Wired: Top Stories (10 unread)
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How to Backup a Web Server
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 8:30pm EDT by Webmonkey
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Your hard drive is backed up, your documents, family pictures, even your car keys. Now why isn’t your web server? Web servers aren’t infallible and you can lose your hard work in seconds. Have we struck the fear of apocalypse in you yet? We have a solution. We’ll help roll your HTML and CSS up with your database files and automatically generate backups.
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How to Feign Sincerity
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 8:00pm EDT by How-To Wiki
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The meeting is tedious! OK, so you'd rather bang your head against the table than listen to any more of it, but you must not let your polite exterior show it. We can't make your meeting any more interesting, but we do have some tips to feign sincerity.
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Chemical Test Confirms Water on Mars
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Wired Science
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NASA scientists reported yesterday that the Mars Phoenix Lander's thermal analyzer had chemically confirmed that water exists on Mars.
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Apple Releases DNS Poison Patch Nearly 3 Months Late
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 2:30pm EDT by Scott Gilbertson
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A DNS-cache-poisoning vulnerability was found in the software that fetches web pages using URLs. Apple has had ample time to repair the hacking vulnerability, leaving business offices to question if Apple is truly ready for their business.
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RIAA's Lawsuit Strategy in the Balance at Jammie Thomas Hearing Monday
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 1:47pm EDT by David Kravets
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The Recording Industry Association of America will argue before a federal judge on Monday that it doesn't need to prove there was a transfer of files in file sharing lawsuits. The RIAA is to make that argument in Duluth, Minnesota, in the Jammie Thomas case. The RIAA has sued more 20,000 individuals for file sharing, with most defendants settling out of court and never broaching whether there is direct proof of infringement.
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IPhone Modem App Is Still Available -- Here's the Link
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 1:18pm EDT by Brian Chen
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Minutes after Nullriver released an application allowing you to use your iPhone as a wireless 3G modem for your computer, Apple removed it from the iTunes store. However, you can still download the software through a direct link.
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Delicious Gets New Look, Loses Dots
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 1:15pm EDT by monkey_bites
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Social bookmarking pioneer Del.icio.us released its redesign about a year after its announcement, dropping its vaporware label in the process. A 'del.icio.us' by any other name would taste as sweet? Possibly. The site's makeover is impressive, but there's little to report in new features -- unless you count the dropping of periods in its title.
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Massachusetts Pulls the Plug on ZAP's EVs
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 11:21am EDT by Keith Barry
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Regulators say the electric three-wheeled ZAP Xebra isn't quite a car and it isn't quite a motorcycle and tell their owners to take them off the road.
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Researchers Say They've Identified 'Rosetta Star'
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 11:20am EDT by Associated Press
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The first object in the universe was a protostar, say researchers who developed their theory using advanced computer simulation. It was small but grew very quickly, and composed very differently from our sun.
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Anthrax Scientist Kills Self as Feds Close In
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 10:40am EDT by Associated Press
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An Army microbiologist, who U.S. officials believe was responsible for the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people, has apparently committed suicide just as prosecutors were getting ready to arrest him.