Microsoft Trying to Make Free Hotmail Undesirable
Limit Storage Space
Limit number of spam filters
Should just drop the ?free? version and upgrade the ?fee? version
Interesting Sites
Consumers Shun Copy Protected CDs
Gartner group study results
Consumers want to copy CDs for family members and backups
Inflation Threatens Everquest Economy
Experienced users are accumulation
Have learned how to use macros to create powerful items
Selling virtual cash at auction
100,000 platinum pieces sell for $350
E-mail is used in court cases (beware of your use of company e-mail)
Microsoft anti-trust case (anti-java email)
Merrill Lynch case (calling offering a ?piece of junk?)
Credit Suisse First Boston investigation
Numerous harassment cases
E-mail tips
Remember who owns your company email
Protect your password
Fraud is a no-no (don?t impersonate another person)
Make it a harassment-free zone
It no laughing matter
Ignorance is no excuse
Avoid copyright infringement
Microsoft News
Google in the News
Google is removing selected ?offensive sites? from its listing
Under heavy criticism for such action
Currently has blacklisted 113 sites (anti-Semitic, pro-Nazi, or white supremacy)
DDOS Attack for the 13 Root Domain Name Servers Fails
Last Monday all 13 root servers were attacked
Did not have a noticeable effect because the net is so distributed and the root servers are only queried as a last resort.
Had the attack lasted for over eight hours, the Internet response times would have slowed
Protein Folding Discovered using Distributed Computing
Folding@Home has recruited 200,000 users to use screen saver to share clock cycles
First results for Folding@Home has been announced
Predict that a particular protein would take 6 microseconds to fold
Results agree with experiements
Distributed computing model based on SETI@Home Project
Keep all your passwords in a secure location
This shareware program is called Password Guardian
Uses Blowfish encryption algorithm to protect data
Free, easy to install, easy to use (Download now )
Blind May Get to Look a Digital Pictures
NIST releases ?tactile graphic display?
John Robers, NIST project leader, projects device may cost $2000
Converts images to contoured surface using a ?bed of steel rods?
Will be tested by National Federation for the Blind
Beware of e-card (electronic greeting card)
Behaves like a worm
Asks to User to Agree to EULA (End User Licensing Agreement)
Gives permission to read all addresses in address book
Install software
Display ads
Not viewed as virus by Symantec, but warning has been issued
Offending worm is produced by PermissionedMedia
Implantable Chip Now Onsale
Verichip costs $200, plus $10/month database charge
Emits 125-kilohertz frequency that transmits unique ID number to scanner
Applications
Controlled access
Withdrawing money from ATM
Use to access computer at home (reduce identity theft)
Make a appointment with ChipMobile to get yours
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