"Bill built the first software company. That was huge."
— Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, during a joint appearance with Gates at The Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital conference last year.
"There are three monopolies in high tech — Cisco, Intel and Microsoft — and only one has an antitrust problem. [Gates and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer] are like huge teenage boys who don't know how big they've gotten, and they keep knocking things over."
— Bob Metcalfe, Ethernet creator and founder of 3Com Corp., as quoted by The Washington Post in a story published in 2000.
"The moment you subjugate yourself to Bill, it can get a little dangerous.... He can be an alpha male in collaborative situations."
— Vern Raburn, an early Microsoft executive who was in charge of the company's consumer products unit, from the same Post story.
"[IT is] a business I don't know anything about, but I admire Bill Gates enormously. I know him individually, and I think he's incredible in business."
— Investor Warren Buffett, in a 1994 lecture at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School.
"No matter how much Bill Gates may claim otherwise, he missed the Internet, like a barreling freight train that he didn't hear or see coming."
— Netscape Communications Corp. co-founder Jim Clark, in an undated comment that's included in the book i-Quote: Brilliance and Banter from the Internet Age, edited by David L. Green.
"[Bill Gates] made an unbelievable contribution.... It's hard to conceive what this industry would look like today if Microsoft hadn't standardized the OS.... I think the industry would be much smaller if that hadn't have happened."
— Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen during a keynote session at the Web 2.0 Expo in April.
"Gates takes my work and makes it his own through divisive measures, at best. He made his 'cash cow,' MS-DOS, from CP/M."
— Late operating system pioneer Gary Kildall, in notes for an unpublished memoir titled Computer Connections, according to the book They Made America, by Harold Evans with Gail Buckland and David Lefer.
"Probably the most dangerous and powerful industrialist of our age."
— Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc.'s chairman and former CEO, in a widely reported comment that one source dates to a 1998 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
"Is it the tradition here to give Bill the finger whenever you go through these doors?"
— Free software movement leader Richard Stallman, to a student outside Stanford University's Bill Gates Building, as reported by Salon.com in 1998.
"Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions.
— Humorist Dave Barry, in his book Dave Barry in Cyberspace.
"Bill Gates is a monocle and a Persian cat away from being the villain in a James Bond movie."
— Comedian Dennis Miller, in his book I Rant, Therefore I Am.
taken from ... computerworld
Selasa, 24 Juni 2008
Enjoy Wine 1.0 ... stable
The Wine team is proud to announce that Wine 1.0 is now available.
This is the first stable release of Wine after 15 years of development
and beta testing. Many thanks to everybody who helped us along that
long road!
While compatibility is not perfect yet, thousands of applications have
been reported to work very well. Check http://appdb.winehq.org to see
the details for your favorite applications.
The source is available from the following locations:
http://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/system/emulators/wine/wine-1.0.tar.bz2
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wine/wine-1.0.tar.bz2
Binary packages for various distributions will be available from:
http://www.winehq.org/site/download
You will find documentation on http://www.winehq.org/site/documentation
You can also get the current source directly from the git
repository. Check http://www.winehq.org/site/git for details.
taken from Wine's site
This is the first stable release of Wine after 15 years of development
and beta testing. Many thanks to everybody who helped us along that
long road!
While compatibility is not perfect yet, thousands of applications have
been reported to work very well. Check http://appdb.winehq.org to see
the details for your favorite applications.
The source is available from the following locations:
http://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/system/emulators/wine/wine-1.0.tar.bz2
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wine/wine-1.0.tar.bz2
Binary packages for various distributions will be available from:
http://www.winehq.org/site/download
You will find documentation on http://www.winehq.org/site/documentation
You can also get the current source directly from the git
repository. Check http://www.winehq.org/site/git for details.
taken from Wine's site
Faster than ...more secure on firefox 3
There is a clear sense of anticipation building at the Mozilla Foundation's headquarters in Mountain View, California where engineers have been working for the past 34-36 months perfecting Firefox 3.0.
"This is the biggest release by far of Firefox," says Mike Schroepfer, vice president of engineering at the non-profit that drives the web browser's development.
"We couldn't have done it without the two million people around the world already running it and the other 20,000 helping give us feedback, working out the bugs and constantly refining it," he said.
Mr Schroepfer said Firefox 3 promised to be faster, easier to use and more secure than rival browsers.
He claims that Firefox 3.0 loads webpages three to four times faster than Firefox 2.0 and more than seven times faster than Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE).
However, with all manner of factors beyond Mozilla's control affecting browsing speed those claims may prove hard to sustain.
Alongside the speed improvements goes the "Smart Location Bar" - a feature known as the "Awesome Bar" internally at Mozilla.
The feature gives the browser's address bar a mechanism for quickly returning to web pages without bookmarking them, even if a user doesn't remember the address. It can also search "tags" - keywords that users associate with a particular page.
Mr Schroepfer told the BBC: "It's an arms race between the good guys and the bad guys. This is not scare tactics or boogie man kind of stuff.
"We have seen a huge uptick in malware attacks because they are financially motivated," he said.
"This is billions of dollars a year. There are clear incentives for people to do this because they make money so you need some good guys on your side to block them out."
Included in Firefox 3.0 are malicious software spotters that tell users when they are on a website that has been compromised. A red box will pop up in the middle of the screen warning users of the danger.
"Our goal because we are non profit isn't world domination," said Mr Schroepfer. "It's just to make sure the internet is open, collaborative, competitive and innovative."
taken from .... http://news.bbc.co.uk
"This is the biggest release by far of Firefox," says Mike Schroepfer, vice president of engineering at the non-profit that drives the web browser's development.
"We couldn't have done it without the two million people around the world already running it and the other 20,000 helping give us feedback, working out the bugs and constantly refining it," he said.
Mr Schroepfer said Firefox 3 promised to be faster, easier to use and more secure than rival browsers.
He claims that Firefox 3.0 loads webpages three to four times faster than Firefox 2.0 and more than seven times faster than Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE).
However, with all manner of factors beyond Mozilla's control affecting browsing speed those claims may prove hard to sustain.
Alongside the speed improvements goes the "Smart Location Bar" - a feature known as the "Awesome Bar" internally at Mozilla.
The feature gives the browser's address bar a mechanism for quickly returning to web pages without bookmarking them, even if a user doesn't remember the address. It can also search "tags" - keywords that users associate with a particular page.
Mr Schroepfer told the BBC: "It's an arms race between the good guys and the bad guys. This is not scare tactics or boogie man kind of stuff.
"We have seen a huge uptick in malware attacks because they are financially motivated," he said.
"This is billions of dollars a year. There are clear incentives for people to do this because they make money so you need some good guys on your side to block them out."
Included in Firefox 3.0 are malicious software spotters that tell users when they are on a website that has been compromised. A red box will pop up in the middle of the screen warning users of the danger.
"Our goal because we are non profit isn't world domination," said Mr Schroepfer. "It's just to make sure the internet is open, collaborative, competitive and innovative."
taken from .... http://news.bbc.co.uk
Minggu, 22 Juni 2008
Computer virus and how to bust it
A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user. The term "virus" is also commonly used, albeit erroneously, to refer to many different types of malware and adware programs. The original virus may modify the copies, or the copies may modify themselves, as occurs in a metamorphic virus. A virus can only spread from one computer to another when its host is taken to the uninfected computer, for instance by a user sending it over a network or the Internet, or by carrying it on a removable medium such as a floppy disk, CD, or USB drive. Meanwhile viruses can spread to other computers by infecting files on a network file system or a file system that is accessed by another computer. Viruses are sometimes confused with computer worms and Trojan horses. A worm can spread itself to other computers without needing to be transferred as part of a host, and a Trojan horse is a file that appears harmless. Worms and Trojans may cause harm to either a computer system's hosted data, functional performance, or networking throughput, when executed. In general, a worm does not actually harm either the system's hardware or software, while at least in theory, a Trojan's payload may be capable of almost any type of harm if executed. Some can't be seen when the program is not running, but as soon as the infected code is run, the Trojan horse kicks in. That is why it is so hard for people to find viruses and other malware themselves and why they have to use spyware programs and registry processors.
Most personal computers are now connected to the Internet and to local area networks, facilitating the spread of malicious code. Today's viruses may also take advantage of network services such as the World Wide Web, e-mail, Instant Messaging and file sharing systems to spread, blurring the line between viruses and worms. Furthermore, some sources use an alternative terminology in which a virus is any form of self-replicating malware.
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taken from ... wikipedia, ..here
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Should we pay for bust the viruses ? NO !!!
I would give you the links freeware antivirus, I believe, the updated periodic antivirus better than the paid antivirus. Here they are :
| Antidote Super Lite version | Freeware lite version of the commercial Antidote program. It utilizes the same virus database as the commercial version. |
| Avast! | Anti-virus program for Windows. The home edition is freeware for noncommercial users. |
| AVG Free edition | Free edition of the AVG anti-virus program for Windows and Linux. Tested and recommended by Freebyte.com. |
| Avira Antivir | Free anti-virus software for Windows, Linux, Free BSD and Solaris. Detects and removes more than 50,000 viruses. Free support. |
| BitDefender | Freeware virus scanner for Linux. |
| Clam AV | Freeware, GPL, Linux. Clam AntiVirus is a GPL anti-virus toolkit for UNIX. The main purpose of this software is the integration with mail servers (attachment scanning). The package provides a flexible and scalable multi-threaded daemon, a command line scanner, and a tool for automatic updating via Internet. |
| ClamWin | Freeware, open-source anti-virus program for Windows. |
| Comodo Anti-Virus | Free anti-virus program for Windows. |
| Cyberhawk | Protects against viruses, worms, trojans and other spyware, designed to be a complement to your current anti-virus software. Cyberhawk does not need to know anything about a virus before it can protect you against it. This is because Cyberhawk looks at the behaviour of an infected program (instead of the contents of the infected file). The basic version is free. Note from the editors: after testing Cyberhawk we found that it generates a lot of false alarms on legitimate software. Nevertheless we think that this program can be useful provided you know how to interpret these alarms. |
| FProt | Free anti-virus software for Linux, FreeBSD and DOS (personal use). Evaluation version for Windows. |
| HandyBits | Free for personal use. Virus 'scanner integrator'. After performing an auto-search for installed virus scanners, it will scan your files using all found installed virus scanners. This can be useful, since some antiviral programs are good for one type of viruses, other programs for other viruses. |
| PC Tools AntiVirus | Free anti-virus program + firewall for Windows. |
| Free Online Virus & Trojan Scanners | |
|---|---|
| The virus and trojan scanners in this section do not need to be downloaded or installed, they run from inside your Webbrowser. | |
| VirusTotal | Freeware online malware scanner. You can upload a single suspicious file which will be scanned by around 30 well-known virus scanners. |
| GFI online Trojan Scanner | Freeware online Trojan scanner. This program runs in your browser (Internet Explorer only, Windows), no explicit installation is required. |
| McAfee's Virusscan Online | Online virus scanner by McAffee |
| Panda Active Scan | Ffree tool for detecting and eliminating viruses from your computer. Installs as an ActiveX control in your Web browser (Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher). |
| PC Pitstop | A large number of online computer and Internet related tests, including a virus scan and spyware test. The free virus scanner installs itself as an ActiveX control inside your Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher. |
| RavAntivirus | Online scanner which can also remove viruses. |
| Symantec Security Check | A number of online tests (run in your Web browser), including a virus scan. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher required. |
| TrendMicro HouseCall | Free virus scanner which runs directly in your Web browser (Windows only). |
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taken from ...here
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The Fastnet .. cheaper, unlimited !!!
:::FastNet:::
The only broadband internet service that offers unlimited fast speed internet access for the whole family’s information needs at affordable prices. With unlimited data capacity and 24-hours non-stop access, FastNet offers exciting packages with speeds suited for your internet needs from simple data accessing to downloading large music files, gaming online, and video streaming.
start from only Rp 99.000,- ( before tax ) you would get it !!!
( of course, the gamers, the fanatic netters, and anyone need stability, should take the higher products )
taken from .... here
The only broadband internet service that offers unlimited fast speed internet access for the whole family’s information needs at affordable prices. With unlimited data capacity and 24-hours non-stop access, FastNet offers exciting packages with speeds suited for your internet needs from simple data accessing to downloading large music files, gaming online, and video streaming.
start from only Rp 99.000,- ( before tax ) you would get it !!!
( of course, the gamers, the fanatic netters, and anyone need stability, should take the higher products )
taken from .... here
MegaMedia service promised by Firstmedia
First Media announces commitment to serve one million homes with its “MEGAMEDIA” services in Jabodetabek through its cable and wireless infrastructure, to be completed by 2009. This announcement was delivered today at a press conference in Jakarta.
These Megamedia services reiterate the Lippo Group’s commitment through First Media in building and developing information, communication, entertainment and commerce as integrated in one company. First Media also strengthens its Management Team by recruiting professional experts in the industry.
Megamedia is a convergence of the so-called “Six Cs”: Cable TV (Multi-Channels Interactive Television); Computer (Internet Online Service); Communication (Data Service and Communication); Content (Internet and TV Content); Channels (Own Channel Production); and Commerce (TV Homeshopping and Internet E-Commerce).
“This is an exciting industry and First Media is building on this opportunity. We position ourselves in the opportunity of what we refer to as ‘convergence’ of different platforms in providing information and experience to the community”, said Dr. Yen Hsu, Chief Executive Officer First Media. “Our company, together with our entertainment infrastructure enable Indonesia to connect and access global information and entertainment as well as commerce, wherever and whenever they want it”, Dr. Yen Hsu added.
article : taken from firstmedia site ...here
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