Thursday, February 26, 2004

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1.  ESR writes a lucid rant on Linux and usability. For the very first time just now, I read something by Eric Raymond and thought "yeah man, that's totally true! I know right where you're coming from!" I expect the Last Trumpet to sound, shortly. By Hannibal.
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2.  U.S. Sues to Stop PeopleSoft Takeover (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The Justice Department yesterday sued to block Oracle Corp.'s $9.4 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc., alleging that such a deal would hurt competition in the market for software purchased by big companies to automate human resources and financial management.
3.  Google Co-Founder Page Mum on IPO Plans (Reuters). Reuters - Google co-founder Larry Page said on Thursday that he and other executives of the Internet's most popular search engine provider have made no statements about an initial public offering and said he was "dismayed" by the amount of conjecture being reported as fact.
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4.  Magic Words - Interactive Fiction in the 21st Century
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5.  eWeek: Sun to Meet IBM Over Open-Source Java.
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SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities
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6.  Vulnerabilities: Multiple Apple Mac OS X Local And Remote Vulnerabilities. Apple has reported multiple previously known and newly discovered security vulnerabilities in Mac OS X (Client and Server).

The individual security issues include:

Impr...

7.  Vulnerabilities: Apple Mac OS X PPPD Format String Memory Disclosure Vulnerability. Apple Mac OS X ships with a (pppd) Point-to-Point Protocol daemon; the daemon is installed by default.

The Apple Mac OS X pppd has been reported to be prone to a format ...

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8.  How to be a 'security warrior,' part 1
9.  Libxml2 URL Parsing Buffer Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
10.  ARIN plans to assign from 70.0.0.0/8 shortly

11:14:28 PM    

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1.  VeriSign sues ICANN over Site Finder. Dispute between VeriSign and ICANN bubbles over. Lawsuit brought by VeriSign challenges ICANN's authority to block new Internet services. By Fred "zAmboni" Locklear.
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2.  Briefly: OnStar calls on Big Blue for voice. IBM will provide voice recognition software and servers to the roadside help company...Merrill Lynch raises targets for PCs...Windows Mobile opened up to PC developers.
3.  Oracle's cloudy crystal ball. With so many forces mounting opposition to Oracle's hostile bid to buy PeopleSoft, cooler heads might suggest it's time to call it quits. But Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has never been one to follow conventional wisdom.
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4.  China Shandong Weigao Opens 47% Higher On HK GEM Debut (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Shares of Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. opened 47% higher at 91 HK cents in their debut Friday on Hong Kong's Growth Enterprise Market, compared with their initial offering price of 62 HK cents.
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5.  Open-Source Software and "The Luxury of Ignorance"
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6.  The Register: Cray to buy Octigabay. Somewhat surprising, since OctigaBay's box looks like a scaled-down clone of Red Storm.
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7.  External Disk Storage System Marketplace Trends
8.  Trillian Integer Overflow and Stack Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
9.  JS_NOCLOSE.T
10.  TROJ_ACHUM.A

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1.  U.S. to block Oracle bid for PeopleSoft. updateAntitrust authorities say they'll go to court to block Oracle's proposed purchase of rival software company PeopleSoft, but Oracle vows to challenge the decision.
2.  VeriSign sues ICANN to restore Site Finder. The company alleges antitrust and other violations in a bid to remove restrictions on its domain name business.
3.  OnStar calls on Big Blue for voice software
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4.  Feds Sue to Block Oracle-PeopleSoft Merger (AP). AP - The U.S. Justice Department sued Thursday to block Oracle Corp.'s hostile $9.4 billion bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc., raising the likelihood the proposed shotgun marriage won't happen.
5.  Companies Work on E-Mail Identity System (AP). AP - With a simple adjustment in your e-mail software, you can pretend to be anyone. You can send messages marked as coming from BillGates(at)microsoft.com.
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6.  Tomorrow is the Adaptive Path party, the Austin Conference on Energy-Efficient Design (ACEED 2004) is next week, and I know you've been putting it off, but it's time to register for Wireless Future and/or SXSW.
7.  I posted my CodeCon photos.
8.  InfoWorld: SanDisk, Motorola create smaller memory card format. How's that upgrade treadmill working out for you? Me, I'm sticking with Compact Flash.
9.  InfoWorld: Microsoft to make Longhorn vulnerability-aware. "A component of the protection system will make changes to the Windows firewall to fend off any attacks that appear to take advantage of a security flaw that users have not yet patched themselves against. For example, if Microsoft has provided a patch for a flaw involving ActiveX controls, dynamic system protection will block ActiveX controls from running on a Windows system until that patch is installed." I don't get how this works; why would you just download information about a vulnerability when you could download the patch instead?
10.  The EFF's latest take on music licensing is voluntary compulsory licensing (voluntary for us, compulsory for them of course).
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11.  Assigning passwords to computer history
12.  Piracy on wireless Internet raises legal challenges
13.  Is Microsoft ignoring the biggest source of security threats?
14.  Bochs Buffer Overflow in HOME Environment Variable May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
15.  Vulnerability in SMB Parsing in ISS Products
16.  Hole opens way to free MSN Premium

9:13:49 PM    

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1.  Special coverage: Oracle vs. PeopleSoft. U.S. Department of Justice officials say they they will challenge Oracle's hostile $9.4 billion takeover bid for PeopleSoft, dealing a major blow to the controversial deal.
2.  AOL ditches broadband offering. America Online confirms that it has stopped selling a version of its Internet service that came bundled with high-speed Net access. But AOL will continue to offer its "bring your own access" plan.
3.  Nanotubes promise to take the heat off PCs. The inside of computers are getting hotter as chips get faster and boxes get smaller. Intel's solution? Work with partner Zyvex to put carbon nanotubes into a thin layer of microprocessor goo.
4.  Autodesk on the upswing. The drafting and design software maker reports substantial profit and revenue growth for its fourth quarter and the fiscal year. Piracy remains a concern, however.
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5.  Jurors Rule for IBM in Cancer Lawsuit (AP). AP - In a major victory for the electronics industry, a jury decided Thursday that IBM Corp. was not responsible for the cancers that developed in two former employees at a disk drive plant.
6.  VeriSign Sues Internet Oversight Body (AP). AP - The company that runs the bulk of the addressing system for the Internet sued its key oversight body Thursday, accusing it of impeding efforts to offer new, moneymaking services.
7.  Microsoft Aims to Bridge Windows 5-Yr Release Gap (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp. will make a renewed effort to promote Windows XP before the arrival of the next major update to its flagship operating system, code-named Longhorn, it said on Thursday.
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8.  U.S. Attempts to Block Oracle Bid for PeopleSoft
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9.  BearingPoint expects steep quarterly loss. IT services provider BearingPoint Inc. on Thursday said it expects to post a steep net loss and slight revenue drop in the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2003, compared with the same quarter in 2002.
10.  DOJ sues to block Oracle, PeopleSoft. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Thursday to block Oracle Corp.'s attempted hostile takeover of PeopleSoft Inc.
11.  Court documents point to DRAM industry price-fixing. E-mail messages written by executives at vendors of DRAMs (dynamic RAMs) indicate that the companies conspired to set memory prices and production levels, according to court documents released this week in the decision dismissing the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) lawsuit against Rambus Inc.
12.  P-to-P vendors call for compulsory licensing. A representative of five peer-to-peer (P-to-P) software vendors have called on the U.S. Congress to force the entertainment industry to license content to P-to-P vendors if music and movie companies don't voluntarily license their products.
13.  VeriSign sues ICANN over delay in services. WASHINGTON - VeriSign Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Thursday, accusing the organization of overstepping its contractual authority and improperly attempting to regulate VeriSign's business.
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14.  How to be a 'security warrior,' part 1
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15.  Assigning passwords to computer history
16.  Piracy on wireless Internet raises legal challenges
17.  Is Microsoft ignoring the biggest source of security threats?
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18.  Don't you love those email disclaimers?
19.  Immunix: kernel Privilege escalation vulnerability
20.  Red Hat: libxml2 Improper parse vulnerability
21.  Red Hat: mod_python Denial of service vulnerability
22.  Horde Default Signature on Outgoing Webmail
23.  Extremail Security Problem

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1.  Perhaps Best Unsaid.
2.  The Wandering Age 2.
3.  It Is So Very Cold.
4.  The Comic That Heals.
5.  Gabriel And Friends.
6.  Coming Thursdays On UPN.
7.  I Can See The Start Of A Tiny Halo.
8.  Channeling Kevin Smith.
9.  Dungeons And Something Else, Part One.
10.  Dungeons And Something Else, Part Two.
11.  Dungeons And Something Else, Part 3.
12.  Shaving Is Not Difficult Or Time Consuming.
13.  Them Bones.
14.  One Night In Azeroth.
15.  Lock Your Doors.
16.  A Good Plan, In Theory.
17.  Emerging From Hideous Cocoons.
18.  When People Stop Being Polite.
19.  Rubies: Not Just For Slippers.
20.  One Man's Heaven.
21.  Ender's Game(s).
22.  High Employee Turnover.
23.  Stop Pretending You're A Real Company.
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24.  Windows Mobile opened up to PC developers
25.  Out with the new, in with the old
26.  U.S. to block Oracle bid for PeopleSoft. updateAntitrust authorities say they'll go to court to block Oracle's proposed purchase of rival software company PeopleSoft.
27.  Jury clears IBM in toxics trial. The verdict hands a significant victory to the semiconductor industry, which for years has been dogged with allegations of unsafe working conditions in plants.
28.  Briefly: Merrill Lynch raises targets for PCs. The Wall Street firm raises its forecast for shipments this year...Windows Mobile opened up to PC developers...Cingular mixes in BlackBerry service.
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29.  Electronics Jobs Outsourced--to You! (Forbes.com). Forbes.com - With a brand-new RCA Lyra A/V Jukebox, a sort of iPod with video, pressing certain buttons gets you a variant of this startling message: "Feature will be available in future upgrades. Visit www.rca.com/lyra-avdownloads for details." It's as though a carmaker stuck a Post-it Note where the turn signal should be and promised to send you the real thing someday.
30.  IBM Found Not at Fault in Workplace Hazard Trial (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - NEW YORK -- A California jury ruled Thursday that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM - News) didn't knowingly expose two former workers at a Silicon Valley plant to dangerous chemicals that led to them getting cancer.
31.  Head to Head: Red Hat vs. SuSE (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - In the battle for commercial Linux supremacy, there are two heavyweights slugging it out: Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT) and SuSE. But picking a winner is a difficult call and, in the end, may come down to a matter of personal preference.
32.  Cutting the Cord (Forbes.com). Forbes.com - The rebound on the desktop is official: Market-tracker IDC says that the number of PCs sold in the fourth quarter was up 15% from 2003. And last year was the first time for double-digit unit growth since 2000. Important contributor to the resurgence: notebook computers, which will account for more than a third of PCs sold this year, predicts IDC analyst Roger Kay. Notebooks are hot because Wi-Fi lets them (as well as desktops) connect wirelessly to the Internet, other computers and printers. Synergy Research Group projects global sales of Wi-Fi hardware of $6. ...
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33.  Verisign Sues ICANN Over SiteFinder
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34.  Red Hat: libxml2 Improper parse vulnerability
35.  Red Hat: mod_python Denial of service vulnerability
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36.  Vulnerabilities: Web Crossing Web Server Component Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability. Web Crossing is a collaboration server platform. Web Crossing ships with a Web Server component.

The Web Crossing Web Server component has been reported prone to a remot...

37.  Vulnerabilities: Samhain Labs HSFTP Remote Format String Vulnerability. hsftp is an ftp emulator, designed to provide the look and feel of ftp, while providing secure network communication via the ssh protocol. The application is freely avai...
38.  Vulnerabilities: Confirm E-Mail Header Remote Command Execution Vulnerability. Confirm is a Procmail script to prevent unsolicited e-mail using a whitelist.

Confirm is prone to a remote command execution vulnerability. The source of the vulnerabil...

39.  Vulnerabilities: RobotFTP Server Remote Pre-authenticated Command Denial Of Service Vulnerability. RobotFTP Server is an FTP Server for Microsoft Windows operating systems.

RobotFTP server has been reported prone to a denial of service vulnerability. The issue presen...

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40.  F-Secure mass-mails worm to UK clients
41.  Anti-spam solutions and security
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42.  New Virus Offspring Surfaces
43.  New Virus Offspring Surfaces
44.  Infocus: Anti-Spam Solutions and Security
45.  Verisign suing ICANN over domain redirection issue
46.  F-Secure mass-mails worm to UK clients
47.  Anti-spam solutions and security

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1.  The Great Enabler
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2.  Game.Ars takes on civil unrest. Not directly, but civil unrest did seem to be kind of a theme in this week's issue. Other political matters are taken up in this week's issue, as well, like the rumors of coming GameCube add-ons and whether or not such add-ons are a good idea. By Hannibal.
3.  "Virtual desktop manager" patent applied for by Microsoft. Microsoft gets another software patent and, not surprisingly, another programming community is disgusted. By Matt Woodward.
4.  Five dollar cover charge for file sharing. Is US$5 per month worth it for unlimited file sharing? The question was debated at a music law conference this week. Guess what the RIAA thought of the idea? By Eric Bangeman.
5.  DMCA violation claim in database theft case is thrown out. Database theft was not a DMCA violation. Ruling does not extend database protections, and nor it should have. By Fred "zAmboni" Locklear.
6.  PlayStation Portable launch delayed. Sony's much-hyped PlayStation Portable will be delayed until March 2005 in the U.S. and Europe. Will they By Eric Bangeman.
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7.  Spy shots of Branson's Virgin Global Flyer:. Boing Boing guestblog alumnis Todd Lappin points us out to these pics of the Virgin Global Flyer, a plane designed for a solo pilot to fly around the world on a single tank of gas. (Here's a good PopSci article about it.) Link
8.  Save money by tearing apart your iPod mini. Joanne sez: "The $249 iPod mini contains a $479.95 Hitachi MicroDrive. So the best deal on buying a MicroDrive is to buy a iPod mini and take it apart. You get the MicroDrive for almost 50% off and you get a free pair of headphones. You can slap an old compact flash card into the mini and keep on rocking." Link

Sean Bonner sez: "This guy took apart the mini iPod and found that it is NOT useable outside of the iPod, so buying one for the drive will prove useless." A firmware issue?

A Boing Boing reader sez: "The iPod/microdrive hack does work. Where the other poster is confused is that you can't format the microdrive in the camera. You need to mount drive on you system with a CF reader. Then format it FAT and it works fine. The drive out of the mini has a partition on it that their camera can't deal with. A full wipe on your machine solves the problem and gets you a cheap mammoth camera card.

9.  Drinky Crow jack-in-the-box.

This April will see the release of a jack-in-the-box featuring Drinky Crow from Tony Millionaire's genius transgressive funnybook series Maakies.

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(Thanks, Goopymart!)


10.  Electroluminescent purse-liners.

Bayer is proposing to use electroluminescent panels to line womens' purses, turning them into radiant, suitcase-of-drugs-from-Pulp-Fiction-esque cavities in which no lipstick or loose change can hide.

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(Thanks, Norm!)


11.  Tragic, hilarious Marioland 8-bit Flash movies.

The tragedy of Marioland: a three-part Flash animation using pixel-cool graphics from 8-bit Mario games as characters in a screamingly funny movie about the tragic invasion of Marioland. The use of Marioland mood music is a masterstroke.

Part 1 Link, Part 2 Link, Part 3

(via MeFi)


12.  'Musclebots' Are Coming. Roland sez: According to an article to be published by New Scientist on February 28, First robot moved by muscle power, a microrobot half the width of a human hair has been powered by living rat heart muscle. "It is the first time muscle tissue has been used to propel a micromachine." Carlos Montemagno, from the University of California at Los Angeles, who created the 'musclebot', wants to use the technology to help paralyzed people to breathe without a ventilator. And NASA, who helped funding the research, hopes that battalions of these 'musclebots' could one day help maintain spacecraft by plugging holes made by micrometeorites. The device is an arch of silicon 50 micrometres wide. This overview contains more details and additional pictures.
13.  Absurd news bites from Reason. Good daily report of idiots on parade.

Weather forecasters weren't yet sure whether a snowstorm was coming, but Somerville, Massachusetts, Mayor Joseph A Curtatone wasn't taking any chances. Though not a flake of snow was in sight, he declared a snow emergency. The next day, citizens of the city awoke to find little snow. But some 3,000 of them found $50 tickets on their cars for parking on a snow emergency street. They were the lucky ones. Another 200 had their cars towed. The mayor says he has no plans to forgive the tickets or to cancel the towing charges, which could net the city some $179,000. Neither the state nor any other city in the area declared a snow emergency.

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Jesse sez: "Our mayor may have made a bad call to pad the city's coffers, but that doesn't mean he can't backpedal furiously."

14.  History of a punk band circa 1980. M.Ace, who runs one of my very favorite weblogs, Irregular Orbit, has posted a wonderful history of the punk band he was in over 20 years ago. I really like the songs, which you can download one at a time, or in a 50 MB chunk.

Once upon a time, back in the old punk era, I was in a band you never heard of called Narthex. We played shows in Philadelphia and vicinity from 1980 to 1983. We've put together a web page recounting our ridiculously obscure story, because we think all of the little stories of all of the little bands are what added up to make a remarkable era. Everyone who participated should be telling their own first-hand stories. So here is ours. Along with visual artifacts, there's also a free web-album of audio, released with a Creative Commons license.
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15.  Dilbert for 26 Feb 2004.
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16.  Opera details IPO plans. The Norwegian browser maker could be the first of several high-tech IPOs for the year when it begins trading in March.
17.  Intel plugs power supply guidelines. The chipmaker says four major power supply unit makers for desktop PCs will follow its new blueprint. With better efficiency, it says, companies will save on electric bills.
18.  IBM urges Sun to make Java open source. Big Blue offers to work with Sun to help shepherd the programming language--Sun's most valuable software asset--through an open-source development model.
19.  VeriSign sues ICANN to restore Site Finder. The company alleges antitrust and other violations in a bid to remove restrictions on its domain name business.
20.  LCDs poised for prime time. Monitors with the flat-panel displays are on the verge of surpassing bulky CRT monitors, and color LCD screens for mobile phones also are poised to hit a milestone, according to new research.
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21.  Trial Over Safety at I.B.M. Now in the Hands of Jurors. Jurors began deliberations on Wednesday morning in a workplace hazards case brought against I.B.M. A verdict could come by next week, lawyers said. By Laurie J. Flynn.
22.  Europe Weighs Antitrust Steps for Microsoft. The European Commission has drafted a preliminary ruling that finds Microsoft guilty of abusing the dominant position of its Windows operating system. By Paul Meller.
23.  DVD's? I Don't Rent. I Own.. With some DVD collectors building libraries of 1,000 titles or more, Web sites to help them manage their collections are starting to appear. By Wilson Rothman.
24.  After TiVo, Radio Rewound. Why cant anyone do for radio what the digital video recorder has done for TV? A company called Pogo Products finally has, creating a portable, programmable AM/FM recorder. By David Pogue.
25.  Piercing the Fog With a Tiny Chip. Engineers have shrunk the functions of a radar system into one tiny, intricately designed silicon chip and eight minuscule antennas. By Anne Eisenberg.
26.  Notions for the Seasonal Needlewoman. The gray days of winter can inspire thoughts of the seamstress within. Online sites can help make the inspiration a reality. By Michelle Slatalla.
27.  A Web Idea for Flipping Channels. A digital satellite broadcast called "Flipside'' discusses what people should be watching at that moment on other channels. By Pamela Licalzi O'connell.
28.  From the Sphinx to King Tut, a Feast for Budding Egyptologists. Seven millenniums of Egyptian culture and history are now available in a most modern way: through a new Web site called Eternal Egypt. A result of three years of cooperation between I.B.M. and Egypt's government and major museums, Eternal Egypt is intended to encourage preservation while providing an immense amount of data that could formerly be absorbed only by visiting Egypt. And of course, the Egyptian government hopes that some of the virtual tourists will be persuaded to make the actual trip. By Chris Larson.
29.  Help Your Windows PC Masquerade as a Mac. Q. I have a Gateway PC running Windows XP. Would I be able to install the Macintosh operating system on my computer? By J.d. Biersdorfer.
30.  For Peace of Mind, the One-Button Backup. Everyone knows they should back up their data, but the task is often put off. Thankfully, several new devices make it a less onerous chore. By Thomas J. Fitzgerald.
31.  The Ivy-Covered Console. An increasing number of scholars are turning their attention to the video game, creating graduate programs, conferences and journals devoted to game studies. By Michael Erard.
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32.  iMovieFest turns WWU students into auteurs (MacCentral). MacCentral - It wasn't long ago that only those serious about moviemaking created short films during their college years. Now, however, rapid advances in technology have allowed anyone to pick up a digital video (DV) camcorder, shoot some footage, and edit it on a Mac with Apple's iMovie, which comes pre-loaded on every new computer sold by the company. And with the growing popularity of DVD burners, they can also easily transfer the finished product to a disc playable on most set-top players. ...
33.  US, seven states sue to block Oracle's PeopleSoft bid (AFP). AFP - US antitrust officials announced a lawsuit to block Oracle Corp.'s proposed 9.4 billion dollar hostile bid for rival software business firm PeopleSoft.
34.  Feds Sue to Block Oracle-PeopleSoft Merger (AP). AP - The U.S. Justice Department sued Thursday to block Oracle Corp.'s hostile $9.4 billion bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc., raising the likelihood the proposed shotgun marriage won't happen.
35.  IBM's Deepening Commitment to Linux (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - IBM's (NYSE: IBM) enhancements to its eServer p690 reflect the firm's commitment to a server strategy that is putting Big Blue in the industry's driver seat. The road has not been a straight shot, but it has certainly been smoothed over by the advent of Linux.
36.  Verizon Wireless Calls on FCC to Auction Airwaves (Reuters). Reuters - Verizon Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier, on Thursday asked federal regulators to auction valuable airwaves that could be used to solve interference problems with another commercial provider and public safety communications.
37.  Next-Gen DVDs: Coming Soon? (PC World). PC World - DVD Forum approves rewritable HD-DVD format.
38.  Suit Challenges Powers of Key Internet Authority (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The dispute over who controls key portions of the Internet's address system erupted into open conflict today when VeriSign Inc., the world's largest addressing company, sued the Internet's most visible regulatory body, charging that it has been unfairly prevented from developing new services for Internet users.
39.  Laptops take licking and keep on ticking (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - I behaved irresponsibly the other day while flying cross-country with a laptop. Not so irresponsibly that homeland security had to get involved. I just packed the laptop with my checked luggage, sans any extraordinary measures to protect it. No bubble wrap, no separate armored case, no nothing beyond placing the naked computer between a few thin layers of clothing. The chief risk, of course, was that the hard drive would turn to toast if we encountered a bumpy ride.
40.  Sony Plans New 'EyeToy' with Elvis, Madonna Music (Reuters). Reuters - Like to groove to the smooth sounds of Jamiroquai? Enjoy shaking your hips like Elvis? Want to rock with Fatboy Slim?
41.  Sony Delays U.S., Europe Launch of PSP to 2005 (Reuters). Reuters - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would delay the U.S. and European release of an eagerly awaited handheld version of its PlayStation console until next year because it wanted more time to prepare game software.
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42.  Timeshifting: Cram More Into Life
43.  Minter on the History of Llamasoft
44.  IBM Offers to Help Sun Open Up Java
45.  MS Security Chief: Windows Never Exploited Until Patch Available
46.  Correlation Between Stress and Technology?
47.  Mini-ITX Clustering
48.  iPod Mini Autopsy
49.  Borg Cube Case
50.  Postfix
51.  Microsoft Plans WinXP "Reloaded"
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52.  For once I found a semi-constructive discussion about open source Java.
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53.  Hi-tech gangs commit old crimes. New technologies have not spawned new crimes, according to the head of the National Crime Squad.
54.  Weather delays Rosetta launch. The launch of Europe's Rosetta space mission to a comet has been delayed until Friday due to bad weather.
55.  Beatles remix was 'art project'. A DJ whose Beatles remix album was blocked by EMI says he never meant to break copyright laws.
56.  Sony delays Playstation release. The electronics giant puts back the US and European launch dates for its new handheld Playstation.
57.  Microsoft's Tokyo offices raided. Japanese trade officials raid Microsoft's Tokyo headquarters on suspicion of monopoly law violations.
58.  Vice City motors home in Baftas. The best-selling GTA: Vice City wins five Baftas but misses out on the gong for best game of the year.
59.  Hackers exploit Windows patches. Hackers are relying on Microsoft to help them exploit loopholes in Windows, say security experts.
60.  More virus misery for mail users. Three new viruses are causing headaches for people using Windows computers.
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61.  IBM tops 2003 server market. IBM Corp. extended its lead over Hewlett-Packard Co. as the top server vendor in 2003, with Big Blue's revenue share of the worldwide market for Unix and Intel Corp.-based servers growing to 32 percent in revenue terms, according to industry research firm Gartner Inc.
62.  Opera begins IPO to raise money for growth plans. Opera Software ASA began an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Oslo Stock Exchange Thursday as the Norwegian browser company attempts to raise the money needed for its push into the mobile market.
63.  U.S. e-commerce to hit $100B in 2004. The number of U.S. users of the Internet has passed 150 million, more than seven times the number recorded in the initial 1996 study of the Internet carried out by comScore Networks Inc.'s Media Metrix unit. And from a fledgling industry in 1996, overall spending online in the U.S. is set to top $100 billion for the first time in 2004, comScore said.
64.  Sun's services chief jumps to Salesforce.com. Patricia Sueltz, the executive vice president of Sun's $3.6 billion services group, is leaving the company to become president of marketing, technology, and systems at customer relationship management services company Salesforce.com Inc.
65.  Microsoft to make Longhorn vulnerability-aware. SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp. is working on security technologies for the upcoming Longhorn release of Windows that will protect users against security threats by monitoring system and network behavior as well as the security patches that Microsoft has issued.
66.  Sun expands HP Away. Sun Microsystems Inc. is expanding its aggressive HP Away program as it continues to lure Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) customers to its Solaris platform.

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67.  Interview: Office System tightens client and server bond - Infoworld Staff. Microsoft's Gydis Barzdukas would seem to be a man in the right place and right time to carry out Microsoft's stated strategic goal of more closely knitting together its Windows Server 2003, SharePoint servers, and Office System 2003 products. While Barzdukas has for the past 20 months served as Director of Office Product Management, over the past nine years at Microsoft he helped guide Exchange Server and SharePoint Portal Server to market. Barzdukas sat down with Editor At Large Ed Scannell to discuss how Microsoft is positioning Office System 2003 as a development platform, how it is resonating with developers, and how future versions of Office might exploit Longhorn.
68.  Update: Japan's fair trade watchdog raids Microsoft. TOKYO -- Eight officials from Japan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) entered the Japanese offices of Microsoft Corp. Thursday morning as part of an investigation into possible anticompetitive practices by the U.S. software giant, the company confirmed.
69.  Hyperion unveils first fruits of Brio merger - Infoworld Staff. Leveraging its recent acquisition of Brio, Hyperion announced this week a new BI Platform that combines its Essbase Version 7, OLAP platform, and Hyperion Performance Suite Version 8.2, formerly the Brio Performance Suite for ad hoc querying and reporting.
70.  IBM approaches Sun about open-source Java. IBM and Sun Microsystems have a new favorite weapon in the public wrangling over Java development leadership: The open letter. IBM's Rod Smith, vice-president of emerging technologies for the company's software group, fired off the latest salvo Wednesday, jumping on Sun technology evangelist Simon Phipps' suggestion at the recent EclipseCon that IBM give its Java implementation to the open-source community.
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71.  AOL patches ICQ to block worm. America Online Inc. (AOL) said Wednesday it has implemented a fix to prevent further distribution of a worm that began attacking ICQ instant message software users Tuesday. The block was implemented on ICQ's servers and does not require any action from ICQ users, according to an AOL spokeswoman.
72.  Microsoft partnering to lock docs. SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. announced partnerships with 20 companies to secure digital information from unauthorized use employing so-called rights management technology.
73.  Security firms form public policy group. SAN FRANCISCO -- Leading security firms are joining forces to help influence public policy and improve cybersecurity, according to an announcement Wednesday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.
74.  New Netsky.C variant reported. A new version of the NetSky e-mail worm has begun circulating through the Internet, anti-virus software companies reported on Wednesday.
75.  VeriSign links with Microsoft on authentication. SAN FRANCISCO - VeriSign Inc. on Wednesday announced a partnership with Microsoft Corp. to deliver authentication services for Windows Server 2003 that it claims will be cheaper and easier to install than current offerings.
76.  Microsoft to make Longhorn vulnerability-aware. SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp. is working on security technologies for the upcoming Longhorn release of Windows that will protect users against security threats by monitoring system and network behavior as well as the security patches that Microsoft has issued.
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77.  Companies Form Computer Security Lobby
78.  IBM urges Sun to make Java open source
79.  Cyber-Security Firms Circle the Wagons
80.  Simple Optics Make Quantum Relay
81.  The Web Application Security Consortium
82.  Red Hat: mod_python Denial of service vulnerability
83.  Fedora: libxml2 Buffer overflow vulnerability
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84.  Elsewhere: BA deal boosts Visa and MasterCard online security schemes. MasterCard and Visa?s online authentication schemes received a boost this week when it was announced that British Airways had signed up to both initiatives to improve sec...
85.  Elsewhere: VeriSign under Oath for stronger ID checks. Security vendor VeriSign has unveiled its Open Authentication reference architecture (Oath), designed to help companies deploy strong authentication technology across dif...
86.  Infocus: Anti-Spam Solutions and Security. This article is the first of a two-part series that discusses the security issues of spam as well as several current anti-spam methodologies.
87.  News: Ferocious new Mydoom variant destroys files. The Associated Press By Matti Huuhtanen
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88.  BugTraq: RE: Serv-U "MDTM" buffer overflow PoC DoS exploit. Sender: Peter Buijsman [peter at bryte dot net]
89.  BugTraq: Nmap Security Scanner 3.50 Released. Sender: Fyodor [fyodor at insecure dot org]
90.  BugTraq: Immunix Secured OS 7+ kernel update. Sender: Immunix Security Team [security at immunix dot com]
91.  BugTraq: Extremail Security Problem. Sender: Andrey Smirnov [smirnov at net21 dot ru]
92.  Vulnerabilities: EZBoard Font Tag HTML Injection Vulnerability. ezboard is a web based bulletin board system.

ezboard is prone to an HTML injection vulnerability. An attacker may exploit this issue by including hostile HTML and scrip...

93.  Vulnerabilities: Platform Load Sharing Facility EAuth Component Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. Load Sharing Facility is a high availability and load balancing software package distributed and maintained by Platform. It is available for Unix, Linux, and Microsoft Wi...
94.  Vulnerabilities: Platform Load Sharing Facility EAuth Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Load Sharing Facility is a high availability and load balancing software package distributed and maintained by Platform. It is available for Unix, Linux, and Microsoft Wi...
95.  Vulnerabilities: LiveJournal CSS HTML Injection Vulnerability. LiveJournal is freely available web based personal journal application distributed under the GNU Public License. It is implemented using Perl scripts and requires a MySQ...
96.  Vulnerabilities: PBLang Bulletin Board System HTML Injection Vulnerability. PBLang is a bulletin board system implemented in PHP.

PBLang is prone to an HTML injection vulnerability. This issue is exposed through the docs.php script. An attacker ...

97.  Vulnerabilities: Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus Malicious Code Detection Bypass Vulnerability. eTrust Antivirus is antivirus software that is maintained and distributed by Computer Associates.

A vulnerability has been reported to exist in the software that may all...

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98.  Comet-chasing Rosetta still on launchpad. Blast-off delayed by wrong kind of wind
99.  'I'm an iPod user' admits Apple vs Apple judge. Hip beak raises eyebrows in UK High Court
100.  Tesco.com bags £500m in online sales. E-success
101.  Scientists squeeze less time into an instant. I'll be with you in an attosecond
102.  Merrill Lynch ups world PC sales growth forecast. Dell could win 30% market share
103.  MPs call for Gov.uk to switch to open source (maybe). But let's see how the trial go first
104.  International Net paedos busted. Cuffs slapped on in 10 countries
105.  Graphics pioneer Hercules quits market. Too crowded, says owner Guillemot
106.  HP goes after UK Sun clan. Pond hopping
107.  US DoJ sues to block Oracle's $9.4 billion PeopleSoft bid. It's bad news. Pure and simple
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108.  Outsourcing? Try 'Insourcing'. Sending telemarketing jobs overseas to places like India continues to draw fire in the United States. Now there's a pool of labor available, very cheap, right here. You just don't see them walking around town very often.
109.  DoubleClick Sees Rosy Ad Picture. The Web marketing company predicts Internet advertising will grow at a double-digit pace over the next couple of years, taking market share from television. But the spending will still be a fraction of what is spent on TV ads.
110.  Protein Keeps Monkeys AIDS-Free. Scientists hail a discovery that they say could lead to drugs able to combat or even prevent AIDS infections in humans.
111.  Turning Headlines Into Playthings. The themes of Kuma's episodic reality games come right from the headlines, so you can hunt Saddam or search for North Korean commandos in your living room. By Bill Werde from Wired magazine.
112.  New Spam Filters Cut the Noise. Two developers of open-source antispam software say their programs can block 99.97 percent of incoming spam -- better than what commercial products can do. By Amit Asaravala.
113.  'It's OK, I'm on the AIDS Pill'. Researchers are launching studies to see if daily doses of a promising AIDS drug can prevent HIV infection in high-risk people. But the studies are already sparking debate about unsafe sex and unfair distribution. By Randy Dotinga.
114.  The Passion Inflames the Web. Mel Gibson's controversial film The Passion of the Christ arouses debate far beyond the scope of cinema. On message boards, the conversation proves lively and troubling -- revealing much about religion's place in American culture. By Jason Silverman.
115.  Lawmakers Alarmed by RFID Spying. A technology that promises retailers better control over inventory can also leave consumers feeling watched, so legislators are beginning to hash out privacy laws. By Mark Baard.
116.  The Answer to Piracy: Five Bucks?. Here's a bright idea from a digital rights group: Get music file sharers to pay $5 a month on top of their ISP fees to compensate the artists. Of course, the music industry hates it. Katie Dean reports from San Francisco.
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117.  SMEs the weakest link on security
118.  Use lessons from the common to defeat computer viruses
119.  Careful wireless communication
120.  CIA to issue cyberterror intelligence estimate
121.  New spam filters cut the noise
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122.  26 Feb W32/Netsky-C
123.  PestPatrol nomme aux SC Global Awards 2004
124.  Partenariat Telindus / Proservia, pour un haut niveau de competetences
125.  Retrouvez toutes les annonces de la RSA Conference 2004
126.  Xerox Researchers Unveil Document Management Tech
127.  Security firms form public policy group
128.  Microsoft to make Longhorn vulnerability-aware
129.  AntiOnline Spotlight: SP2 Tackles Windows Security
130.  SQL Guard Focuses on Enterprise Database Access
131.  Cray Casts Wider HPC Net with Acquisition
132.  L’acquisition par Clearswift du logiciel BEAP renforce les capacites de gestion de MIMEsweeper
133.  Clearswift facilite la gestion de la securite des courriers electroniques
134.  Should the Government Regulate Internet Security?
135.  Íîâûé Nmap (ver. 3.50)
136.  [VIRUS] NETSKY.C virüsü hýzla yayýlýyor! [Yüksek Risk]
137.  RE: Serv-U "MDTM" buffer overflow PoC DoS exploit
138.  Immunix Secured OS 7+ kernel update
139.  Nmap Security Scanner 3.50 Released
140.  Cyber-Security Firms Circle the Wagons
141.  Simple Optics Make Quantum Relay
142.  The Web Application Security Consortium

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