Jason Meserve

Multimedia Editor

Jason Meserve is Network World's Multimedia Editor and writes about streaming media, search engines and IP Multicast. Check out his Multimedia Exchange Weblog.

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Recent articles by Meserve

MP3 worm and BlackBerry server patch
Jul. 21, 2008
A new worm is targeting Windows-based audio by inserting links to malicious Web sites inside the file. The worm targets MP3 files on an infected machine and coverts them to Windows ASF files, which can contain embedded ...

The Dark Knight lives up to the hype
Jul. 18, 2008
Our reviewers, Denise and Jason, take in the much anticipated Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" and come away very impressed with the acting, stories and effects. Should be box-office gold for the Caped Crusader.

One bad apple in IT, 1M good Apple iPhones
Jul. 18, 2008
Jason and Keith talk about the San Francisco IT guy holding the city "hostage", how cybercrime is becoming like the Mafia, and of course our thoughts on the iPhone 3G now that we've touched one (sort of).

San Francisco case demonstrates insider threat
Jul. 17, 2008
It's an IT shops worst nightmare: All your systems are patched, intrusions are monitored and quarantined, virus-ladden e-mails are turned away before they hit the mail server, but an insider wreaks havoc on your systems ...

iPhone 2.0 upgrade with a side of security updates
Jul. 14, 2008
While everyone was getting hot and bothered over the new iPhone 2.0 launch, Apple quietly slipped in some security updates for the first generation of iPhones. Turns out, some browser bugs in the original phone could be ...

Our plan for world domination
Jul. 11, 2008
Jason and Keith talk about how they can try to exploit the DNS flaw to get everyone to come to their Web site, and get ready for iPhone 3G madness.

DNS patches continue to pour in
Jul. 10, 2008
Early this weeek, Microsoft said during its Patch Tuesday updates that the DNS fix was only "important," not critical. Turns out, it might be critical based on the widespread nature of the vulnerability. Most major ...

Access flaw found, not part of Patch Tuesday updates
Jul. 07, 2008
Microsoft is warning of a new Access-based attack that is exploited when users visit a malicious Web site using Internet Explorer. Details are limited about exactly what is wrong with Access and the fix will not be ...

Apple, Mozilla stomp multiple bugs
Jul. 03, 2008
With a long holiday weekend upon us, it's good time to take a look at the various browsers on your system and make sure they're up to date. Why? According to one survey, 637 million users are running out-of-date ...

Hancock ends Smith's July 4 streak
Jul. 03, 2008
Our movie-reviewing duo think Will Smith's July 4th parade of hits is coming to an end. Hancock is your typical summer fare, but misses some of the deeper points to flesh out Smith's character.

When networks fail, hams to the rescue
Jul. 03, 2008
Normally, in a time of crisis, an "amateur" is not the first person you might call. But when communications networks go down, amateur radio operators - or hams - and their gear can get communities connected to the ...

Microsoft plays Whack-a-Mole with fixes
Jun. 30, 2008
Microsoft seems to have gotten its arms around a fix for Windows XP Service Pack 3 that crippled a number machines. But while that fix is in progress, researchers are warning of a Zero-Day bug in Internet Explorer 6. ...

Hyper for Hyper-V
Jun. 27, 2008
Jason and Keith discuss Microsoft's virtualization efforts, whether broadband access is as important as hot water, and celebrate Second Life's fifth birthday.

Ruby on Rails suffers from serious flaws
Jun. 26, 2008
Ruby on Rails programmers will want to take note of this newsletter: The company that oversees development of the coding language is warning of "serious" flaws in the system, which could be exploited to take over ...

Microsoft patches: Take Two
Jun. 23, 2008
Microsoft is working on releasing updates to a couple of its recent patches after they were found to be ineffective in some cases. First, the critical Bluetooth patch that was part of this month's Patch Tuesday release ...

Firefox frenzy and awesome anniversaries
Jun. 20, 2008
Jason and Keith celebrate two years of Twisted-ness by talking about Firefox 3 fun, why unified communications are confusing, and whether gadget guys are arrogant.

Get Smart delivers light laughs
Jun. 20, 2008
The classic TV show comes to the silver screen with Steve Carrell as Agent 86, Anne Hathaway as Agent 99 and a number of stars making cameo appearances in this enjoyable summer movie.

Firefox 3: One day old, one vulnerability found
Jun. 19, 2008
Firefox 3 isn't out a day and a new vulnerability has been found in the new browser revision. TippingPoint isn't disclosing exactly what the flaw is, but Mozilla is working on a fix. Also, Microsoft updated its patch ...

Enterprise customers still waiting for Patch Tuesday updates
Jun. 16, 2008
It's been nearly a week since Microsoft's June Patch Tuesday security updates were released, but some corporate users are still waiting for updates because of a bug in Microsoft's patch distribution tools for ...

Bejeweled runs wicked fast on a petaflop box
Jun. 13, 2008
Jason and Keith discuss the second coming of the iPhone, IBM's new petaflop supercomputer, and whether data breaches should be revealed to the general public.

Microsoft patches Bluetooth and more
Jun. 12, 2008
Big week with 10 new fixes from Microsoft, including an interesting one to the company's Bluetooth stack, plus updates from OpenOffice.org, Apple for QuickTime, and the SNMPv3 protocol. Also, a couple of U.S. ...

CA, Asterisk patch critical flaws
Jun. 09, 2008
Not a lot of new patches over the weekend, but CA and Asterisk users should be wary of two highly rated flaws with patches available. For CA, the company's Secure Content Manager could be exploited to run malicious code ...

Cisco patches flaws in PIX, ASA
Jun. 05, 2008
Busy week with pathces from Cisco for its PIX and ASA appliances; Microsoft clarifying its lack of a Flash update in XP SP3; and patches from Asterisk, Akamai and VMWAre. Plus, how "jailbreak" smartphones could be a ...

Safari users on Windows at risk
Jun. 02, 2008
An early flaw in Apple's Safari browser for Windows might have deeper consequences, particularly when exploited along with an unpatched bug in Internet Explorer. Microsoft is saying users should avoid Safari all ...

Want broadband? Head to Delaware
May. 30, 2008
Jason and Keith discuss who has good broadband and who doesn't, the possibility of solar-powered iPods and the rise of Spam - the lunch meat. Plus: Keith loses weight with Wii Fit, and Movie Madness predictions!