Details of Cyber Storm War Games Released
Original post provide by Slashdot: ITI Don’t Believe in Imaginary Property writes “Apparently, the participants in the U.S. ‘Cyber Storm’ war games are familiar with the Kobayashi Maru, because some of them tried to cheat by hacking the games themselves. They also prepare for some very interesting scenarios. Among other things, the organizers are worried about having too many people on the ‘No Fly’ list show up at an airport, finding ‘mystery liquids’ in the subway, and having bloggers reveal the classified location of railcars with hazardous materials. The Department of Homeland Security has already analyzed the results of the games, and plans to hold ‘Cyber Storm 2′ in March.”
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Microsoft Launches IT Superhero Comic
It just seems that way. But a new comic book has debuted in which IT pros literally are superheroes. The daily Web comic, called Heroes Happen Here, features tech savvy crime fighters like Lord Firewall, who "stands between chaos and order" and says things like "begone vermin!"'" And because it's never easy, in order to read the archives of the comic you're going to need to install Microsoft's Silverlight.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
How Pervasive Is ISP Outbound Email Filtering?
I was aware of forced inbox filtering that has caused problems and been abused by other ISPs in China and in the US. I've also read about forced use of ISP SMTP and outbound throttling, but did not know they outbound filtered as well.
LAN Turns 30, May Not See 40?
'I know that sounds nasty, but for 10 years I had to put up with that crap from the IBM Token Ring people — you bet I'm bitter.' Besides dipping into networking nostalgia, the article also quotes an analyst who says the LAN may be nearing its demise and predicts that all machines will be individually connected to one huge WAN at gigabit speeds.
The Great Microkernel Debate Continues
I think it would raise the level of discussion if people making such postings would first try a microkernel-based operating system and then make postings like "I tried an OS based on a microkernel and I observed X, Y, and Z first hand." Has a lot more credibility.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
The Business Case For Rich Internet Applications
Companies saw bright new ways to increase their agility, reach more customers and to deliver new, never-before-seen services. Unquestionably since then it has transformed the way consumers and businesses exchange information and has become a vital part of nearly every organization's communication and operational architecture.
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Octopussy Numbers In PHP
I went crazy for half an hour until i realised the problem. Here's a little gotcha you can try: echo 09," => (09)
"; echo 9," => (9)
"; If you expect the above code to produce the same values, you are sadly mistaken.
Flex 3, AIR, BlazeDS: Less Than One Moon
Now. Flex 3 final Beta days are almost over and it brings you lots of goodies. If you are still thinking of using AJAX or JSF for your data intensive business application, just stop it, will you! Just take care of your business with Flex 3, AIR, and BlazeDS.
XML Class
It can parse a XML document file using the DOM Document class and extracts all the nodes with a given name. Then the class can retrieve the values of the elements with a given name that are inside the previously retrieved nodes.
Sitemap Creator For Google, Yahoo And MSN
Package: Sitemap creator for Google, Yahoo and MSN Summary: Generate a site map from lists of site files Groups: Content management, PHP 5, XML Author: Anil Gupta Description: This class can be used generate site map from lists of site files.
Google's Summer Of Code Headed Down Under
We've discussed the results of the Summer of Code program in the past. Quoting iTnews: "The global program had attracted students from 90 countries around the world, including Australia, said Hawthorn. But as the timing clashed with winter term time in the southern hemisphere, it's been tough for local students to participate.