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Security vulnerabilities have been found in WordPress, the popular PHP-based open source blogging application. Some scripts in WordPress are not properly validated, leaving the program open to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks in which third parties could insert content into a WordPress-driven site. Security Holes in WordPress Blogging Tool Security
Cereal is about to get a lot healthier. On Thursday, General Mills, the nation’s No. 2 cereal maker, will announce plans to convert all its cereals — including Trix, Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms — into whole grain products. General Mills cereals go totally whole grain
Today’s twentysomethings won’t have the lives their parents had. And that’s OK by them. It’s time to grow up — later
Eight months later, Janet Jackson’s infamous performance during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show remains the most replayed moment in TiVo history, a representative for the digital video recording company said. Janet Jackson still holds TiVo title
I had a front row seat for the Internet Bubble, because I worked at Yahoo during 1998 and 1999. One day, when the stock was trading around $200, I sat down and calculated what I thought the price should be. The answer I got was $12. I went to the next cubicle and told my […]
A major breakdown in Southern California’s air traffic control system last week was partly due to a “design anomaly” in the way Microsoft Windows servers were integrated into the system, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. Microsoft server crash nearly causes 800-plane pile-up
Coming to cash registers near you: new $50 bills sporting splashes of red, blue and yellow. New, more colorful $50 bill begins circulating
The first prescription treatment for women with a flagging libido could enter the market next year, and a second, related product might not be far behind. ‘Female Viagra’ may enter market
We learn that the never-married Davis (Alice), 78, is happily retired and living in a Christian community in San Antonio, where she sings in her church’s choir, watches baseball on TV, plays computer games and takes frequent naps. Re-‘Bunch’-ed
With competitive prices on everyday goods, high-quality items and brand-name products, Costco attracts bigger spenders and bigger revenue per warehouse than Wal-Mart’s competing Sam’s Club, which it has battled for its 21 years. All the while, Costco has stayed true to a set of corporate mores that smack of times gone by. Costco wins loyalty […]
Let your Sims characters play Sims… Sims 2: Face Lift of the Original
Yet another company threatens the world’s short supply of man-made Swarovski crystals by hot gluing them to a bit of consumer electronics. Crystal Mini claims “One crystal per song,” as their slogan, which isn’t bad as these things go, I guess. It’s certainly better than “Chafe Differently,” or “Ice Ice iPod.” Crystal Mini
Students reprimanded for lewd behavior, making unapproved improvements. Stripper pole in JU dorm draws crowd (Thanks Tito)
H-E-B has developed a milk product that has 60 percent less sugar, 35 percent more calcium and 75 percent more protein than traditional milk. It has also been enhanced with vitamins A and D and it is lactose free. However, it only has four grams of carbs. H-E-B develops new low-carb, lactose free milk
The maker of Twinkies, Ring Dings and Wonder Bread has gone stale. Twinkies maker out of dough
Top 10 things to put in your microwave include a few bodily fluids and furry hald-dead critters. Microwave fun
San Antonio-based Rackspace Managed Hosting has developed a new offering from its Intensive Hosting division designed specifically for application service providers (ASPs). Rackspace develops new service for software developers
At a time when more people are cured of cancer than ever before, fewer doctors seem willing to say so. They call the cancer undetectable, or in remission. They tell patients they can quit seeing cancer specialists. They quote statistics and say chances are slim that the disease will come back. Doctors less prepared to […]
Move over Hummer, the monster truck is coming. US commercial truck maker touts “extreme” passenger truck
San Antonio-based Rackspace Managed Hosting has signed a multiyear agreement with EMI Music North America that will allow Rackspace to support the company’s Blue Note, Capitol Records and Virgin Records Web sites. Rackspace lands Web support contract with EMI Music
Its hard to find completely free apps for your PPC, but I stumbled across this site that deals in nothing but. http://www.freewareppc.com
Everything you ever wanted to know about Bluetooth and your PocketPC… Ted’s Bluetooth Guide for Pocket PC Devices
Curious how people read through a web page? The eyes most often fixated first in the upper left of the page, then hovered in that area before going left to right. Only after perusing the top portion of the page for some time did their eyes explore further down the page. The Best of Eyetrack […]
San Antonio-based Rackspace Managed Hosting has been named the fifth fastest growing technology company in Texas by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP. Rackspace among the fasting growing tech companies in Texas
A couple of years ago I wanted to do something like this, I’m glad someone did… What is Flickr? Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. http://flickr.com/
Although many women watch the numbers on their scales very closely, that isn’t the best way to determine the risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests. Findings published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicate that a woman’s level of physical activity is a better predictor of future heart health than […]
Being good may not always be good enough–especially for companies in the fast-moving world of technology. Five tech firms at a crossroads
Two proteins may halt Parkinson’s disease, experiments with rats have shown, and work towards a potential human therapy has already begun. Proteins slow the progress of Parkinson’s disease
Austin commuters spent 49 extra hours idling in traffic in 2002, keeping the city in the No. 1 spot for traffic congestion among midsize U.S. cities, according to an annual study from the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University. Bumper to bumper: Austin’s traffic congestion remains (un)stable
A sheet of LSD blotter paper printed with this approprately psychedelic optical illusion is up for auction on eBay. Click the image for the full effect. Presumably, the paper has not been dipped. Trippy blotter art
Long the most common way to store letters, homework and other computer files, the floppy disk is going the way of the horse upon the arrival of the car: it’ll hang around but never hold the same relevance in everyday life. Floppy Disk Becoming Relic of the Past
A steady diet of sex-saturated television might encourage teens to start sex earlier, a national survey of 1,762 kids suggests today. TV might rush teens into sex
Wireless PCs and wireless laptops are being increasingly used in both business and the home. The reason for this marked trend is that wireless computers are easy to deploy, cheap and are usually simpler to manage than standard wired connections. Are You Indulging In Unprotected Wireless?
Alarmist and polarized rhetoric is distorting important new findings about the risks and benefits of children’s use of the Internet. The Myths Of Growing Up Online
The redesigned 2005 Ford Mustang appears to be a hit before it hits the street. Mustang, an icon among muscle-car lovers, has drawn more traffic to Ford Motor’s Web site than any other vehicle ever, with more than 200,000 people supplying personal information to get brochures. Mustang sales off like a bullet
San Antonio-based Rackspace Managed Hosting has been chosen as the Best Hosting Service Provider of 2004 by the readers of Penton Media’s SQL Server Magazine. SQL Server magazine awards Rackspace reader’s choice award