Latest from Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/ en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:17:35 GMT 2009-11-21T22:17:35Z en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Global warming research exposed after hack http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141258/Global_warming_research_exposed_after_hack?source=rss_news An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:27:00 GMT (Robert McMillan) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141258/Global_warming_research_exposed_after_hack?source=rss_news 2009-11-21T01:27:00Z LG NAS Adds Blu-ray Drive http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141257/LG_NAS_Adds_Blu_ray_Drive?source=rss_news LG's N4B1 NAS box is neither a comprehensive media server nor a particularly fast performer, but as a network-attached storage device, it's quick enough for home/small-business file serving. The unit--available at this writing for around $700--is also the sturdiest and quite possibly the best-looking such box I've had my hands on. You also can't beat it's HTML configuration interface for looks or ease of learning and use. But none of that compares to the N4B1's most outstanding feature: an integrated Blu-ray burner, unique among NAS products in the SMB/SOHO market. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT (Jon L. Jacobi) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141257/LG_NAS_Adds_Blu_ray_Drive?source=rss_news 2009-11-21T01:00:00Z Control iTunes from the Windows 7 Taskbar http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141256/Control_iTunes_from_the_Windows_7_Taskbar?source=rss_news One of my favorite Windows 7 amenities is thumbnail previews, which appear when you mouse over any running program in the taskbar. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:29:00 GMT (Rick Broida) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141256/Control_iTunes_from_the_Windows_7_Taskbar?source=rss_news 2009-11-20T23:29:00Z Elgan: Four things you need to know about Apple http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141254/Elgan_Four_things_you_need_to_know_about_Apple?source=rss_news Here are four things that Apple believes that explain the unexplainable. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMT (Mike Elgan) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141254/Elgan_Four_things_you_need_to_know_about_Apple?source=rss_news 2009-11-20T23:15:00Z Chrome shines, Gore opines, staffs decline http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141255/Chrome_shines_Gore_opines_staffs_decline?source=rss_news Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al Gore offered his opinion on the role supercomputers can play to quell climate change, and for the first time we can recollect there were not one, but two, cat-related IT stories that caught our attention. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:00 GMT (Nancy Weil) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141255/Chrome_shines_Gore_opines_staffs_decline?source=rss_news 2009-11-20T22:19:00Z Mobile wireless router from Zyxel competes with Mi-Fi http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141248/Mobile_wireless_router_from_Zyxel_competes_with_Mi_Fi?source=rss_news Wireless carriers and retailers have been promising a wide array of low-priced gadgets beyond smartphones that will hit the market soon, taking advantage of faster wireless networks. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:56:00 GMT matthew_hamblen@computerworld.com (Matt Hamblen) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141248/Mobile_wireless_router_from_Zyxel_competes_with_Mi_Fi?source=rss_news 2009-11-20T21:56:00Z Microsoft launches beta tests of free Office 2010, 'streaming' delivery http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141239/Microsoft_launches_beta_tests_of_free_Office_2010_streaming_delivery?source=rss_news Microsoft has launched new betas for its free Office suite and for the "streaming" technology it will use to deliver some paid versions of Office 2010 next year. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:00 GMT gkeizer@ix.netcom.com (Gregg Keizer) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141239/Microsoft_launches_beta_tests_of_free_Office_2010_streaming_delivery?source=rss_news 2009-11-20T20:42:00Z Third-party screensavers return to Snow Leopard http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141238/Third_party_screensavers_return_to_Snow_Leopard?source=rss_news When Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) was first released, I noted that many (maybe even all) third-party screensavers would no longer work in the new OS. This was because 10.6 required 64-bit compatible screensavers, whereas existing screensavers were 32 bit. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:18:00 GMT (Ted Landau) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141238/Third_party_screensavers_return_to_Snow_Leopard?source=rss_news 2009-11-20T20:18:00Z Teen gets prison term for attack on Scientology Web site http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141236/Teen_gets_prison_term_for_attack_on_Scientology_Web_site?source=rss_news A New Jersey teenager was sentenced to a year in jail and was fined $37,500 after pleading guilty to charges in connection with a DDOS attack on the Church of Scientology Web site. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:00 GMT jaikumar_vijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141236/Teen_gets_prison_term_for_attack_on_Scientology_Web_site?source=rss_news 2009-11-20T20:16:00Z Some Nook e-readers won't make it for the holidays http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141253/Some_Nook_e_readers_won_t_make_it_for_the_holidays?source=rss_news Just two days after Sony said that its wireless e-reader, the Daily Edition, might not make it to buyers before the end of the year, Barnes & Noble said its Nook e-reader is sold out. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:37:00 GMT (Nancy Gohring) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141253/Some_Nook_e_readers_won_t_make_it_for_the_holidays?source=rss_news 2009-11-20T19:37:00Z More News... http://www.computerworld.com/news/index.jsp View more news and analysis from Computerworld.com http://www.computerworld.com/news/index.jsp