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Fire brings down authorize.net services

Details are still trickling in, but a fire in Authorize.net primary data center in Seattle took the service off line for a few hours today. The backup data center was also impacted, but details are still hazy. Service should be back online by the time you read this.

Posted on 7/3/09 at 1:59 pm | Authorize.net, ecommerce
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Declare your independence! Jailbreak your iPhone!

Though some of us prefer the shackles that Apple places upon us.

Posted on 7/3/09 at 1:12 pm | iPhone, iphone jailbreak, jailbreaking
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How to sell Windows 7 to the average consumer

Pre-order upgrade discounts are great for us early adopters, but the recently discovered Family Pack is what might bring in the average consumer. But only if the pricing is right, and only if it's a Family Pack of full versions. Here's my take on how Microsoft needs to price Windows 7 in order to get our moms and dads on the latest version of Windows.

Posted on 7/3/09 at 9:08 am | Windows 7
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Flying cars hit market -- 53 years ago

One California man is taking to the road and the sky in a vehicle built in 1956.

Posted on 7/3/09 at 8:00 am | future tech
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Interview etiquette tips

Mistake #10 new grads make during job interviews: Updating Facebook status

Posted on 7/3/09 at 8:00 am | cartoon, Facebook, interview
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Spammers attempt to lure victims with fireworks

Security vendor Symantec, which uses its probe network to catch and analyze spam, says the typical uptick in holiday-related spam has not yet happened in the weeks leading up to the Fourth of July. Usually spammers jump on holidays and other recurring events to lure unsuspecting e-mail users into visiting a bogus Web site and entering their personal information.

Posted on 7/3/09 at 7:09 am | spam
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The Internet Devalues Everything It Touches

The column by Tom Foremski entitled The Internet Devalues Everything It Touches takes a fascinating look at many of the issues faced by companies in this connected age. If you're in any type of “white collar” business, the Internet either has caused big changes to your operations or it soon will.

Posted on 7/2/09 at 5:27 pm | broadband, Internet, Skype, South Korea, Tom Foremski
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Latest terrifying Japanese robot produces ghastly parodies of emotions

KOBIAN is a metal humanoid with 48 "actuators" that allow it to mimic the body posture and facial expressions that correspond to real human moods.

Posted on 7/2/09 at 8:00 am | robot
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Elonex & Borders UK team up on new e-reader

The Elonex ebook offers more storage and a lower price than its main competitor, the Sony Reader. A glimpse at the e-reader wars in locations where the Kindle hasn't (yet) been introduced.

Posted on 7/2/09 at 6:48 am | e-readers
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Retro hacking gets blind youth eleven years in jail

In this era of data breaches and cyberterrorism, there’s so much harm that can be done over the Internet that it’s hard to imagine going back to the days when hackers cracked the good old phone network. But that’s exactly what a 19-year-old blind teen from the Boston area did, and his hacking got him eleven years in prison.

Posted on 7/2/09 at 6:08 am | phone hacking
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