Microsoft Windows: Simple Security, Strong Security
There are two ways the Microsoft Windows users can protect themselves from common computer risks: 1) update virus signatures every day and 2) use Windows 2000/XP with a screen saver password.
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Dream Machine or Budget Box
Are you in the mood to build a dream machine or looking to put together a budget box for the kids. Well Ars Technica has the ultimate guide to building what I would consider some quality computers. [Ars Technica]
ICANN forced Verisign to remove SiteFinder
Verisign has relented and pulled SiteFinder after pissing off the entire Internet Industry with there dirty little trick. I had one domain still sitting over a Verisign and will be pulling it next week as a small protest. This stunt which required ICANN to get tough for the first time had it's necessary affect. This initially happened while I was
Ximeta NetDisk
American Companies have been a little slow on the uptake compared to some of the cool computer products available in Japan. But the referenced Mass Storage device is definitely cool. My office is full of Geek's and several orders where placed prior to me writing this. If your into portable Mass Storage this device has some unusual tricks up it's
DVD Screener disc banned
Seems DVD's that the movie industry hands out to screeners are being done away with. The MPAA is afraid that the disc will make it to places that the Movie industry doesn't want them to go. With the temptation of big money from piraters the screeners are going to have watch the movies at the movie theater's. [E! Online]
Massachusetts Promotes Open Standards
The State of Massachusetts has implemented a policy toward software purchases that favors open-source applications and open standards for state-owned computers.
Beyond the Internet: The Grid
The future of networks, especially the Internet, is called "grid computing," also called distributed computing which enables multiple computers to process separate portions of data, combining the individually-processed elements into a finished product.