Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Dallas Cowboys Screw Up On and Off the Field

It’s a slow tech new day, but still managed to find some interesting stories.  Could not resist the story about the Dallas Cowboys forgetting to renew their domain. That whole organization has problems. Anyway, I hope you can find something to interest you in today’s top stories.

JRC

Cowboys fire coach, forget to renew Web domain

According to the Dallas Morning News, the team had forgotten to renew the domain. Which meant that DallasCowboys.com was adorned with a picture of two little boys playing soccer and a suggestion that it was for sale.

Patch Tuesday Leaves Some Vulnerabilities Unpatched

IT administrators got a lighter load from this month's Patch Tuesday, but Microsoft left some vulnerabilities unpatched, including an Internet Explorer zero-day exploit. Office was a key target of this month's Patch Tuesday, with the only critical patch in three security bulletins. Fewer bulletins may let IT administrators catch up from last month.

Business Discounts Added To Facebook Places

A new Deals service expands Facebook Places to let smartphone users find business discounts wherever they are. By tapping the Facebook Places Check In button, users will see nearby places, with yellow icons denoting available deals. An analyst said Deals on Facebook Places is just the beginning of a dynamic mobile commerce opportunity.

Firefox 4 release slips to 2011

Mozilla has pushed back the planned Firefox 4 release to 2011, a delay that's no surprise given the difficulties in releasing the first full-featured beta of the open-source browser--but that also gives breathing room for several competitors.

25 handy Google search tips and tricks

The good thing about Google is that generally, you don't have to be too precise or bend over backwards to find things. When you want something specific, though, or just can't find it the old-fashioned way, these tips will bring it right to your fingertips.

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