be 10.04 LTS version for Long Term Support. This means that the client will be supported milled for three years, while for the server will support five years. The development process changes mainly on three points:
1- Synchronizing with Debian packages is more conservative and uses the industry "testing" instead of the branch "unstable"
2- The stabilization begins very early in voluntarily limiting the number of new features
3- Structural changes are limited as far as possible
Users who still want to test this alpha 1 can be downloaded from the official site. However, we would highly advise you to use a virtualization solution such as VirtualBox.

Battery overheating: Packard Bell recalls some laptops

2009-12-10T03:29:00.000-08:00

Packard Bell, bought by Acer there almost two years, said yesterday that some of its notebook EasyNote had defective batteries. The computers in question are the EasyNote MX36, MX37, MX51 and MX52.
According to Packard Bell, these four PCs have been sold primarily in Europe and none in the United States. Only machines designed between July and December 2007 are affected by this recall.
The subsidiary of Acer said that its batteries can cause a risk of overheating or fire making. A classic case.
Those involved can get on this page dedicated to the problem or contact the hotline of Packard Bell so that it replaces your battery charge.
Packard Bell recommends noting the serial number of the battery containing 32 characters, and the serial number of the computer, which contains 12 characters.

Chrome beta 4: extensions are now active

2009-12-09T11:58:00.000-08:00

On the last version 4 beta of Google Chrome, the extensions were finally selected. To take advantage, it must therefore necessarily begin by installing the latest version of test, including download links are given below:
• Windows
• Mac OS X
• Linux

Once the browser up, the rest is fairly simple. In the wrench menu, you have to click on Extensions:

We then come to a page that references all of those have been installed. Since this is the first time, none of this, and Chrome gives you an active link to the catalog of extensions.

In this case, we tested the installation of Google Mail Checker, whose role is to display a small icon to the right of the address bar to warn of the receipt of mail in Gmail:

Once the extension in place, it automatically fills his role:

Extensions currently the most popular are:
• Google Mail Checker
• Google Translate for quick access to tools to translate the firm
• AdThwart based on Adblock Plus to block advertisements on websites
• RSS Subscription Extension for a quick button to add a feed to a list
• Xmarks at the base a popular Firefox extension to synchronize bookmarks
• Chrome Bird, a Twitter client built

Mozilla Messaging: Thunderbird 3 finally version

2009-12-09T11:52:00.000-08:00

Mozilla Messaging has finally released the final version of Thunderbird 3. For those who have followed the development of this version of mail client, there will be no change in visual or functionality. For others, many are new to report.

Here are the main improvements in Thunderbird 3:
• New filtering tools for research: the search results can now be filtered by sender, tag, or attachment, per person, per folder or mailing list.
• The autocomplete now works in the search bar with search in the address book.
• New configuration wizard email accounts with a greater database of suppliers, which can make presets.
• The toolbar for couriers has been improved, notably including Global search bar. The usual buttons as Reply, Forward, Delete or Spam are now present in every mail.
• The tabs now work like in Firefox: use the Enter key or double-click opens the mail in one window, while the click wheel opens the mail in a tab in the General window.
• Smart Folders are present by default in the left column. The Inbox allows eg to combine all the boxes of this type for all accounts.
• The selection of multiple messages to display a summary of the whole.
• The arrangement of columns can now be changed for each different folder.
• Creating an Archive folder which can drag emails from any other folder.
• The business manager can track all transactions between suppliers and Thunderbird e-mail.
• The extension manager is now as complete as that of Firefox, and therefore encompasses the extensions themselves, but also the themes and plug-ins.
• Contact Manager improved display with a star beside the name of a contact to indicate whether or not the address book and allow you to edit data quickly. You can also add a picture on each sheet, and include a birthdate.
• Better support for Gmail
• On Vista and Windows 7, Thunderbird can use the indexing engine built, which will display the letters in the research results from Windows itself.
• The haul IMAP are now downloaded in the background.
Regrettably, however, that more developers have not worked the interface, outside of the tabs and some controls, is precisely the same as in Thunderbird 2. Furthermore, the display "off" still offers a column of letters where all information is concentrated on one line. They also cite lack of management features offered by Windows 7 as the progress of an operation icon in the alert mail also received on the icon or the Jump Lists.

Microsoft Live Messenger and Bing soon on iPhone

2009-12-09T11:43:00.000-08:00

On the iPhone and iPod Touch, many have found that many email clients are available. Among their common features, there are of course the protocol support conversation in Windows Live Messenger, often called simply "MSN". But why did Microsoft ever released its own version of the iPhone software? The editor was probably decided on later, but it actually works on an application.

The information actually come from different sources confirm that two developments underway:
• A client Live Messenger
• An application Bing
This work is conducted simultaneously with those for wave 4 of Windows Live, which Microsoft also remained very quiet. The editor has indeed missed a few drops of information, and the only thing we know is that the ribbons appeared with Office 2007, will invade a little more space. The wave 4 is taking shape for next March, with no real certainty, but Microsoft could use this to launch his arrival applications for iPhone and iPod Touch.

For that, he will of course have to go through the App Store, but one can assume that Microsoft should not be too difficult to overcome the various security locks for the validation of its products. The firm appears surprisingly decided on these applications. Thus, the principal said David Raissipour recent CNet: "We are actively working over" speaking customer research Bing in preparation.
The question that arises in both cases is: what are the features of this software? It is clear that an iPhone version of Live Messenger will not contain as many features as the Windows milling. The discussion is based instant but file sharing does not work any more than the audio and video conferencing. For audio, it could still operate in Wi-Fi, but its interest is limited. It is possibly sharing photos. On the client side Bing, the voice search would be a definite plus. Indeed, the situation is largely conditioned by the attitudes of operators, some as Bouygues has promised to allow VoIP on its network next year.
To return to Microsoft, the information could happen sooner than expected, rumors of "revelations" on the Windows Live suite next to the end of the week

Germany is considering mandatory vaccination of unsecured PCs

2009-12-09T11:39:00.000-08:00

The Ministry of Interior Germany is supporting a project aimed at reducing the percentage of infected computers across the Rhine by viruses and other malware. To achieve this goal, evoking the possibility of blocking Internet access for users who do not protect their computers quite effectively despite the warnings from your ISP ...

The measure, which raises important questions about the position of ISPs and the neutrality of their role, is a previous response in Australia at the initiative of the Australian Communications and Media Authority. Here already, in 2005, another project evoked keeping lists of infected computers IP, distributed to five local ISPs partners in the operation. In this context, each Fai comes into contact with the customer to alert and help repair its security problems. Failing a satisfactory response, the ISP may be able to cut access, at least until the problem is resolved. A form of graduated response, safety version.
Even in 2005, the Federal Trade Commission launched an operation, Spam Zombies, 2005, requesting the establishment of emission allowances, blocking ports, or isolation in quarantine of suspicious computers, those who ship abnormal amounts of emails .
The proactive measures of this magnitude are rare. Typically, ISPs argue for specific solutions, such as filtering of TCP port 25, used for sending emails. In its recommendations to the fight against spam, the FAA recommends that "for e-mail (...) the position of a residential user should be able to issue e-mails via the server's email service provider. "Free opted for this solution since December 2006, leaving the subscriber however the freedom to turn the filter since the management interface for use smtp competitors. All these questions are also marked by a need for transparency: Orange had also blocked the famous port, but without informing its customers who were using other SMTP servers, making it impossible to blow the issue of letters.

With Kinomap, connect the video from a trip with Google Maps

2009-12-08T12:18:00.000-08:00

The French company based in ExcelLance Douai (59) had the brilliant idea to launch Kinomap a free service that allows Google Maps to link to any video of a trip, whether performed on foot, in vehicles (motorized or not), on land, air, water (not too deeply), by a human being or even a pet why not. While the journey was filmed and is geolocation, everything is possible with this "mash-up (almost).

Here are several examples among the few hundred videos currently available:
- Line 1 of Metro Lille
- a small flight of 7.4 km Gaillac
- 500 m in the North to back ... dog
- clip "baby, baby, baby" manually traced by the team Kinomap (Paris)
- 500 m walk at Douai
- 16 km in the North by car
To publish your videos Kinomap, you simply have a camera (camcorder, smartphone, APN, webcam, etc..) And a datalogger or the safeguarding your GPS route with precision.
Then you should use Kinomap Uploader, a free software available on the website and can synchronize the video with GPS coordinates, and upload everything on the server application.

An iPhone application has been proposed to Apple and is awaiting validation has given us. the publisher. An Android application is also in development.
The purpose of this "Super Street View" is of course not to be filmed while driving at 200 km / hsur a small country road, but rather to propose various paths in order to benefit the community. The site is open to the world (a video in Australia is already visible), and the videos are hosted on Kinomap, not YouTube or Dailymotion.

Google: the new home page active in the United States

2009-12-08T12:11:00.000-08:00

Google has officially renewed attack from its homepage. The catches we had recently published ultimately prove to be good and the new "home" is now visible to everyone in English Service.
We now expect that the amendment be passed to other nationalities, but this change raises a question. Since last week, the home page of Google in France (and elsewhere) already presented a different view: the trademark logo and the search appeared first, followed by the rest melted in case of movement.
Google has officially renewed attack from its homepage. The catches we had recently published ultimately prove to be good and the new "home" is now visible to everyone in English Service.

We now expect that the amendment be passed to other nationalities, but this change raises a question. Since last week, the home page of Google in France (and elsewhere) already presented a different view: the trademark logo and the search appeared first, followed by the rest melted in case of movement.
Moreover, it is noted that the display of the new English homepage is effective only in Firefox. In Internet Explorer, Opera and Chrome, nothing happens. We will get back to you with further information on this subject.

Office 15: users could have their say

2009-12-08T12:02:00.000-08:00

So that Office 2010 is released in public beta there not so long and that its final version is scheduled for next June, the next major version of the suite is already in the planning stage. And since time is really become accustomed, developers are beginning to learn about features that are desired.
It's hard to believe, but Microsoft has actually waited many years to follow a development model slightly different. The firm has thus addressed to users for Windows 7 to receive the sweet manna endless good ideas suggested by those who are in actual contact with the product. And the firm, while happy with the result, almost entirely based his campaign on the concept: "Windows 7, it was my idea."
Although Office 2010, code-named "14" is much less followed this path, the editor may mark further steps with Office 15. Expected for the year 2013, the future version should seriously simplify the creation of projects with SharePoint integration much further from what already exists. But it's more special team dedicated to the development of Access that sets the tone.
The manager Greg Lindhorst has stated: "As far as Office 2010 is closer to commercialization, we begin to plan Office 15. An area that we believe is improving our support of SQL Server. If I believe what I heard in the community, it would be more than welcome. Note that we are just beginning the planning and considering the many areas of investment, unfortunately I can not promise any improvement yet. "
The charge was actually sent to Access users asking them more precisely the features of SQL Server that would be welcome in the component of the Office suite. He also asked the community to reference the features of Access that they believe are using SQL Server without satisfaction.
During the next year it will be interesting to see if Microsoft is soliciting opinions from users of other products in the suite. Finally, Access is only present in the Professional Edition and Professional Plus Office suite. If an element wider audience as Word, Excel or PowerPoint enjoyed the same attention, returns could potentially be very many.

Netbooks: 32% in the world would be supplied with Linux

2009-12-08T11:54:00.000-08:00

When looking at netbooks sold in French, was soon the impression that Windows is only represented in the operating systems that run them. Windows XP, especially reigns almost supreme, even though there are machines running Linux. But globally, the situation appears much more dilute.

The figures released by analyst firm ABI Research temper indeed the recognition that much can be done. Indeed, the 35 million netbooks to be sold is likely this year (2009), it is expected that 11 million are equipped with a Linux distribution. If the figure may seem impressive, the percentage is just as 32%.
A question of field of vision
How to explain such a large proportion of Linux knowing that Microsoft had largely thundered that Windows accounted for 96% of netbooks? Firstly, this figure was valid in the United States. Now, with Europe, this country is clearly a leading vendor of netbooks running Windows. Secondly, the figure was based solely on sales for the month of February. The complex, reported to the world situation, begins to explain the difference.
The heart of the explanation lies in fact in other countries, particularly in Asia. In this geographical area, Windows has less sway. Jeff Orr, an analyst at ABI, said that less control is associated with less confidence, leading to an easy opening to other solutions.
A very tight turn for Microsoft
And even when the truth was closer to the figure posted up by Microsoft, the developments will be particularly tight a turn for the Redmond company. Several factors combine to force the company to take many precautions. Windows 7, even if he receives many positive reviews, is viewed with suspicion by the manufacturers of netbooks due to license more expensive than Windows XP, since Microsoft had literally broken the price of the latter . Then, the ARM processor has a great future in these small machines. All in one, two changes will occur.
Dangerous crossroads that Microsoft will have to be careful in how Windows 7 arrives on netbooks. Even if the firm is fighting against the idea that the Starter Edition is made for netbooks and must use the Home Premium, the license fee directs manufacturers to what is least expensive. In addition, Microsoft has many Windows running on ARM processors, such as CE and Mobile versions, but system adapted to these netbooks, the publisher does not.
The firm can not announce that it is impossible, the Zune HD is a Windows CE running on Tegra chip based on ARM architecture. But it has nothing to offer now for this market will grow, as the performance per watt seems interesting. Only now, the world of netbooks is not necessarily interesting to everyone: the competition is fierce and margins low. Microsoft may launch Windows adapted, but the publisher could just as easily lose interest in these small machines and turn to the ultra-portable and, more generally, for example using mobile processors from Intel UCLV.

Chrome: version 4.0 beta available for Mac and Linux

2009-12-08T11:44:00.000-08:00

Google has finally officially online beta of Chrome 4.0 for Mac OS X and Linux The browser is just what we expected: an exact copy of what is found in the Windows version, with the list of features amputees that the timetable is respected.
When we speak of exact copies, is the mirror functionality and interface: everything is identical. The browser used in the same way as under Windows, including the tabs, the site functions or organizational management settings.

As for missing features, the list is unfortunately what was expected:
-The bookmark manager
-Gears, which allows to run web services offline
-The full-screen
-Task Manager
-Synchronizing bookmarks (available on the latest development version of Chrome for Windows)
-The management of 64-bit
-Full support extensions
Regarding Gears, Google explains that this module is doomed to disappear. Its development is arrested in effect for most of its features are redundant with HTML 5Google will therefore focus on the latter, and it is through the HTML 5 that Chrome OS will cache the data.

The processor of Adamo undergoes a boost for Windows 7

2009-10-20T09:20:00.000-07:00

While Dell will soon unveil its new XPS Adamo, Adamo 13 the current undergoes a small stroke of the accelerator.
Indeed, the manufacturer has decided that the models "Wanting" to be running Windows 7 now have a Core 2 Duo SL9600, clocked at 2.1 GHz instead of SU9400 at 1.4 GHz previously used.
Remains to be seen what will be the autonomy of the beast, known to be a bit light given the price of this machine, which is not traded at less than 2 299 € TTC, in its "Craving" .

Snow Leopard: version 10.6.2 bug fixes guest account

2009-10-19T03:04:00.000-07:00

Apple has just sent a new beta of its 10.6.2 update its system for Snow Leopard. Good news: This patch will set out the problem with the guest account.

The 10C527f build fixes so the case is potentially very painful when Snow Leopard will completely erase data from normal user account, after using the Guest account. Indeed, if one opens a session with him, nothing is saved, all operating as if it were a private session in a browser. But if it disconnects then return to the normal session, Snow Leopard apparently believes that it is also a Guest account and delete all personal data. This serious problem that apparently does not arise for systems with the guest account was activated before the upgrade to Leopard Snow Leopard. This limits the number of possible cases, but nevertheless one is vague enough to tarnish the image of the system ... The new beta update also fixes several other concerns and improves reliability for iWork, iLife, Aperture, Final Cut Studio, MobileMe, iDisk, and Safari plugins. Finally, the graphics drivers are updated which improves certain points, such as problems related to playback of video content to 1080p. Some QuickTime video, which could not be read with version X of the reader, now pose more of inconvenience.

OpenBSD: Release 4.6 is available for download

2009-10-19T02:52:00.000-07:00

OpenBSD, a BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) the best known, has just landed in version 4.6. Easier installation, new services, and HCL are extended in the program. It is the founder of the distribution, Theo de Raadt, who announced the news in person. It thus indicates that the new installer system greatly simplifies the process and it has been almost completely rewritten. Operations relating to the handling of hard drives and partitions are so much easier. Other important new features, it is noted mainly:

- VLAN Support

- A standard user account can now be created directly during the installation

- process A new server for email

- The Web server can now distribute files larger than 2GB

- The FTP server automatically records the IP addresses and identifiers in the new connections - Manager load balancing (relayd, load distribution) can now redirects TCP and UDP

- SSL sessions are also run by relayd

- Pf, the OpenBSD network filter is enabled by default

- Numerous improvements to the routing daemons and OpenBGPD OpenOSPFD

- OpenSSH version 5.3

- Support software RAID solutions can now support the reconstruction, as in the case of RAID 1 - Better support for Sparc64 hardware platforms and SGI

- New drivers for graphics cards, network (especially wireless) or to the video devices on USB Those who may wish to consult the long list of changes in this version.

Brice Hortefeux Hedwig resuscitated with 2 decrees published in OJ

2009-10-19T02:38:00.000-07:00

Without fanfare, in two decrees published this weekend in the official gazette, the government raised Hedwig, the famous file collection of personal information left as very critical. The first text is the prevention of harm to public safety, the second securing sensitive jobs. Two reasons for a very large collection of personal information. The first decree concerns the "creation of the application on the prevention of harm to public safety" and therefore seeks to prevent harm to public safety. It aims to "collect, store and analyze information concerning persons whose individual or collective activity indicates that it may jeopardize public safety." The text then freezes on attitudes, actions indicate that they "may" undermine public security, not the infringement to be consumed. The file allows a large number of records of data category, "strictly as they are necessary to further [the purpose]." Since the purpose is unclear, as saying that the floodgates are open:

-Information relating to civil status,

-nationality and profession,

-physical addresses,

-phone numbers and email addresses;

-Physical signs and objectives,

-photographs;

-Titles identity;

-Vehicle registration;

-Patrimonial information;

- Public events, and travel behavior;

- Actions likely to receive a criminal offense;

- Persons maintaining or having maintained direct relations and not incidental to that person. Categories vast

Several drawers are veritable bottomless pit like the famous "acts likely" to be criminally prohibited, or "behaviors", the "displacement", but the whole fabric of his connections with relatives (friends, buddies, family , coworkers, etc..). Only thin wall: "The treatment does not include facial recognition device from a photograph. Anyway, this treatment would be unnecessary, since the text can be gleaned with a vengeance "signs and specific physical targets, [and] photographs." Smile, you're stuck. But that's not all, this file allows the collection of information:

-with physical signs and objectives as part of reporting person;

- geographical origin;

- in political activities, philosophical, religious or trade union.

Centralization of the ecosystem of a person

Thus the entire ecosystem of a person who is likely to be stuck, centralized, big blur brotherisé pretext of "undermining public security". While the text is still forbidden "to select treatment in a particular category of persons from these data alone. But it prohibits not to combine: eg religious activity with a person's behavior.

Information stored 10 years,regenerative

This information will be stored for a nice term: ten years "after the intervention of the last event likely to show a risk to public safety that gave rise to a record. Suffice to say that this period will be renewable as long as your attitudes, your social behavior does not fall under the nails.

Minors under 13 years

Better yet, this information may also receive minor thirteen years. The only difference is that the retention period is limited to 3 years. Who can access? Some officials of the central management of public security, officials of the prefecture of police serving in charge of intelligence services, staff groups specializing in the fight against urban violence or the phenomena of bands, agents of a service national police or gendarmerie (specific request)

No penalty for cross-use prohibited

Small guarantee: "The treatment shall be no cross, no reconciliation and no form of formal relationship with other treatments or files. It is not possible in the state to join different files. But the decree but forgets to specify the penalty assigned to the ban. Too bad. A situation more difficult than the right to access the right information or the right recognized opposition to all citizens by the 1978 Act does not apply here.

The CNIL, single bolt

The only guarantee is that of the control that will perform the National Commission on Informatics and Freedoms. In addition, each year a report will establish the audit activities, update and delete data stored in the processing. When one knows how low the CNIL, we can worry a little more of these measures ...

Securing jobs sensitive subject of the second order

The second decree establishes automated processing of personal data referred to as "administrative investigations related to public safety." The aim this time to facilitate the completion of investigations in the context of public employment with the exercise of sovereignty missions of the State, public or private employment in the field of security or defense, field games, paris and shopping. The file allows the collection of information on marital status, nationality and profession, physical addresses, phone numbers and email addresses and photographs of the person, the identity papers. The text can still save "the evidence to determine whether the conduct of the person concerned is not inconsistent with the duties or tasks envisaged, given their nature." Political activity, religious or philosophical association, everything goes. Data is stored for a maximum of five years and will target children under 16 years. Individuals may use this information are roughly the same as the first file.

Both texts were signed by François Fillon and Brice Hortefeux.

The IRIS Association (Imagine an Internet joint) feel that Hedwig Hedwig A and B, nicknames given to the two texts, "are no more acceptable than the file EDVIGE, they are clones. There is no doubt they will generate the same refusal citizens and give rise to the same legal remedies. "

Wi-Fi Direct:and all wireless devices communicated

2009-10-15T03:27:00.000-07:00

The Wi-Fi Alliance, which works on various flavors of Wi-Fi protocols, today announced that a newcomer would soon feel. Called Wi-Fi Direct, it allows two-point wireless to connect and communicate with each other without central access point.Formerly known as Wi-Fi peer to peer, this technology has very concrete applications. Family reunions Wi-Fi Direct is not really a standard designed for the network. As some have inferred, it is a killer Bluetooth.The purpose of technology is that all devices will have very different service discovery: they signal their presence and presents a list of their capabilities. Unfortunately for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Direct is designed to kill literally. One can well imagine, for example:

• digital music player that synchronizes remote

• A digital camera that would communicate directly with the printer

• A camcorder capable of transferring its contents directly on a computer In fact, this new standard, already under certification from IEEE (Institute of Electricaland Electronics Engineers), could be used to interconnect telephones, keyboards, mice, webcams, printers or computers, and laptops.

Security and Performance

The Wi-Fi Direct has several interesting features clearly.First, any apparatus or device certified Wi-Fi Direct will be able to communicate with older Wi-Fi equipment, so if you have a digital camera with this certification, he can communicate directly with your printer Wi-Fi classic.There is little doubt that opportunities to exploit such a degree of wireless communications abound. The other interesting point is that this future standard (as said) is thought indeed for domestic use, but also professional.Thus, WPA2 is used as the base, while management functionality will be provided for businesses. And what about the speed for data transfers? It's simple, but there are two cases:

1.If you introduce a new Wi-Fi device in a park Direct Wi-Fi standard, he will communicate with the old equipment to the maximum speed of which they are capable

2.In the case of a set of products all certified Wi-Fi Direct, this will depend solely on their speed because the Wi-Fi Direct does not guarantee a connection speed special because it is certified "extra". A device could very well use the declination 802.11g and be Wi-Fi Direct. In the domestic world, however, it's likely that most facilities use declination N. The situation is identical to the signal range. Of course, compared to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Direct does almost as benefits.The signal range and performance are in fact not much in common and the blue tooth was beaten soundly. But it is said "almost" because Bluetooth has the advantage of having a much lower power consumption to Wi-Fi, and version 3.0 will also change automatically login to use Wi-Fi when available. It's hard not begin to imagine a world where Light Peak and Wi-Fi Direct does not reign supreme.

CNIL:10 tips for securing your information system

2009-10-15T03:15:00.000-07:00

While malware and viruses multiply, and that cases of phishing expand each day a little more of their tentacles, ensuring secure computers in its business (or home) is essential, if not vital.However, this security can only be optimal if we do not feel concerned about security, and therefore not accountable. The National Commission for Informatics and Liberties (CNIL) has recently issued 10 tips for securing its information system.For businesses, organizations and agencies handling sensitive data, these tips can still be partially adopted by private individuals. The 10 councils CNIL:

1.Adopting a policy of strict password: individual password difficult to guess and secrecy. 2.Develop a procedure for creating and deleting user accounts

3.Sécuriser workstations: the positions of agents must be configured so that they lock automatically after a period of inactivity (10 minutes)

4.Identify exactly who can access files

5.Veiller to privacy vis-à-vis providers

6.Sécuriser local network: An information system must be secure vis-à-vis external attacks 7.Sécuriser l 'physical access to premises

8.Anticipating the risk of loss or disclosure of data

9.Anticiper formalize a policy and system security information

10.Educate users to "information risk" and the law "and Freedoms"

Apple updates for hard drives that sleep

2009-10-15T03:10:00.000-07:00

Apple has released an update bound for some machines, mainly laptops. It is a concern that users might encounter: the hard drive goes into sleep, without any event not come really tell him to do. This dysfunction is not systematic. This update, which can be downloaded from the function "Update Software" from the Apple menu, designed for machines out in late 2008 or this year. Interested users can visit the page on the issue on the official site of Apple.

End of Analogue TV schedule is accurate geographical

2009-10-15T03:06:00.000-07:00

The CSA has unveiled a new section of its timetable for the changeover to digital TV this time in the Poitou-Charentes region, Central and North. The cessation of analogue TV by land is planned for this whole end of 2010. But it will be in two stages by the cities concerned. The gradual extinction by geographical area will be in these cities October 19, 2010.

And in those cities, December 7, 2010. The cessation of analogue broadcasting channels (TF1, France 2, France 3, France 5, Arte and M6) on the Island area of French has already been decided a few days ago. It will be March 8, 2011. On November 30, 2011, the Hexagon is all that will switch to digital television and every home should have a digital receiver to receive these channels for free.

CRT Prices: Panasonic, Samsung and LG fined in Japan

2009-10-07T10:08:00.000-07:00

The giant Panasonic, Sony, which should bite sooner or later (and thus become the No. 1 in Japan ahead of Sony and Hitachi) has just been fined in his own country. Japan has indeed ordered Panasonic, but the South Korean giants Samsung and LG Electronics, pay a fine of 3.32 billion. Yen ... Slightly more than 25 million euros. A sum which shall represent a few minutes at most a few hours of sales for these companies. This mosquito bites made by the authorities of the rival Nippon these three groups was for the well known because of price fixing, here, to be precise, on rates of CRT (CRTs). Panasonic was the company most affected, with more than half of the fine (1.8 billion yen), against 1.37 billion yen for Samsung and 151 million yen (1.15 million euros. ..) for LG. Japan, unlike Europe, is quite customary for these small fines. Last August, the authority inflicted three Japanese steel companies fined record 15.6 billion yen or 120 million euros. Far from EUR 899 million for Microsoft or 1.06 billion euros for the Intel side of Brussels ... Panasonic, Samsung and LG could appeal the decision. Interestingly, the Japanese authorities have said that investigations on the same case have been launched in Europe and the United States.

Firefox 3.6: the first beta next week?

2009-10-07T10:00:00.000-07:00

Lately, one badly did not discuss the projects of Mozilla concerning the interfaces of Firefox 3.7 and 4.0. But before really being able to benefit from these renewals, a version 3.6 must initially pass. Precisely, first beta is awaited for the next week, if all occurs well.Firefox 3.5 According to the developers of Mozilla themselves, planning suggested was the following

- 5 October : freezing of the code

- 6October : the first compilation for beta

- 7October (today): beginning of tests QA (quality insurance)

- 13October : end of the tests QA, publication of beta

But like specified it Mike Belltzner, this rate/rhythm supposes a rate/rhythm of high work since there remains a certain number of problems unsolved currently.But what brings really this version 3.6? In fact, this new Firefox will remain in the line of grinding 3.5: as a large majority of the improvements under the cap:

1-Engine of returned HTML Gecko 1.9.2

2- Light topics

3-Improvements of the engine TraceMonkey

4-Javascript A more succeeded version of the system of restoration of sessions

5-One returned of the faster Web page

6- A better support of CSS

Eolas attack Apple, Google, Amazon, Sun, Adobe and eBay

2009-10-07T09:58:00.000-07:00

The small firm Eolas Technologies, related to a Californian university, has just struck a great media move by attacking the following giants: Adobe, Amazon, Apple, eBay, Google, JPMorgan Drive out & Co, Office Deposit, Perot Systems, Sun Microsystems, Texas Instruments, Yahoo! , YouTube, and ten d' other companies.This massive complaint makes following a fight of several years vis-a-vis Microsoft as for a use by Internet Explorer d' a patent pertaining to Eolas. L' business s' is finally balanced by a transaction (secret) with l' friendly, after the confirmation by the American patent-office of the validity of the patent d' Eolas.Eolas, which n' no relationship with famous lawyer has, in 2004 had gained its lawsuit and would have owed empocher the rondelette nap of 565 million dollars, if Microsoft n' had not made call of the first judgment.L' current business carrying on the same American patent (5,838,906) in addition d' another patent (7,599,985), the sums could reach tops well if the verdict in favour d' Eolas is similar to that d' five years ago.The first patent relates to l' integration d' interactive applications in the navigators. It was used 16 years ago, in 1993, and was officially deposited 11 years ago, in 1998. The second patent is in the same vein, puisqu' it allows the Web sites d' to be completely interactive thanks to applications of the Javascript type and AJAX. That explain certainly the presence of sites like eBay, Google, YouTube, Amazon and Yahoo!.

The iPhone will use 3G for voice over IP in the U.S.

2009-10-07T09:26:00.000-07:00

The U.S. telecom operator AT & T has announced that applications for Internet telephony (VoIP) installed on Apple's iPhone could now work on its 3G network. So far telephony software free or cheap as Skype, owned by Ebay, could not run on the iPhone with a Wi-Fi, which severely limits their scope. The Wi-Fi, less common than cellular networks for mobile operators, is mainly present in stations, airports and tourist sites.

Operators will protect

By banning Internet calls from their mobile networks, as in French, the telcos are trying to protect themselves from the competition offers unlimited free software like Skype or Google Voice which makes the anachronistic concept of communications packages. AT & T said Apple had informed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the regulatory authority for communications across the Atlantic for its decision. Last August, the FCC opened an inquiry into the rejection of the Google Voice Shop online AppStore from Apple, while the U.S. Senate questioned the exclusive ties between operators and manufacturers mobile phones.

Hotmail: thousands of passwords available on the web

2009-10-06T05:55:00.000-07:00

Thousands of Hotmail accounts, the famous email service from Microsoft, have been hijacked by pirates, has unveiled yesterday the Redmond company. According to the leader in software, membership Hotmail have been lured by a stupid phishing technique which, remember, is to copy sometimes quite a site to fool the user. The sites of banks and Paypal are the most affected by this technique, but other types of sites are also prey to these scammers, including ISPs (Free and Orange in France have recently been affected) and email accounts. Still, this news is particularly bad for Microsoft, while Yahoo! Mail continues to crush the market, thanks to its unlimited storage, and Gmail catches at high speed Hotmail ... According to Microsoft, some passwords of Hotmail customers were published last week on a website, a site now destroyed. The creator of Bing and immediately reacted by blocking the accounts. "We have taken measures to block access to any accounts that have been exposed and have developed resources to help these users to recover their accounts," said Microsoft told AFP. Many Europeans are concerned by the mass publication of passwords. The number of hijacked accounts is not yet known precisely. It speaks well of thousands of accounts or more than 10 000. A drop of water to the millions of Hotmail members. The bad news could still cause some people to see the side of the competition.

iPhone: Soon applications with Flash version CS5

2009-10-06T05:50:00.000-07:00

The Adobe Flash technology is essential. Whether or applications on the Internet is ubiquitous because of its versatility in functionality. However, there is a realm that makes resistance to Flash, and it is the Apple iPhone. The possible arrival of Flash on this phone is indeed an epic saga in itself and the last movement of Adobe always avoids the heart of the problem. So obviously, it was easy to titrate "Arrival of Flash on the iPhone! "But what Adobe offers is quite what users expected. The publisher is preparing the release of CS5 tools, including Flash correctly. Now, with the latter, it will soon be possible to compile applications directly to iPhone.

Clearly, instead of using Objective C and Cocoa in Xcode, it uses Flash CS5 directly. Any application may be designed this way and the head Aditya Bansod explains on his blog that this was made possible by modifying the compiler Flash CS5 to enable the LLVM (Low Level Virtual Machine) to understand ActionScript 3.0. It is then good of ARM assembler code comes out. By cons, and this is well understood that we can be disappointed, nothing to do with the possible arrival of a Flash plug-in for Safari on the iPhone. So, the management of this technology within Web sites remains an Arles and Steve Jobs had in any case clearly expressed: according to him, it was far better use of infrastructure SproutCore (used especially on the site MobileMe) and HTML rather than Flash 5. However, the arrival of Flash Player 10.1 opens interesting perspectives. Support for several new architectures promises changes sympathetic with the use of a greater number of solutions to accelerate graphics including videos. But perhaps this will he not sufficient since it is mostly criticized for Flash to consume too many resources and thus to empty the battery too quickly. Before the end of the year, preview versions of Flash and CS5 of Flash Player 10.1 will be available. This is an opportunity to revisit the new capabilities of the software.

Firefox: a page to bring the plug-ins obsolete

2009-10-06T05:47:00.000-07:00

Some have noticed the latest version of Firefox (3.5.3) could warn users that their Flash player was "outdated." A convenient way to sign because the updates come more often to plug security holes. Mozilla has decided to extend this principle to all other plug-ins, or at least to most. As can be seen in the capture above, the idea is to list the installed plug-ins and provide an associated state. Mozilla has set up a database referencing the latest available and notifies you if you simply need to upgrade. Where everything goes well, the lights are green and Mozilla congratulates you a nice "You are safe" ( "You're safe," at least as much as possible). Otherwise, the button says "Update Now" ( "Update now") to remedy the situation. For now, it is a simple web page, but this may become a feature in its own browser thereafter. Warning, a security warning will be present on the page because of a certificate that does not work. It will add an exception to use the detection plug-ins.

First AMD Fusion chip, a core Phenom II in 32 nm?

2009-10-06T05:45:00.000-07:00

According to our confers Fudzilla, the Llano generation processor / AMD Ontario, which would be the first using the concept of Fusion (GPU and CPU in the same package) in the depth, operate a heart Phenom II. It would nevertheless be etched into 32 nm and may have two or four cores. Meanwhile, AMD could also add some small new features and enhancements to its architecture. The graphics, it could be after generation DirectX 11 currently used on the Radeon HD 5800 and 5700, but in a much more limited in terms of performance, of course. Everything seems to still scheduled for 2011, without elaborating. It remains to be seen what they will be worth facing the generation Westmere, Sandy Bridge, but also due to arrive in the second half of 2010. For even if the giant Santa Clara may have some advantage in terms of performance and consumption if AMD does not review in depth the Phenom architecture, it could nevertheless provide a graphical solution more attractive ... and propose a multimedia experience to a whole new level, this is usually the weak point of supply of Intel.

RIM: software for BlackBerry sync with OSX

2009-10-02T15:53:00.000-07:00

Research In Motion aka RIM, the maker of BlackBerry phones, will publish tomorrow a software intended for owners of these products are also Mac users. An application called Desktop Manager, dedicated to the synchronization of data to these phones.
An interface is very clear, very much in line with the iTunes organization: RIM has worked on integration. Side functionality, you will find everything:
Sync events to iCal
Sync contacts from Address Book
Sync with Entourage, the email client of Office for Mac
Adding and removing applications
Management Software Updates
Setting up automatic backups
Data Encryption Backup
The BlackBerry Desktop Manager includes Media Sync, which will allow users to sync iTunes music collections. RIM also says that the files will be copied on the phone with all their metadata, including album art. Note, however, files protected by DRM are not supported, such as the pre-iTunes +.
The software will be available tomorrow, Friday, October 2nd, at 19:00 French time. It is by cons necessary to have at least version 10.5.5 of Leopard or Snow Leopard.

The iPhone just discreet about the privacy of users

2009-10-01T05:21:00.000-07:00

french- A flaw in the iPhone to allow third party publishers to read the phone numbers of users. Disturbing?

Users of the application Mogoroad, which broadcasts the traffic in Switzerland were contacted to download the paid version of the iPhone. The publisher would Mogo advantage of a flaw in the iPhone OS to get the numbers of customers. The most serious is that all applications from the App Store are concerned.This vulnerability is not new since date of version 2.1 but version 3.0 still has not corrected the problem. Users submit their phone number to Apple does not disclose to third parties. Mogo has been removed from the catalog of the App Store, but the problem remains unresolved.

Athlon X4 II close to 3 GHz

2009-10-01T05:16:00.000-07:00

Expected AM3 (and therefore compatible with AM2 + motherboards), the Athlon X4 II does not have any money and should be followed in 2010 by an Athlon X4 II to 3 GHz, 640.AMD has added in its roadmap, new Athlon X4 II, the 635. Clocked at 2.9 GHz (2.8 GHz cons for the 630 and 2.6GHz for the 620), it uses an architecture similar to other models: it is a processor with four cores, four times of 512 kb Level 2 cache and a TDP of 95 W.Recall that the essential difference between an Athlon and Phenom II II is the lack of L3 cache on the Athlon, which can have an impact on performance.Note states that the AMD Athlon X4 II uses a die Propus, without physically L3 cache (to reduce production costs) but only practice, some models are based on a die Deneb (Phenom X4 II) with the L3 cache is dicedactivated (or bad).

Deezer:Soon a paid version for mobile

2009-10-01T05:12:00.000-07:00

French - the site plays music streaming Deezer confirmed to be about to launch a paid version for mobile phones. The subscription price premium should be set at 9.99 euros per month.

It is through an online contest that Deezer announces the launch of its paid version for mobile.

Among the prizes to win at the end of the contest are "3 months free trial offer for the Deezer Premium mobile phones soon available in France.No further clarification on the details of this offer is still unknown but it should be more or less similar to that Spotify launched in August last application on the App Store. Free to download, this offer is only available to subscribers of the Premium site on a subscription of 9.99 euros.Deezer which already offers a free application, but much criticized for iPhone, Android and Blackberry, will therefore match the price of the competition since its application for Premium mobile phone is also proposed to 9.99 euros per month.Contest ending October 13 next, it might be available very soon ...

paris "Domain Name: Paris wants a ".paris"

2009-10-01T05:09:00.000-07:00

Paris, French- At his last city council earlier this week, elected officials have chosen Paris providers responsible for developing the extension. Paris. Thus, future sites devoted to the French capital could become "mairie.paris" or "velib.paris. The appointment of service providers to develop the extension".Paris is the final step before submitting the file to ICANN, the organization overseeing the suffixes on the Internet. The city council said: "We do this to reinforce the image of Paris, valuing its investments and local partners."After a tender launched last June, the couple Afnic / Core has been chosen to complete the record in early 2010. The procedure could lead late 2010.

The phone becomes a fixed complement of mobile

2009-09-30T05:39:00.000-07:00

Vtech uses Bluetooth to offer mobile users currently upload to return their calls on their sets. All you need multiple handsets to be sure to be attached in every room.

While the popularity of fixed phone is down, Vtech attempts to rehabilitate him by making supplementary during his mobile. He launched a range of three cordless handsets capable of receiving calls to the phone. The system works through Bluetooth. Just ask his cell near the base, a diameter of ten meters. And activate the option, which allows the automatic call forwarding. The user can then use the combined landline and up to 500 meters away from the base without loss of reception quality. Interest? Resolving the problem of missed calls if the mobile is charging in another room.
The mobile and fixed while a By integrating Bluetooth, the system avoids the typical problems of mobile as the battery discharged or poor sound quality, "said Matt Ramage, vice president of VTech Communications. The calls from fixed and mobile can be received simultaneously . Another thing: thanks to Bluetooth, users can download the phonebook of the mobile device directly on the sets with a number of contacts up to six miles.
Up to twelve handsets
Customers who have no fixed line can still take advantage of the system. The communication time will indeed be counted directly on the mobile package. The handset features a main LCD screen. With the range, it is also proposed a digital answering machine with fourteen minutes of recording, and a system identification match. The system price is a little less than a hundred euros. Up to twelve handsets can be connected simultaneously.

The day on blogs is just a question of vocabulary

2009-09-30T05:35:00.001-07:00

The method of referencing the Swedish Institute in computer science
analyzes the similarities between the words used. This will enable SMEs to easily identify the communities that speak them.

The classification of content that run on social media like blogs through simple methods, considers the Swedish Institute in Computer Science. The evidence: one of his teams focused on a test basis, the similarity of vocabulary. This method, they label themselves as "naive," sort of way relevant blogs according to their content. Interest: allow users to more easily find blogs dealing with subjects that interest them. And for small and medium businesses have simple tools to improve control of their image on the web by identifying communities of blogs may talk about them. But also find similarities between groups are unaware that sometimes, to better target their marketing campaigns.
Choose the words to analyze
All words used in blogs are obviously not taken into account. Disposed those considered too common, such as articles, but also the words too unusual. Those who do not stand a handful of times over several months are often to be spelling errors that result from polluting. This in-between that analysis is conducted. The method accelerates the process and improves the relevance. By eliminating these sets of words, a certain amount of blogs are de facto eliminated from the scope of the analysis. Those whose content is too small to be classified, but also and especially the most splogs (blogs garbage). From the similarities observed, the software then establishes a ranking of blogs in groups.
Establish communities are unaware
These communities are content, even if their authors are not necessarily connected. The categories are as diverse as can be the blogosphere: politics, books, technology, music ... The researchers note that they exist even within these groups amount of subgroups that show as many features. Blogs of a group are more or less interrelated: it is therefore a prioritization that takes place, and the software highlights in graphical form. The authors conclude by explaining that simplicity of their method avoids creating artificial links at any price between all the blogs. A through which, they say, fall easily more complex methods.

When PC and mobile control the robot remotely

2009-09-30T05:17:00.000-07:00

To best assist their owners, the robot must be as independent as possible. Or they can be controlled remotely, adds GostaiNet.It has benefited from the Stakeholder Forum Digital (FAN), * The Workshop which was present to unveil a platform that allows to give simple commands to a robotic machine from a computer or mobile phone. Simply connect to the service using the Internet or 3G network."The connection is made with the robot via Wi-Fi router in the place where he is," said L'Atelier Unnan Keuk, marketing manager at Gostai. It is therefore possible to move the robot by simply using the directional keys of her computer keyboard or the telephone.

Many applications

images are transmitted from the robot's camera and appear directly on the screen. You can zoom in, take photos, archive ... "We can also return the mapping of a place," adds Unnan Keuk. "The robot is thus able to move them independently.Models equipped to identify when using a laser. It is also possible to detect movement and archiving. Possible applications are numerous. Telepresence home to remotely check that everything goes well at home.Or more generally, a monitoring activity which the robot would replace the night watchmen. Another possibility being considered: a model robot was also used in June to allow Internet users to visit the show Future Seine from their computer.

A system compatible with many manufacturers

in taking control of a robotic machine made available by the organizers, they could well move from stand to stand and question the speakers.One can also imagine machines dedicated to look after elderly or sick people, many of which can be managed by one person. The advantage of the service is that it potentially works with any robot equipped with a camera, a microphone and a speaker.It does indeed use Urbi, a universal operating system created by Gostai. Currently the system is compatible with more than a dozen robots sold.

Google invites users to one hundred miles to test Wave

2009-09-30T05:12:00.000-07:00

So far booked about 600 happy few, Google opened its future Swiss Army Communications 100 000 privileged testers. Do not expect to win as many invitations to go to Wave. The Internet giant has already distributed.They go to webmasters who attended the developer preview, the first user who registered online to give their feedback on the service and a handful of customers of Google Apps. "Some are wondering what is called a preview.It just means that Google Wave is not ready to be launched in prime time. Not yet, anyway.New features coming Presented as a communication tool all-in-One, Wave can talk live or delayed and share documents from any internet browser. Everyone can see live changes the other makes on the photos, text or Internet services like Google Earth.Since May 2009 when we unveiled the project, we are exclusively focused on adaptability, stability, speed and ease of use of the service ", explained in a note common Lars Rasmussen and Stephanie Hannon, respectively engineer and product manager at Google."There are still key features that we have not implemented.Similarly, it is possible to play a chess game with a remote partner and review the game in its entirety since Wave. Developed in open source, Wave works with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera and Google Chrome.The launch of Google Wave public version is expected in the first half of 2010. In the meantime, here's a little demonstration presented by Google in May last.For example, you can not remove a participant from Wave or group of users, a "remove" is missing, and it is not always possible to configure permissions to allow or not a user, Google announced on Blog's home, while ensuring that these functions will be available in the coming months.

Dell Latitude Z16 inches the world's thinnest

2009-09-30T05:04:00.000-07:00

French - Dell launches ultra-portable computer end, the Latitude Z. The device features the ultra low voltage Intel Culver.Read Article Pictures / Videos related Enlarge photo More photos Sciences With only 14.5 mm thick and weighing 2.6 kg, the Latitude Z is the laptop the world's thinnest. Furthermore, some innovations equip the aircraft:a docking station and a wireless webcam to two million pixels that lock the computer when its owner moves away. The screen has a resolution of 1600 x 900. The Dell Latitude Z is available in French at a price of 2000 € .

2009-09-29T04:33:00.000-07:00

Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a chip that can determine if a patient has cancer and the severity of the disease.

From prehistoric to modern civilization

today, you need a room full of supercomputers to analyze the samples and testing take time.But the scientific results, which were published in the renowned journal Nature Nanotechnology, are very promising since they allow the creation of a chip as big as the tip of a finger and sensitive enough to determine the type of cancer and stage of its formation, in just half an hour.In addition to reducing the costs of laboratory tests, doctors have a way to make a rapid initial diagnosis and prescribe appropriate treatment without delay.The challenges of such technology are enormous and we can already feel such great tools as smartphones and capable of rapid tests.

Nanowires

The chip consists of nanowires sensors that detect cancer biomarkers, which are made of biological molecules indicating the presence and progression of the disease.Researchers have focused mainly on prostate cancer, but said the chip could eventually also detect HIV or swine flu.The IC in question is now part of the engineering phase, that is to say, he'll have to try to mass produce in existing plants, which will not be an easy task. It is too early to talk about marketing, but it is a very important step in the fight against cancer.

HP Pavilion DV3: a laptop for Windows 7 Touch

2009-09-29T04:29:00.000-07:00

A catalog of the English new collection Winter 2009/2010 HP has leaked. It reveals an interesting model in particular. This is the Pavilion DV3, a laptop equipped with a touchscreen.

HP benefits of its expertise on its Touchsmart line to fill one of his Pavilion of touch technology.Obviously, the machine is designed for the upcoming Windows 7 itself is rather focused on the touchscreen. The computer displays a slab LED 13.3-inch resolution 16:9 (1366 x 768).Its processor is not specified, but it's a safe bet that he will approach an Intel Core 2 Duo clocked at 2.1 GHz. 4 GB of RAM and a hard disk of 500 GB will complete the setup. The graphics will, in turn, entrusted to Nvidia (GeForce G105M).Besides an HDMI port and a printed design on the shell of the computer, we can not say more on this next HP laptop. The next press conference held manufacturer on 1 October. Hopefully it is not to buy it.An ultraportable, the DM1, 11.6 inches (CULVER processor) and a dv8 18.4 inches Core i7 could also be announced.

1 in 5 homes will be connected to broadband in the world in 2009

2009-09-29T04:03:00.000-07:00

Gartner reminds us, moreover, very well by revealing some interesting figures. Thus, as the famous institute, nearly one in five households in the world will have a broadband connection by the end of the year, 422 million homes and apartments on its forecasts.If the broadband (ADSL, cable, etc..) Is now substantially democratized in most developed countries, although there are still efforts to achieve, we must still remember that this is not the case in the rest of the world.And as you can see-cons, the Republic of Korea stands out, followed closely by the Netherlands, countries with very high density.That number should climb to 580 million in 2013 says he. Obviously, this ratio is much higher in Europe, North America and some Asian countries. Of the 382 million households connected to broadband in 2008, 21 countries had more than one in two households affected by such a network.Indonesia, for example, have less than 1% of its households connected to broadband. However, Gartner predicts that the mature countries do not "recruit" that 62 million broadband subscribers within five years, against 135 million for emerging countries.If this twenty countries therefore rates of broadband penetration rate (even though we are surprised by the "low" figures from Sweden and Japan), Gartner says that other countries are in a situation completely opposite.China, India, Brazil and Russia and will drive the DSL and cable in the coming years, with 92 million new subscribers, of which 62 million would be for China provides Gartner.Finally, the Institute believes that the side mature markets, growth will be driven mainly by the United States with 27 million new subscribers by 2013 against 10 million for Japan, 5 million for Germany and 3 million for the United Kingdom.french, in the light of these results should be close to its neighbors across the Channel and the Rhine.

Deafness:Brussels wants to reduce the noise level of players

2009-09-28T04:06:00.000-07:00

Recurring theme (see our news in 2006 and 2007), deafness created by the excessive power of music players has been discussed for several years.The European Commission is concerned that more and more problems related to deafness players should soon require the industry to reduce the power of digital readers.Read Article Pictures / Videos related Enlarge photo More photos Encore technologies singled out earlier this year by the European Commission, this important issue should finally find a resolution soon.Meglena Kuneva, Commissioner for Consumer Protection, will formalize the request to manufacturers this morning in Brussels. The Commission Maglena "the present action by the Commission to better protect children and adolescents of the exposure to noise from personal music players.According to the latest European study, 5 to 10% of users are likely player deafness, or nearly 10 million Europeans (maximum).year. "Users simply a player to listen to only five hours per week of music at high volume (exceeding 89 decibels) would exceed the exposure limit currently set in the workplace" said one study published in 2008."I'm worried that young people, in particular, who frequently listen to music at high volume on their portable players or mobile phones, so many are unwittingly risking irreversible damage to their hearing function," explained and Meglena Kuneva there is almost aWe should learn more about new measures devised by Brussels today.

Microsoft Dynamics Mobile stops

2009-09-28T04:04:00.000-07:00

The team blog for Microsoft Dynamics Mobile Development just announced officially, the mobile modules of Dynamics AX and Dynamics NAV will not be developed by the editor, the latter now leaving the field open to the many partners who had placed on these market niches.According to a message sent to users of these solutions a few weeks ago, Microsoft stated that he wanted to withdraw because of the abundance of partners offers. No further update will be put online in the future and license sales will stop August 31, 2010.A rather paradoxical announcement just days away from launching Windows Phone by Steve Ballmer."We believe that mobile solutions most successful are those that meet specific market and industry must be developed and constantly adapt to market changes," says the note from Microsoft.

Exmor a surveillance camera

2009-09-28T04:02:00.000-07:00

sony has announced a new generation of cameras and this new range should do wonders: the Japanese company has installed its new Exmor CMOS sensor in the CNS-CG410 and DH410.Read Article Pictures / Videos related Enlarge photo More photos Exmor technology, the best in dark environments Recall that Exmor sensors are very sensitive in conditions where light is low thanks to a simple technique:Sony has reversed the positioning of components in the sensor by placing the electronics in the sensor (it is usually above) which can increase the sensitivity of the whole. This technology appears to be effective on small sensors and is present in some new compact cameras range.Both cameras can shoot in 720p (H.264 encoded) at 30 fps and Sony has incorporated a type system on HDR devices: for each video frame, four images are actually captured.The first set is a standard way, depending on the brightness, the three others are underexposed and all combined to form a clearer picture, especially in the management of light.This technique, which requires great computing power (120 images are actually captured every second) can improve sensitivity.No prices announcedBoth cameras, expected in 2010, evidently operate over IP Ethernet (PoE they are compatible) but can also be used independently, with a CompactFlash slot that can store the video locally.

Premium Deezer is accurate and will cost 9.99 euros per month

2009-09-28T03:59:00.000-07:00

Deezer Premium service fee for Mobile of the famous music site in streaming, is fast approaching.While Spotify offers recently for 9.99 euros per month for mobile application to listen to their favorite music unlimited, Deezer, that just at the moment of a free application, but very (too) simplistic and limited, should finally move up a gear soon.Read Article Pictures / Videos related Enlarge photo More photos technology can indeed be observed in the allocations of the current contest Deezer three different lots to gain.Besides the first two dock with a value of 799 euros and a wireless system to 599 euros), the third batch has particularly attracted our eyes lynx. As you can see below, three months of Deezer Premium, valued at 29.97 euros, will therefore be available for future winners of the competition-blindtest of Deezer.Proposed at the same rate as Spotify, Deezer Premium Will it as complete and enjoyable as the Swedish application site? We expect more precision from the French Deezer in the next few minutes, even if we already know it should be full access to the site without limits.Downloaded over a million times, the Free Application for Deezer is especially criticized by the community. The paid version will have to do much better, especially since it will inevitably compared with Spotify ...

Social Networks:companies are still in experimental stage

2009-09-28T03:57:00.000-07:00

Social networks are more laboratory analysis as strategic tools in the enterprise."This is the conclusion drawn by Christophe Excoffier, CEO Novamétrie at the show September 24 in Paris, the first edition of the Barometer of social networking company realized with Digital Jobs, consultancy in HR management. Its peculiarity?Thirty human resource managers of medium and large enterprises (Cegid, Bouygues Telecom, IBM, SAP, etc..) And around 300 employees were surveyed. The responses provide interesting insights.) And 5% as having an impact on the business organization.Read Article Only 2% of hires from social networks Few companies have implemented a strategy to use these tools, even if the initial positions of "responsible social media" are emerging, Dassault systems, for example.For 80% of HRD and for 92% of staff, the sites linking type Viadeo or Facebook are primarily tools of image and communication. Only 15% of HRD them as useful trade or marketing (launch of new products, attract new customers ...Among the collaborators, they are only 12% believed that their company has established a program in this mature field, with concrete results. In recruitment, for example, social networks still represent a small part of ermbauches made (2%).A proportion, according to HRD interviewed, should reach 10% in 2011. In turn, 82% of employees consider effective social networks for finding jobs, but only 5% have obtained their current position with these tools ... Still, things are moving. The companies have projects, experimenting ...They are thinking in particular to test these sites for recruiting (including overseas) and to promote mixed profiles. "We think about it. We think including partnerships to address issues of diversity. We'll do a test with the recruitment of disabled people.Unsurprisingly, for HRD, the number one problem is the privacy and data security (60% of respondents).If it is successful, we will continue with visible minorities, "says an HRD cited in the study. Respect privacy and data security Social networking still arouse misgivings.Cultural aspects (to integrate these new technologies internally not improvised) came second, before declining productivity worried that 5% Department of Human Resources. Employees, meanwhile, believe that what hinders the company is primarily a decline in productivity (19%).Issues of confidentiality and security can only come second. The qualitative study identifies some risks to employees and the company: post a photo on Facebook that is so sick, criticizing his service or worse, to disclose highly confidential information ...Yet management as employees see fit to include black and white rules of conduct to guide their use. This is especially a means to guard against the risk of data disclosure and privacy a top priority for 67% of employees.On professional sites like Linkedin and Viadeo, beware of false step! Apply for an offer from a competitor when we are in position, appear in their profile that is available when one is employed by a company ... Despite these obstacles, only 14% of companies have drafted a charter for the use of social networks.Companies create their own social networking sites 2.0 These have resulted in new domestic uses. A quarter of HRD interviewed in the study have already implemented projects in this area.A company has created a list of grievances between the digital branch and the players union. Another has developed a platform dedicated to telecommuting risks associated with influenza and a webzine that provides updated information on the subject.It includes blogs, a community between lawyers, managers and staff representatives. So many innovative examples that are not yet widely used in enterprises.However, as the barometer, more than half of HRD believe that these internal social networks will be a strategic priority for 2012

Windows 7 available before its official release?

2009-09-28T03:53:00.000-07:00

You know, the official release date of Windows 7 is scheduled for 22 October. However, the publisher has already allowed some retailers to distribute computers with Windows 7 public nine days before that date or from October 13.Read Article Pictures / Videos related Windows 7 available before its official release? Enlarge Photo More Photos Technology Windows 7 in advance is the assembler U.S. Puget Systems (nothing to do with some olive oil), which reveals information on its website.This should enable eager to get the new operating system from Microsoft under a week before its release.The manufacturer has indeed obtained the agreement from Microsoft to distribute October 13 Windows 7 on its computers. Specifically, customers who place orders on a computer running Windows 7 will have their packages shipped from October 13 and will therefore receive before leaving the operating system in stores.It remains to be seen whether all the other manufacturers and resellers will benefit from the same preview

Geolocation and augmented reality:Info wins the virtual cities

2009-09-28T03:48:00.000-07:00

"The idea is to display real-time information useful to users: now you can find pizza with his mobile phone, but nothing on the public service," said Hugues Aubin, Chargé de Mission the city of Rennes, in charge of the project."City of Rennes to 953 meters, services open Monday to Friday 9h-12h30, 14h-17h30" soon, walking in the streets, simply click the finger on his mobile phone to view the services located nearby, with all practical details.The capital of Brittany is not the only community to engage in new technologies and innovations of Web 2.0, as shown by the forum "Cap'Com" this week on the theme "Social networks, identities, territories" .Sites participatory type "wi-ki, social networks such as" facebook "or" twitter ", RSS feeds, blogs or Flashmobs become means" to organize the meeting, sharing, linking the discussion to public space private space ", as explained at the forum Fabien Eychenne, association Cities 2.0.Small towns such as Carcassonne, Issoire or Blagnac already have an Internet platform to engage in "social web" creating communities of interest and neighborhood to promote exchange of services such as carpooling."The private offer products ultraconsuméristes must be absolutely positioned to develop the public service of tomorrow and think of new tools for users," said Sophie Trouillet, special assistant of the Great Cities Project Hauts de Garonne.His team is working on setting up a "digital platform for open innovation" to produce real and virtual link in this territory inner-city suburb of Bordeaux."This will be done in a fortnight or three weeks," Frederic Payen ensures that the pilot project. Bluffing, the prototype of augmented reality, "MY R.For the project "Living in Rennes, all data published on the website of the municipality and in its handbook of 537 pages have been stockpiled and geo-tagged by Ni-Ji, a specialized company which is awaiting final clearance of Apple to launch the program on iPhone.A ", developed in partnership with Orange Labs, offers the same digital information by adding virtual objects to the landscape that the user sees in real time with the aim of its iPhone."Users no longer need a computer, it reduces the digital divide," said Hugues Aubin.Recently launched by the RATP, to locate underground stations in Paris and points of interest nearby, the system relies both on the phone's GPS to position the user and its electronic compass that determines the direction of the camera.For those without computers or smartphone, the urban promenade in Augmented Reality is conceived with portable screens available at sites selected by the municipality, such as large construction sites.For if about a third of the population has no access to a computer, nearly 59 million French, or 91.8% of them using a mobile phone, according to latest figures from the Regulatory Authority telecom (Arcep).The table with its interactive touch screen responsive to fingers or objects equipped with a microchip is another method of research on points of interest of a city and its information practices.

Sharp and Pioneer have delayed the creation of a joint

2009-09-28T03:45:00.000-07:00

Initially, the company, including project creation was announced in June, would see the day October 1.The two Japanese electronics companies Sharp and Pioneer announced Monday that they were delaying the establishment of a joint venture to develop and sell optical disk plates and related components, due to incomplete procedures with the relevant authorities."We will put up as soon as possible once we have completed the necessary formalities with the authorities control the competition abroad," explained the two companies said in a statement, without giving a new date.When it is formally established, the company will develop, manufacture and sell optical disc recorders and players and recorders show. It will be owned 66% by Pioneer and Sharp by 34%. It is anticipated that employs 450 employees initially.Sharp and Pioneer have many areas of collaboration, the first group being the largest shareholder of the second. The decks can play or record DVDs, Blu-Ray support for feature films and other videos in high definition (HD), experiencing some popularity in Japan.Sharp and Pioneer want to enjoy and hope that sales of players and recorders, Blu-Ray will also take them off abroad in the wake of increased sales of flat screen televisions capable of displaying images in true high -definition.

G20: Police and protesters argue micro-cameras and micro-blogging

2009-09-26T08:53:00.000-07:00

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Armed with micro-cameras and hung over the micro-blogging Twitter, the anti-G20 protesters and police compete with smart tools to anticipate enemy movements during protests against the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.

At any time of day and night, so Thursday that Friday, protesters and organizers of rallies exchange a wealth of alerts on Twitter, the micro-network of blogs: "Warning! The police attack on students at the University of Pittsburgh "" Warning! All garbage district of Oakland have been removed.

Hundreds of photos and videos filmed with cell phones or micro-cameras are flooding the media sites for live coverage of the movements of protesters and police.

"We had too many videos to show you go on our site," the presenter said Thursday the local channel wpxi.com.

The police, too, became a master in the art to monitor the network of micro-blogging. "We use Twitter as a surveillance tool, not to dialogue with the protesters," said Lt. Sue Kerver, the U.S. Coast Guard, one of several formations called police to the rescue in Pittsburgh to monitor the anti-G20.

"By watching and observing what happens on the field, we can compare information and anticipate what will happen to our workforce," says Sue Kerver AFP.

In this electronic surveillance, added the police helicopters, equipped with cameras, flying over the movements of protesters.

Tracking demonstrators via Twitter is a first for the U.S. police who use it to the summit of Pittsburgh "as a tool for collaboration between different agencies" police said Sergeant Lavonne Bickerstaff, the municipal police.

"Protestors broadcast a lot of information. This source information is still a very useful," says Sgt. However, Twitter is already a tool for the police in its collection.

These new technologies are "a new tool for democracy, for its part says Ravi Singh, president of Electionmall.com, an American company specializing in the use of these media during election campaigns.

"These new media give power to citizens and can help them protect their rights," says Singh, joined Friday by Ukraine when he teaches the use of these new tools to Ukrainian political parties. "The Internet has become the great equalizer. This ability to communicate in real time at that speed, and through social networks like Facebook or Twitter itself is revolutionary," says he. "But we know that the opposing sides want to control all these messages," he says, recalling the use of the Internet and Twitter during demonstrations after the Iranian elections.

This expert warns against the ethical excesses of these new technologies. "We do not really know what is true or not in these messages. They do not replace real journalism," said he.

Twitter raises funding "significant" without disclosing the amount

2009-09-26T08:38:00.000-07:00

The site management of micro-blogging Twitter, which has never earned a profit, said Friday it has raised funding "significant" but declined to comment on press reports which assess the amount to 100 million dollars .
"We have achieved a significant fundraiser with a group of investors," says Evan Williams, co-founder of Twitter, the blog site.
"The Epic of Twitter is just beginning and we intend to offer the best product, best technology and the best company possible," says Williams.
This financial lifeline from investors Insight Venture Partners, T. Rowe Price, Institutional Venture Partners, Spark Capital and Benchmark Capital.
Evan Williams has not advanced the amount of the envelope. But the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, it amounted to nearly 100 million dollars.
This funding enhances Twitter to one billion dollars, according to the Thursday edition of The Wall Street Journal, against 225 million earlier this year.
This investment of 100 million dollars - if the amount proved correct - was three times larger than expected from Twitter this financing transaction, the third time and the most important.
Twitter enjoys great popularity among Internet users. It allows them to send real time messages of 140 characters.
But analyst Robert Enderle of Enderle Group, whose headquarters are in Silicon Valley (California, West), that Twitter is one billion dollars amounts to "wishful realities. In fact, the company has never earned a profit since its inception in August 2006.
"Twitter has to learn to make money", insists Mr. Enderle.
But, and here comes in the Achilles heel of the site, Twitter, claiming more than 50 million members worldwide, may well have peaked in terms of users.
According to the company Hitwise, which analyzes the popularity of websites, the number of visits to Twitter and Twitter with the research object has suffered a serious setback after the meteoric rise of infancy.
"Twitter has reached its climax in April 2009, Hitwise has noted in a statement Friday.
Another factor of concern for analysts: the serious competition from Facebook Twitter is before which is the eternal outsider.
Facebook and its 300 million registered self-appointed has already built the function that makes the purpose of Twitter: it allows to leave short comments in real time on his personal page.
Twitter or Facebook, if one was required to eliminate unnecessary because "this is Twitter, not Facebook," J. Rob Enderle.
Biz Stone, Twitter co-founder, had told AFP earlier this year that he was not eager to see the company make money.
In early September, the company had changed its statutes to be open to advertising. "We leave the door open to advertising, had then said Mr Stone.

Apple's new iMac with Blu-ray about to happen?

2009-09-25T03:54:00.000-07:00

Many rumors are currently circulating on the upcoming renewal of the Apple iMac. These machines are all-included one of the spearheads of the Cupertino company with the MacBook. The sounds of their corridors can currently adding some new important or say "nice." The information that are required course with tweezers, supplied by AppleInisder usually knowledgeable in the field. We learn so that new iMacs are in fact already been in production for two weeks and announced the renewal of the range would rise by 15 October, within three weeks. Read Article PHOTOS / VIDEO RELATED The changes are divided into two areas: - Aesthetic, many observers expecting a reduction in thickness, with a design more in line with the LED Cinema Display 24 inch - Functional: Blu-ray would be expected as the main trends, despite the words of Steve Jobs on this subject (references that appeared in the latest versions of iTunes). Other expected developments, the use of LED backlighting, which allows a more homogeneous light while consuming less. Apple tends to slightly revise its policy of price decline today. We have seen slightly with laptops at their last renewal, and more recently with the iPod. The firm clearly has a playing card with the iMac are the only office machines to be truly accessible to the general public on the financial plan. And to stay in the chapter on finance, AppleInsider reports that Apple teams responsible for enterprise and education have recently conducted some interesting promotions to sell stocks

Pooled basis: when the collection of emails is done in silence

2009-09-25T03:51:00.000-07:00

"Pooled basis". These are strange words for a practice that explodes on the web and takes root on the registration forms online. A typical example is known: you register on a website (dating, online sales, etc.). And you allow it to send you offers from its trading partners (opt in). Shortly after, that your inbox flooded with ads that identify you as close to your habits. The secret? The partner company has been able to acquire the means to cross ( "pool") information from the information collected by several sites. Unstoppable in profiling: the basis 1000mercis and "Email Attitude", and other Come & Stay may then make the surgical strike and target the young 20 year old student living in Paris, a fan of John Coltrane and Cocorosie, fit the 43 and feeding her cat with tuna croquettes MiaouMiaou. This is the basis of pooled business that spreads like an epidemic. To opt in to opt out: silence is golden The problem is that on any database and anything can be done. Thus, before sprinkling the Internet advertising and offers various mutual society sometimes simply send the proposal to integrate a loyalty program through a mail ... whose silence is consent (opt-out). If this address is embedded among the spam that everyone receives is our good old Madame Michu ready to be torpedoed (commercially). The explicit agreement of the user is required by the CNIL The only snag, the CNIL has addressed this issue and has already entered into a letter that only the consent could ensure the loyalty of the process. Who is silent consents and therefore there can be tacit acceptance: the Commission for Informatics and Liberty (see the response letter from Alex Türk we publish) the user must himself see the contact list of partners to receive the data! An approach that we have personally never seen in practice. Doubling cheat "Legally, these operations are called data transfer, we said a legal expert, but where it becomes treacherous is that the data transferred becomes the property of that database. In clear, physically if we unsubscribe of opt-ins Site, it remains in the pooled basis Site B and Site A is paid on the same trade. "Even more deceitful, that database will use this data not to shoot his offers, but those of others! Legally, it would require that everything is square as pooled basis systematically seeking prior consent of users before they enter the pooled basis. " If the foundations pooled must receive prior agreement of the user before it goes in, and this is very rarely observed, it does now that the CNIL to seize this issue and of reverse this trend. It is also necessary that offers him the means ...

Gmail again unavailable yesterday, the second time in a month

2009-09-25T03:43:00.000-07:00

If downtime shorter or longer sites are increasing recently (Pal, Twitter, The Pirate Bay, etc.. See our news on), a company seems particularly affected Google. The Web giant, besides his famous bug of late January, has indeed many problems with Gmail, its messaging service. Indeed, the service had already suffered last February for a few hours. Google had then promised that he would "change" to solve the problem. But last May, also known Gmail access problems for nearly an hour. More recently, on September 1, specifically, Gmail was again unavailable, for a hundred minutes this time. Google was then given some explanations: "We have taken down a small part of the Gmail servers to perform an update routine. This is not in itself a problem - we do all the time, and the Gmail web interface is operating in multiple locations and simply sends the traffic to other locations when one of them is offline . However, as we now know, we just underestimated the burden of some recent changes (Ironically, some have been designed to improve service availability) on the routers involved. " And Google's promise that he will do for such an event never happens again. Yet less than four weeks later, some of you have necessarily noticed new problems accessing your Gmail accounts in the afternoon. Affecting only some users from Google, these concerns have lasted one to several hours depending on the services (mail, chat, etc..). If the Gmail blog has yet issued any note on the subject, Apps Status Dashboard, which regularly publishes data on the resilience (or not) of its various services (Gmail, Google Talk, Google Docs, etc..), however, provided few details. But nothing really concrete yet on the causes of these problems. "We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and your continued support" was content to publish Google, after announcing the resolution of the problem ... Anyway, this is the second outage of Gmail in the same month, and the fourth this year. Increasingly used to point to surpass Microsoft Hotmail in two years in view of its growth, Gmail has tens of millions of users. These access problems have therefore repeated interest to disappear quickly. Otherwise, its rival Yahoo, a large number of the sector could take the opportunity to sit a little place of the king of Internet messaging.

10 Essential Tools On Website

2009-09-17T03:58:00.000-07:00

This article reviews the tools and the essential content that your site must be equipped to succeed in its mission.
1. Optimization techniques for visibility sustainable
The first tools you need to equip your site, are those who help out one of the leading natural search results of search engines. This work, known as the "value" is realized upstream of any proposed building site. It then guarantees free visibility and long term for your website provided that it is conducted under the rules of art. Learn optimization techniques:
http://www.axiz.fr/optimisation/referencement-naturel.pdf (20 natural SEO ttechniques)
2. Referencing the natural protocol sitemap
Once the optimized web site online, remember to create and publish the Sitemaps protocol. They facilitate the indexing of pages by search engines. Protocol site maps provided by Google is the most comprehensive. In addition to automation of optimization, it has more sophisticated tools to audit ...
http://www.google.com/webmasters (Google Sitemap)
http://www.xml-sitemaps.com (free Generate sitemap on your site)
3. Legal conditions and terms of sale, policy data protection
Your site must comply with the rules and requirements set by law and clearly explain its imprint, its conditions of sale and its policy of protection of personal data. Also meet the legal requirement, this information reassures users. Use models of contract, legal and political protection of personal data http://www.cnil.fr/fileadmin/documents/declarer/mode_d-emploi/declarer_internet.pdf (personal data Data protection)
http://www.etudes.ccip.fr/archrap/pdfcan0512.pdf (standard contract of e-business)
http://telecharger.axiz.fr/guides-modeles-livres-blancs-gratuits.html (infos legal for owner of site)
These models are presented to you only to guide and give you a beginning of track.
4. Information of contact
A Net surfer come on your site must be able to quickly find all the means to contact you before and after the sale. With this intention, in addition to the traditional means of contacts, you must place at his disposal at least a form of contact. I recommend the following tool to you: http://www.appnitro.com/ (a very good tool + a remarkable quality of support)
And to equip your site with a service with support on line: http://www.craftysyntax.com/
http://www.cnil.fr/fileadmin/documents/declarer/mode_d-emploi/declarer_internet.pdf (Protection of the personal data) http://www.etudes.ccip.fr/archrap/pdf05/can0512.pdf (standard contract of e-business)
5. Simple and intuitive navigation
You succeeded in attracting Net surfers on your siteThe most difficult remainder to be made. You must clearly show the way to them, to direct them by the installation of a bar of functional navigation. The Net surfer must to reach so that he seeks into two to three clicks maximum. And constantly it must know where it is in order to be able to retrogress if it wishes it.
6. Plane tool of search for site
The Net surfers who know what they seek, therefore the most justified, like to go quickly to the goal and to see whether the site provides well that which they need. You may find it very beneficial to equip your site with a plan of site and functional research tools them to retain and them to help to find: http://www.freefind.com/ (it enables you to configure the search engine of your site) http://www.google.fr/sitesearch/ (Google site search team your site of research tools)
7. Tool to recover the lost Net surfer It happens
that the Net surfer is mistaken by seizing the URL in a page, or although he comes starting from an address from nonexisting page. In order to avoid that it is directed towards a page “error 404 not found” or “page requested does not exist”, equip your site with a tool to reorientate the Net surfer towards, for example, the plan of your site. You thus recover the Net surfers who differently would undoubtedly be lost for always.
http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/htaccess/ (In English but explained very well)
8. Tool to keep a trace of your visitors and to hold them informed
Let us imagine that the Net surfer finds your site useful compared to what he seeks but that he defers the realization of the action which you await from him for later. Give him the means to maintain the contact with your site by a registration form with your newsletter or your wire of information RSS: http://www.modeles-cahier-charges.com/index-4.html (the solution of emailing and basic constitution of data which I have used for 10 years. Adaptable to the French contents, it is in conformity with the law) http://www.axiz.fr/optimisation/trafic-flux-rss.pdf (article about the use of wire RSS)
9. Tool to make refer your pages by the Net surfers
The social networks develop at an high speed. Each visitor of your site is potentially member of several communities. Place at its disposal the adequate tools so that it can divide your pages with its relations. By doing this, it multiplies not only the sources of traffic qualified of the site but it contributes free and automatically to the netlinking and improves natural referencing of the site.
http://www.twitthis.com/ (To help the visitor with twitter the URL of the page of its choice) http://www.addthis.com/ (To add the button adthid to your pages
10. Outil d’analyse d’audience
Comme tout bon commercial et tout bon vendeur, votre site doit vous fournir les informations sur ses performances. Vous devez pouvoir les analyser et le cas échéant prendre des décisions requises :
http://www.atinternet.com/ (connu sous le nom xiti. Il existe en version gratuite et professionnelle.)
http://www.google.com/analytics/ (l’outil très complet proposé par Google)

list of common infected applications and clean alternatives

2009-09-17T03:53:00.000-07:00

A list of common infected applications and clean alternatives:
I've just started this list to answer all those questions about alternatives to spyware-infected applications. I will update this list from time to time as I come across other examples.
File sharing (aka P2P) applications that are infected with spyware or similar kinds of malware:
Grokster
Kazaa
File sharing applications that are clean (read also a SpywareInfo article about them):
BitTorrent
Direct Connect (displays ads though)
Shareaza
Download managers that are infected with spyware or adware (read also our download managers article):
Download Accelerator Plus (contains ads and possible spying, tested version: 7)
FlashGet (Cydoor, tested version: 1.40, paying customers can install it ad-free)
Gozilla (eZula and Radiate, tested version 1.44.39)
NetAnts (Cydoor, tested version: 1.25)
Download managers that are clean:
Download Express (tested version: 1.5 Build 233 SR 1)
FreshDownload (tested version: 6.50)
GetIt (tested version: 1.04)
GetRight (tested version: 5.02)
LeechGet 2003 (recommended, tested version: 1.0 Build 1500 RC3)
Net Transport
ReGet (tested version: Deluxe 3.3)
Star Downloader (tested version: 1.42)
WGET (recommended, a command line utility, tested versions: 1.6.x to 1.8.1)
Password managers that are infected with spyware or similar kinds of malware:
Gator eWallet is coming from the company Claria, formerly known as GAIN, formerly known as Gator. eWallet is advertised as the world's most popular digital wallet, which may be due to the fact that many users don't know that they get it, as different Gator apps are often bundled with software like P2P installers. The eWallet itself is not bad, but I would simply not trust an advertisement company to handle all my passwords when there are better alternatives.
Password managers that are clean:
RoboForm is a nice and clean password manager, supporting IE as well as Mozilla (sadly, no Opera yet). And a very nice thing is that you can sync your passwords with a special Palm or Pocket PC application, carrying your passwords always with you - in a well-encrypted form of course.
The Mozilla and Firefox browsers have an integrated password manager, but it's data is not well-protected.
Internet Explorer has a password management as well, but complete solutions like RoboForm will give you a lot more features.

NEW PROGRAMS

2009-09-09T06:50:00.000-07:00

YouTube Downloader 3.54Free tool that downloads videos from youtube.
2.6 MBdownload

Advanced SystemCare Free 3.0Keep your PC safe, error-free, and running at top
7.5 MBdownload

RightClickEncrypt 2.0.1Strong Encryption Software for your PC
54.9 KBdownload

NBL Contact 1.2.8Contact / Email Management & Envelope Printer
68.2 MBdownload

WinX Free DVD to PSP Ripper 3.0.1Convert DVD movies on your PSP
6.0 MBdownload

WinX Free PSP Video Converter 3.1Converting video formats to PSP video formats
5.2 MBdownload

Project Kaiser 2.1.894Web-based project mgmt: issues, wiki & forums
15.2 MBdownload

HelpDesk OSP, for Outlook and SharePoint 2.0Connects Outlook to SharePoint/Office Live
5.3 MBdownload

Ringtone Expressions 1.0.0.1024The fastest way to get ringtones on to phones.
4.2 MBdownload

YouRecorder 1.1.0powerful real-time recorder
1.5 MBdownload

Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker 1.5.4.3505Make your personalized iPhone ringtone easily
6.8 MBdownload

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X-Wave MP3 Cutter Joiner 1.1Split or join MP3 files without re-encoding
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iPod PC Transfer Suit 3.0Transfer music, photos from iPod to computer
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VueMinder Calendar Lite 5.2.0A free calendar and reminder program.
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WinX Video Converter 4.1.2Convert all popular video formats for free
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WinX Video Converter Platinum 5.1convert different videos into video format
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AVCHD Converter for Mac 3.3.8Convert ts, mts, m2ts videos on Mac OS X.
15.6 MBdownload

Moyea Swf to Zune Converter 3.6Convert SWF to MP4 or WMV for playing on Zune
14.5 MBdownload

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14.2 MB download

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Photo Recover-Center 1.0Recover deleted photo files from all media.

1.7 MB download

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Daniusoft Video Converter 2.1.1.0convert video between video and audio formats

8.6 MBdownload

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7.4 MBdownload

Daniusoft DVD Video Converter Pack 2.1.1.0 the No.1 DVD Video Converter Pack

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FS Master Pro 1.0 Software for data security and privacy.

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Shaun Angkor Ruin Screensaver 1.1 World Heritage Angkor ruins slideshow

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Asoftech Automation 2.0.0 Mouse and keystrokes recorder

2.7 MB download

Master Voyager 2.10 DVD/CD/USB Password protection.

8.1 MB download

SuperTV 5.39 Watch online TV all over the world.
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Kylix SMS ActiveX Control 5.5 Powerful SMS ActiveX Component

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World Clock 360 1.0 See a sunlit world map & track time in 4 locations
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Handy Keylogger 4.1 Handy Keylogger - easily track user activi
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SharePoint Clock & Weather Web Part 1.0 Free Clock & Weather Web Part for SharePoint

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Hl7Spy 1.1.102 The most powerful HL7 tool on the market .
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Accord CD Ripper Xtreme 6.1.0 Audio CD extracting software.
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Accord CD Ripper Standard 6.1.0 Accurate, Fast and Reliable CD Ripper.
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TimeRecorder 4.40 Keep track of time you spend on projects.
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Aimersoft MP4 Video Converter 2.2.0.44 Convert video to mp4 with super fast speed.
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