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Fox News: Pentagon Target of Cyber Attack 
Ed Oswald via Technologizer on Fri, 21 Nov. 2008
Fox News is reporting that the Pentagon was the target of a cyber attack so severe that it has now banned the use of all external memory devices, such as flash drives and the like. Apparently, some type of worm or virus has been unleashed on the agency’s computer network, and is quickly spreading throughout [...]
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Firefox Simplifies Browser Customization
David Worthington via Technologizer on Wed, 19 Nov. 2008
Firefox’s extensibility is the primary reason why I have stuck with it. The browser extensions I’ve installed do what I want and significantly improve my Internet experience. The folks at Mozilla are playing to that strength with a new browser customization Web site called “Fashion Your Firefox.“
The site simplifies Firefox add-on discovery by having users [...]
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PriceGrabber Survey Shows Grim Reality of Faltering Economy
(unknown author) via Technologizer on Wed, 19 Nov. 2008
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The fact that this blog uses snippets makes this post not include the wonderful gem from a bit further in the article: "Two-thirds plan to give “practical” gifts, which include cash, gas cards, money, and other necessities." Hmm ... do I want cash or money?
While PriceGrabber is known more for its comparison shopping service, from time to time
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PriceGrabber Survey Shows Grim Reality of Faltering Economy
(unknown author) via Technologizer on Wed, 19 Nov. 2008
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The fact that this blog uses snippets makes this post not include the wonderful gem from a bit further in the article: "Two-thirds plan to give “practical” gifts, which include cash, gas cards, money, and other necessities." Hmm ... do I want cash or money?
While PriceGrabber is known more for its comparison shopping service, from time to time
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President-Elect Obama, You Need that BlackBerry
Ed Oswald via Technologizer on Tue, 18 Nov. 2008
I just saw a piece by Jonathan Alter on Newsweek that responds to the talk surrounding Obama’s BlackBerry use: that it poses a security risk and he will be forced to surrender it upon inauguration. Alter argues that in order for Obama to be successful in the presidency, he will need to remain connected to [...]
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The Inevitable Slow-Motion Death of the Tablet PC | Technologizer
(unknown author) via technologizer.com on Tue, 18 Nov. 2008
The Inevitable Slow-Motion Death of the Tablet PC By Harry McCracken Posted at 10:57 pm on Tuesday, Novembe
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USB 3.0: Faster! Faster!
David Worthington via Technologizer on Tue, 18 Nov. 2008
My iPhone 3G euphoria faded the moment I took my phone home and plugged it into my PC to synchronize with iTunes–it took way too long to transfer my music and videos. Cue the USB 3.0 specification: What took minutes could conceivably now take seconds.
The USB 3.0 Promoter Group, the body that oversees USB 3.0, [...]
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Not-So-Black Friday Preview: Wal-Mart
Ed Oswald via Technologizer on Sat, 15 Nov. 2008
Okay, so Best Buy didn’t exactly thrill us with its “doorbusters” and supposed Black Friday specials. So, will the mecca of American retail capitalism be able to do any better? From the looks of it, not really.
According to a copy of a circular obtained by CNNMoney.com, here are the specials — and they look pretty [...]
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Please, PC Makers: Don’t Screw Up Windows 7
(unknown author) via Technologizer on Thu, 06 Nov. 2008
For the past eleven days or so, I’ve spent a meaningful amount of my computing day in Windows 7. It’s very much a rough draft of the operating system that will eventually ship: It’s missing major features and a meaningful percentage of the apps I’ve tried to use wouldn’t even install. Even so, I’ve been [...]
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“Father of the iPod” Departs Apple
Harry McCracken via Technologizer on Tue, 04 Nov. 2008
We usually don’t cover executive comings and goings here at Technologizer, but this onee merits a mention: Apple Senior Vice President Tony Fadell has left full-time work at Apple and will be an advisor to the company. Fadell was not only the head of the company’s iPod division, but the guy who came up with [...]
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The Case For a Mac Netbook
Harry McCracken via Technologizer on Wed, 22 Oct. 2008
“There are some customers which we choose not to serve. We don’t know how to make a $500 computer that’s not a piece of junk, and our DNA will not let us ship that.”
–Steve Jobs in yesterday’s Apple earnings call, responding to a question about whether Apple will release lower-cost Macs
Let’s begin with a few [...]
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25 Arguments for the Elimination of Copy Protection | Technologizer
(unknown author) via technologizer.com on Sat, 18 Oct. 2008
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Let's face it, to quote Cory Doctorow poorly, we all have bit copying machines now.
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Firefox 3.1: Lookin’ Good Under the Hood
Harry McCracken via Technologizer on Wed, 15 Oct. 2008
It’s a busy day for browsers–not only is there a new version of Flock, but the browser it’s based on, Firefox, has popped out beta 1 of Firefox 3.1. As usual, Mozilla says it’s meant for developers and testers and that it may break add-ons. As usual, I’ve ignored the warnings and downloaded and installed [...]
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Flock: My Favorite Browser Officially Turns 2.0
Harry McCracken via Technologizer on Wed, 15 Oct. 2008
A year ago, I declared Flock–the “social browser” built on top of Firefox–to be my favorite Web browser. I’m still a happy user, and am happy to report that the official, final version 2.0 is now available for download at the Flock site.
As before, Flock is a browser for folks who are major fans of [...]
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Ask.com: A Search Engine in Search of Character
Harry McCracken via Technologizer on Mon, 06 Oct. 2008
Observant readers may have noticed that my look at the new version of Ask.com contained no mentions of the fact that Ask used to be known as Ask Jeeves, pining for that old name, or clever butler references. That was intentional. There oughta be a statute of limitations on clichéd references to things which are [...]
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