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.

Check out Jason Meserve and Keith Shaw's weekly podcast "Twisted Pair"

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Recent articles by Meserve

Malware attacks on all fronts
Dec. 01, 2008
Malware authors and distributors didn't take a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. Over the past few days a new worm targeting Mac OS X has hit the Interweb as well as a new Windows Trojan that targets the vulnerability ...

A new flaw in Vista
Nov. 24, 2008
Researchers have stumbled on yet another vulnerability in a Windows operating system. Vista users could be at risk of having malicious code run on their system if hackers figure out how to exploit a pair of buffer ...

Killing liches is hard work
Nov. 21, 2008
Jason and Keith talk about how to protect corporate data during layoffs, why they they are moving to Romania and try to figure out why Google hates the British.

Linux vendors patch XML parser
Nov. 20, 2008
Most of the major Linux vendors have released patches for a pair of bugs in libxml2, an XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome project. Both bugs could be exploited in a denial of service attack against ...

Browser patches galore
Nov. 17, 2008
Browser patches are the big ticket items this week with updates out for Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Google Chrome. Mozilla's Firefox update involves 11 flaws, 10 of which are moderate or greater in importance. ...

Tech journalists aren't always techies | NetworkWorld.com Community
Dec. 01, 2008
Our IT guys shouldn't tell we editorial types to disassemble any sort of technology in a troubleshooting effort: It's not my phone, though my mini-screwdrivers were used to perpetrate the crime. But, if you're trying ...

When good employees turn eeeevil...
Nov. 14, 2008
Jason and Keith discuss how the economy could mean more insider attacks, whether they have a work spouse, and why a camel can make better football picks than they can.

Quantum of Solace: Good, Real Good
Nov. 14, 2008
James Bond fans should be thrilled with the latest installment international spy series featuring Daniel Craig as the estimable 007. There's action on land, sea and air in this one, though the number of gadgets is ...

Microsoft better-late-than-never with 7-year-old patch
Nov. 13, 2008
From the better-late-than-never department: One of the two patches Microsoft released this week is for a 7-year-old bug in Windows, one that a founding member of the Trustworthy Computing team had warned about from the ...

Patch Tuesday Lite on tap from Microsoft
Nov. 10, 2008
After a mammoth October Patch Tuesday that was followed up by an emergency patch a week later, Microsoft is going lite on the security updates this month with two new fixes slated for tomorrow. One fixes a bug in ...

Panasonic Lumix FX37 digital camera
Nov. 10, 2008
Panasonic Lumix FX37 digital camera By Jason Meserve , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4.5 stars Price: $252 (Amazon.com) Product Web site Description: It's ...

BlueAnt Supertooth 3 Bluetooth Speakerphone
Nov. 10, 2008
BlueAnt Supertooth 3 Bluetooth Speakerphone By Jason Meserve , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4.5 stars Price: $79.99 (Amazon.com) Product Web site ...

iHome iH12 Cube Clock Radio for iPod
Nov. 10, 2008
iHome iH12 Cube Clock Radio for iPod By Jason Meserve , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4.5 stars Price: $74.30 (Amazon.com) Product Web site Description: The ...

D-Link 10-inch wireless Internet photo frame
Nov. 10, 2008
D-Link 10-inch wireless Internet photo frame By Jason Meserve , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4.5 stars Price: $209 (Amazon.com) Product Web site ...

Amzer iPhone cases
Nov. 10, 2008
Amzer iPhone cases By Keith Shaw and Jason Meserve , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 3.75 stars Price: $8.95 (fommy.com); Snap On Case: $9.95 Product Web site ...

We Cheer by Namco Bandai (for Nintendo Wii)
Nov. 10, 2008
We Cheer by Namco Bandai (for Nintendo Wii) By Jason Meserve , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars Price: $39.99 (Amazon.com) Product Web site Description ...

Dymo LabelWriter Twin Turbo
Nov. 10, 2008
Dymo LabelWriter Twin Turbo By Jason Meserve , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 3.75 stars Price: $159.88 (Amazon.com) Product Web site Description: The Dymo ...

Plantronics Voyager 835 Bluetooth headset
Nov. 10, 2008
Plantronics Voyager 835 Bluetooth headset By Jason Meserve , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars Price: $58.24 (Amazon.com) Product Web site Description: ...

Lenovo ThinkVision L2440x monitor
Nov. 10, 2008
Lenovo ThinkVision L2440x monitor By Jason Meserve , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars Price: $749.99 (Lenovo.com) Product Web site Description: ...

Jabra Bluetooth Speakerphone (SP700)
Nov. 10, 2008
Jabra Bluetooth Speakerphone (SP700) By Jason Meserve , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 3.5 stars Price: $63.69 (Amazon.com) Product Web site Description: ...

Griffin iPhone cases (élan Form and Reflect)
Nov. 10, 2008
Griffin iPhone cases (élan Form and Reflect) By Jason Meserve , Network World , 11/10/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print Cool Yule Rating: 2.5 stars Price: $20 (Amazon.com); Reflect: $14.49 (Amazon.com) ...

Angry copy editors do not launch dictionary attacks
Nov. 07, 2008
Jason and Keith discuss the cracking of WPA, whether Yahoo and Microsoft will kiss and make up, and why younger employees will cause nightmares for corporate IT.

Obama mania spawns malware
Nov. 06, 2008
Malware authors know a good thing when the see it and usually waste little time pouncing on the opportunity. Barack Obama's presidential election win spawned a wave of Obama-themed malware attacks that try to lure ...

Google patches Android flaw
Nov. 03, 2008
Google was quick to patch software flaw in its new G1 Android phone operating system. Users began seeing an update last week after security researchers disclosed the flaw earlier the same week. Fortunately, no known ...

Windows 7: Change we can believe in?
Oct. 31, 2008
Jason and Keith chat about Office moving to the cloud, how to use social networks for business purposes, and whether they've ever called in sick when they weren't really ill.