CAPTCHA’s Can Be Useful, Don’tcha KnowOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 105 days ago (http://gigaom.com)
Category: internet | Tags captcha, luis von ahn, craigslist, ticketmaster, security, digitalize, Search All Tags
When attempting to digitalize old books sometimes the OCR software has a difficult time deciphering old, faded text. Luis von Ahn is an assistant professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University who helped develop the CAPTCHA technology. He ingeniously has developed a system whereby one of the words that needs to be deciphered is used as part of the security words that must be typed to get into sites like Craigslist and TicketMaster. Once enough people agree on what the word in question is, that information is accepted into the database for the digitalization program. read more »
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Apple acknowledges reception problem in iPhone 3GOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by tg01 105 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags Apple, Iphone, reception problem, reception, data connection, 3G, Steve Jobs, Search All Tags
According to a recent email received from a MacRumors reader purportedly from Steve Jobs, the iPhone 3G connectivity issue which affects around 2 percent of iPhones shipped could be resolved "soon" through a software update. read more »
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Meet GigaLogue, Roll Your Own NewsFeedsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by BINK.domeshot 104 days ago (http://gigaom.com)
Category: development | Tags gigalogue, roll, newsfeeds, gigaom, Search All Tags, , ,
Om Malik reports on GigaLogue, an open source news roller released under the GPL. read more »
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Bug Fixes, Feature Enhancements, Full-Time, and Partnership.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 95 days ago (http://informednetworker.com)
Category: internet | Tags bug fixes, feature enhancements, it tech roadmap, fulltime, partnership, Search All Tags, ,
Dave Mackey reports on several bug fixes, feature enhancements, and a partnership. Also that he is now full-time with Informed Networker. read more »
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Chrome Not Ready For EnterpriseOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 87 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: internet | Tags richard macmanus, google, chrome, work environment, Search All Tags, , ,
Richard MacManus posts on some of the problems encountered when trying to use Google Chrome in the work environment. read more »
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End of an era: Dell may dump its factoriesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 87 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags larry dignan, wall street journal, dell, factories, Search All Tags, , ,
Larry Dignan posts that, according to the Wall Street Journal, Dell has "approached contract computer manufacturers with offers to sell the plants. One person briefed on the plan said he expects the company to sell most and possibly all of its factories 'within the next 18 months' and other factories could close." read more »
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RIM steps up consumer pushOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by Irishmack007 81 days ago (http://www.infoworld.com)
Category: network | Tags RIM, blackberry, applications, Search All Tags, , , ,
"Research In Motion, typically considered an enterprise device developer, continues to push its consumer strategy with new services announced Thursday, including MySpace and TiVo applications and a music service for BlackBerry users." read more »
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Spammer walks as court says state antispam law is unconsitutionalOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by catchpen 78 days ago (http://government.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags spammer, walks, court, state, antispam, law, unconsitutional, Search All Tags
The Supreme Court may get to decide whether an antispam law that bans emails with false routing information violates the First Amendment. The Virginia Supreme Court said the conviction of super-spamm read more »
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