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The Benefits Of Location Tracking
Having big companies track our locations is awesome. It improves our lives in ways big and small with services that are only possible because tech companies know where we are. The benefits of location tracking outweigh the risks. Location tracking improves the world...
INTERNET EXPLORER SECURITY UPDATE
Microsoft released a huge patch for Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6 today. It is highly recommended that everyone install this patch immediately. It is a cumulative patch that...
ZIP FILES IN WINDOWS XP
Many of you have used WinZip for years to handle zip files. I'm still more comfortable with it than anything else, but it's worth noting that Microsoft has integrated support for...
OUTLOOK E-MAIL SECURITY
The responsibility of owning a computer today includes owning an antivirus program and keeping it up to date. If you haven't affirmatively done something to update your virus...
AT&T SCREWS CABLE SUBSCRIBERS IN NEW WAYS
AT&T bears a heavy burden of responsibility for the Excite@Home debacle. You might think they'd hide out for a while - but no! They have new ideas to make people even more...
EXCITE@HOME TO SHUT DOWN
The game of chicken poker is over and the loser is: everybody. AT&T drove Excite@Home into bankruptcy, hoping to pick up its assets for $300 million. The bondholders objected...
MICROSOFT REVAMPS SUPPORT SITE
Microsoft has launched a new web site that centralizes all support services. The MS Knowledge Base, an essential tool for tech professionals, is always visible, reducing the...
GONER VIRUS
Another virus is running around today. It comes in as an attachment to an e-mail message with the subject "Hi." The message body begins, "How are you? When I saw this screen...
THE SCOOTER FORMERLY KNOWN AS GINGER
The "Segway Human Transporter" is out in the open now - Dean Kamen's battery-powered, highly balanced scooter that caused a hubbub when some high-tech folks gushed enthusiastic...
CABLE CHAOS
It's anarchy out there. Reports are coming in from all over (DSLReports.com is a good place to watch the action) about the ongoing Excite@Home shutdowns. As near as I can tell,...
KAZAA FILE SHARING IN JEOPARDY
Kazaa is currently the most popular software for file sharing. In addition to being available under the Kazaa name, its software is licensed to MusicCity and Grokster. It is much...
WINDOWS XP CHECKLIST
If you're considering upgrading to Windows XP, it deserves some thought and preparation. Here's the short checklist that will help you avoid some of the problems people have run...
MICROSOFT OFFICE XP – CHEAP!
Microsoft has always had "student editions" of the Office suite - same software, lower price, for full-time students and educators. In the past it's only been available in...
EXCITE@HOME CONSPIRACY THEORY
The December 10 issue of Forbes magazine presents an interesting theory to explain how Excite@Home wound up in its current embarrassing predicament. "A new conspiracy theory...
BADTRANS VIRUS
Another virus making the rounds these days. BADTRANS is the usual - arrives as an e-mail attachment, sends itself back out to lots of people with your name on the message as the...
SEARCH ENGINES
Google is experimenting with different ways to rank web sites when it reports search results. Here's an interesting article about search engines and the extraordinary things done...