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    Security Pro Says New SSL Attack Can Hit Many Sites  Nov 23, 2009
    "Frank has shown a way to leverage this blind plain text injection attack into a complete compromise of the connection between the browser and the secure site," Ray said. A consortium of Internet companies has been working to fix the flaw since the PhoneFactor developers first uncovered it several months ago. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Wi-Fi Breaches Found in iPhone, Android Devices  Nov 20, 2009
    With SSL bypassed, the attacker can view data such as login passwords in plain text on the computer being used for the exploit. Examples of tools used in the attack included Arpspoof and SSLStrip, which were loaded on a laptop to gain access to users' names and passwords by breaking the smartphones' SSL encryption, according to the report. (SmallBusinessComputing)

    Smartphones on Wi-Fi vulnerable to security attack  Nov 18, 2009
    With SSL bypassed, as soon as the victim accesses an e-mail or other account, the login credentials will appear in plain text on the attack computer. The authors of the study warn smartphone users to "seek out and identify applications that provide adequate encryption technologies to protect confidential or private information." Applications for doing so exist, but are still rare, the authors note. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    New Estimate: YouTube's Bandwidth Bill Is Zero  Oct 17, 2009
    Fri, Oct 16th 2009 5:00pm. from the remember-all-that-dark-fiber. (Multichannel News)

    The Elements of a Professional Writ...  Oct 8, 2009
    Design matters, because it brings life and color to plain text that may sometimes tire the eyes. Demonstrate edge to the site with these tips. (Suite101.com)

    Restlet framework wrestles RESTful Web applications  Oct 6, 2009
    GET @Produces("text/html") public String getHtml() return " n" + "This is an easy resource (as html text). n" + ""; @GET @Produces("text/plain") public String getPlain() return "This is an easy resource (as plain text)". Other improvements included support for the (WADL), including provision for services to generate WADL documentation on request. (Search Webservices)

    Will Clicking on All the Ads Help Your Favorite Web Site?  Sep 30, 2009
    The three design elements most likely to attract our attention are plain text, faces, and "cleavage and other 'private' body parts." It also helps if the ad looks like a or a "native site component.". Who does click on ads. (Slate)

    Nacho: A Polo Star On and Off the Field  Sep 21, 2009
    I hope that the powers that be here will snap to it and post a link to this piece so it can be shared and will generate more eyeballs than the plain text. RIDE ON NACHO. (CBS News)

    Google buys outfit that makes those squiggly word boxes for Web sites  Sep 18, 2009
    "Having the text version of documents is important because plain text can be searched, easily rendered on mobile devices and displayed to visually impaired users. So we'll be applying the technology within Google not only to increase fraud- and spam-protection for Google products but also to improve our books and newspaper scanning process.". In the long run, however, one wonders if such advances won't undermine the raison d'etre of ReCaptcha, by teaching computers to read the very text now used... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    Google acquires CMU-based reCAPTCHA  Sep 17, 2009
    -based Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) plans to use the technology developed by reCAPTCHA to help with optical character recognition, which allows plain text versions of scanned documents to be easily rendered on mobile devices and for visually impaired users, according to the blog post. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed Wednesday. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)

    Google acquires Web security firm reCAPTCHA  Sep 17, 2009
    Google is scanning millions of books as part of its controversial book project and it said reCAPTCHAs Optical Character Recognition technology "improves the process that converts scanned images into plain text.". CAPTCHAs can be read by humans but are difficult for computers to recognize and are used on registration forms by many websites as a security measure. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    Digital Coupons  Sep 17, 2009
    SFTP is used to transfer files that are encrypted, preventing FTP credentials from being passed as plain text. There is no charge for this service, and the only requirement is that users have a FTP client that supports SFTP. A few of the more common FTP clients that support SFTP are: For Windows: CoreFTP, FileZilla, Dreamweaver and WinSCP, and for Mac: Cyberduck, Dreamweaver, Fetch, and FileZilla. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    IMDA Announces Global Certification Standard for Internet Radios  Sep 8, 2009
    Specifically, the baseline standard stipulates devices must decode both WMA and MP3 codecs; use HTTP streaming with 301 and 302 redirection; accept play list formats M3U, ASX, PLS with new line separation for URLs in plain text; and receive stereo streams via two channels or by downloading a mix of both. More and more consumers are discovering great audio content from around the world over the internet on an increasing number of different devices," added John Ousby, an IMDA steering committee... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Find Completely Free Ebooks By Popu...  Sep 6, 2009
    If reading the book in plain text is more important, check with Project Guttenberg and lastly Google Docs to see if the book might possibly be available through them. BNC101. (Suite101.com)

    Controversy aside, Hanley is the MVP  Sep 4, 2009
    This is mainly because the plain text of the actual is quite unambiguous about the criteria that voters are supposed to use: "strength of offense and defense," games played and "character, disposition, loyalty and effort" count, and voters are explicitly reminded that one doesn't have to play for a contender to win. A player such as Mauer, who clearly has more strength than anyone else, has played lots of games, whose disposition is never questioned, and who even plays for a fringe contender,... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)

    Click here to subscribe  Aug 25, 2009
    The official site of the Prime Minister's Office. Sign-up here to receive regular updates from Number 10 and the Prime Minister. (10 Downing Street)

    Kadansky: How would I create a web site?  Aug 24, 2009
    Most simple web sites are written in HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language), which uses plain text "tags" to describe the content of web pages (text, pictures, links, etc. as well as the layout (what goes where on the screen). (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)

    InformationWeek and Light Reading's Unstrung Selected as the Official Online Show Daily for International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009(R) and International CTIA WIRELESS 2010(R)  Aug 18, 2009
    Show exhibitors should send press releases to as plain text (no attachments, please) with "Press Release" in the subject line for consideration for our Newswire Feed, and possible coverage in our News & Analysis section. News pitches and interview suggestions should be sent to with "CTIA News Pitch" in the subject line. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Review: Identity Finder Professional 4  Aug 14, 2009
    Finally, the scrub option can cleanse a file of sensitive data by redacting it (replacing it with characters of your choice) but it s only available for plain text or XML-based Office 2007 files--not those created by earlier Office versions. You can save Identity Finder s search results for later perusal as a secure password-protected file, or export them to an HTML or CSV file (though it rightly warns you that both formats are inherently insecure). (SmallBusinessComputing)

    With links, browsers Web is born  Aug 11, 2009
    Users had to type in plain text on terminals; the graphical interfaces with icons and images we are now accustomed to were still a few years away ... They called their concept hypertext, and wrote that linking plain text was a way to make information more accessible over the growing worldwide network. (Missoulian, MT)

    White House to Dems: 'Punch back twice as hard'...  Aug 7, 2009
    and here it is in plain text. Party: NA Reply #12 Aug. 6, 2009 - 5:38 PM EST. (The Drudge Report)

    Packet switching reroutes Web traffic  Aug 4, 2009
    Plain text editors for OS X.. Mark Ratledge is an information technology consultant in Missoula. (Missoulian, MT)

    This Week In Apps - July 30, 2009  Jul 31, 2009
    Anything from plain text, formatted text, URLs and images can be nabbed and placed into Scraps, which will then allow you to add notes to your clippings and even email them to yourself or your friends. And if you think that is basic, wait until we get to the Drunkalizer. (IGN Wireless Games)

    Yanks surpass 1 million registered users  Jul 29, 2009
    All newsletters are available in an HTML format with photos, graphics and features unavailable in the plain text format. is a reporter for MLB.com. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)

    E-mail newsletters  Jul 28, 2009
    HTML EmailsWhen possible, send email newsletters as HTML instead of plain text. Indicates required fields. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Secret heroes  Jul 21, 2009
    Dutch invention, first used by German military in 1926 Typewriter-style keypad used to input plain text Encryption done by three or more rotors and electrical plugboard Daily instructions for settings, known as "key for the day" Each message also had "message setting" chosen by sender Receiving operator used message setting to recover signal on his Enigma Morse code signals intercepted by British. But Bletchley Park, the nerve centre of Britain's wartime code breaking operations, has just held... (BBC News -- Europe)

    Tech.view: Have chip, will travel  Jul 18, 2009
    When prompted, they broadcast their unique identifier in plain text, without any form of encryption or authentication, to anyone who is listening. And because they are designed to be interrogated from distances of ten metres or more, they are a doddle to intercept. (The Economist)

    Conservatives Right to Oppose Section 5 of Civil Rights Act  Jul 13, 2009
    The Katzenbach Court, however, justified Section 5 based on exceptional circumstances even though it arguably does not fall within a reasonable originalist or plain text understanding of appropriate legislation to enforce 15th Amendment voting rights. Even if one accepts this argument -- which is hardly originalist or textualist -- these exceptional circumstances no longer exist. (Human Events Online)

    Spam surge drives net crime spree  Jul 6, 2009
    Filters are good at analysing plain text to spot the tell-tale signs of spam but they struggle if the text is in an image. Techniques are being developed to help them read images but none are widely deployed yet. (Yahoo News -- Spam & Junk Email)

    Read Free Self-Help Books Online  Jul 6, 2009
    The books are also published in plain text, with no hyperlinks helping readers to move through the digital content. While readers can move from chapter to chapter, the only way to move through the chapter is by pressing the 'next' button. (Suite101.com)

    Beyond Google Docs: 7 Web-Based Collaboration Apps  Jul 6, 2009
    Pastebin is aptly named: just and save to let others read your plain text. Here's a scenario you're probably all too familiar with: Create document. (TechWeb)

    Protecting Your Privacy on the Internet  Jul 5, 2009
    IT and Internet Issues. SPECIFIC PRIVACY INFORMATION FOR. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)

    Translate Site  Jul 5, 2009
    - offers translations of web sites or plain text. - features a translation engine that allows users to send and receive messages in several languages. (KLAS-TV)

    Analysis: Is HTML e-mail dangerous for your PC, or just your eyeballs?  Jun 30, 2009
    But Greiner asks: Why not fix Outlook's rendering engine, so that users have the choice of reading e-mails in plain text or seeing the true HTML version. "Hey text people! Millions of people love HTML email, and opt-in to get HTML marketing messages," he wrote. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    3 Are Wi-Wi-Fi Eavesdroppers Spying on Your Unsecured Networks?  Jun 5, 2009
    Figure 4 shows an example of what the plain text file pictured in Figure 5 would look like in an analyzer. Figure 4. (eSecurityPlanet)

    Obama Administration Sides With Technology Over Hollywood In Cablevision Case  May 30, 2009
    Fri, May 29th 2009 8:20pm. It's no secret that those of us who have been in favor of pushing back against the worst abuses of intellectual property law have been disappointed by the Obama administration -- which brought in a number of entertainment industry lawyers and seemed to side with IP holders over the public at almost every turn. (Multichannel News)

    10 Questions For a Supreme Court Nominee  May 27, 2009
    Do you believe that beyond the plain text of the Constitution, that there are emanations and penumbras which contain unwritten and previously unknown provisions that remove issues from democratic determination, and which therefore may be used to strike down popularly enacted state or federal laws. 7. (Human Events Online)

    Web Photography and Search Engine P...  May 15, 2009
    There is no place in Google s view of the world for fancy effects, as they prefer just plain text. Web designers often use java script to hide things such as email addresses from automated search routines looking to add addresses to their email address lists. (Suite101.com)

    The Obama Standard  May 11, 2009
    If the nominee accepts the premise that judges should look to sources other than the plain text of the Constitution and its original meaning, then the Senate must carefully consider ideology as well. Using an empathy standard or some other subjective standard to consider constitutional law would be inappropriate and Senators need to know if a nominee will read his or her own ideology into the plain text of the Constitution. (Human Events Online)

    Cucumber is hot technology at developer event  May 7, 2009
    With Cucumber, software development teams describe in plain text how software should behave. Text is written in a business-readable, domain-specific language. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Gmail Catches Up with Images  Apr 15, 2009
    You also have to be using e-mails in "rich formatting" mode -- not plain text -- to see images. The experimental tweak marks the latest addition to Google's e-mail service, which has been experiencing a rash of improvements in the past several months. (SmallBusinessComputing)

    Citizen Webitor  Apr 11, 2009
    Citizen_Webitor wrote on Apr 10, 2009 12:23 PM:" Spyware and Trojans and Virii, oh my!The calls started coming in yesterday afternoon.Users of Kaspersky anti-virus were getting alerts about our web page trying to install a Trojan horse virus on their computers!Well, my geek cred was under attack. A virus on MY website? How embarrassing if it were true!Turns out it wasn't.A file called csshover.htc.php, which is used by our website to give hover element support to IE, was the supposed culprit.... (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Aircel to create a niche in a competitive market  Apr 8, 2009
    To start with the online space, Aircel launched a voicemail application on Facebook, that allows users to put up voice messages rather than plain text messages. Nigam explains the rationale behind the campaigns online initiatives, We wanted to take the youth into confidence. (India Times)

    LETTER: Democrats want people dependent on feds  Mar 27, 2009
    We all know during Obama s campaign run (which is apparently still going on) that he supported comprehensive immigration reform or to put in plain text, give amnesty to the 15 million illegal immigrants that are already in the United States. Now most people would think that since there are over 8. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Netbooks, Linux and the Lenovo S10  Mar 19, 2009
    Netbooks, if they had existed, would have been perfect for the geekbeard Internet: plain text over slow dialup connections doesn't need much computing power or high-tech displays. Monochrome LCD displays have been with us since the early 80s, and color in the late 80s, so I wonder if, in a truly innovative and competitive computing marketplace, we could have had netbooks and other portable computing devices way back when. (Datamation)

    1st Circuit Issues First Ruling to Uphold Authority of Vacancy-Riddled NLRB  Mar 18, 2009
    In the 1st Circuit ruling, a three-judge panel unanimously held that the delegation of authority by the board was lawful under the "plain text" of section 3(b) of the National Labor Relations Act. No. 08-1878 (1st Cir. (Law.com)

    Group asks U.S. FTC to probe Google privacy safety  Mar 18, 2009
    EPIC's complaint also said that Google stores and transmits documents in plain text, instead of encrypting data as is the practice at some other cloud computing services. Google has introduced a growing menu of cloud-based software from email to spreadsheets. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Ralph Carney, Blow Hard  Mar 12, 2009
    Surfin' through MySpace. com for a decent Spaced Tuesday was killing my brain cells. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Computing Pioneer Honored  Mar 11, 2009
    The Technology Chronicles : Woman computing pioneer wins prize. Blog:The Technology Chronicles: 36790 : Woman computing pioneer wins prize Quick Search. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    New medical drama to shoot in SF  Mar 5, 2009
    Old "" hands take heart. NBC has committed to filming a television pilot with the working title "Trauma" in San Francisco, a move Mayor Gavin Newsom said will inject $7 million into the city's economy through the hiring of a local crew, local tax payments and business patronage. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Spaced Tuesday - Kowloon Walled City  Mar 5, 2009
    Metal band Kowloon Walled City is the sludge of San Francisco. "Turk Street" is their only release and it's available on 10" red vinyl or CD or download it for free on Kowloon's website. It's the soundtrack of the Tenderloin. Walk up Turk Street with them cranked in your headphones and it'll feel like one of those self-guided tours at the Legion of Honor. The Thinker in the courtyard will be someone in fetal position in a doorway shaking off last night's ingested addiction. Photo: Shannon Corr... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Missing McNuggets  Mar 4, 2009
    BlackchickwithBachelor please understand that writing something in CAPS does not push your point across anymore than plain text and quiet is not spelled quite , congradulations on the degree professor )-: To all of you who are spouting off about the color of our new president remember that he is half and half and acts more white than most white people I know so you might just be in for the surprise of a lifetime. Don t brag until he has done something worth bragging about or else you will be the... (The Palm Beach Post)

    Kill Your Computer  Mar 2, 2009
    Use a plain text editor that you know well. Not a word processor, a plain text editor. (Slate)

    iClipboard update adds 14 features to clipboard manager  Feb 28, 2009
    Users can now name their clippings and paste rich text clippings as plain text. Existing iClipboard users can upgrade to version 2 for $15. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    City Insider: Layoffs Of S.F. Workers Begin  Feb 28, 2009
    City Insider : Hundreds of city employees getting axed. Blog:City Insider: 36351 : Hundreds of city employees getting axed Quick Search. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    More bad news on Noah Lowry  Feb 26, 2009
    From beat writer Henry Schulman. Chances of Noah Lowry being healthy enough to start and ready to might have been dealt a fatal blow with word that he is experiencing pain or discomfort in his pitching elbow. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Don't have a Kindle 2? Try these online book sites  Feb 25, 2009
    Started by Michael Hart as part of a student project in 1971 and rapidly expanded throughout the 1990s and beyond, Project Gutenberg now offers free access to thousands of e-books in a wide variety of text and audio formats, including plain text, HTML, PDF, Ogg Vorbis, Apple iTunes Audiobook and Plucker. Project Gutenberg also represents a less commercial side of the Web -- it operates largely via the work of volunteers, who either submit the scanned documents or proofread them (comparing the... (Computerworld)

    Pantech Matrix PRO Makes it way to AT&T  Feb 24, 2009
    Plain text Processing. Reviews & Articles. (Smartphone Thoughts)

    Chun-Li Movie Brings Schoolgirl Anime  Feb 24, 2009
    It replaces the plain text introduction + endings characters had in say ... Character art, scrolling sprites, plain text, theme music vs animated short clips with voice acting. (Kotaku Australia)

    Meryl Streep and Mickey Rourke Win! (Not)  Feb 23, 2009
    Mick LaSalle : Meryl Streep and Mickey Rourke Win. Blog:Mick LaSalle: 36124 : Meryl Streep and Mickey Rourke Win. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Politics Blog: Meg's 'Meet the Press' moment  Feb 22, 2009
    SFGate: Politics Blog : Meg's ''Meet the Press'' moment: Where's the beef. Blog:SFGate: Politics Blog: 36100 : Meg's ''Meet the Press'' moment: Where's the beef. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Attackers Exploiting Unpatched Flaw In Adobe Reader, Acrobat  Feb 21, 2009
    This encryption would make little difference since they would steal the keys or decrypt the data to get a plain text copy. Crypto is indeed the "opiate of the naive". (Washington Post)

    Lohan Blames Stress And Work For Skinny Frame  Feb 18, 2009
    (AP Photo/Evan Agostini). Lindsay Lohan has urged her fans not to panic about her skinny new look -- she's just stressed out. (San Francisco Chronicle)

     Dueling visions in upcoming governor's race  Feb 15, 2009
    SFGate: Politics Blog : CA Governor's Race: Dueling visions ahead. Blog:SFGate: Politics Blog: 35845 : CA Governor's Race: Dueling visions ahead Quick Search. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Exempt DC Residents from Federal Taxation  Feb 13, 2009
    The bill's supporters claim that Congress derives this authority from Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the Constitution, which grants it legislative authority over D.C. This interpretation runs headlong into the plain text of Article I Section 2, which states that Members of Congress must come from "states." Both the Supreme Court and Congressional supporters of Washington, D.C., voting rights since the District's founding have agreed that under the Constitution, Washington, D.C., is not a... (Human Events Online)

    Calling All Startups!  Feb 11, 2009
    The Technology Chronicles : Calling all startups: send us your best pitch. Blog:The Technology Chronicles: 35617 : Calling all startups: send us your best pitch Quick Search. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    Bill seeks to follow other states in banning public smoking statewide (1909)  Feb 11, 2009
    online_editor wrote on Feb 10, 2009 3:38 PM:" soncerea: It wasn't your fault. The forum mechanism removed the dash because it didn't recognize that character. It's a bug, sort of. That type of dash isn't all that common in plain text. ". boxergal wrote on Feb 10, 2009 3:21 PM:" Cause they are looking to grab a headline Hmarie. And it did just that. ". (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)

    LETTER: Freedom of Choice Act should be stopped  Feb 10, 2009
    But since you are going to argue constitutional rights, then you are going to have to notice that nowhere in either the plain text copy of the constitution nor in any of the additions since its ratification is there anything stating that the unborn is a citizen with full rights. But it should be pointed out that there are legal definitions of exactly what comprises a citizen of the United States in the Articles of the Constitution which were ratified to clarify details lacking in the original... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Acrobat.com Simplifies Collaboration Tools  Feb 8, 2009
    You can export Buzzword files to Word documents, RTF, HTML, plain text, and PDF, among other formats. The Acrobat. (IntranetJournal)

    Newsom's ambitious campaign agenda released  Feb 8, 2009
    San Francisco Mayor is in full campaign mode this month, announcing a series of town hall meetings up and down the state for his 2010 Democratic gubernatorial exploratory committee. Check out the very ambitious list here -- it's a grand tour of progressive California, from Los Angeles to Santa Cruz, with a few other cities thrown in for good measure. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Tech Talk: Working out with Wii Fit  Feb 8, 2009
    The Technology Chronicles : Video report - Working out with the Wii Fit. Blog:The Technology Chronicles: 26605 : Video report - Working out with the Wii Fit Quick Search. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    Are E-tailers Using Customers as Guinea Pigs?  Feb 8, 2009
    It contained the order number, a list of the items in the order, addresses, and shockingly, credit card information in plain text for the entire world to see. What good is implementing an elaborate data encryption method when that very same data is then sent back to customers in a plain text email. (IntranetJournal)


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