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Facebook apps at risk from attack; The world's most extreme laptops; If the cloud were real, outages would be rare

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Facebook applications at risk from attack

A number of Facebook applications, including one called CityFireDepartment, has been hacked and tries to attack site visitors' computers via unpatched Adobe software vulnerabilities, a researcher says. Read full story

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The world's most extreme laptops
Some laptops will give you a hernia, while others will fit in a coat pocket. Some cost a day's pay--others, half a year's. Here are the outliers of the notebook world.

Top 10 open source apps for Mac OS X
Every Mac user should consider making these applications and utilities part of their standard toolkit.

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Do we really have a cloud or just offsite Microsoft, Cisco and Linux hosting centers? I'm struck by what seems like a near constant barrage of news about cloud outages and service downtime.

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Brocade is refreshing its Wi-Fi product line via a five-year strategic partnership with Motorola. Also, Delta Air Lines is being sued for allegedly hacking the e-mail account of a passenger rights advocate supporting legislation that would allow access to food, water and toilets during long delays on the tarmac. (5:17)

How Wireless Carriers Gouge You--And How to Fight Back
Are you paying too much for your cell phone and its services? Even if you're sticking to your monthly allocation of minutes and messages, you might still be paying more than you have to.

IE, GDI flaws good place for IT to start Patch Tuesday cleanup, experts say
With 13 patches released on Patch Tuesday, IT administrators have a daunting task of just deciding where to get started. Experts advise that the best place is where the most damage can happen, and where it can happen fast.

Google to tell you how your site was hacked
Google on Monday rolled out a new service to help Webmasters identify malware that may have been slipped into their sites. The new tool will show Webmasters of sites flagged as "unsafe" just what the offending code is.

Use SIP security against DDoS
So what are the real risks associated with a SIP trunk? What are the possible exploits? The number of attacks keeps rising and the sophistication ranges from simple to sophisticated. Two of the most troubling are toll fraud and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

Twitter: Don't change your log-in data until further notice
Twitter users should refrain from changing their log-in data until further notice or else risk getting locked out of their accounts.

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In our series this week on what certifications are needed in the networking world we take a look at the offerings for IT professionals from Aruba Networks.

'Spider guy' fesses up to McDonald's drive-through hoax
Here's a story from Australia that describes a credit-card scam that has bilked 3,500 McDonald's customers out of some $2.5 million. Although the story is from a credible news source, do not ask me to vouch for its authenticity ... or to even believe it.

NASA teams with Air Force to step up commercial space pace
As it looks to significantly reshape its future, NASA today said it would partner with the US Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a technology roadmap for use of reusable commercial spaceships.

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October 14, 2009

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  1. Missing dot drops Sweden off the Internet
  2. Google to send detailed information about hacked Web sites
  3. 802.11n price wars already underway
  4. IE, GDI flaws good place for IT to start Patch Tuesday cleanup
  5. Developer ups iPhone app to $40 after complaints about price
  6. Human race on the verge of a massive upgrade
  7. Cisco buying wireless wunderkind Starent
  8. Sidekick implosion: Was it sabotage?
  9. Microsoft delivers massive Patch Tuesday, fixes 34 flaws
  10. House decommissions last mainframe, saves $730k

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