Can Windows 8 Be Fixed?; Google Security Pro Publishes Windows Zero-Day Exploit

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend Can Windows 8 Be Fixed? Why Your Users Hate Agile Google Security Pro Publishes Windows Zero-Day Exploit Beer Fridge Knocks Out Mobile Network Video Reveals Drone Nearly Downed Passenger Plane in 2004 Hot Comment: "It's like 1991 all over again. Do I have to install Trumpet WinSOCK..." From the Vault: Efficiency? Think Racing Cars, Not Hybrids Watch It: Touring Google-Powered Wii Street U Poll Booth: My credits by name in (released) software Can Windows 8 Be Fixed? It seems everyone but Microsoft knows that Windows 8 a mess of an OS. And the Windows 8.1 "Blue" that was revealed last week doesn't address fundamental flaws. So, a team at InfoWorld worked up a serious proposal to redesign Windows 8, complete with mockups of the proposed Windows "Red." Sound Off>> Why Your Users Hate Agile Esther Schindler writes that what developers see as iterative and flexible, users see as disorganized and never-ending. However, some experienced developers have changed that perception, but success has not come easily. Sound Off>> Google Security Pro Publishes Windows Zero-Day Exploit Security expert Tavis Ormandy discovered a vulnerability in the Windows kernel that could allow an ordinary user to obtain administrative privileges of the system. Instead of reporting it to Microsoft, he posted details to the Full Disclosure mailing list in May and has now published a working exploit. Sound Off>> Beer Fridge Knocks Out Mobile Network A man's backyard beer fridge in Australia has been busted for interfering with the cellular network of major carrier Telstra. Engineers used an internally developed software "robot" to crawl log files from the network and sent a field team out to pinpoint the cause of the interference. Sound Off>> Video Reveals Drone Nearly Downed Passenger Plane in 2004 A German drone aircraft was within 2 meters of bringing down a passenger aircraft with 100 people on board. The incident had been hushed up for nine years, and is creating waves in Germany now that the video footage has emerged. Sound Off>> Multiple, resizable Windows - Wow! "It's like 1991 all over again. Do I have to install Trumpet WinSOCK to connect to my ISP? Seriously, it feels like Microsoft has forgotten why they called the damn OS 'Windows' in the first place. At work, we just finally upgraded to Windows 7 a few months ago. Microsoft still has plenty of time to fix more things before IT even considers Win8." --Necron69 Read More>>   Efficiency? Think Racing Cars, Not Hybrids Five years ago, a renowned engineer who designed some of the most successful Formula One cars ever built, as well as the McLaren F1, said that manufacturers should be looking at making cars lighter to improve efficiency, rather than adding complex drive trains. He added that a weight saving of 10% in a normal car would make more difference than switching to a hybrid engine and motor combination. Read More>> Touring Google-Powered Wii Street U SlashTV: Wii Street U uses Google Maps to create an immersive experience that Nintendo says makes you feel like you're actually there. The free app on the Wii U lets you view a 360-degree Google Maps Street View of locations all over the world. Get a closer look in this demo. Watch the Video>> My credits by name in (released) software: None, but I still write code. 1 or 2 3-5 6-10 11-20 More than 20. Zero because I don't program. Cast Your Vote>> Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.