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Items of Special Interest!
Wednesday, December 31, 2003
United Challenges AOL With Low-Cost Dial-Up
Writing an end to the bio of BIOS
Tom's Hardware Guide - VGA Charts 1/2004
UK Police call for remote button to stop cars
NASA Adjusts Course of Mars-Bound Rover
The 100-Megabit Guitar Gibson's maverick CEO wants to shove Ethernet up your ax and rock the music world.
Navy Announces Plans To Buy 210 Fighter Planes From Boeing
5 GHz Project: CPU Cooling With Liquid Nitrogen
An Unrepentant Spammer Vows to Carry On, Within the Law
Web's inventor gets a knighthood The inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, has been awarded a knighthood for his pioneering work.
Digital Video Guide: Converting Tapes to DVD
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
For Global ID Systems, the Tried and True
Domain Names Once Again Fetch Top Dollar
Cyber Blackmail Wave Targets Office Workers
Will DVD acquittal mean tougher copyright laws?
The USB dongle: a form factor worth plugging?
Mini Storage Drives Poised to Make Waves
Saturn Rings in the New Year Lovely Saturn is going to have a close encounter with Earth this year on New Year's Eve.
Micro$oft unable to protect XBOX console from Linux hackers.
How to Misunderstand Sun's Linux Desktop Strategy
Monday, December 29, 2003
The IT industry is shifting away from Microsoft
CIA Museum Showcases Exotic Spy Gadgets
Ex-Talking Head Makes PowerPoint Art
IM, Not IP (Information Pollution)
Unmaking Memories: In the sci-fi thriller Paycheck, an engineer has his memory erased after completing a sensitive job.
Solar-Powered Plane to Fly Around the World
The Fantasy and Reality of 2004
Weather Service Equipment Snafu
A Year For New Paths To Friends, Music, More
Radio boost for rural broadband Rural broadband has been given a boost by the UK Government's decision to free up a key radio frequency.
Sunday, December 28, 2003
We Hate Spam, Congress Says (Except When It's Sent by Us)
Beagle hopes hang on mothership
New Wi-Fi Tracker Pinpoints User, Device Location
Internet Stopped Being Fun This Year Big Intrusions, Tiny Pictures and Patented Problems
Saturday, December 27, 2003
AMD's and Intel's End-of-Year CPU Buyer's Guide
Microsoft aims to make spammers pay
Hobbyists modify GM's OnStar system OWNERS CAN AVOID CARMAKER GIANT'S FEES FOR GPS SERVICE
Putting Linux reliability to the test The Linux Technology Center evaluates the long-term reliability of Linux
Dutch Invention Uses Electric Engines For Wheels
Firms team up to create more Web-linked appliances
Shuttles Will Return to Flight Upgraded With Added Technology
Digging Down Deep for Graffiti
Friday, December 26, 2003
You Can’t Get There From Here: Why No Single Networking Technology Is Adequate
Reflecting On Linux Security In 2003
Beagle 2 Remains Silent as Mars Express Circles Red Planet
When the Pitch Has a Catch Some Companies Charge for Services Through Phone Bills
Online Data Conflict With Desire for Privacy Some Fear Misuse of Personal Information That Is Readily Accessed on Internet
Tips for Traveling With Tech Gear Flying with digital equipment? Here are the latest policies, so be prepared.
Thursday, December 25, 2003
Windows XP: Surviving the First Day A pdf file from the SANS Institute that describes how to set up your new Windows XP computer and minimize the likelyhood of being compromised by trojans, viruses or worms before updating is complete. Properly securing the system involves downloading many megabytes of update and patch files from the internet.
Spyware watches 'every keystroke'
Invasion of the Centibots ARMY OF TEST ROBOTS DRILLS FOR MILITARY DUTY
New Network to Link U.S., Russia, China
No Mars signal from Beagle probe Scientists have failed to pick up an expected signal from British-built spacecraft Beagle 2 telling them it has landed safely on Mars.
Why Your Next Phone Call May Be Online Voice over IP is cheap, easy, and available. Here's how it works.
Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Novell Registers Unix Copyrights The plot thickens
Novell Takes on SCO, Registers Unix Copyrights
Can CA Save Linux from the Great Satan SCO?
Face-off: Fedora Core 1 versus the free version of SuSE 9.0
SCO Financials Improve As IP Fights Heat Up
Contract Watch: GroupWise's Final Shot
Threat From Sober Variant Grows
Apple Patches Mac OS X Security Hole
MySQL Quashes Defects in Database Release
Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Murdoch's Empire Is in Orbit With the OK to buy DirecTV, the media titan can conquer more U.S. viewers via satellite
Linus' First Analysis of the Files
An In-Depth Look Into Windows Security in 2003
Monday, December 22, 2003
Patently Absurd: Why Simply Making Spam Illegal Won't Work
Can Spam? Or New Can of Worms?
Software glitch brings Y2K deja vu
Digital Pearl Harbor: It's already happened
Microsoft asks Linux users, "How can we get your business?"
Satellite Radio Extends Its Orbit
DVD-Jon wins new legal victory
SCO Sends Second Warning Letter to Linux Users
SCO Gets More Desperate; Digging for Truth
World Flu Outbreak Med Challenge
EU Travel Privacy Battle Heats Up
The Messages in a Battle Two Opposing Forces Are Massed in New Films: Tricks That Deal a Blow & Those Best Left Sheathed
Sunday, December 21, 2003
Battery And Assault When His iPod Died, This Music Lover Tackled Apple. Stay Tuned.
Lost? Hiding? Your Cellphone Is Keeping Tabs
Christmas Webcam - version 2.2 The webcam and webcontrol demo are ONLY operational between 1700 and 2400 Mountain Time.
While Other Customers Help, the Companies Hide
Electronics Prices, Santa's Best Present
Help for Moving Files to a New Computer
Saturday, December 20, 2003
Open source firm releases patch for IE spoofing flaw
Heat Telescope Shows Cool Sights
GLOBAL INTERNET USE LIMITED BY LANGUAGE, ILLITERACY
Open source IE patch withdrawn for further patching
What Would UserLinux Look Like?
FCC Gives News Corp. Nod on DirecTV
Privately Funded SpaceShipOne Breaks Sound Barrier
Pop a Pill, Save Your Hearing?
Dumpster-Diving for Your Identity
Deal for DirecTV Clears 2 Hurdles FCC, Justice Approve Sale to Murdoch
Friday, December 19, 2003
Update on the IE vulnerability
Beagle glides solo towards Mars Beagle 2 has successfully separated from its "mothership" for the final leg of the journey to Mars
Red Hat founder sees irony in SCO lawsuit
Sun Linux a Good Rival to Windows
RealNetworks Sues Microsoft Over Antitrust Issues
U.S. Marines Hot for High Tech
Group celebrates nonflight Society holding cocktail party during Wright festivities
FCC Issues Its First 'Do Not Call' Citation
Thursday, December 18, 2003
New Intel Chip for Digital TV Could Remake the Market
Sold, for $40 Million! 2 Seats on a Russian Rocket
The common cold as cancer fighter? SLU prof's lifetime work moving into clinical trials
World's First Running Humanoid Robot
Iraq's Open Source Possibilities
FCC OKs New Frequency for Highway Systems
Are You Ready for Some Science? An all-science, all-the-time cable channel
Wright Flyer Replica Fails to Fly
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Bush to see 'Wright brothers' fly again
Bush honors 100th anniversary of first flight; re-enactment falls short
The Pilot's Role Goes From Daring to Dull
The Price of Twelve Days of Christmas
Bush Signs National Anti-Spam Law
Anti-Spam Act Signed But Some Are Skeptical
Roxio first target as CD-R patent owner threatens industry
IBM mulls sending engineer jobs to India
SCO Dismisses Importance of Early Court Loss
Open Source Takes on Hardware Biz
No, Really, You Can't Copy These
B'buster chief: End regional codes, thwart pirates
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Microsoft Pulls Plug on Windows 98 Support
The Glitch that Stole Christmas For eBay Sellers, It's the Holi-daze
U.N. Agrees to Examine How Internet Is Governed
Google Adds Search by Number Feature
EMC eyes the server with $635 million VMware buy
Toshiba Creates World's Smallest Hard-Disk Drive
KDE 3.2-beta2: Towards a Better KDE
The GPL is a License, Not a Contract, Which is Why the Sky Isn't Falling
Getting open source into public libraries
Copyright Doesn't Cover This Site
Monday, December 15, 2003
Microsoft Ending Support for Windows 98
How To Save Your Win98 (And Other) Updates Offline
How to stop spam? Don't look to legislation
Breaking the Gigapixel Barrier
Follow the Money: Why the Best Voting Technology May Be No Technology at All
Europe-Africa rail tunnel agreed
Lindows.com Ordered to Change Name European courts side with Microsoft, but U.S. case is still set for trial.
A Bug That Pulls the Wool Over Your Site
Linux in the Security Crosshairs
The Taming Of The Internet A deluge of spam is forcing new rules and controls on the once wide-open Web
Next-Gen Flight: Sci Fi Scenarios
Future of flight High times
Friday, December 12, 2003
Electronic Toll Records Help Solve Crime
Virginia Arrests Man for Spam Email Under New Law
Cerritos, Calif., Goes Wireless Citywide
Global Warming Killing Thousands
Will Wi-Fi Travel the Friendly Skies?
Doubts cast on SCO claims of denial of service attack
Thursday, December 11, 2003
Microsoft running on Microsoft again
International Space Station Incorporates Columbia's Kermit Software Program
Mystery patch blots Microsoft's fix-free month
IE bug lets fake sites look real
Tomorrow's Menu: Spam, Spam, Spam
How to Hold Moonbeam in Your Hand
Early Days Of a Data-Sharing Revolution
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Quake Felt In D.C. Earthquake Centered Near Richmond
Preliminary Earthquake Report Magnitude 4.5 - VIRGINIA - 2003 December 9 20:59:14 UTC
Microsoft to Junk Flagship Products, Cites Java Settlement
SCO Loses First Legal Round in Linux Battle
Build It: A Speedy PC for $800
These Squirrels Are Super Cool
WSU Students Break Wi-Fi - National Record 82 miles @ 2.4 GHz.
National Weather Service migrates to Linux-based IBM workstations
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
Australian Researchers Push Near-Broadband IP Over VHF
Tech Gifts a Luddite Will Love
U.N. Weighs Internet Ground Rules
Monday, December 08, 2003
Thoughts at the End of the Road
Sun announces full service support for OpenOffice
NHS may ditch Microsoft on costs
BIOMETRICS Prepare to be scanned
Sunday, December 07, 2003
Humanity will survive information deluge – Sir Arthur C Clarke
Top 10 Personal Computers, Revised
Saturday, December 06, 2003
Yahoo's New Plan to Fight Spam
India Fires Supercool-Fuel Rocket
U.N. Summit to Focus on Internet Officials to Discuss Shifting of Control to International Body
Phone Cos. Cut Internet Service Prices
The AOpen DRW4410 4x DVD+R/RW Drive A drive that won't burn through your budget!
Friday, December 05, 2003
DDNS Service To Block Faulty Linksys Routers
Internet mapping project weaves colourful web
A project to create a comprehensive graphical representation of the Internet in just one day
No Confidence Vote: Why the Current Touch Screen Voting Fiasco Was Pretty Much Inevitable
Who will build our digital future?
Brazil bets on Linux cybercafes
AOL's $299 PC ISPs are Ready to Deal for Customers
Thursday, December 04, 2003
Spammers Tap Unwitting Users' PCs
Give Linux a try, but be warned -- it's seductive
Apple's Tablet Computer Might Finally Be That Link Between Your PC and TV
Science: President Bush To Call For Return To Moon?
Microsoft to Charge for FAT File System
Fiber to the People When customers own the network, everyone wins.
Alien Sex! Bombs! Robots! Pathos!
Help Fix Cyber-Security Or Else, U.S. Tells Industry 'We Want to See Results,' Official Says at Summit
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Norton Antivirus: Activation is Seriously Broken
Researchers Find Serious Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
Dell Policy Forbids Spyware Removal Support
More Damning SCO Evidence At Groklaw
Worm Aims to Disarm Spam Fighters
Linux: The Next Generation How free software is fueling a new kind of patriotism.
Tuesday, December 02, 2003
Today's Superstar Anthony Campbell of Fredericksburg
Secret Energy Haunts Coral Castle
Dusty disc may mean other Earths
Students’ appliances zap colleges As students power up, schools rewire
Monday, December 01, 2003
Put These Question Marks by the Hardware
Intel Fields Wireless Desktop Hub
Computer illogic Despite great promise, technology is dumbing down the classroom
Orbital Thanksgiving: Special Recipes Give Space Station Crew A Taste Of Home
'Master' and 'slave' computer labels unacceptable, officials say
Microsoft Software in Every Car? Now there's a scary thought!
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Promise of Eternal Youth Dashed
Major vendors to push Linux to the desktop IBM, HP, Dell, Novell try to edge in while industry waits for Longhorn
Tuesday, November 25, 2003
IBM's Blue Gene Bursts onto Top 500 Supercomputer List
The Ultimate on-the-fly Network
Monday, November 24, 2003
Up to His Heinie in Alligators
Presenting the top 10 personal computers of all time
PCs' New Flash Buying Bells And Whistles
Congress Expands FBI Spying Power
Mondo Quake in Pacific Northwest?
Intel's Tiny Hope for the Future The microprocessor giant is thinking even smaller: tiny sensor chips that network with each other - inside everything on earth.
Saturday, November 22, 2003
Tauzin Announces Agreement On Historic Anti-Spam Bill
Sun 'sheds its skin like a snake'
Wal-Mart to write own name on notebooks
Senate Bill Sticks It to Spammers
China's Grip on Info Loosening
Sale of DirecTV Advances FCC Staff to Endorse Purchase by News Corp.
Friday, November 21, 2003
Having a Gas in Okefenokee Swamp
Natural Deselection: Not Even Microsoft Will Last Forever, but They Plan to Try
AMD Breaks Ground on 300 millimeter Manufacturing Facility in Dresden, Germany
Thursday, November 20, 2003
CA offers free antivirus software
A Patented Way To Preempt The Spammers
SCO To Expand Its Lawsuit Beyond Linux
Scientists ID New Whale Species
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Clocked by Two Smoking Barrels
In Utah, Public Works Project in Digital
Spammers Now Clogging Blogs, Cell Phones
New virus disguised as PayPal e-mail
Gates Opens Comdex with Focus on Security, Spam and Tablet PC
Is RFID Technology Easy to Foil?
Monday, November 17, 2003
Brazil Gives Nod to Open Source
Adobe Makes It Easier to Organize Digital Photos
Kasparov Trounces Computer Foe
Sunday, November 16, 2003
Saturday, November 15, 2003
Where Sharing Isn't a Dirty Word
The 2003 Leonid Meteor Shower An unusual double Leonid meteor shower is going to peak in Nov. 2003 over parts of Asia and North America.
An End to Pop-ups? Advertisers Wince, Then Shrug
Friday, November 14, 2003
You Gotta Stop, Smell the Roses
Share 'True Crime,' do the time
FCC expands frequencies for wireless Internet
MS: Don't Force Us to Be Lousy
Presidential Homepage Shootout Targets Speed and Accessibility
Comdex Faces Vegas Competition
Thursday, November 13, 2003
StarBand Prepares to Exit Bankruptcy
The Eros Project for Space Property Law
The First Time is Free: Microsoft's Peculiar Profit Obsession, .NET, and What It All Really Means
Wednesday, November 12, 2003
External Drive Shootout: Maxtor OneTouch vs. Seagate External
Fresh Fixes for Microsoft Flaws
Caught by the Act Digital Copyright Law Ensnaring Businesses, Individuals Over Fair Use
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Plan for UN to run internet 'will be shelved'
Monday, November 10, 2003
A Peek Inside the Secret World
Popular Science: 2003 - Best of What's New
Rage Against the (Chess) Machine
Sunday, November 09, 2003
Saturday, November 08, 2003
Total Lunar Eclipse: Second Moon Show of the Year takes place November 8
Internet Tax Ban Stops Dead in Senate
Senators Banter Over Net Taxes
Friday, November 07, 2003
Illinois researchers create world's fastest transistor ... again
New Hitchhiker's Guide Radio Series Announced
Why Heat is the Enemy of Server Farms and Sometimes Less Power Means More
Matrix Imploded: Trouble in Zion
Thursday, November 06, 2003
Sad End to Computing's Inventor
Wednesday, November 05, 2003
Red Hat tells customers, 'No more freebies!"
Red Hat Linux Migration Resource Center
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
Are taxes on the way for Net access?
Darpa Runs Robo-Racers Off Road
Calif. Halts E-Vote Certification
Monday, November 03, 2003
Sunday, November 02, 2003
Web Vipers Computer Users Must Guard Against Threats Posed by Spam, Viruses And Hackers -- Or Else
Thursday, October 30, 2003
E-Mail Providers Devising Ways to Stop Spam
HDTV Newcomer Faces High Hurdles
Solar Ejection Hurtles to Earth
Big Bang sounded like a deep hum
Two Companies at Odds Over the Internet's Future
Copyright Law Exemptions Denied
Studies: 90 Percent of Kids Use Computers
New processor computes at light speed
Langa Letter: Make Windows XP Self-Maintaining
Vietnam embracing open-source products Nation's solution to software piracy: `Eliminate Microsoft'
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
It'll Thrill Ya, It'll Kill Ya
Microsoft To Settle Antitrust Lawsuits
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
In the Beginning There Was a Sign
Microsoft to Developers: Rope This Longhorn!
Monday, October 27, 2003
Friday, October 24, 2003
How Microsoft's Misunderstanding of Open Source Hurts Us All
Use of Stots TemplateMaster Woodworking Tool Limited to One Shop Usage Restrictions -- Nasty EULA Terms – Ban on Resale
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Images of Space Get Second Look
Feds to Fight Digital TV Piracy
Senate Votes 97-0 To Restrict E-Mail Ads Bill Could Lead to No-Spam Registry
This is a bad and unenforcible idea! - Webmaster
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Monday, October 20, 2003
Everyone talks about Linux gaining ground. Redmond doesn't take threats lightly
Watching You The World of High Tech Surveillance
In open source gain, Bay State locks horns with Microsoft
Building the Ultimate High-End Gaming Workstation:
My new favorite antispam app is...
HDTV Pub - High Definition Hardware, local DTV information & more
Sunday, October 19, 2003
Replacing the checkout line Grocery chain puts shopping-cart computers to the test
Despite a New Outlook, Office 2003 Offers Little Reason to Upgrade
Saturday, October 18, 2003
Friday, October 17, 2003
Alias Systems: Maya Personal Learning Edition 5 Now Available for Free Download
Lasers uncover Stonehenge secrets High-tech lasers have been used to unlock the secrets of Stonehenge.
ITunes, Now for the Rest of Us
Time Warner Sheds 'AOL' From Its Name
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Windows: More Flawed Than Ever
Technology Center Welcomed by NSA
FCC Targets Copying of Digital TV Hollywood Backs Rule That May Irk Viewers
It's Wake-Up Time Kiss your pillow good-bye. A new breed of drugs promises to do for drowsiness what Prozac did for depression.
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Monday, October 13, 2003
Linux inches up corporate IT priority list
Friday, October 10, 2003
SCO Files 2nd Motion Asking the Red Hat Judge for a Delay on Discovery
Another Stab at Trustworthy Computing
Microsoft promises security changes TECHNOLOGY TO SHIELD WINDOWS, BALLMER SAYS
Thursday, October 09, 2003
IE full of holes, unsafe: Security experts
Developers gripe about IE standards inaction
Companies lining up for Michigan state's huge laptop order
You Can Hear Me Now: Software Brings Cellular Capacity To Rural Communities
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
Tuesday, October 07, 2003
This Plane Is a Flotation Device
Sunday, October 05, 2003
Organizing With Upgrades New PDA's from Palm
Saturday, October 04, 2003
Microsoft moves to integrate Windows with BIOS A deal with BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies would allow the operating system to directly control hardware. It also raises concerns over who controls the software in PCs
Friday, October 03, 2003
Microsoft Sued for Weak Security
New bill challenges RIAA's subpoena campaign
'Ig Nobel' prizes awarded at Harvard
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
A fast look at amateur auto racing Business people swap ties for helmets in hot new hobby
Tuesday, September 30, 2003
IRS Blasts Worm With Autonomic Software
Monday, September 29, 2003
A Big Leap for Small Satellites
Meteorite wrecks houses in India At least 20 people are reported to have been injured after a meteorite crashed to Earth in eastern India.
Sunday, September 28, 2003
Ransom Love, Co-founder of Caldera and SCO, Speaks of Unix, GPL and the Lawsuit
One Phone Number, to Go Wireless Firms Working Out Details Of Painless Switching Between Carriers
Focus on the Big Picture: Where the Phone Works
Wireless Phone Service Provider Comparison
Cell-Phone Internet Service Gets Up to Speed but Remains Pricey
Saturday, September 27, 2003
States ask Congress to bless Net tax
FTC Tries To Save No-Calls Registry Agency Appeals Judge's Ruling
Friday, September 26, 2003
Microsoft critic dismissed by @Stake
Call List Is Again Blocked In Court Order Comes After Congress Votes to Protect Registry
Thursday, September 25, 2003
Do-Not-Call List Blocked By Court FTC Overstepped Role, Judge Says
Friday, September 12, 2003
Is the music industry tone deaf or what?
Extreme Makeover PCs are a marvel of engineering on the inside.
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Microsoft warns of three critical flaws in most Windows versions
Six portable projectors for under $1,500
Breaking the Word Processor Curve
Linux as Usual? The View from the Trenches
Girl, 12, Settles Piracy Suit for $2,000
RIAA's Lawsuits Meet Surprised Targets Single Mother in Calif., 12-Year-Old Girl in N.Y. Among Defendants
Tuesday, September 09, 2003
Monday, September 08, 2003
Sunday, September 07, 2003
Friday, September 05, 2003
Music Biz to Give File Sharers Amnesty
Universities Rush to Protect Networks Area Schools Adopt Strict Policies Aimed at Getting Students to Upgrade Computer Security
This Sports Car Is in the Swim
The Innovators' Ball Why Business Isn't as Fun as it Used to be
Colleges Move to Thwart Internet Viruses
IT links to blackout under scrutiny Investigators search system logs for evidence of sabotage
Wednesday, September 03, 2003
Tuesday, September 2, 2003
Is RSS the Answer to the Spam Crisis?
RSS Feeds are the Better Email Newsletters
Stupid Microsoft Tricks Why the Richest Company on Earth Feels it Needs to Cheat
Friday, August 29, 2003
Microsoft seeks cash from makers of IM clients It hopes to cut licensing deals before booting rivals from its MSN IM network
How to build a home network--the hard way
Building a Time Machine by Spam
Norton AntiVirus to Include Product Activation Code
Opera, Mozilla update their Web browsers The two browsers offer Web surfers an alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Brazilian Government gives one more step towards free software
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
MIT leaps to solution of walking-on-water mystery
Machines will make criminal of every UK driver
RFID Gussied Up With Biosensors
DVD-Cracking Code Not Free Speech
Court Gives Hollywood a Happy Ending
Zippo Puts Web Site's Lights Out
MIT Everyware Every lecture, every handout, every quiz. All online. For free. Meet the global geeks getting an MIT education, open source-style.
Monday, August 25, 2003
Close Encounters of the Martian Kind
Look to the Stars: New NASA Scope
The ONLY ways to stop spam and viruses
Microsoft's Big Role on Campus Donations Fund Research, Build Long-Term Connections
Neal Stephenson Rewrites History For the dark prince of hacker fiction, looking backward is another way of seeing the future.
Sunday, August 24, 2003
'Sobig' virus traced to Canadian computer
Experts Race to Beat Computer Worm U.S., Canada Try to Thwart Sobig by Disconnecting 17 Machines
Friday, August 22, 2003
SoBig worm aims to turn PCs into spam machines
Microsoft warns of critical flaws in Internet Explorer Flaws could enable attacker to take control of user's computer
eBay goes dark for nearly three hours
SoBig worm not slowing down yet Security firm: Worm not seeing normal drop-off; returning vacationers could bring new spike Monday.
Record Computer Infections Slow U.S., Private Work
GAIM - MSN Information - Will we be blocked?
Thursday, August 21, 2003
Worm Wars II: Attack of the Virus
Sobig.f advice and help in WOW
Analysis of SCO's Las Vegas Slide Show
SCO Use of Samba Code Under the GPL
Ocean Sponge May Be Best for Fiber Optics
DoD Seeks New Chip Technologies
The Best Defense Is a Good Upgrade This $4.5 billion piece of next-gen naval hardware is already obsolete - by design. Welcome aboard the flexible technology platform called the USS Ronald Reagan.
Wednesday, August 20, 2003
Two worm strains spreading on the Internet
Full steam ahead for ferry Wi-Fi in Washington state
Navy says intranet hit by worm but still functioning
Microsoft's in-house sociologist Ever get the feeling your Usenet newsgroup list is being watched? By Microsoft?
Winning the War on spam: Comparison of Bayesian spam filters
Snap Happy 21 Digital Cameras Reviewed
What's Up With Windows? XP SP2 has slipped by a year. Longhorn's a moving target. What's going on with Microsoft's cash cow?
SCO Turns Up the Heat on Linux Users
How to get a broadband Net connection...to go
Tuesday, August 19, 2003
Open-Source Community Approaches SCO
Microsoft Weighs Automatic Security Updates as a Default
Stones jumpin' into the Web RHAPSODY DEAL A MILESTONE
Monday, August 18, 2003
GNU Questions: RMS on SCO, Distributions, DRM
Google Searches the Web And Does Math Homework
New BlackBerry May Be a Little Too Much
Patching Becoming a Major Resource Drain for Companies Need to stay on top of threats such as Blaster poses burden to users
New variant of Blaster worm 'fixes' infected systems Blast.D patches security hole
Sunday, August 17, 2003
Saturday, August 16, 2003
Microsoft prepares to be Blasted
Microsoft.com falls to DOS attack Company's Web site inaccessible for two hours
Windows Update flaw 'left PCs open' to MSBlast
Friday, August 15, 2003
Old SCO Also Donated Code to Linux
SCO's McBride: IT world backs SCO in its fight with IBM
SCO to argue General Public Licence invalid
Solicitors dialing 'L' for loophole in no-call law Be careful what you sign up for!
Tuesday, August 12, 2003
Internet Worm Targets Microsoft Windows
Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
SCO wants licensing fees from corporate Linux users
SCO Registers UNIX(R) Copyrights and Offers UNIX License U.S. Copyright Office Officially Begins Assignment of UNIX Copyrights to SCO, Company to Provide UNIX License to Commercial Linux End Users
SCO says it's time for Linux users to pay up
Linux advocates doubt validity of SCO licensing scheme Advocates claim scheme violates GPL software license
Caldera Employee Was Key Linux Kernel Contributor
Australian Democrats target Microsoft
Exploding Universe of Web Addresses
Tired of the Telly? Reprogram It
Monday, July 21, 2003
CERT recommended home computer security guidelines A PDF version of the presentation is available from the site and also can be downloaded here.
The dangers of remote PC access
Sunday, July 20, 2003
Linux Ranks No. 2 On Microsoft Risk List
SCO readies new Linux licensing program Users would get access to OS without fear of litigation. This would seem to be rather rash and premature.
Red Hat to change development model, abandon shrinkwrap (UPDATED)
Recordable DVD Still Stuck on Pause
Guardian Angels of the Highway
Saturday, July 19, 2003
Exploit, attacks reported for Cisco IOS vulnerability Cisco first warned of the flaw on July 16
New Windows flaw raises fresh doubts about Microsoft security The latest vulnerability affects Windows Server 2003
West Point goes wireless The military academy has opted for the less-used 802.11a wireless standard
End nears for Netscape browser The iconic Netscape browser is about to disappear.
Music Industry Wins 871 Subpoenas Against Internet Users
Senate Votes to Deny Funding To Computer Surveillance Effort
Friday, July 18, 2003
DVD Burner round-up: Plextor, Panasonic & Pioneer drives tested
Firms Rush to Fix Vulnerability in Key Internet Hardware
Videocams Record Airline Flights
Thursday, July 17, 2003
Microsoft admits critical flaw in nearly all Windows software
Beyond the Wall Infrared surveillance cams. Seismic field sensors. Real-time data maps. Welcome to the new US Border Patrol.
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
Torvalds gets down to the kernel With the Version 2.6 test release now out, Linux's father looks ahead
Mozilla Wants to Rumble With IE
AOL lays off Netscape developers
Which gadgets can unlock the next technological revolutions?
Where Is Everybody? The Wireless Network Might Know
West Nile: Beware the Bug's Bite
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
Traffic to filesharing sites drops Visits fall as recording industry threatens suits
Monday, July 14, 2003
Want some free antivirus software?
Friday, July 11, 2003
Thursday, July 10, 2003
New site spoofs PayPal to get billing information The fake site is the latest of several "brand spoofing" scams
IBM, Sun, Cray Score Darpa Contracts
Net Radio Group Threatens to Sue RIAA
Monday, July 07, 2003
HDTV Sets Aren't Quite Ready for Everyone
Internet Providers Battling to Shape Spam Legislation Microsoft, Others Said to Want Immunity
File Swappers to RIAA: Download This!
Plextor's PlexWriter Premium A premium blend of CD-RW features
Saturday, July 05, 2003
Friday, July 04, 2003
Laptop PC sales outpace desktops
Ink more expensive than champagne
World Radiocommunications group OKs new spectrum for WLANs worldwide The international conference wants a portion of the band to be limited to indoor use
And Now for Something Completely Different How DTMD Could Save Your Local Phone Company
Thursday, July 03, 2003
ISS warns of coordinated hacker attack on July 6 Hackers in the Defacers Challenge get points for defacing Web sites
Wednesday, July 02, 2003
Support for Windows NT 4.0 Workstation ends Companies needing assistance can still use the company's self-help option
Building A Home Network From Scratch
Netscape Founder Says Web Browsing Innovation Dead
Update about MandrakeSoft status
Eight Consumer Electronic Companies Establish “CE Linux Forum” New Forum to focus on the establishment and promotion of “Linux based digital consumer electronic products”
Sinbad Hears Linux's Siren Song
Microsoft Finds Another Flaw in Passport
Spam costs $874 per employee per year Yearly productivity loss equals 1.4 percent
Tuesday, July 01, 2003
Black boxes in cars: saviors or snitches?
A Horror Show for TV Ads TiVo's digital recorders indicate that viewers don't necessarily watch the ads, even on hit shows. Agencies and networks are still in denial
Some Gov't Computers Ordered Shut Down Again
NEC gasses up 40-hour notebook fuel cell
Consumer electronics industry rallies around Linux Companies move to put Linux in consumer devices
Monday, June 30, 2003
Renaissance potters were nanotechnologists Tiny metal particles give 15th century Italian ceramics lustre.
Copper in glazes of Renaissance luster pottery: Nanoparticles, ions, and local environment
Long, Strange Trips A planetary exploration timeline
Apple Exploits Open Source to Produce an Outstanding Browser
Friday, June 27, 2003
Have a Field Day: Why you should try ham radio
Fredericksburg's RVARC Field Day Information
Do-Not-Call Registry Begins Today
Gates envisions secure future in a world of real threats Homeland security and privacy are both possible, he said
U.S. Appeals Court sides with Microsoft on Java The decision reverses an earlier court order
Defense Department Will Require IPv6 Compliance
Frozen Water Detected at Mars' North Pole - Report
Latest Sobig variant getting bigger
Intel to adapt PC specs to networking
Thursday, June 26, 2003
SCO smear campaign can't defeat GNU community
Tips on setting up a wireless LAN
Many libraries will skip grants to avoid using Net filters
IBM readies new Opteron cluster system
SuSE, Cray team up to brew Red Storm Companies ink pact to create Linux supercomputer
Over 500 German government agencies using open source Federal Minister says 'we also want to work with Microsoft'
Industry group seeks to simplify home networking
Fox Television to Add HDTV to Primetime by Fall 2004
IBM Sees `butler in Dashboard' Future
'Cajun king of spam' stirs pot of controversy
How Amazon Opens Up and Cleans Up By allowing friendly hackers to access its data and feeds, the e-commerce giant is creating a fast-growing ecosystem where buying and selling thrive
Pioneer Introduces World's First DVD Recorders With TiVo(R) Service
Microsoft Lands Large Army Software Contract
Penguin on Thin Ice? Why IBM Should Win in the Fight to Save Linux
Music labels plan Web dragnet RECORDING INDUSTRY TO GATHER EVIDENCE AGAINST FILE-SHARING USERS
Online Piracy Spurs High-Tech Arms Race
Sobig.E@MM worm spreading around globe It's more of an annoyance than a menace so far
Inventor looks to DNS's future Mockapetris says DNS is overdue for security, language enhancements
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Torvalds Speaks Out on SCO, Linux
Novell Debuts First Linux Product
Mom Meets Linux - A Lindows 4.0 Review
Gates To Outline Microsoft's Homeland Security Strategy
Pentagon tweaked GPS accuracy to within three meters during Iraq war
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
SCO Group Eases Its Customers' Worries
Linux's new popularity may hurt Apple more than Microsoft.
Ruling Backs Porn Filters In Libraries
Short History of Copyright in the Digital Age Internet Sparks a Copyright Fire
Online Piracy Frightens Movie Moguls
Behind 'Harry' Delivery, Months of Plotting
IBM opens supercomputing-on-demand facility 'Deep Computing on demand' will initially house 600 clustered servers
DNS marks 20th birthday System gets e-mail, Web surfers where they need to go
Monday, June 23, 2003
Inca may have used knot computer code to bind empire
For Biotech Firms, Outlook Brightens on Cancer Drugs
Apple and Microsoft: Can this divorce be saved?
Nextel's Nascar Sponsorship, Bond Buyback Plan Boosts Stock
Sunday, June 22, 2003
Friday, June 20, 2003
Best Buy alerts consumers to fraudulent e-mail E-mail asks for credit card, Social Security numbers
What Goes Around Comes Around The Only Clear Winner in This SCO Versus IBM Case is Microsoft
Thursday, June 19, 2003
Download pirated data, see your computer destroyed U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch wants to teach cyberpirates a lesson
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
The WinFS File System For Windows Longhorn: Faster & Smarter
Microsoft Blog Policy Coming Down the Pike?
Microsoft files 15 lawsuits against alleged "spammers" in US, UK
FCC Asked To Spurn Murdoch EchoStar Opposes DirecTV Purchase
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
SCO Terminates IBM's Unix License
IBM Comment on SCO Press Release
SCO suit now seeks $3 billion from IBM
SCO claims IBM Unix contract void