Category: News
Microsoft’s forensic USB thumb drive
Here’s an interesting article on the Seattle Times website about a small plug-in device that Microsoft “quietly distributed to a handful of law-enforcement agencies.” Dubbed the COFFEE (Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor), it contains “150 commands that can dramatically cut the time it takes to gather digital evidence, which is becoming more important in real-world…
New iMac offers faster processors
Apple officially updated its iMac consumer desktop computer today, adding faster processors and a more powerful graphics option for the 24-inch model. For the processor, you can now choose between: 2.4GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz, or 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (special order). And the 24-inch model can now include either an ATI Radeon HD 2600…
Top twenty programming languages
According to TIOBE Software, the following are the top twenty programming languages (as of April 2008): The table data above is part of the Programming Community Index, which measures the popularity of programming languages based on their web presence. Related article: Are C and C++ Losing Ground?
Windows XP SP3 unofficially available for download
It’s slated to be officially released on Monday, but you can get it from MajorGeeks and Softpedia if you can’t wait. Proceed with caution though. =0)
Real world website architectures
Here’s an awesome website that presents the infrastructure (servers, DBs, etc.) of major sites like Google and YouTube.
Happy PI day
At 1:59 PM today it will be PI Minute – 3/14 1:59: We’re a lucky generation, as it’ll be about 1,133 years and two months until the next PI day.