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How 100 million Facebook users ended up in a list on BitTorrentThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:08AMNews that details of 100 million Facebook users was understandably met with some panic - particularly because the data was then dumped on file-sharing service BitTorrent alongside pirated music, bulk credit card details and the odd bit of legal content. The real story was a little more curious. It was Canadian security researcher Ron Bowes who downloaded the data - 2.8Gb of it - by creating a ...

Google Makes Custom Web Typography Ridiculously EasyThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:31AMGoogle has once again given an excellent new tool to designers and developers (and even CSS-savvy “common folk”) who long for better, more diverse typefaces on the web: a cool Font Previewer that makes adding a new font…

Is Linux Just Another Unix Flavor?Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:50PMLinux isn't a certified Unix system, and some say it definitely isn't Unix. The key question for a business is if a commercial Unix flavor is enough like Linux that you can make an easy transition from one to the other. Unix - Linux - Operating system - Business - Administration

Open source startup takes over OpenSSOTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:32AMAuthentication technology abandoned by Oracle A Norwegian startup is assuming responsibility for maintaining an open source web authentication technology originally developed by Sun Microsystems, and seemingly neglected by Oracle, which purchased Sun in January. The company, ForgeRock, has released a new version of Sun's Open Single Sign On (OpenSSO) Enterprise software, called OpenAM, that ...

OpenOffice tipsTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:52AMCOMPANIES that want to save on software licensing costs can get an excellent office productivity suite by using OpenOffice.org, a free and open source alternative to MS Office.

Patterson Irrigator - use reverse cell phone lookup directory to trace unknown mobile callsMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 9:13PMLooking for information about someone based on their phone number? You've probably punched the phone number into Google or another free search engine... but you didn't really find what you're looking for. Right?

OpenSSO gets a post-Oracle rejuvenationMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:25PMA Norwegian startup is assuming responsibility for maintaining an open source Web authentication technology originally developed by Sun Microsystems, and seemingly neglected by Oracle, which purchased Sun in January. The company, ForgeRock, has released a new version of Sun's Open SSO (Open Single Sign On) Enterprise software, called OpenAM, that adheres to the OpenSSO roadmap established by Sun.

OpenSSO, Neglected by Oracle, Gets Second LifeMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:04PMForgeRock carries on OpenSSO roadmap with OpenAM Oracle - Database - Oracle Corporation - Sun Microsystems - FAQs Help and Tutorials

OpenSSO, Neglected By Oracle, Gets Second LifeMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:57PMA Norwegian startup is assuming responsibility for maintaining an open source Web authentication technology originally developed by Sun Microsystems, and seemingly neglected by Oracle, which purchased Sun in January.