DoS Attack May Tap Web Graphics Flaw

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Apple patches graphics flaw

Apple patches graphics flaw 08/09/2004 06:46 PM
Mac maker issues security update and minor revamp for Mac OS X.

Briefly: Apple patches graphics flaw

Briefly: Apple patches graphics flaw 08/09/2004 06:46 PM
roundup Plus: Cybersecurity research gets $7 million...TiVo joins Sam's Club...Google prices its stock buyback...Storage firm Panasas taps veteran for CEO.

Microsoft Issues Patch for Graphics Flaw

Microsoft Issues Patch for Graphics Flaw 09/15/2004 09:47 PM
Enterprise Security Today Sep 16 2004 1:45AM GMT

Major graphics flaw threatens Windows
PCs

Major graphics flaw threatens Windows
PCs 09/14/2004 04:30 PM
Security flaw involving JPEG files affects at least a dozen Microsoft software applications and operating systems.

Exploit Code Appears for MS Graphics
Flaw

Exploit Code Appears for MS Graphics
Flaw 09/23/2004 07:47 PM
A week after Microsoft's release of a patch for the problem, code appears on the Internet showing the ability to execute commands through the JPEG exploit—potentially leading to a remote-access Trojan by this weekend.

Code to exploit Windows graphics flaw
now public

Code to exploit Windows graphics flaw
now public 09/22/2004 06:47 PM
Program showing how to use flaw in Windows' handling of graphics files hits the Net--back up your family photos and beware.

Windows flaw opens PCs to attack

Windows flaw opens PCs to attack 03/19/2003 10:25 PM

Flaw in Linux kernel allows attack

Flaw in Linux kernel allows attack 12/02/2003 12:45 AM
The Debian Project warns that a flaw in the Linux kernel helped attackers compromise four of the open-source software project's development servers.

Matrox Graphics to Reveal New Graphics
Cards

Matrox Graphics to Reveal New Graphics
Cards 04/19/2004 08:22 AM

Bitboys Introduces New Graphics
Processorsfor Wireless Devices - Small,
Smart and Efficient Processor Cores
Bring Advanced Graphics Capabilities to
Handheld Products

Bitboys Introduces New Graphics
Processorsfor Wireless Devices - Small,
Smart and Efficient Processor Cores
Bring Advanced Graphics Capabilities to
Handheld Products 08/10/2004 03:08 AM
(Los Angeles, California and Espoo, Finland – August 10th, 2004) -- Bitboys, a provider of graphics hardware solutions, today announced and demonstrated the company’s new graphics processor product line for wireless and embedded devices at SIGGRAPH 2004 in Los Angeles. [PRWEB Aug 10, 2004]

Yahoo! Patches Security Flaw in
Messenger August 13 - 9:38 PM ET News in
Brief | Yahoo! has patched a flaw in

Yahoo! Patches Security Flaw in
Messenger August 13 - 9:38 PM ET News in
Brief | Yahoo! has patched a flaw in 08/14/2004 01:01 AM
BetaNews Aug 14 2004 4:13AM GMT

""I am satisfied that I never saw any
intelligence that indicated there was
going to be an attack on America -- at a
time and a place, an attack." "

""I am satisfied that I never saw any
intelligence that indicated there was
going to be an attack on America -- at a
time and a place, an attack." " 04/13/2004 10:28 PM

Wx-Graphics-0.01

Wx-Graphics-0.01 04/14/2004 10:30 AM

PDL-Graphics-X-0.04

PDL-Graphics-X-0.04 04/02/2005 07:49 PM

Old graphics

Old graphics 07/16/2004 05:20 PM

The other day I was saying how we used to have a product named Spotlight many years ago. Here’s the graphic, which some of you may remember:



Just for jazz, here’s an even older graphic. It used to be at the top of the home page back when Ranchero was known by another name, back in ’95-’96.



Looking at this graphic, I suddenly remember that in those days image maps had to be done via a CGI on the server: there was no browser support yet. And that reminds me of the debates we used to have over whether it was okay to start using HTML tables yet, back before they were commonly supported.

The horror!

Also, in those days I was learning to write Java applets, because I thought they were the future of web interactivity. There was no such as thing as Shockwave or Flash yet. (What I particularly liked about Java was that applets could call back to the server without having to reload the page.) I never ended up doing much with Java, but I liked the language.

"graphics.py "

"graphics.py " 06/08/2004 08:54 AM

Doom 3 Graphics Mod

Doom 3 Graphics Mod 04/18/2005 02:02 PM

2D Graphics Libraries

2D Graphics Libraries 05/05/2004 07:45 PM

While platforms these days have fairly good 2D graphics support like Quartz on OSX, GDI+ on XP, and , and Gnome Canvas, developers like me often have to use third-party libraries for whatever reasons.  On Win32, for example, GDI+ support is missing in legacy platforms which means either giving up on fancy graphics, redistributing GDI+ binaries, use a third party library, or writing one yourself.  Writing one yourself is fun (I have done it a couple of times over 20 years) but, unless it offers some unique features, you'll always end up migrating to a third party library.

BTW, Flash has an excellent 2D graphics engine but it's lacks an API so it's like a sports car without a driving wheel.  Yes, you can embed the Flash ActiveX and generate SWF on-the-fly but it's unwieldy for dynamic interaction and even handling gets tricky.  Embedding Adobe SVG ActiveX is just as unwieldy if not more.

While there are proprietary 2D engines out there, typically written by a few guys at a small company, they tend to disappear within a couple of years, either bought by companies (i.e. Apple, Adobe, Macromind, and Microsoft), or abandoned out of lack of interest or workable revenue model.  Besides, they charge fairly steep fees so I tend to avoid them.

Out of all the freely available 2D libraries out there, Libart stands out in features and quality. It offers fast anti-aliased rendering and it's use in Gnome Canvas over the years means most of the bugs have already been stepped on.  Libart is also used to drive librsvg, a SVG engine, and Java 2D, Java's graphics API, although Sun made extensive changes to tap hardware acceleration.  While Libart can and has been used cross-platform, it's not exactly cakewalk to use in non-Linix platofrms.  Cairo has some interesting features and rising interest could mean it will replace Libart someday, but it's still in development.

Third-party 2D graphics library I really like these days is Anti-Grain Geometry (AGG) which, although dormant for the last two years, has been rejuvenated with the released of version 2.1.  AGG is written in C++ and uses templates extensively like ATL does.  AGG is lightweight, very fast, flexible, and full of features.  It even comes with a partial implementation of SVG viewer as an example.  AGG supports Win32, X11, and SDL as is.  It doesn't yet support features variable stroke effects like Creature House's Expression 3 engine and Fractal Design's Painter support but then it's just me being unreasonable. :-)

I should note that subpixel graphics was first done 20 years ago in Word Handler to display 70 columns of hi-res text on Apple II.Silicon Valley Systems, the company that published Word Handler, was based just 5 minutes from where I live now and I enjoy fond memories of working there every time I pass by the old office on El Camino.  I guess everybody remembers their first job.  LCD screens were just starting to replace LED on calculators at the time, so Steve Gibson and Microsoft ClearType can claim to be the first to use subpixel graphics on LCD screen.  Lenny Elekman, where are you now?

GOOD GRAPHICS!

GOOD GRAPHICS! 08/02/2004 01:35 PM
Monday Flash Wonderment in the form of Peasant's Quest. From the guys who made that game Trogdor. I don't know about you guys, but I think this is the best thing to come from Homestar Runner. Ever. There goes all MANNER of productivity.

Graphics-ColorNames-1.06

Graphics-ColorNames-1.06 03/29/2005 08:12 PM

sick graphics

sick graphics 08/29/2004 01:48 AM
TechTree Aug 29 2004 5:47AM GMT

Do-it-all graphics card

Do-it-all graphics card 04/25/2004 08:41 PM
ZDNet Apr 26 2004 0:36AM GMT

Graphics-ColorNames-1.00

Graphics-ColorNames-1.00 08/01/2004 12:02 AM

No More DirectX Graphics?

No More DirectX Graphics? 09/02/2004 05:59 PM

Graphics-ColorPicker-0.10

Graphics-ColorPicker-0.10 09/02/2004 12:36 AM

Graphics-ColorNames-1.04

Graphics-ColorNames-1.04 09/03/2004 06:15 AM

Gravity Graphics

Gravity Graphics 08/31/2004 11:25 AM
First Release: grfxgrav-1.0

Graphics-ColorNames-1.05

Graphics-ColorNames-1.05 09/03/2004 06:15 AM

Create graphics on the fly using PHP

Create graphics on the fly using PHP 11/11/2003 02:24 AM
CNET Nov 11 2003 1:40AM ET

Iranian graphics

Iranian graphics 12/24/2004 12:29 PM
David Pescovitz: Last week, my wife stumbled upon a small monograph of the work of Iranian graphic designer Reza Abedini. Arabic script is naturally beautiful, and I think Abedini's compositions, with text often a central graphic element, are incredibly fresh and emotional. Today, my friend Anne Sanger sent me a link to a great "Who's Who in Iranian Posters" page with links to even more information about the country's happening graphic design scene. Link

GD Graphics Library

GD Graphics Library 07/25/2004 02:18 AM
GD Library restores GIF read/write support due to expiration of the GIF patent .. GD Graphics Library 2.0 .. This GD business .. gdlib .. Shit .. GD2 .. GD

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"GD Graphics Library"

"GD Graphics Library" 07/25/2004 09:28 AM

Graphics-ColorNames-1.01

Graphics-ColorNames-1.01 08/18/2004 05:02 PM

Create graphics using PHP

Create graphics using PHP 07/12/2004 02:41 AM
CNET Jul 12 2004 7:12AM GMT

Graphics Chips Go Beyond PCs

Graphics Chips Go Beyond PCs 04/04/2005 01:17 PM
TheStreet.com Apr 4 2005 4:53PM GMT

PDL-Graphics-X-Fits-0.01

PDL-Graphics-X-Fits-0.01 04/02/2005 07:49 PM

The Impact of Text vs. Graphics

The Impact of Text vs. Graphics 01/03/2004 05:55 PM

Does the graphic content (or lack thereof) of a site contribute to a feeling of dynamism by site visitors?

When I visit a site heavy on the graphics and Flash, I get a feeling that the site is stagnant, because, as a Web developer, I know how much inertia is involved with changing that stuff. Text, on the other hand, is quick and easy to change, and it imparts the ability for a content development team to react quickly to new information.

Even menus: one of my clients wants me to make the menu options on his site graphical. But it bothers me because I think it makes a site look...slow, portly, lethargic. Text menus, on the other hand, contribute to feeling of agility, reaction, speed. You can slap a new text option on a site quickly in the event you need it. Graphics require a designer to crack open Photoshop or Flash or God knows what.

Is it just me, or does this make sense to anyone else?

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Graphics-ColorNames-0.39_04

Graphics-ColorNames-0.39_04 07/26/2004 05:35 AM

Java Games and Graphics

Java Games and Graphics 06/26/2004 07:23 PM
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