Wozniak's Wheels of Zeus Tackles Enterprise Data Encryption The Apple co-founder introduces "wOz Location-Based Encryption," an application that uses GPS tracking to encrypt and decrypt sensitive data within a proprietary wireless hub. [via eWEEK Security]
If your a regular reader here you have been getting plenty of info on Podcasting. In a very short time the mainstream press is starting to really pickup on the power of this medium. With 5000+ of you listening to the Geek News Central the added value we are providing here has increased readership here 37% in November, which I
Microsoft to Pull NT 4 Life Support Plug Users of Microsoft's Windows NT 4.0 Server operating system were reminded Friday that free support will end on December 31 of this year. The move is part of a previously announced program to phase out the aging server software in favor of Microsoft's newer operating systems. Paid support customers will continue to
U.S. Supreme Court to review cable Internet case The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review an appeals court ruling that opens up cable networks to competing Internet service providers (ISPs). [via InfoWorld: Top News]
How Long Is Your Digital Trail? Relationships in the information age work best when you exercise restraint and courtesy. Especially after you break up. Commentary by Regina Lynn. [via Wired News]
The Hidden Risks of Demo Discs One demo disc handed out by Sony completely erased its users' PS2 memory cards. And with people sharing information via optical media more and more, will this return as a popular method for introducing Trojans and viruses? [via eWEEK Technology News]
Forget Hackers, Worry About People Who Think You Suck While there is something to be said for paying attention to people who feel you've somehow wronged them, it seems fairly odd to classify "sucks" sites as a threat alongside hackers. In fact, mi2g says "sucks" sites may be a bigger threat -- which may raise some eyebrows, considering mi2g has
In case you’ve missed it, Sony is trying totake down long-time blogger,Jason Kottke, because he posted a tinyaudio sample of a question from Jeopardy. OK, sure, Sonyowns Jeopardy and they have the right to their intellectual property. We can all agree on that.
Scoble Says: Weblog contest brings lots of traffic I'm getting a lot of traffic from the Weblog 2004 award site. I'm honored. But, I'm certainly not the best tech blog out there. Interesting set of blogs up there, though. [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger]