From the archive

June 2002

94 posts

E-mail “Why Sir we did not get your E-mail”

Every get that statement? I have on several occasions yet my personal server log shows it was delivered and the e-mail wasn't kicked back. Well here is a nice service. "Have you ever needed to know when the email you sent has been opened and read ? How many times it has been read ? Would you also like to

Interesting License wording from Microsoft

I knew I knew I knew it. I had bet a co-worker a week ago that Microsoft was getting in bed with Recording Industry and a host of other Corporate giants to restrict what you were going to be able to do with your computer in the future. Turns out that the latest security enhancements for Windows Media Player had

Free Kevin ex Hacker turned Publisher

"Free Kevin" That was the battle cry for thousands for quite a long time. Well Kevin Mitnick has been out of Jail for a spell and even though he is banned from computer usage that has not stopped him from writing a book. "I wonder if he had to use a Typewriter" anyway the book is not the life story

Software bugs cost $59 billion Annually

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, $59 billion in economic costs in the US are attributed to software bugs.

The Tweney Report Talks about MS Palladium

If the following quote scares you then read on. "The problem is that Palladium requires users to place a huge amount of trust in Microsoft. You don't get to decide what runs on your computer -- Microsoft does" http://www.tweney.com/2002/0628trust.html

Cable Firms Restrictions Going to get a FCC Review

Time will tell how this one plays out but if your care what you are going to be able to do on your cable modem in the coming years you had better pay attention to what is happening in Washington DC. I don't want to have to write a article in several months saying I told you so. But if

Telemarketer Calls and Saves Backpackers Life

Your not going to believe this one. CNN is reporting that this poor sap is backpacking in the South American Andes and a blizzard starts he decides to call for help only to find his cell phone's pre-paid minutes had ran out. A short time later his phone rings and it is a sales lady asking if he needs more

Ha Ha Ford looses to 2600

After suffering some serious losses in the Legal system over the past couple of years www.2600.com scored with a victory over Ford Corp Today in a very publicized case of Domain ownership. Even though the Domain being fought over was "lets say rude" they have one a major legal Battle. [The Register]

Broadband Woes

Just as American companies are preparing to impose bandwidth restrictions on there users. Our friends across the Atlantic are having some of the same pains that American consumers have had to deal with. As a early adapter of Broadband I loved the extreme speed but as it was accepted by the general public the speed on my cable connection has

New Editors

We want to welcome 2 Editors to Geek News Central "Pete" and "Jasmett" we look forward to there insights.

Pay Pal Woes

I have been hearing thru the grapevine that there is some concern about PayPal much of what I have heard I was not able to publish. But there are several things on the wires that you should be aware of. Which I will get to in a minute but one thing I like to tell people is to remember PayPal

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