Saturday, September 06, 2003

Parsons not dumbest virus writer ever, shock!. Those who got caught and those who got away [The Register] 3:51:58 AM    comment []

CD-Rs deliver degrading experience. Back to tape? [The Register] 3:51:41 AM    comment []

Proprietary servers keep losing ground. Analysts expect more businesses to move to x86-based servers [Network World on LANs] 3:51:07 AM    comment []

Access rule vs. firewalls. In light of the recent viruses/worms that have have shown up on our network, the administrator in charge of our two Unix servers wants to restrict access as to who can get to the servers via what protocols, but he doesn’t want to put that overhead on his servers. Our group has been talking about access lists on the Cisco router vs. putting up a second firewall in front of just the Unix servers. Which would be the best way to go? - Via the Internet [Networking how-to's] 3:50:53 AM    comment []

A clean Windows reinstall. How can you install a clean copy of Windows 200 or XP without reformatting the hard drive? [Networking how-to's] 3:50:44 AM    comment []

Online sci-fi shooter listens to fans. As Unreal 2004 launches, big challenges face developers to keep their growing population of players interested. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] 3:50:26 AM    comment []

Silicon Strategies: Intel tricks out 90-nm TCP/IP processor. Hot Chips is starting to really live up to its name. [Hack the Planet] 3:50:06 AM    comment []

Protests delay software patents vote. The European Parliament delays voting on a controversial software-patents directive, following protests and criticism by computer scientists and economists. [CNET News.com] 3:49:11 AM    comment []