Tech News
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Holes in .Net??.. but of course
Published: Friday, May 3, 2002 | By: DennisWith a complex framework of systems such as .Net you get many convenience features that make building applications quick and easy. With that you also have to be careful how you configure and program your systems. The bad part is the documentation is teaching insecure programming.
""Most developer resources are wrong!" he wrote in a slide, adding that each of the five most popular ASP.Net books fails to mention at least one of several common .Net security problems." -
New Ticker for New HP/Compaq Company
Published: Friday, May 3, 2002 | By: DennisHP is going to change the New York stock ticker from HWP to HPQ. Carly had this to say "Our new trading symbol is a tribute to the contribution of both companies as we come together to build the new HP."
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Intel "All Over" Possible Bug Scare
Published: Friday, May 3, 2002 | By: DennisThe article doesn't state what Intel processor(s) could be affected though considering that this sort of thing is closely monitored I really doubt it will be an issue.
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Ninjalane Message Forum Update
Published: Friday, May 3, 2002 | By: DennisYesterday I released a major code and database update to the Ninjalane Message Forums. The updates include forum thread count, thread view count, increased forum security, increased message thread security, shorter URL's, (less querystring errors), forum code update ([code] stuff is stored in the database instead of HTML code), message replies can be seen while you are replying to a thread, copyright has been added.
The next update will occur during the Ninjalane v2 site refresh by allowing Ninjalane color themes to carry over into the forum.
Please go forth Register, Post, and enjoy.
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Nvidia and the Military
Published: Thursday, May 2, 2002 | By: DennisFiringSquad has an interesting piece on how Quantum3D and Nvidia are breaking into the military market by using Quantum3D's connections and Nvidia's graphics processors.
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New Smaller Chip from Nvidia
Published: Wednesday, May 1, 2002 | By: DennisNvidia is set to announce a new chip using the new 0.13 micron process based on the GeForce4 architecture. The article also covers some of the financial questions around Nvidia and overall the outcome looks pretty good.
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Nvidia results leaked, good results too
Published: Wednesday, May 1, 2002 | By: Dennis6-8% In the chipset market, could be higher if they would ever pay of a P4 license.
66% In the graphics market with ATI close behind.
The Inquirer claims that we can expect the share price to rise tomorrow after the official announcement. The day traders will have a hay day. -
Hynix Rejects Microns Buy-Out Offer
Published: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 | By: DennisMicron and Hynix have been in discussions for the past few months and it would appear after a final deal had been reached the Hynix executive board squashed the deal. The board also wouldn't accept a restructure as suggested by their creditors, considering that they are deeply in-debt that can't make the banks happy.
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Hammer Debuts at 2ghz?!
Published: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 | By: DennisDoes Megahertz still matter to Intel? How fast does their 64bit chips run? Look out Intel, here comes AMD to play in your enterprise market.
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MIT vibraphones with "vibra language"
Published: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 | By: DennisAnother news post that you just have to read to believe.
"The vibraphones are the work of the Media Lab's Tangible Media Group, whose representative, Angela Chang"
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"Prototypes, made from latex, boast five tiny speakers which vibrate against your skin around 250 times per second.
Underneath these speakers sit pressure sensors enabling the recipient to send vi[agra]brations back to the sender."
