Personalize Google and Get a Gmail Invitation
Today, in direct competition with MSN and Yahoo!, Google, Inc. announced that users may create a personalized Google homepage for news, weather, cultural tidbits, and e-mail.
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Stanford Internet Study Details Most Common Online Activities
A report of Internet-related activities, published by Stanford University in 2000, asked 4,000 respondents to select among a list of 17 online activities. The results were not surprising. An updated report is forthcoming next week. By far, e-mail is the most common online activity, an activity of 90 percent of all users; however, e-mail isn't the principal reason most folk
U.S. Navy Develops Reasonable IT Use Policy
The U.S. Navy is developing a service-wide policy regarding the acceptable use of information technology. The policy will affect approximately 900,000 users, including Navy and Marine Corp service members, civilian employees, and contractors. The policy, which is scheduled to be effective during the first quarter of 2005, is designed to guide users and personnel managers in applying consistent rules of
Zafi Worm Comes with Christmas Greetings
Watch out for a special present included with your e-mail Christmas greetings. A mass-mailing worm, W32/Zafi.d@MM or Zafi.d, is making the rounds of e-mail users and is transmitted in the form of a Christmas greeting card with the subject line of either "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays." The e-mail message will appear to come from one of your acquaintances. The
Gmail Scam Used by Phishers to Gather Personal Data
Internet e-mail scammers are using the popularity and allure of Google's Gmail service to phish for personal data, including e-mail addresses and passwords. Gmail e-mail accounts are one of the most coveted holdings for hip and techie Internet users. A quick eBay search proves the popularity of invitations to join Google's upcoming e-mail service that offers 1GB of mail storage.
A Decade of Cybercoffee
It seems like forever ago, and it seems like just yesterday. It's been a decade since the first Internet cafe opened for business in London's West End. Cafe Cyberia was designed to support the way women used computers, at the time. Started with $35,500 in seed capital, the store grew to include international locations. The stores are now owned by a South Korean entity and have been rebranded.
The Big Gorilla Project
Spam is an ever-increasing annoyance for e-mail users. Most people have some form of spam filtering application that reduces the instances of the frequently offensive unsolicited commercial messages. Many of these filters seek to identify spam based on the address from which the message is sent, but spammers are already wise to this trick, and spoofing is now commonplace. By hiding or misdirecting their transmission source, spammers make it exceedingly difficult for most users to determine from where the spam message actually came.