February 16, 2005

Signs of current life on Mars, researchers claim UPDATE:  This was a Hoax. 4:05:54 PM

How can there be no hockey season? A salary cap?  These idiots are arguing over how to stop the owners from paying too much for hockey players.  In the meanwhile, the whole business goes down the tubes. 12:42:52 PM

Dont Panic! Amazon has the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trailer online. 11:05:03 AM

Fear of the Fox. Tech pundit Chris Pirillo nails it. Microsoft may not want to admit that the reason it is releasing Internet Explorer 7.0 is due to (more) potential customer defections to Firefox. But Pirillo and many Microsoft watchers aren't fools. [Microsoft Watch from Mary Jo Foley] 9:49:38 AM

I am going to be the moderator at the Internet Security Symposium tommorow. We are going to be talking about e-Business, Internet Security and have a panel discussion with Jack Sebbag (Canadian Vice President and General manager of McAfee, Inc.). If you are in Winnipeg, consider attending. You can get more information here. 8:38:04 AM

Dane Kolomatsky, 15, said a volunteer for "The Gates" artwork let him take one of the cardboard tubes that were used to spool the curtains. 'Gates' Relic Gets EBay Bid, and Seller Gets Complaints A 15-year-old who tried to sell a cardboard tube from "The Gates" exhibit on eBay has become embroiled in a debate over New York's latest artistic extravaganza. By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE. [NYT > Technology] 8:31:02 AM

IE 7 to Have Better Security Techtree.com - Microsoft is updating its Internet Explorer browser, building its Windows AntiSpyware Beta tool free with it, according to remarks by Bill Gates, the software giant's chairman at a security conference in San Fransisco. UPDATE: For an inside look Read the IE Blog for the news! 7:54:47 AM

Jazz Composer Nabs Grammy After Web-Only Sales Reuters - Jazz composer Maria Schneider took home a Grammy on Sunday for her album "Concert in the Garden," without selling a single copy in a record store. Schneider, 44, financed her Grammy-winning album through a Internet-based music delivery service called ArtistShare that opens the financing of production to dedicated fans. 7:46:13 AM