In a disclosure that has implications for the security of e-commerce and Web 2.0 sites everywhere, a researcher has perfected a technique for stealing unique identifiers used to prevent unauthorized access to email accounts and other private resources. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/20/csrf_token_hijacking/

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The experience was nothing short of a major disappointment. I think if there is one word that really summarises the entire experience, it would be “slow”. Installation is slow. Booting takes forever. It takes far too long for applications to load or for windows to appear. Responsiveness is terrible. On a slightly less important note, [...]

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For most of us, not knowing what the weather is going to do might at worst result in a soggy barbecue or a washed-out cricket or football match. For a farmer in the developing world it could result in the loss of an entire harvest which, at best, makes life that much harder or, at [...]

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Google took the wrappers off Moon in Google Earth, which features panoramic pictures of the lunar surface, historic videos, renderings of NASA’s landing modules and scads of articles about Earth’s orbiter. Its release was handily timed to coincide with the anniversary of the first moon landing by humans on July 20, 1969. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135701/Blast_off_to_the_moon_with_Google_Earth?source=rss_dev

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As it has for most of the past decade, Barnes & Noble is playing catchup to Amazon. Barnes, the nation’s largest brick-and-mortar bookseller said Monday that it has launched its own digital-book store. The Barnes & Noble eBookstore will enable customers to read the service’s digital books on an array of different platforms, including the [...]

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As the number of Web sites offering status updates — such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., etc. — proliferates, it can get tedious, not to mention time consuming, to log in to each one and post the same information. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135596/Review_3_services_help_keep_all_your_social_networks_up_to_date?source=CTWNLE_nlt_networking_2009-07-20

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Into the fray comes a new version: Firefox 3.5. This build offers significant improvements, including upgraded Web technology, geolocation, privacy tools, and tab management. The browser also improves performance over previous versions. http://www.bmighty.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218501376&cid=nl_BMIGHTY_DAILY_H

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In an historic move, Microsoft on Monday submitted driver source code for inclusion in the Linux kernel under a GPLv2 license.The code consists of four drivers that are part of a technology called Linux Device Driver for Virtualization. The drivers, once added to the Linux kernel, will provide the hooks for any distribution of Linux [...]

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While the government’s initial efforts to censor the Internet were blunt and often ineffective, it has started employing more sophisticated tools to thwart dissidents’ attempts to communicate with each other and the outside world. Iranian dissidents are not alone in their struggle, however, as several sympathetic hacker groups have been working to keep them online. [...]

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According to Adobe, that’s normal practice. “Adobe Reader 9.1 for Windows is the most recent full installer of the product,” said a company spokesman. “Adobe Reader 9.1.1 and 9.1.2 for Windows are patches that require Adobe Reader 9.1 to be present. This is the reason users are offered Adobe Reader 9.1 via the ‘Get Adobe [...]

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