The bMighty ANTenna -- July 2008 Archive

Small Business Sole Bright Spot for July Job Growth: Report -- Thursday, July 31, 2008

Small business continued to outperform its bigger brothers for the month of July, according to the ADP National Employment Report.

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Source(s): NJBiz

Facebook Teams With Intel For Servers -- Thursday, July 31, 2008

Facebook has turned to Intel to help keep the ever-expanding social network stable and improve performance.

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Source(s): Hexus.net

Google, Nokia Seek to Seed Startups -- Thursday, July 31, 2008

Google is reportedly planning to launch a venture-capital arm, joining high-tech names like Intel and Motorola in discovering and growing new companies.

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Source(s): The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch

IBM Readies Data Protection Software -- Thursday, July 31, 2008

IBM is getting ready to roll out a suite of data protection software based on technology that came along with its buy FilesX earlier this year.

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Source(s): CNN/Money, InternetNews

Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.1 Alpha -- Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Six weeks after Mozilla released the open-source Firefox 3 browser comes the alpha version of Firefox 3.1.

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Source(s): PC Pro, ChannelWeb

Microsoft Designing Midori, Windows' Replacement -- Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Microsoft is working on a new operating system that could potentially replace Windows.

Read all of "Microsoft Designing Midori, Windows' Replacement"

Source(s): SD Times, InformationWeek

Apple: We Fixed MobileMe -- Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Apple's rocky transition from .Mac to MobileMe has been well-documented since the online service's official launch July 12. Now the company says it has fully restored its e-mail service, including historical messages.

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Source(s): AppleInsider

Amazon Rolls Out Payment Service to Web Sites -- Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Amazon is extending its checkout payment system to fellow e-tailers a la Google Checkout, while launching another payment service similar to PayPal.

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Source(s): The New York Times, CNET

HP, Intel, Yahoo to Build Cloud Test Environment -- Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Chipmaker Intel, Web firm Yahoo, and hardware manufacturer Hewlett Packard will build a network of six data centers for research into cloud computing.

Read all of "HP, Intel, Yahoo to Build Cloud Test Environment"

Source(s): BBC News, The Register

MozyPro Drops Price for Server Backup -- Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Online backup provider Mozy has reduced the per-gigabyte price of its MozyPro backup service for servers to 50 cents per month.

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Source(s): InformationWeek

Samsung Hooks Up With GyPSii for Location-Based Mobile Services -- Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Samsung has signed a multiyear deal with GyPSii, creator of a location-based social networking service that will initially come embedded on Samsung's touchscreen Omnia and SGH-i780 handsets.

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Source(s): Tech.Blorge, ChannelWeb

Dell Intros Mini-Desktop PC, Hints at Smartphone Plans -- Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Dell has unveiled a low-cost, energy-efficient desktop that the company says is 80 percent smaller than standard minitowers.

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Source(s): PC World, GigaOm

Fabrik Releases Eco-Friendly External Storage With Online Backup -- Monday, July 28, 2008

Fabrik's new SimpleTech [re]drive is made from aluminum and bamboo and includes Fabrik's backup software that also connects to the company's online backup service.

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Source(s): InformationWeek

Microsoft Touts Open Source Support -- Monday, July 28, 2008

Microsoft outlined several measures it is taking to support the development of open source software, including donations to the Apache organization.

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Source(s): BBC News, PC Pro

Former Google Employees Launch Search Engine -- Monday, July 28, 2008

It isn't the first Google rival to launch this year, but some analysts say newcomer search engine Cuil has the potential to make a dent in the search market.

Read all of "Former Google Employees Launch Search Engine"

Source(s): The New York Times, Computerworld

Microsoft to Bring Live Search to Facebook -- Monday, July 28, 2008

Microsoft, which says it's no longer interested in buying Yahoo, has strengthened its partnership with Facebook to help expand its search business.

Read all of "Microsoft to Bring Live Search to Facebook"

Source(s): InformationWeek, The Money Times

HP Preps Second But Lower Cost Mini-Note -- Friday, July 25, 2008

HP is readying a second Mini-Note laptop that it says will cost less than the first model it introduced in April.

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Source(s): APCMag.com

Open Source: Microsoft Putting More Money Where Its Mouth Is -- Friday, July 25, 2008

Microsoft has underscored its support for open source with a $100,000 donation to the Apache Software Foundation.

Read all of "Open Source: Microsoft Putting More Money Where Its Mouth Is"

Source(s): PC World

SMBs to Spend $6.5 Billion on Hosted IP VPNs by 2012: Report -- Friday, July 25, 2008

SMB spending on managed IP VPN services will more than triple by 2012, according to a new Light Reading report.

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Source(s): Market Watch

'Spam King' Edward Davidson Bolts from Jail, Later Found Dead -- Friday, July 25, 2008

"Spam King" Edward Davidson, who escaped from jail barely two months into his 21-month sentence for tax evasion and falsifying e-mail headers, was found dead on Thursday, along with his wife and young daughter, in an apparent murder-suicide.

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Source(s): The Denver Channel

Accenture Introduces Green Technology Suite -- Thursday, July 24, 2008

Consulting firm Accenture introduced the Accenture Green Technology Suite, software to help businesses manage IT in a way that supports their green policies.

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Source(s): Accenture press release

DNS Exploit Code Released -- Thursday, July 24, 2008

Security experts have warned Internet users to check their DNS connection for security and patch their DNS resolvers immediately.

Read all of "DNS Exploit Code Released"

Source(s): InformationWeek, CNET News

D-Link Introduces Ethernet-Powered Security Camera -- Thursday, July 24, 2008

Network hardware vendor D-Link released an IP-based, networkable dome camera for indoor surveillance.

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Source(s): Market Wire via MarketWatch, ChannelWeb

Yahoo Releases Zimbra Desktop E-Mail Client -- Thursday, July 24, 2008

The free, beta version of Yahoo Zimbra Desktop provides offline access to multiple e-mail accounts as well as document, spreadsheet, and task management functions.

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Source(s):  CNET News, InfoWorld

BlackBerry Gets Security Patch -- Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Research in Motion (RIM) has issued a patch for for BlackBerry software that addresses a "highly critical" security flaw in the system's handling of PDF files.

Read all of "BlackBerry Gets Security Patch"

Source(s): The Register

VMare Will Make ESXi Hypervisor Free -- Wednesday, July 23, 2008

As of July 28, VMware's OS-independent hypervisor ESXi will be available for free. The move is widely seen as an attempt to counter Microsoft's new Hyper-V.

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Source(s): CNET News, InformationWeek

AOL Simplifies Widget Creation for Advertisers -- Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Platform-A, AOL's digital advertising subsidiary, is upping the interactive ante with a free service that simplifies the creation, syndication and measurement of widget-based ad campaigns.

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Source(s): Social Media Portal, CNET

SMBs Not Worried About Security Attacks: McAfee -- Wednesday, July 23, 2008

A majority of SMBs think they're not showing up on hackers' radar screens, according to a new report from McAfee.

Read all of "SMBs Not Worried About Security Attacks: McAfee"

Source(s): VNUnet

HP Introduces New Tools for Managing IT -- Tuesday, July 22, 2008

HP announced its Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Center 7.5, incorporating IT management capabilities dealing with issues such as product life cycle and IT services.

Read all of "HP Introduces New Tools for Managing IT"

Source(s): ChannelWeb, Business Wire via MarketWatch

SanDisk: Vista Holding Back SSD Performance -- Tuesday, July 22, 2008

The chairman and CEO of storage hardware vendor SanDisk said that growth of the solid state drive (SSD) market is being hampered by limitations of the Vista operating system.

Read all of "SanDisk: Vista Holding Back SSD Performance"

Source(s): CNET News

Business Objects Updates BI Software -- Tuesday, July 22, 2008

SAP subsidiary Business Objects is upgrading two of its business-intelligence software offerings for the midmarket.

Read all of "Business Objects Updates BI Software"

Source(s): Internet News

Brocade Challenges Cisco With Foundry Acquisition -- Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Two network equipment companies are becoming one: Data storage vendor Brocade Communications Systems has announced that it is acquiring Foundry Networks, which makes routers, switches, security and traffic management products.

Read all of "Brocade Challenges Cisco With Foundry Acquisition"

Source(s): ChannelWeb

CherryPal Takes Orders for $249 Cloud PC -- Monday, July 21, 2008

Low-cost, energy-efficient computer manufacturer CherryPal has begun to take orders for the CherryPal Desktop, a $249 book-size PC.

Read all of "CherryPal Takes Orders for $249 Cloud PC"

Source(s): The Register

AmeriVault and EMC Offer Desktop Backup Service -- Monday, July 21, 2008

Data protection and offsite storage provider AmeriVault has lauched AmeriVault-EZ, a new online backup solution based on EMC's Mozy service and aimed at consumers and small businesses.

Read all of "AmeriVault and EMC Offer Desktop Backup Service"

Source(s): ChannelWeb, AmeriVault press release

Intel Cuts Chip Prices While AMD Grooms Bobcat -- Monday, July 21, 2008

Intel has announced a slew of price cuts on more than half a dozen of its processors.

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Source(s): CNET, TMCnet

Update: Yahoo, Icahn Reach Compromise -- Monday, July 21, 2008

Yahoo investor Carl Icahn has agreed to put his proxy fight to rest in exchange for three board seats.

Read all of "Update: Yahoo, Icahn Reach Compromise"

Source(s): Los Angeles Times, TechCrunch

Yahoo Launches Web Site to Take on Icahn -- Friday, July 18, 2008

Hoping to make its case to stockholders, Yahoo has launched a Web site that explains why investor Carl Icahn's plan to replace its board with his own hand-picked slate "is not the right answer" for the search company.

Read all of "Yahoo Launches Web Site to Take on Icahn"

Source(s): CNET

Still in Limbo: AT&T's Free Wi-Fi Promise for iPhone Users -- Friday, July 18, 2008

Reports that AT&T has finally made good on its promise to offer iPhone users free access to 17,000-plus Wi-Fi hotspots are not true. Or, more accurately, no longer true.

Read all of "Still in Limbo: AT&T's Free Wi-Fi Promise for iPhone Users"

Source(s): Ars Technica, MacNN

Apple Ekes Into Top Three For Q2 PC Sales: IDC -- Friday, July 18, 2008

Ahead of Acer by just 2,000 units, Apple placed third for U.S. PC sales volume in the second quarter, but ranked first in terms of year-over-year growth, according to an IDC report.

Read all of "Apple Ekes Into Top Three For Q2 PC Sales: IDC"

Source(s): The Inquirer, Computerworld

Software602 Releases Web Collaboration Server -- Friday, July 18, 2008

Software602 has released Groupware Server 6, a Web collaboration suite aimed at SMBs.

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Source(s): Marketwire

Google Docs Get Templates -- Thursday, July 17, 2008

Google has added nearly 300 templates for use with its Google Docs online application suite.

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Source(s): CNET News

SAP to Move Customers to New, More Expensive Support Plan -- Thursday, July 17, 2008

Business software vendor SAP announced that it will move all its enterprise application service customers to its new, more extensive but more expensive Enterprise Support services by next year.

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Source(s): ChannelWeb

Mozilla Releases Stability, Security Update for Firefox -- Thursday, July 17, 2008

New updates for the just-released Firefox 3, as well as Firefox 2, address several critical security issues documented in security advisories issued this week.

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Source(s): The Inquirer, IT Pro

Oracle Expands Business Intelligence Offerings -- Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Oracle rolled out a new Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) system, further integrating Hyperion's business intelligence technologies with Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Read all of "Oracle Expands Business Intelligence Offerings"

Source(s): ChannelWeb

Apple Acknowledges MobileMe Stumbles, Gives 30 Days Free -- Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Last week's launch of Apple's online synchronization service MobileMe, touted as "Exchange for the rest of us," was plagued with enough glitches that the company has given users 30 days free.

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Source(s): CNET News

Microsoft Broadens Live Mesh -- Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Microsoft has doubled the number of tester slots for its software-plus-services-plus-synchronization platform Live Mesh, from 10,000 to 20,000.

Read all of "Microsoft Broadens Live Mesh"

Source(s): InformationWeek

HP Announces Portable Data Center -- Wednesday, July 16, 2008

HP is readying a container-based, portable data center that it says allows customers to quickly add capacity to their existing data centers while managing energy costs.

Read all of "HP Announces Portable Data Center"

Source(s): InfoWorld, Internet News

EMC Combines Wares For New Backup Tool -- Wednesday, July 16, 2008

EMC is targeting small businesses with a downloadable storage bundle that lets users back up data locally and over the Internet through one application.

Read all of "EMC Combines Wares For New Backup Tool"

Source(s): Digital Trends

Symantec Offers Public Beta of Norton 2009 -- Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Norton Internet Security 2009 and Norton AntiVirus 2009, incorporating numerous performance improvements, are now available as public betas.

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Source(s): PC World

HP, Sony Work on Next-Gen DAT -- Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Hewlett Packard and Sony announced an partnership to develop the Digital Audio Tape (DAT) 320, with twice the speed and capacity of current backup tape drives.

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Source(s): Business Wire via MarketWatch

Google-Yahoo Ad Pact Means Keywords Could Cost More -- Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Should the Google-Yahoo deal comes to pass, businesses could find themselves paying more for their search advertising.

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Source(s): The New York Times

Lenovo Leads Vendor Pack With New Laptops for SMBs -- Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Lenovo has rolled out a new line of ThinkPad notebooks aimed squarely at the SMB market.

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Source(s): ChannelWeb, Network World

Palm Introduces Treo 800w Smartphone -- Monday, July 14, 2008

Sprint and Palm unveiled the Treo 800w Windows Mobile-based smartphone with integrated GPS and EV-DO wireless broadband.

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Source(s): PC World, Gizmodo

Intel to Launch Centrino 2 Notebook Platform -- Monday, July 14, 2008

Intel will formally introduce its latest notebook platform today, about a month after originally expected.

Read all of "Intel to Launch Centrino 2 Notebook Platform"

Source(s): InformationWeek, TMC.net

Fujitsu, Sun Intro Latest Sparc64 Chip, Servers -- Monday, July 14, 2008

Fujitsu has unveiled the latest version of the Sparc64 processor that will power the Sun Microsystems' new midrange and high-end Unix servers.

Read all of "Fujitsu, Sun Intro Latest Sparc64 Chip, Servers"

Source(s): The Register, CNET

LifeSize Express Offers Affordable HD Videoconferencing -- Monday, July 14, 2008

SMBs looking for an affordable HD videoconferencing system have a new option to explore: LifeSize Communications' Express line.

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Source(s): InformationWeek

FCC Chief: Comcast Needs To Change Its Ways -- Friday, July 11, 2008

In what could be a victory for Net neutrality advocates, FCC chairman Kevin J. Martin said the agency should uphold complaints that Comcast was unlawfully blocking peer-to-peer traffic on its network.

Read all of "FCC Chief: Comcast Needs To Change Its Ways"

Source(s): ChannelWeb, The New York Times

Apptix Intros Hosted Exchange Service for Apple's iPhone 3G -- Friday, July 11, 2008

This morning brought with it Apple's iPhone 3G; this afternoon, Apptix is targeting SMBs with a hosted Microsoft Exchange 2007 service via ActiveSync for the new phone.

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Source(s): InformationWeek, TMCnet

Apple's iPhone 3G Goes on Sale -- Friday, July 11, 2008

As expected -- and greatly anticipated by crowds of excited customers -- Apple's latest iPhone went on sale today, the first going to a student in New Zealand who waited on line 60 hours.

Read all of "Apple's iPhone 3G Goes on Sale"

Source(s): Macworld, Mercury News

SMBs Should Consider Saas for Unified Communications: Panel -- Friday, July 11, 2008

SMBs that have shied away from unified communications due to budgetary restraints or just plain fear of implementing a new technology can reap its benefits via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) approach, according to a panel of UC experts during a Web broadcast.

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Source(s): InternetNews

Plat'Home Introduces Hand-Size Network Monitor Device -- Thursday, July 10, 2008

Plat'Home announced the U.S. availability of its Kanshi BlockS Pro network and server monitoring device, described as "roughly the size of a coffee mug."

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Source(s): CNET News, Plat'Home press release

Fujitsu Adds Self-Monitoring, Correcting Software to PCs and Servers -- Thursday, July 10, 2008

Fujitsu Siemens announced that it will be including the Questra Intelligent Device Management Application Suite on all its computer systems, starting with its Primergy server in September.

Read all of "Fujitsu Adds Self-Monitoring, Correcting Software to PCs and Servers"

Source(s): The Inquirer, Fujitsu Siemens press release

Oracle Offers Business Software for iPhones -- Thursday, July 10, 2008

On the opening day of Apple's iPhone App Store, Oracle made available software to enable its Business Intelligence customers to access information via their iPhones.

Read all of "Oracle Offers Business Software for iPhones"

Source(s): InformationWeek

Windows XP SP3 Auto Updates Today -- Thursday, July 10, 2008

Windows XP users have started receiving SP3 via Windows Update today. Microsoft has also provided instructions on how to remove it, if it results in instability.

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Source(s): The Inquirer

Apple MobileMe Ready for Launch -- Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Apple is launching its new MobileMe online services -- billed as "Exchange for the rest of us" -- on Wednesday evening Pacific time.

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Source(s): ChannelWeb

Google Displays AdWords Popularity -- Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Google has added a "search volume data" feature to the Keyword Tool that potential advertisers use to select keywords to bid on. The new feature gives an idea of how many people actually search on those keywords.

Read all of "Google Displays AdWords Popularity"

Source(s):  Google AdWords blog

Vendors Warn of Microsoft Word Zero-Day Flaw -- Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Microsoft is echoing warnings from Symantec about an unpatched vulnerability in Word that has become the subject of targeted attacks.

Read all of "Vendors Warn of Microsoft Word Zero-Day Flaw"

Source(s): SearchSecurity.com, The Register

Hitachi Upgrades 1-TB Deskstar Drives -- Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Energy efficiency is front and center for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' second-generation terabyte hard drive, one of two new drives the vendor unveiled today.

Read all of "Hitachi Upgrades 1-TB Deskstar Drives"

Source(s): Computerworld, Crave/CNET

Microsoft Outlines Details of SaaS Offerings -- Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Microsoft released pricing and packaging details for two new suites of subscription, software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings from Microsoft Online Services.

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Source(s): eWeek, Microsoft

Microsoft Updates Small-Biz Phone Software -- Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Microsoft has upgraded Response Point, its small-business VoIP system software, and announced the availability of a Response Point-based platform from Aastra Telecom.

Read all of "Microsoft Updates Small-Biz Phone Software"

Source(s): ChannelWeb, PRNewswire via The Earth Times

Google Releases App Security Assessment Tool To Open Source -- Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Google has released the code to its Ratproxy application security assessment tool to the open-source community, giving developers a new way to inspect their Web apps.

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Source(s): InformationWeek

Microsoft Issues Security Workarounds for Access Ahead of Patch Tuesday -- Tuesday, July 8, 2008

On the eve of what most are considering to be a low-key Patch Tuesday, Microsoft separately issued a workaround for an ActiveX vulnerability within its Access database program.

Read all of "Microsoft Issues Security Workarounds for Access Ahead of Patch Tuesday"

Source(s): The Register, Redmond

Microsoft Releases Remote Desktop Connection for Mac -- Monday, July 7, 2008

Microsoft's Mac Business Unit has released Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2 (RDC 2) to enable Mac users to access files, applications, devices, and networks on remote PCs.

Read all of "Microsoft Releases Remote Desktop Connection for Mac"

Source(s): MacNewsWorld

T-Mobile 3G Service, Android Phone Due Oct. 1? -- Monday, July 7, 2008

T-Mobile is widely rumored to be preparing to introduce a Google Android-based phone when it rolls out its nationwide 3G service, which may come as early as October 1.

Read all of "T-Mobile 3G Service, Android Phone Due Oct. 1?"

Source(s): CNET News, Electronista

Beyond Blu-ray: Pioneer Unveils 400-GB Disc -- Monday, July 7, 2008

Pioneer has developed a 400-GB optical disc that exceeds Blu-ray capacity and could potentially store up to 48 hours of digital high-definition TV.

Read all of "Beyond Blu-ray: Pioneer Unveils 400-GB Disc"

Source(s): PC World, Blocks and Files