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Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Microsoft down and out in Munich. Penguins overrun Bavaria [The Register]
6:58:13 PM
Microsoft warns of new vulnerabilities. The software giant issues a patch that fixes four separate vulnerabilities in its IIS software and alerts customers of a flaw in Windows Media Services. [CNET News.com]
6:57:37 PM
Elderly villager joins digital era. An elderly woman shows how computers can empower villagers in the arid state of Rajasthan in western India. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
6:56:57 PM
Online music price war begins. The price of downloading music from the internet is cut as upstart Listen.com takes on Apple's iTunes online record shop. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
6:56:06 PM
SAP inks open-source database deal. The move could allow ERP customers to deploy Linux or similar technology more easily. [Computerworld News]
6:55:18 PM
Wired: Copy Protection Is a Crime. David Weinberger. The usual criticism is that the scheme gives too much power to copyright holders. But there's a deeper problem: Perfect enforcement of rules is by its nature unfair. For contrast, consider how imperfectly rules are applied in the real world. [Tomalak's Realm]
6:54:40 PM
Thoughts on blogging formats and protocols in May 2003. As OSCOM starts, the issues of interop betw content management tools is very hot in the open source world thanks to work by Paul Everitt and Gregor Rothfuss. By making my position public about the equivalent issues in the weblog world, I will be joining with them in requesting that we put aside our differences (I'm not sure there are any) and establish a set of principles on how we build from here. [Scripting News]
6:53:14 PM
Windows Users Knocked Off Net. A Windows XP update released Friday cut off Internet connections for an unknown number of the 600,000 users who installed it. Microsoft has withdrawn the update and is investigating the glitch. [Wired News]
6:52:34 PM
Gesture Your Mouse Goodbye. The constant point-and-click of the mouse can be a real drag. One company has developed products that sense hand movements to give computer commands, creating input devices that it hopes will replace the mouse. By Katie Dean. [Wired News]
6:52:05 PM
6:58:13 PM
Microsoft warns of new vulnerabilities. The software giant issues a patch that fixes four separate vulnerabilities in its IIS software and alerts customers of a flaw in Windows Media Services. [CNET News.com]
6:57:37 PM
Elderly villager joins digital era. An elderly woman shows how computers can empower villagers in the arid state of Rajasthan in western India. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
6:56:57 PM
Online music price war begins. The price of downloading music from the internet is cut as upstart Listen.com takes on Apple's iTunes online record shop. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
6:56:06 PM
SAP inks open-source database deal. The move could allow ERP customers to deploy Linux or similar technology more easily. [Computerworld News]
6:55:18 PM
Wired: Copy Protection Is a Crime. David Weinberger. The usual criticism is that the scheme gives too much power to copyright holders. But there's a deeper problem: Perfect enforcement of rules is by its nature unfair. For contrast, consider how imperfectly rules are applied in the real world. [Tomalak's Realm]
6:54:40 PM
Thoughts on blogging formats and protocols in May 2003. As OSCOM starts, the issues of interop betw content management tools is very hot in the open source world thanks to work by Paul Everitt and Gregor Rothfuss. By making my position public about the equivalent issues in the weblog world, I will be joining with them in requesting that we put aside our differences (I'm not sure there are any) and establish a set of principles on how we build from here. [Scripting News]
6:53:14 PM
Windows Users Knocked Off Net. A Windows XP update released Friday cut off Internet connections for an unknown number of the 600,000 users who installed it. Microsoft has withdrawn the update and is investigating the glitch. [Wired News]
6:52:34 PM
Gesture Your Mouse Goodbye. The constant point-and-click of the mouse can be a real drag. One company has developed products that sense hand movements to give computer commands, creating input devices that it hopes will replace the mouse. By Katie Dean. [Wired News]
6:52:05 PM
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