http://www.samacharexpress.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:26:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Exploit code for the unpatched bug in Internet Explorer was published on the Web yesterday, a step security pros said earlier would be the precursor to widespread attacks. http://www.samacharexpress.com/2010/03/ie-zero-day-exploit-code-goes-public/ Remember the HarmoNESica? A brief refresher, then: it's what happens when you've got a copy of Super Tecmo Bowl, a Pocket Pal harmonica, and the desire to create a unique musical instrument. But if you don't have any of the aforementioned ingredients and just want the end result, eBay's got ... http://www.samacharexpress.com/2010/03/nes-harmonicas-hit-ebay-three-lucky-gamers-cheer/ If you run a tech company, your engineers are the lifeblood of your organization. So shouldn't you try to make them as happy as possible? Doing so takes more than just a fridge stocked with soda, beanbag chairs, and a foosball table. Good programmers thrive in a specific type of corporate culture -- ... http://www.samacharexpress.com/2010/03/how-to-run-a-company-that-engineers-actually-want-to-work-for/ http://www.samacharexpress.com/2010/03/in-pictures-the-uks-lost-wildlife/ null http://www.samacharexpress.com/2010/03/all-todays-technology-stories/ http://www.samacharexpress.com/2010/03/high-speed-rail-plans-unveiled-%e2%80%93-live/ The torture scandal shows how easily our intelligence services were led astray by US promises of an influence 'upgrade'Vikram Dodd's elegant destruction of Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller's evasions over the torture by US intelligence of terrorist suspects should be the last word on whether our spooks knew about it or not. ... http://www.samacharexpress.com/2010/03/the-seduction-of-british-intelligence-crispin-black/ Opera has released a beta version of its Mini 5 Web browser for Android-based smartphones, the company said on Thursday. Just like the versions of the beta for other phones, Opera Mini 5 for Android beta compresses data by up to 90 percent before sending content to the phone to ... http://www.samacharexpress.com/2010/03/operas-mini-5-browser-comes-to-android/ http://www.samacharexpress.com/2010/03/video-greece-hit-by-wave-of-nationwide-strikes/ Color is not typically a topic of much discussion on the Linux blogs, but in recent weeks, it's been drawing a lot of attention. Why, you ask? Simple: Ubuntu recently announced a major change to its longstanding "Human" earthtone-palette theme and branding. "I don't know whether to call it 'poo ... http://www.samacharexpress.com/2010/03/ubuntu-dumps-the-brown/