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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- August 24, 2011

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Sony Looks Into the Mirror to Boost Its DSLR Cred
New Facebook Privacy Tweaks Have a Googley Aftertaste
Fighting the Good Fight: Q&A With Mikko Hypponen, Part 2
Pybackup Makes Saving and Restoring Easy as Pie
Federal CIO Prods Agencies to Revamp Websites

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Today's Story Highlights

Sony Looks Into the Mirror to Boost Its DSLR Cred
Sony has announced two new additions to its SLT-A family of cameras: the
A77 and A65. They offer 24.3MP effective resolution and have what Sony
says is the world's first XGA OLED electronic viewfinder. Both cameras
use the translucent mirror technology common to Sony's SLT-A family and
offer progressive full HD video recording.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73138.html

New Facebook Privacy Tweaks Have a Googley Aftertaste
In a nod to users who have complained about Facebook's privacy settings
for years, the social network announced new, simplified settings Tuesday
that allow users to exercise greater control over what information is
shared across the network. Going forward, users can choose a feature
called "Profile Tag Review," which will allow them to approve a photo
or post in which they're tagged before it hits their profile.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73139.html

Fighting the Good Fight: Q&A With Mikko Hypponen, Part 2
Mikko Hypponen has spent the past 20-plus years studying malicious
software, including everything from "Brain" -- the first PC virus,
dating back to 1986 -- all the way up to Stuxnet and today's most
sophisticated global malware. He's widely considered one of the world's
foremost experts on information security, and he's played a key role in
taking down numerous international rings of cybercriminals.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73132.html

Pybackup Makes Saving and Restoring Easy as Pie
Sure, we all know that making regular file backups is an essential
survival task for frustration-free computing. But backing up data and
backing up computer systemfiles are not entirely the same things. Doing
one without the other is like having an uninterrupted power supply
that's not connected. For instance, you no doubt have multiple copies of
your critical data. But how many copies do you have of your Linux
desktop home folder?
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73130.html

Federal CIO Prods Agencies to Revamp Websites
The U.S. government's new CIO wasted little time in directing federal
agencies to significantly improve the way they manage information
technology resources. Steven VanRoekel, who took over the federal CIO
post on Aug. 4, quickly issued a directive designed to push agencies to
meet an Obama administration goal for operating federal websites more
efficiently.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73123.html

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