TOM’S NETWORKING

Jan 3, 2004 | Internet

Tom’s Hardware has long been an important source of information and reviews about computer hardware. Tom’s has now opened a new site devoted to networking, Tom’s Networking, with a wealth of information and how-to’s covering a wide range of...

WEB BROWSER HIJACKING

Nov 17, 2003 | Internet, security

I just ran into a browser hijacking that wasn’t repaired by AdAware. “LuckySearch” came up as the browser home page and default search engine every time the system rebooted, even after a thorough cleaning. It turns out there’s new methods of...

SMALL WORLD

Oct 15, 2003 | Internet

I stumbled on a web site full of wonderful photos – Molecular Expressions, devoted to the world of optical microscopy. Hundreds of photos of common objects viewed on a microscopic scale, weirdly beautiful. If you find something you like, don’t forget you...

SAVING THE INTERNET

Jul 23, 2003 | Internet, law

Doc Searls, editor of The Linux Journal, has written an insightful article about the threat to the Internet and how to save it. He brings together the FCC media consolidation ruling, SCO’s copyright litigation over Linux, why broadband is under attack by telcos...

ICANN, VERISIGN, AND AMERICAN CONTROL OF THE “WORLD WIDE” WEB

Jun 23, 2003 | business, Internet

ICANN was intended to be an autonomous, independent body charged with making decisions about the World Wide Web, particularly concerning registration of domain names. Its main benefactor is Verisign, formerly Network Solutions, the company that at one time had a...

THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY

Mar 3, 2003 | business, Internet

Click here and spend some time with one of the most interesting and enlightening articles I’ve ever read about the technology industry. I’m impressed. It pulls information together from a huge variety of sources and presents it with remarkable insight and...