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Thursday, April 21, 2005
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My column on the problems of Nokia Communicator 9500 appeared on Tuesday (in Finnish, Kyläsepät ja kommunikaattori). I'll continue using the 9500, because of the good points, but must admit that sometimes using the phone is a pain.
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Computer fakes being human -- Comment()
Captcha the Puzzle: "Over the last few years, computer scientists have developed CAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Turing Tests to Tell Computers and Humans Apart) as a security measure which uses computer programs that automatically generate and grade puzzles that most people can solve without difficulty, but that current programs cannot. [...] [Certain] text-based CAPTCHAs can be cracked using fairly basic mathematical methods, and the authors recommend the use of nonstandard fonts to eliminate such a vulnerability."
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Windows XP campaign costs more than Apple invested in Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4)? -- Comment()
Apparently Microsoft is starting up a $100 million campaign to promote the five-year-old Windows XP. Meanwhile, Apple is releasing Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) on April 29. According to unconfirmed figures, Apple spent $40 million in 18 months to develop Tiger. Can someone confirm these figures? And how much is Microsoft investing in developing Longhorn, the next version of Windows (available some time in the future).
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