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Internet Mobs: GameStop, The Trump Insurrection, And Boaty McBoatface
In the 1990s we built a global communications network. The Internet revolutionized retailing and entertainment, changed how we get news, transformed our social lives, blah blah blah, you know all that, pizza delivery will never be the same, got it. There’s another...
WINDOWS ONECARE LIVE UPDATE
Microsoft plans to release the final version of Windows OneCare Live, its antivirus/backup/firewall/tuneup program, by summer 2006, and is likely to announce a price of $50/year...
GOOGLE TOOLBAR VERSION 4
If you use the Google toolbar, there's an update available today. Here's a description of the new features. The search box has gotten smarter, there's some enhanced features for...
INTERNET EXPLORER 7 BETA
Microsoft released a public beta of Internet Explorer 7 today. Here's the page for downloading, and here's an article about the new features. I have read that it is very stable,...
BLACKBERRY: DEATH BY PATENT
Here's a fascinating article about the sequence of events leading up to Blackberry's precarious position - the possibility that the entire Blackberry system will be shut down...
NETWORK NEUTRALITY AND THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET
AT&T Chariman Ed Whitacre made seemingly outrageous comments in November about imposing additional charges on consumers or Google or Yahoo if we used "his" Internet pipes for...
WINDOWS LIVE SAFETY CENTER
Here's a web site that may come in handy: Microsoft's new Safety Center lets you run free scans for viruses and other malicious software. It also includes maintenance tools for...
BRUCEB.COM OUTAGE
Something took down all the web servers at XO Communications at 2pm yesterday. That's why you couldn't bring up the bruceb.com favorites page until about 9pm last night. The...
GOOGLE PACK
Google unveiled an eccentric collection of programs at this year's Consumer Electronics Show under the umbrella name Google Pack. It's described as a free collection of safe and...
BE ANNOYING, GO TO JAIL
Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.Last week President Bush signed a law authorizing stiff fines and two years in prison for posting "annoying" Web messages...
DELL 30-INCH MONITOR
Apple introduced a 30-inch flatscreen monitor a while ago, and now Dell has brought one to the PC world. Here's the details on the Dell 3007WFP, in case you feel like giving...
MICROSOFT ISSUES PATCH FOR WMF FLAW
Microsoft has issued a patch for the WMF vulnerability that surfaced last week. Here's an article about the early release and here's Microsoft's updated security...
ANTIVIRUS VENDORS CATCH UP TO WMF BUG
The major antivirus programs - Windows OneCare, Symantec, McAfee, and more - now catch malicious files exploiting the Windows WMF vulnerability. Here's an article about the tests...
WMF EXPLOIT – MORE INFO
If you want to stay up to date, Brian Krebs maintains a blog on computer security at the Washington Post where he's reporting daily developments in the race to get a patch...
WMF WINDOWS VULNERABILITY
Windows computers are under attack from a previously unknown security vulnerability in WMF code. "WMF" is a file format that's been used for more than ten years; although it...
BRUCEB.COM UPDATES
You might notice a few changes on the staggeringly useful bruceb favorites page. Just trying to keep your Internet world organized. If you're looking for sleep aids, you could...