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Well I can't say that I am surprised but spammers are sending spam that once infected into you your PC will become a re-mailer. The spam actually installs a SMTP client on your computer. I am going to try and research this some more but I am very disturbed to here the spammers have resorted to this. The recipient has
Korea the most connected country in the world understands users needs and act quickly. Some of the broadband companies in the US should follow there lead and roll-out wireless. [Korea Hearld]
The latest edition of Microsoft's Server OS makes a big mover in the server world. News.com reports that Windows now runs servers on the powerfull Intel Itanium chip. CEO Steve Ballmer said that Microsoft is hoping that this latest operating system will replace Windows NT 4, which runs on millions of servers world-wide. Microsoft plans spend around $250 million promoting
I love Internet Radio unfortunately we are not allowed to have music streams running on our computers at work but I sure enjoy listening at home. [Wired]
Since the shuttle accident the Russians have been busy getting a Soyuz ready for launch. With the International Space Station crew being reduced from 3 to 2 to preserve supplies the launch today will get the relief crew up there and docked on Monday... It's about time we built the next generation space shuttle. [USA Today]
A number of years ago 15 to be exact when the break up of AT&T was taking place and the FCC splitting the bells apart. I had a sideline business that did extremely well and was quite a eye opening experience. The company I ran was subcontracted to sell Dial 1 service to consumers for one of the long distance
That is a question geeks ask all the time. We get upset when our connection speed drops or that 10 meg download takes more than 2 minutes. I have watched my connection go from blazing to slow in a short time as more users came on-line in my area. PCWorld looks at the issue more closely. [PCWorld]
Looks like there is some news media research going on that will try to determine how much spam is costing business's. But I think the originator of the study needs to go deeper. As it is multilevel 1. Worldwide Infrastructure Cost 2. ISP Back-haul cost 3. Corporations Network Cost 4. Individuals Time to sort through it. I personally have had
Geek News Central continues to add Editors we would like to give a hearty Welcome to Bryan Roy his contributions will be forthcoming and we hope you enjoy the content. He has his own personal site at Royville be sure to check it out.
I usually do not publish personal information on her but the post I am going to reference is worth making some correlations. I have been married going on 9 years, my wife is from Okinawa Japan. I had to laugh tonight when I found a site that talks about Japanese customs. I have been traveling to Japan for 20 years
If you use MusicMatch as much as I do a beta version is available to try. [File Forum]
A judge threw out and lawsuit between the recording industry and Streamcast Networks and Grokster. This is a stunning victory, although the battle is not over as some provisions of the suit still stand the RIAA and MPAA have been set back severely in this decision. [Cnet]
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