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Journal Journal: Prince Charles has laptop stolen

http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1519.html A laptop belonging to the company that handle the Duchy payroll has been stolen. No biggies, other than this is the company owned by the future King of England, whose personal and financial details reside upon the laptop. A company spokesperson has told journalist types that this could "pose a security threat if a technical expert was able to breach its password protection." Well duh.
Wii

Journal Journal: New Wii controller is pants, literally

According to Davey Winder writing at http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1498.html the latest concept in Wii video game control could be pants, or boxers if you prefer. And let's not forget the bra either. It certainly brings a whole new meaning to gripping your joystick or twiddling with buttons to get excited during gameplay. As he says in the story "you will have to be really careful about who you invite over for a gaming session when t
Microsoft

Journal Journal: Microsoft SharePoint goes to war with US Army

According to Bill Andad (http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1497.html) the concept of a soldier with a battery powered radio hiding in the bushes and reporting back to base for enemy troop position information is, other than in the movies, long gone. Instead, it would seem, the US Army is relying upon a Microsoft SharePoint portal over satellite instead. Andad writes: "The US Army South has successfully deployed Corpora's iOra Application
Privacy

Journal Journal: Google smear campaign against Privacy International exposed

According to a blog posting here: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1491.html Google has gone on the attack after Privacy International published an interim report daring to suggest that Google privacy sucked so bad it was bottom of the entire list of Internet companies researched. The blog author claims that: "Google is slated for many reasons relating to privacy, including some worrying ones such as personal user information being ret

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