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  • Tech Rag Tear Outs (TRTO) #030 [InfoWorld, SC Magazine, Network World, Computer Reseller News, Government Computer News, eWeek, Information Week, and Chief Security Officer]

    July 8, 2005

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    The 30th podcast of Tech Rag Tear Outs (TRTO) has been posted.  Here are the detailed show notes:

    • (00:00-03:22) Introduction
      • Promo for: Tech Podcasts
        & ChuckChat
      • Sorrow for UK Terrorist Attacks
      • Official Beer Of The Show:
        Nectar Ales’ India
        Pale Ale
    • (03:23-23:56) Primary Content
      • InfoWorld (www.infoworld.com)

        • In-depth look at wireless bridging solutions from
          Adtran,
          Canon,
          LightPointe, and
          Orthogon. Test conducted at
          Advanced Network Computing Laboratory at the University of Hawaii.
          All of them rated “very good” scores with Adtran and Canon being on
          the higher end.
      • SC Magazine (www.scmagazine.com)

        • Richard Hollis looks at the “The dark side of Google’s Power”
        • BlueSecure wireless
          security tools get a “Best Buy” recommendation.
        • Need a hardware host-based firewall –
          Innominate mGuard PCI looks
          good.
      • Network World (www.nwfusion.com)
        • HP has new
          OpenView and
          ProCurve solutions.

        • Microsoft’s Common Engineering Criteria (CEC)
          is geared to get
          all server solutions in sync
      • Computer Reseller News (www.crn.com)

        • TRENDnet
          TEW-T1 2.40-GHz Wi-Fi Detector
      • Government Computer News (www.gcn.com)

        • Device Works’ The
          Cable Manager
          get a good plug in this

          article
      • eWeek (www.eweek.com)
        • Pillar Data Systems
          storage area network (SAN) product line launches
        • Plumtree moving to support
          SuSe Linux [already
          supports .NET, Java, and Unix]
        • VMware Workstation 5.0
          evaluated in EWEEKLABS (buy
          on Amazon
          )
        • Fluke has announced a new
          handheld NetTool with support for VoIP
      • Information Week (www.informationweek.com)

        • U.S. Navy’s Surface Combat Systems Center and Naval Sea Systems
          Command deploys Xiotech SANs
          for capturing and distributing test data
      • Chief Security Officer (www.csoonline.com)

        • Simon Garfinkel has a great detailed article that looks at
          “anti-forensic tools” from Webroot, NeoImagic Computing, CyberScrub,
          and Robin Hood Software.
    • (23:57-29:52) Closing
      • End the show with a Billy Watson  & Robin Henkel song entitled “Yes
        Baby” from the album "MADCAP EXTRAVACANZA"
      • Special thanks to: DarnPC
      • To leave audio comments call: 206-337-1533 or email them to
        technewsradio@gmail.com.
      • Have a great day!

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  • Tech Tidbits Daily for July 7, 2005

    July 7, 2005

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    Today’s podcast notes that Microsoft has released Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) v2.0.  This news came from the PatchManagement.org listserver that is hosted by Shavlik Technologies.

    Note this edition of MBSA supports: CVE-IDs; Windows Server Update Services; 64-bit Windows; and Windows XP Embedded.

    Please call 206-337-1533 and leave a comment.

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  • Tech Tidbits Daily for July 6, 2005

    July 6, 2005

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    Today’s podcast mentions that Jim Farley entitled "Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition" (O’Reilly) that is expected to be shipping Fall 2005.  And he is talking up Java Community at OnJava.com.  You can order the 2nd Edition via Amazon if you want!

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  • Tech Tidbits Daily for July 5, 2005

    July 5, 2005

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    Today’s podcast takes a quick look at the new HP nx6125 laptop based on the Mobile AMD Turion 64 processor.  The unit starts at $999 and weighs just over 6 pounds. Some interesting additional features:

    • MOBILITY RADEON X300 graphics
    • integrated HP Biometric Fingerprint Sensor
    • optional 15.0-inch TFT SXGA+
    • 6-in-1 Media Reader

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  • Using Your Blog To Communicate With You Kids

    July 5, 2005

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    Robert Scoble did this recently to his son.  I think it is kinda neat … I am not so sure what kids will think of it.

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  • Tech Tidbits Daily for July 4, 2005

    July 4, 2005

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    Happy 4th of July!! Today’s podcast is going to be a little different … we play a couple of patriotic public domain performances from the "The U.S. Army Ceremonial Band" called "To The Color" and "This Is My Country".

    And we give you a quick pointer to the TidBITS newsletter for the 4th of July that has an review article entitled "Apple Releases iTunes 4.9 with Podcasting Support" by Andy Affleck.  It is a good introduction to the new version and how you can use this client on both Windows and Macintosh systems to subscribe and listen to podcasts. 

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  • Podcast World Unstable

    July 2, 2005

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    From Google News:

    RSS inventor
    slams Apple’s podcast
    approach

    Tom’s Hardware Guide –
    USA

    Apple aims to build podcast support directly into both the
    software and iPod, but leaders in the RSS community, including the standard’s
    own creator, are …

    There is a lot of stuff going on in podcast world.  The forums and mailing lists are full of things that don’t seem be focused on "open" and "working together."

    RSS feeds are being redirected, content changed, data cached, etc. on copyrighted and Creative Commons protected information.  It could be just mistakes in releasing "BETA" and not ready for prime time; or it could actually be malicious.

    Welcome to the free market, land grabs, backroom deals, greed, and FUD.  It is open season on the sky is falling also …  😉

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  • Tech Tidbits Daily for July 1, 2005

    July 1, 2005

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    Today’s podcast from TechNewsRadio.com covers  two pointers for the developers out there in tech podcast land:

    • ActiveState has announced the release of ActiveState’s ActivePerl, ActivePython, and ActiveTcl language distributions for Sun’s Solaris 10 Operating System for SPARC, x86 and x64 systems and for Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger".
    • Catalyst has release new editions of their VBScript and JavaScript Windows COM libraries called "SocketTools Scripting Edition and Secure Scripting Edition".

    As a reminder, the next Tech Rag Tear Outs podcast will be out next week – July 8th, 2005. Have a great day.

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  • Tech Tidbits Daily for June 30, 2005

    June 30, 2005

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    Today’s podcast from TechNewsRadio.com covers an item from the July 2005 edition of PC Magazine.  The article is entitled "Make Your Network Safer By Attacking It: A number of excellent tools can help you find out where you’re vulnerable" by Larry Seltzer.

    Professional tools mentioned include: AppDetective , Retina, and System Scanner; and check out "Network Security: Know Your Weakness" for details on these.

    For self-assessment, examine: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and NeWT Security Scanner from Tenable Network Security. There is also another open source tool called Nessus that I have had good experiences with in the past.

    Bottom-line though is I highly recommend that you consider doing a vulnerability assessment on the systems you utilize and support both at work and at home.

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  • Tech Tidbits Daily for June 29, 2005

    June 29, 2005

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    Today’s podcast from TechNewsRadio.com covers a "Product Review" of ZyXel Communications P1 Personal Internet Security Appliances by Government Computer News published on June 6, 2005 that was written by John Breeden and William Jackson.

    Some features of potential interest:

    • 10/100 Ethernet WAN port and a 10/100 LAN port
    • Optional USB connection which can also power the unit
    • Dimensions: 3 by 5 inches and weighs just 4.5 ounces. 
    • Can block Java, Active X, and cookies at the application layer
    • Works with Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.
    • Integrated with VPN that can be remotely managed by HTTP, SSH, or Telnet
    • Retails for $245

    Also … I’d be honored to have my main podcast Tech Rag Tear Outs or this podcast Tech Tidbits Daily be nominated for an award at PodcastAwards.com. Nominates close soon.

    You can send email feedback to technewsradio@gmail.com, or leave audio comments by calling 206-337-1533. Have a great day.

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