Microsoft has confirmed a flaw in its Windows Home Server could lead to data loss under certain circumstances, reports Information Week.
The company last week updated a support document acknowledging that files edited using certain programs and then stored on Windows Home Server could become corrupted. "Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available," the help documentation explains.
Microsoft recommended that until an update for Windows Home Server was available, people should not use the programs listed in the help article to save or to edit program-specific files stored.
DVD winning in format wars
A little more than 18 months after their introduction, the two high-definition DVD format, Blu-ray, developed by Sony, and HD DVD, from Toshiba, have sold about 1 million standalone players combined, reports News.com.
Both sides promote their technologies, their movie studio allies and the growing list of movies available in the new formats. Yet neither has a clear advantage, either in terms of technology, number of movies or the price of the equipment.
According to research by NPD Group, only 11% of HDTV set owners intend to buy a Blu-ray or HD DVD player in the next few months. Almost three-quarters of those HDTV owners surveyed said standard DVD was good enough for them.
FBI to use rush-hour IT
The FBI will use digital billboards in 20 US cities to inform drivers about wanted criminals, missing children and terror alerts, reports eWeek.
Clear Channel Outdoor, an advertising company which operates more than 167 000 advertising displays in the US, is providing free billboard space as a public service. In a partnership with the FBI, the digital billboards will display pictures of each area's most wanted fugitives as well as high-priority security messages.
The programme was piloted in Philadelphia and was met with enough success that it will be extended to 150 billboards in 20 cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Miami.
AOL pulls plug on Netscape
AOL is formally pulling the plug on its historic Web browser, Netscape, and is advising its users to adopt AOL spin-off Mozilla Foundation's Firefox instead, reports ZDNet Australia.
"AOL's focus on transitioning to an ad-supported Web business leaves little room for the size of investment needed to get the Netscape browser to a point many of its fans expect it to be," said Netscape's Tom Drapeau, in a blog posting on Friday.
According to the post, support for the Netscape Navigator browser will continue to 1 February, but AOL is recommending people move to Firefox. The Netscape.com portal will still be available, though, and nostalgic fans can reskin Firefox with a Netscape look.
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