Office Sweeties Have No Secrets. You may think you're being sly and discreet when you exploit IM and e-mail to forge an office romance, but you might just be entertaining the IT department. Commentary by Regina Lynn. [Wired News]

 

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How my wasted roommate dodged Linux and other lessons. Letters Open source grandma [The Register]

 

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RSA looks ahead on RFID security. RSA 2005 Trust but verify [The Register]

 

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Firms seek to reassure e-shoppers over security. With ID theft and phishing attacks on the rise, a panel of experts talks about what their companies are doing to batten the hatches. [CNET News.com]

 

12:03:15 PM    

 

In case you do not venture to this part of the Internet...UK Leads in TV Show Downloading. dirutz writes "Britain has emerged as the world's biggest market for downloading pirated TV, with Australia being the second and the U.S. sitting at third. Among the top pirated TV shows, '24' ranks the first. 'The Simpsons,' 'Enterprise,' 'Stargate SG-1' and 'Battlestar Galactica' are also among the top hitters." 'Pirated' seems a strong word, at least for watching those programs which have been beamed (unencrypted) through my body. Where can I pay a quarter per show for moderate-quality, sanctioned torrent files? [Slashdot]

 

12:01:09 PM    

 

Imaging the Internet. oDDmON oUT writes ""Imagining the Internet", an ambitious project patterned after the book "Forecasting the Telephone: A Retrospective Technology Assessment" by Ithiel de Sola Pool, examines the potential future of what some deem the most revolutionary technological innovation of the 20th century, while providing a peek into it's history. Nearly 1,300 technology pioneers participated by responding to a survey posing questions about the effects of the internet on a wide range of topics, as well as giving their comments and impressions. Those predictions are indexed into a searchable database, and there is a report available as a pdf file." [Slashdot]

 

11:59:03 AM    

 

A 3-D View of the City, Block by Block. Virtual mapping is being used to build a highly detailed, three-dimensional model of central Philadelphia, down to the last cornice, mailbox and shrub. By By ANNE EISENBERG. [NYT > Technology]

 

11:55:38 AM    

 

On Maneuvers With the Army's Game Squad. America's Army, a video game developed as a Pentagon recruiting tool, has gained an avid following. Now the Army has put the game developers through a boot camp to acquaint them better with the soldier's world. By By SETH SCHIESEL. [NYT > Technology]

 

11:54:59 AM    

 

WebEx upgrades Web conferencing platform. WebEx communications this week will upgrade the underlying network platform that powers its Web conferencing applications. The enhancements to the MediaTone platform will deliver an expanded API set, a managed appliance offering, and a modular UI redesign.[InfoWorld: Top News]

 

11:52:23 AM    

 

Trouble coordinating presentation or report drafts through multiple review agencies/disciplines?  NextPage launches subscription service for documents. NextPage has unveiled a subscription service aimed at the sweet spot of ad hoc document control. The NextPage 1.5 service gives users real-time status and notifications about documents stored as e-mail attachments or on hard drives or servers. [InfoWorld: Top News]

 

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