Update Skype Immediately
The creators of Skype have plugged a very serious security hole in the very popular application. Go here to download. [Lockergnome]
From the archive
November 2004
85 posts
MSN Desktop Search Revealed
The ultra secret MSN Desktop search engine has been revealed see the story and the screen shots at [Neowin]
Geek News Central Podcast #10 11-15-04
Geek News Central Podcast for November 15th, 2004 be sure to call in to our voicemail line at 619-342-7365 and plug your own show or leave a comment. GeekNewsCentral-111504.mp3 John Robb and Skype. Dan Bricklin Fiber to the Door. Nukes in America? 10 New XP SP2 Security Flaws. Did Microsoft used Illegal Software to edit Wav files? eBay goes Catalog.
Military Internet for Battle Management
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is developing its own, private, computer network and web, a la the Internet and World Wide Web. The new computer network web, called the Global Information Grid (GIG) will provide military commanders a "God's-eye view" of the battle. The GIG will enable real-time digital communication and data dissemination through a familiar technology, similar to the World Wide Web, anytime and anyplace, under any conditions, with requisite security.
Free DVD Rental
DVD Life has a Trial period to get DVD Rentals free for 1 month [Mentura]
MSN Search’s WebLog
MSN Search Engine Team Weblog [MSN]
Search Needs Competition
Dave Winer: A wasted opportunity for Microsoft and the rest of us. We desperately need a two-party system in search, because search is proving to be the key technology in the software platform of the future, and unless Microsoft shows up with something differentiated and competent, we're all hosed. The last thing we need is to trade one monopoly for
Free E-Mail Inboxes Get Fatter
Scores of Hotmail users received a pleasant surprise in their inboxes this week: more free storage. The move comes as Google inches closer to making its Gmail service, which includes a gigabyte of storage, available to the general public. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired]
Veterans Day Sees a Phishing Frenzy
Phishing scammers launched an unprecedented number of unique new attacks against a wide variety of banks and other financial institutions. [eWeek]
Nintendo Reveals 2005 US Release Schedule
Nintendo has published their release schedule for early 2005 here in the U.S. This includes games from every major franchise. [Designtechnica]
Lexmark accused of installing Spyware with their Printer Drivers
Seems some people on Usenet are accusing Lexmark of installing a spyware program that calls home to Lexmark and reports statistics on the printers utilization. Bad Bad Lexmark [ZDNet]
Movie Theater Pirates are being monitored
The MPAA is cracking down on Movie pirates, they are fighting fire with fire by deploying technology to catch the bad guys. [Wired]
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