BRUCEB NEWS
The Great Compression: AI & Cybersecurity
There used to be a pause in the rhythm of digital security. A software bug was found; the vendor created and tested and released a patch; and businesses had a comfortable few weeks to install it before hackers figured out how to use the flaw. In between there was…
NEW NOTEBOOKS
Today Dell is introducing a new notebook under a thousand dollars. The SmartStep 100N isn’t configurable, but its specs are darned good for $949 – 1.06GHz Intel…
MORPHEUS TO ADD ANTI-COPYING TECHNOLOGY
Morpheus was looking like an ally in the fight to keep file trading alive. It didn’t include spyware in its software, and its new software tapped into the truly…
SPYWARE
There’s more and more ways to get “spyware” on your system – programs that monitor your web surfing and report back to third parties without your…
SEARCH ENGINES
This article starts out by explaining the different approaches chosen by Google, Yahoo, and AltaVista for indexing the Internet – and makes it easier to understand why…
COPYRIGHT WARS UPDATE
The voices are getting louder on both sides of the copyright wars. Michael Greene, the president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, delivered a lecture…
YAHOO MAPS
Yahoo has created its own web site for maps, instead of relying on AOL’s MapQuest. Here’s an article about the corporate stuff, and here’s the new Yahoo map…
MORPHEUS/KAZAA UPDATE
There’s a marvelous battle going on in the file sharing world. Allegations of denial of service attacks and conspiracies, record companies sniffing around and getting ready…
PHOTO SOFTWARE
Here’s an article about photo editing software that makes good suggestions. The best choice for many non-professionals is Adobe Photoshop Elements, a very powerful program…
WORD 2002 – LEGAL USERS GUIDE
“The Microsoft Word 2002 Legal User’s Guide is a reference for legal professionals that describes Word 2002 features useful to the legal industry. Features explored…
MORPHEUS AND KAZAA
The world of file sharing changed significantly today. As described in this article, there’s been complicated relationships between the three main players for the last few…
WINDOWS LITE
The nine states challenging Microsoft in the antitrust case are pressing for access to Windows source code so they can demonstrate that certain Windows features can be removed…
U.S. GOVERNMENT WEB SITE
The U.S. government has reworked www.firstgov.gov . It’s meant to be the entry point for all web resources related to the federal government, as well as providing links to…
TAUZIN/DINGELL PASSES
According to the Center for Responsible Politics, the Bells – Qwest, BellSouth, SBC Communications and Verizon – have contributed about $19.4 million to congressional…
WHALE SONGS
Here’s a web site where you can listen live to whales singing and talking, through a hydrophone suspended in the water off the coast of Maui. Best listening times are from…
THE REGISTER COMES TO THE U.S.
The Register is one of the best online sites for tech news and gossip. It’s one of my daily stops. The original site is based in Britain and has a fair amount of local…