WiFi the Next Generation
WiFi I live it love it and would hate to ever loose it. But where are we headed in wiring the home. Wired has a very informative article on wide-band WiFi for the home. [Wired]
From the archive
April 2003
147 posts
Office 2000 SR-1 registration bug strikes Corporate Versions
If you are working on a corporate version of Office 2000 don't be surprised if your get a pop up screen asking you to register the software. Obviously this is not supposed to happen. Say NO 50 times and your install will be dead. [The Register]
Google and PageRank
I have not read very much on Googles PageRank system. But I have always been curious how the arrive at the PageRank Value. [www.kuro5hin.org]
Madonna web site hacked
Seems Madonna's recent flooding of bogus MP3 tracks from her recent release caused the ire of hackers. Her site is back to normal but here is a screen capture of the hack job. [Neowin] [Bogus MP3 File]
Do you want a job at Microsoft?
I have never had to do a Job Interview in the last 20 years, the prospect of having to prepare for a interview is foreign to me. I have been reading up on job interview techniques. I found a site that talks about recent job interviews at Microsoft. Needless to say I think the process is weird. [Interview Questions]
To go from Hard Drives to SSD
At some point the mass storage industry will go solid state. The cost is restrictive for consumers but if your into speed and have very deep pockets you can upgrade. [Dans Data]
Pirates and Posses: The Battle over Digital Copyright
I discuss digital copyright issues a great deal here on Geek News Central and one of the reasons is that it is one of the top issues that we are facing on the Net today. Companies, Artist, writers are terrified that there copyrighted intellectual has made it very easy for people to outright steal the information there has been a
Network Security Resources
Security and securing of our computer systems is a ongoing challenge. Thus I am always searching out new security related resources, the main challenge is that with the vast amount of information out there it can be difficult to find really good information. A resource I recently found has reviews of publications and detailed explanations of threats and exploits the
Hollywood’s war on Pirates Includes Night Vision Goggles
Hollyweird has declared war on pirates that film, films during pre-release viewings. They have rolled out Metal Detectors and are using Night Vision Goggles to try and catch those taping the films. I imagine that they will be resorting to body cavity searches soon. [Boston.Com]
Madonna floods file sharing networks
In a move that she has become notorious for she is flooding music file sharing networks with bogus copies of her new releases. Down-loaders will be me with a cursing Madonna when they play the bogus track. If anyone gets this clip I would like to have a copy. So that I can include it here so you all can
Home is where the software piracy is
In a interesting poll it turns out many consumers in Canada think it is ok to run hacked software at home but are in the same token against running pirated software at work. I think this is a telling double standard. [Canada.com]
Not all are on-line
I have been net connected before most even knew what the "Internet" was. So when I read articles about people that have basically shunned the Net I am quite surprised. I can not imagine any person doing business or still active in the workforce being competitive. [Silicon Valley]
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