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Newsmakers and Insiders
Thursday, July 18, 2002
Newsmakers and Insiders
Thursday, July 18, 2002
Mac Users Cry Foul Over Upgrade Fees
It's probable that the introduction of fees for .mac services, and the expense of the upgrade to 10.2 can be justified - but the way Apple is handling the situation is annoying the daylights out of lfans.
NPR Misses The Boat On Security
A two part story from NPR's All Things Considered. In Part One, Larry Abrahmson reports on a government program to better secure computers and completely misses the boat. First, he talks about patches in a way that suggests they actually fight off intruders - never pointing out the pieces of code are meant to close holes in poorly written software. Then, he focuses on the tension between tight security and ease-of-use, using the Plug and Play vulnerability as an example. Again, he never seems to get that it wasn't so much the feature that caused a problem, as the error made in implementing the feature. Not a helpful report. Part Two, on Logan's failing facial recognition software trial, does a better job.
Blue Skies Are Going To Clear Up?
Venture Capitalists' Spirits Are Sinking [Washington Post: Business]
The Large Print Giveth...
...and the small print taketh away. Roundup of analyst's advice to customers offers insights into common software license hangups.
Cue The Firestorm of Protest
A thought-provoking article slams the security industry's self-serving hackers who are alleged to generate FUD only to promote their own aims and careers.
Pssst!! Sildenafil Citrate, No Doctors!
eMail newsletters, once a hot marketing vehicle, have seen reduced effectiveness. Part of the reason is that the mails never arrive, having been caught in the heavy-handed filters administrators are establishing to try and stem the flood of spam. It's not only a problem for senders, but for recipients as well since they may not be receiving material they want - and in some cases have paid to to receive.
It's probable that the introduction of fees for .mac services, and the expense of the upgrade to 10.2 can be justified - but the way Apple is handling the situation is annoying the daylights out of lfans.
Mac users outraged at iTools, upgrade taxes. Read my lips: pony up [The Register]
8:57:06 PM 
NPR Misses The Boat On Security
A two part story from NPR's All Things Considered. In Part One, Larry Abrahmson reports on a government program to better secure computers and completely misses the boat. First, he talks about patches in a way that suggests they actually fight off intruders - never pointing out the pieces of code are meant to close holes in poorly written software. Then, he focuses on the tension between tight security and ease-of-use, using the Plug and Play vulnerability as an example. Again, he never seems to get that it wasn't so much the feature that caused a problem, as the error made in implementing the feature. Not a helpful report. Part Two, on Logan's failing facial recognition software trial, does a better job.
Software, Facial Recognition Used to Fight Terrorism [NPR News (Audio)]
11:27:18 AM
Blue Skies Are Going To Clear Up?
Venture Capitalists' Spirits Are Sinking [Washington Post: Business]
10:54:25 AM
The Large Print Giveth...
...and the small print taketh away. Roundup of analyst's advice to customers offers insights into common software license hangups.
Software deals--what's in the fine print? [ZDNet Tech News]
10:45:10 AM
Cue The Firestorm of Protest
A thought-provoking article slams the security industry's self-serving hackers who are alleged to generate FUD only to promote their own aims and careers.
Security industry's hacker-pipming slammed. Somebody had to say it [The Register]
10:18:14 AM
Pssst!! Sildenafil Citrate, No Doctors!
eMail newsletters, once a hot marketing vehicle, have seen reduced effectiveness. Part of the reason is that the mails never arrive, having been caught in the heavy-handed filters administrators are establishing to try and stem the flood of spam. It's not only a problem for senders, but for recipients as well since they may not be receiving material they want - and in some cases have paid to to receive.
Smelling Spam, Software Rejects Newsletter. Recently a legitimate newsletter contained the word "Viagra," which resulted in the newsletter itself being tagged as spam by e-mail filters. By Jennifer 8. Lee. [New York Times: Technology]
10:03:23 AM