Tuesday Tidbits
Here's a round-up of the latest news in Geekdom.
~It appears that Kazaa owners Sharman Networks were logging the IP addresses of users of their popular P2P network. The logging went against the advice of developers of the Kazaa Media Desktop who told Sharman that logging IP addresses could make people view the P2P client as spyware and scare users to other P2P networks. The IP logging came to light in an Australian court on Monday as Sharman Networks continues it's legal fight with the RIAA over copyright infringement.
~ Speaking of fighting, AskJeeves continues it's battle for legitimacy in the world of Google and MSN Search as it has purchased BlogLines one of the better RSS readers available on the market today.
~ Someone finally did it, they organized all the best free software available on the internet into one place. Thank-you.
~ Hackers at a U.S. convention this past weekend discovered a security flaw that could allow non-Internet Explorer browsers like Firefox and Opera to display spoofed pages of real websites by simply adding a little code to a link.
~ Microsoft is looking to finally release Longhorn to Beta by June of this year. Longhorn is the code name for newest version of Windows which is set for a late 2006 release.
~ NewsForge.com has a story that some IT experts are predicting that the first Spyware written specifically for Firefox will emerge this year.
~ Was I the only geek who appreciated GoDaddy.com's ad during the superbowl?
~Marc Morford has an awesome story on SFGate.com titled simply "Why Does Windows Still Suck", you can read the article here.
~ The Desktop Linux Summit gets underway this week in San Diego. Among the guest speakers will be keynote addresses by Ron Glasser of Real Networks, Mitch Kapor of The Mozilla Foundation and Michael Robertson CEO of Linspire. Other speakers of interest include Chris Pirillo of Lockergnome.com who will have a Powerpoint Presentation on the best and worst of Linux in 2004.
Thanks to everyone who has e-mailed me after seeing me on Call For Help on Tech TV Canada last Thursday and through the weekend re-airings. Your kind words are appreciated.
~It appears that Kazaa owners Sharman Networks were logging the IP addresses of users of their popular P2P network. The logging went against the advice of developers of the Kazaa Media Desktop who told Sharman that logging IP addresses could make people view the P2P client as spyware and scare users to other P2P networks. The IP logging came to light in an Australian court on Monday as Sharman Networks continues it's legal fight with the RIAA over copyright infringement.
~ Speaking of fighting, AskJeeves continues it's battle for legitimacy in the world of Google and MSN Search as it has purchased BlogLines one of the better RSS readers available on the market today.
~ Someone finally did it, they organized all the best free software available on the internet into one place. Thank-you.
~ Hackers at a U.S. convention this past weekend discovered a security flaw that could allow non-Internet Explorer browsers like Firefox and Opera to display spoofed pages of real websites by simply adding a little code to a link.
~ Microsoft is looking to finally release Longhorn to Beta by June of this year. Longhorn is the code name for newest version of Windows which is set for a late 2006 release.
~ NewsForge.com has a story that some IT experts are predicting that the first Spyware written specifically for Firefox will emerge this year.
~ Was I the only geek who appreciated GoDaddy.com's ad during the superbowl?
~Marc Morford has an awesome story on SFGate.com titled simply "Why Does Windows Still Suck", you can read the article here.
~ The Desktop Linux Summit gets underway this week in San Diego. Among the guest speakers will be keynote addresses by Ron Glasser of Real Networks, Mitch Kapor of The Mozilla Foundation and Michael Robertson CEO of Linspire. Other speakers of interest include Chris Pirillo of Lockergnome.com who will have a Powerpoint Presentation on the best and worst of Linux in 2004.
Thanks to everyone who has e-mailed me after seeing me on Call For Help on Tech TV Canada last Thursday and through the weekend re-airings. Your kind words are appreciated.
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