Open Systems Journal

Archive for November 22nd, 2009

22 Nov

White Space and LEDs [Featured Workspace]


Today’s featured workspace is an example of how you don’t have to spend a fortune to have a fun and functional workspace with a solid dose of style.
Obviously Apple products don’t come cheap, so we’ll discount the present of a nice big gorgeous and pricey Apple screen as part of the total cost of the [...]

22 Nov

First malicious iPhone worm slithers into wild


Jailbreakers under assault
A Dutch internet service provider has identified a worm that installs a backdoor on jailbroken iPhones and makes them part of a botnet.…
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22 Nov

Symantec confirms Internet Explorer exploit


Targets CSS vulnerability
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22 Nov

Google Patents Displaying Patents


theodp writes “Google has actually managed to patent displaying patents. The USPTO issued US Patent No. D603,866 to six Google inventors for their Graphical user interface for display screen of a communications terminal. Among the six inventors is the guy who introduced Google Patents. Ironically, Google Patents can’t seem to find the new Google patent [...]

22 Nov

Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks (AP)


AP - While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren’t necessarily selling more copies.
,Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks
(AP)
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22 Nov

Nvidia accelerates GPU pixel processing


Optimizes texture rendering
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22 Nov

Five Best Screencasting Tools [Hive Five]


Thanks to broadband and some excellent screencasting applications, you don’t need to limit yourself to mere static images when you’re trying to show someone how to do something on your computer. Record video, audio, and do even more with these screencasting tools.
Photo by ToastyKen.
Screencasting can be an enormously handy tool for all manner of things: [...]

22 Nov

HP Mini 311: Netbooks get ION


The HP Mini 311 is one of the first netbooks to ship with NVIDIA’s ION platform. The question everyone’s asking is: does ION improve the netbook experience? The answer is yes, but there are other questions we still need to address….
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22 Nov

South Koreans to get Apple’s iPhone this week (AP)


AP - Apple Inc’s iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world’s most sophisticated mobile phone markets.
,South Koreans to get Apple’s iPhone this week
(AP)
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22 Nov

Burning wood ‘good’ for environment


Fifteen conservation groups are supporting the use of wood as fuel, despite the fact it releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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