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Versions of Windows Server 2003, including Microsoft’s Small Business Server 2003, should be considered potentially vulnerable. Some versions of Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and the new Windows Home Server are also affected, but were patched via auto update.

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Hyperfast Star Ejected from the Large Magellenic Cloud
Astronomers at the Carnegie Institute show that one star rocketing away from the Milky Way hearkens from the Large Magellanic Cloud. There have been ten such hypervelocity stars discovered, but where this one came from was quite a conunudrum.
(tags: space star science)

A US spy satellite has gone out of control and is expected to crash to Earth, government sources say.

These kinds of email are a dime a dozen but I thought it might be good to have an example I can point to when trying to educate others.
This morning I got an email that is a prime example of phishing. Here is a screen shot from my Gmail:

Basically it tells me my account [...]

Flickr user Paul the Wine Guy has an interesting set of photos over on flickr he calls ‘Understanding Art for geeks’. The set is several famous photos and paintings with geek phrases or sayings over them.
Be sure to see the whole set.

Insignia digital picture frames may carry virus
Best Buy is investigating a factory installed virus that has infected select digital picture frames made by Insignia, Best Buy’s in-house electronics brand.
(tags: birus insignia frame picture)

Newbies Guide to Twitter
Chris Brogan wrote a nice guide a while back.
(tags: Blog guide howto tips tutorials twitter Web2.0 socialnetworking social)

Last.fm Launches Largest Global Free-On-Demand Music Platform
Social Music Network to Offer Free Streaming of Full-length Recordings From All 4 Major Record Labels and More Than 150,000 Independent Labels and ArtistsUnsigned Artists Also Given Opportunity to [...]

Microsoft (finally) broadens Windows Vista virtualization rules
Microsoft has lifted its ban on enabling Windows Vista Home Basic and Home Premium in virtual machine environments.
(tags: microsoft windows vista virtualization virtual)

Google Drops More Than 160 Points
since its peak back in the Fall at nearly 750, Google has dropped to 584 currently, a 166 point drop
(tags: google stock [...]

More news out of CES ‘08:

Archos TV+ - I got some one-on-one time with the COO of Archos at CES. I’ve got an interview coming up, but will spill some of the beans here. This thing is awesome. Fully WiFi, it taps into your home network and opens up a whole world ……

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Credit issuer says data lost for 650,000 customers
A computer tape containing personal data of 650,000 customers of about 230 retailers including J.C. Penney is missing, credit card issuer GE Money said on Friday. A backup tape stored at Iron Mountain had been lost.
(tags: security credit iron mountain)