The title was supposed to be a play with words (in case you didn't get it). Anyway, you've waited for it and now its here, so don't just sit there reading this silly blog! Go out there and buy it, or something.

The Microsoft Security Engineering Center ('MSEC') has released an open source tool called the !exploitable Security Analyzer (pronounced 'bang exploitable') to detect and analyze security and crashes within software projects while they are in development. Designed around the familiar People-Processes-Technology frame of reference, !exploitable has been designed as a Windows Debugger (Windbg) extension and works on a rule-based engine to parse out and categorize crash dumps for further investigation.

Slides are also available for those interested in delving further into the gory details.

The image says it all ;)

The next incarnation of the popular Linux distribution, Ubuntu version 9.10 has been christened the ‘Karmic Koala’ (or ‘Koala’). Following their usual 6-month release cycle, Koala is set to be released in October 2009. Some of the more noteworthy changes for Koala are:

Koala Server:

• Koala officially jumps onto the buzzword bandwagon and promises to support cloud computing (Amazon EC2) out of the box.
• Also the server edition will see the default inclusion of ‘EUCALYPTUS’ which can magically add cloud computing capabilities to your server cluster

Koala on the desktop:

• By far the biggest (and most welcome) change is doing away with the drab brown earthy interface that has plagued Ubuntu releases thus far. A big thumbs up for this one. (I just hope the replacement is well worth it). Update: I guess I was mistaken. We won't have to wait until Koala to at least get a revised boot screenand theme, at least if these pixels from Softpedia are to be believed.
• The second change worthy of note is a better graphical boot process (replacement for usplash)

Koala for Netbooks:

• Last but not the least is better performance on netbooks like the Dell Mini and optimization of screen real estate.

Ah well, its back to the Ibex for now. You can read all the witty verbiage about Karmic Koala on the Ubuntu lists.

OK, so we’ve all heard that Obama is a technology “addict” and avid Blackberry user. One of those addictions was, obviously, his need to be connected on the go.  Before assuming Office, it was doubtful whether Obama would be able to continue using his Blackberry model due to obvious personal and national security reasons. Well now, finally it looks like he will be able to feed his addiction on a Sectera Edge device.

The photo and link explain everything, although there’s just one thing I found odd… no GPS??

Update: So as it turns out, Obama is using a Blackberry after all. Thanks, Engadget!

Kyle Gabler, music composer behind the quirky, yet adorably addictive indie game hit of 2008 - World of Goo - has released the Original Soundtrack to the game for free on his website. Get it now!

http://www.cnn.com/live

Update: Hmm, looks like this means I didn't get through. Not surprising seeing as how the milling crowds thronging the interwebs must've sucked every last data packet dry like a pack of lions at a watering hole in the Sahara.

I *finally* got my paws on a copy of Windows 7 Beta. I’m installing it in VMWare 2. Stay tuned.

If you’ve ever wondered what kind of a car the President of the most powerful nation in the world rides in, well, look no further than the picture below. The car currently being tested by Cadillac boasts host of features built specifically for the most powerful man in the world – the US President. In many ways it is the ultimate in safety and security on 4 wheels.