Internet Search Patterns Overture sues Google
Pay for search patent infringement
Microsoft?s Anti-Unix site creates embarrassment
We Have the Way Out Sponsored by MS and Unisys Tries to show that Unix is a dead-end Site hosted on FreeBSD, moved to MS Windows, then crashed We Have the Way In Anti-Microsoft parody Tries to show that Windows is a dead-end
Microsoft XP Service Pack 1 in Beta
First reflection of antitrust case Permits substitution of middleware (like Media Player) Gives boxmakers more power to configure
Windows XP Experiences to date
Ability to Upgrade Ability to run software Ability to run on older equipment Pricing
802.11b versus 802.11a Wireless Connectivity
10Mbps versus 55Mbsp 2.4GHz vs 5 GHz Coverage (802.11b better coverage) Security (no real difference here) Interference (802.11a does contend with 2.4Ghz phones, Bluetooth) Chip set (80211a based on Atheros chipset, driving down prices)
Personal Backup Strategies
CD-RW (630MB) DVD-RAM (up to 9.3GB double sided) DVD-RW (up to 3GB single sided) Zip Drives (250MB, 100MB) Tape (the old expensive standby) Second Hard Drive (a favorite choice after the upgrade)
Future of the Internet Lecture Series Celine Dion?s New CD Crashes PCs
Music CD has copy protection on it Embedded with copy protection The new "features" include
Disk will not eject properly fro PC Disk causes OS crashes Does not work in some older stereo systems Does not function in DVD players with audio CD capabilities
Record dealers are not disclosing which CDs have copy protection Expect lawsuits
Industry should take another tactic for online sales
Eric Hellweg in Business 2.0 urges music industry to trust their customers Use non-copy protected MP3 format for delivery of singles over the Internet
Mail Bag
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Brilliant Entertainment Secretly Delivers Software
Including with free Kazaa file trading client downloads Includes 3D ad technology Op-in ad delivery network that will wake up in three to four weeks Expect market backlash
Microsoft Tech Ed is next week
Major developer conference Releasing Commerce Server 2002 Integrating .Net and e-commerce services
US to allow human chip implants
About the size of a grain of rice Approximate cost: $200 Scanner: $1000 to $2000 FDA will approve as long as it does not contain medical information Manufactured by Applied Digital Solutions Inc. and designed the VeriChip
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Stratford News
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