Movies on Subway walls
15 to 20 second advertising clips produced by SubMedia Target ran ad on Manhattan subway Coca cola ran ads in Altanta
Microsoft Summer IE Patch Frenzy
New patch fixes six IE vulnerabilities, including more buffer overruns and cross platform permission problems
Gadget of the week
MiniTempFS, a non-contact IR thermometer for the kitchen Provides temperature readings fro -25 F to 400 F Seven second read time and LCD display
Students surf of roommates
? Webroomz.com allows college students to select roommates and reserve rooms ? Used by Kennesaw State University, Kansas State Univesity, University of Tennessee ? Well received by students
Linux Distribution Available for Xbox
Xbox Linux 0.1 Released by Xbox Linux Project Includes ftp and file-server routines No graphics available yet
Wireless Turf Battle
Starbucks wireless is transmitting on the same channel as a free AP
Community network called Personal Telco Starbucks wireless carrier is T-Mobile
Location: Pioneeer Courthouse Square, Portland, Oregon Result: both will share a crowded channel with less throughput
Music Industries Self Inflicted Wounds
by Mark Jenkins, MSN.com Music controlled by the big five
AOL/Time Warner, Vivendi/Universal, BMG, EMI, Sony Music innovation has been squelched
RIAA blames music swapping for drop off in sales
Maybe we are just tired of the Britney Spears and ?NSync formula
Last big slump occurred in 1978
RIAA blamed the cassette tape for encouraging piracy But in fact we were just tired for the disco formula
What you computer says about you
Pyschologist say we are staking out our personal space
Cute toys say you spend a lot of time on the computer Mouse pads with statements Screen savers Power utilities on desktop to show off
Password selection
48% select family category 32% fan category 11% fantasy category 9% cryptic category
New worm spreads through the KaZaA network
Duload is a VB executable Creates subdirectory and make 30 copies of itself Shares subdirectory with the Kazaa network Download and installed a Trojan backdoor
Judge Throws Out Hyperlink Lawsuit
BT Claimed to own the hyperlink Suit filed against Prodigy ISP Logic prevailed
Mailbag
DeFragging Problem (Suebee Ransom, Russell Gustin) Text messaging (Frank Graves) Cleaning Hard Drives (Pete Eicher)
Stratford News
Next Start ? September 9th Emphasis in Grad Program (telecommunications, security, e-business) Emphasis in Undergrad Program (complex webdesign, wide area networks, security)