Webpages concerning "Tech [2]"
With more than 200 software and telecommunications companies springing up in the past few years, Santa Barbara, Calif., is being called Silicon Beach, and it is poised to take on Silicon Valley.
- Keywords:
- Silicon, Valley, Beach, California, high, tech, software, telecommunications, telecoms, Santa, Barbara, shoe, factory, Web, Internet, college, university, growth, infrastructure
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/20/beach.idg/index.html
CIH is the first known virus to attack your
computer's BIOS chip, rendering your PC useless.
How widespread is it?
- Keywords:
- virus, security, CIH, BIOS, bug, Windows, NT, hardware, antivirus, secure, Microsoft, AVP
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/22/hardvirus.idg/index.html
In Western Europe, most Internet users are educated males going online from their homes, but this is changing as more businesses catch on to the Web.
- Keywords:
- Europe, Western Europe, EC, EEC, Web usage, online, surfers, Minitel, mail-order, Germany, France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Amazon.com, U.K. Italy), Internet, Wanadoo
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/28/eurohome.idg/index.html
First free e-mail, now free home pages. The latest portal toy puts increasing pressure on existing online communities to prove their business.
- Keywords:
- portal, GeoCities, communities, Web, free e-mail, free home pages, America Online, AOL, gURL, Tripod, Excite, Throw, Talk City, Angelfire, Citibank
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/28/homepage.idg/index.html
The Internet is helping companies cut costs, improve customer service and attract new business. It is fundamentally changing the way companies do business in virtually every industry.
- Keywords:
- Internet, business, e-commerce, economy, return, on, investment, customer, service, industry, middlemen, brokerage, NASDAQ, truckers, bank, insurance, opportunity, risk.
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/14/netbiz.idg/index.html
There's no doubt that systems equipped with
Pentium II Xeon CPUs will compete with the likes
of Sun Ultra and Digital Unix workstations. If
Intel can keep the cost of the chip down, then
it should eventually make real inroads in the
Unix workstation market.
- Keywords:
- Intel, Xeon, review, workstation, Sun, Digital Equipment, Pentium II
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/16/xeon.idg/index.html
In a bid to extend the reach of its
Java programming language, Sun Microsystems Inc. this week released
software that allows PCs running DOS and Windows 3.x to also run Java
applications.
- Keywords:
- PCs, Windows 95, Windows NT, DOS, Windows 3.x, JavaPC Engine 1.0
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/03/javapcs.idg/index.html
CoolMail users get free E-mail accounts or can tell the service where it can collect their E-mail. An automated attendant -- text-to-speech conversion software -- reads back the messages.
- Keywords:
- e-mail, email, CoolMail, Cool Mail, Creative Networks, Planetary Motion, JFax.com, IPost, MailCall, phone mail, GroupWise, messaging, communications
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/17/coolmail.idg/index.html
Intel over the next 18 months will beef up the performance of its desktop and notebook microprocessors with new and enhanced products. But unless everyday software applications used at work and at home place increased demands on processors, the chip giant may have trouble finding customers willing to pay the higher prices for its new offerings.
- Keywords:
- Pentium II, Xeon, Intel, CPU, Katmai, Coppermine, Mendocino, Linley Gwennap, Microprocessor Report
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/15/fasterchip.idg/index.html
Intel has yet again rewritten its processor road map, this time promising higher-performance versions of its Celeron processor as early as August.
- Keywords:
- Pentium II, Celeron, Intel, CPU
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/24/celeron.idg/index.html
Avoid garbled dates and other glitches in your
operating software.
- Keywords:
- Y2K, year 2000, millennium bug, year-2000, compliant, compliance, PC, Y2K bug
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/15/readyfor2000.idg/index.html
Hollywood can make anything not only look good but perform well -- even
information appliances. Real-world
demands, for now anyway, make information appliances toys rather than tools.
- Keywords:
- information appliances, handheld, gadget, wireless, WWW, Web, Net, Internet, Nokia, Sun, Phillips
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/22/infoappliance.idg/index.html
Japan's woes expose impossibility of isolationism in the Internet age
- Keywords:
- Japan, Asian crisis, financial crisis, Toyota, Sony, NEC, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, NTT, Matsushita, Bank of Japan, Nikkei, Citibank, Merrill Lynch
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/21/japanwoes.idg/index.html
Announcing that Apple would show a profit for its third fiscal quarter, an upbeat Steve Jobs told an audience of Macintosh faithful that the company's new focused product line and re-emergence in the consumer market will ensure future growth and viability of the company for all Mac users.
- Keywords:
- Apple, Steve Jobs, MacWorld, iMac, profit
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/10/macworld.idg/index.html
San Francisco and New York are the only two cities in the country that have decided to use computerized kiosks to put information about municipal services in citizens' hands more readily.
- Keywords:
- city guides, kiosks, city maps, San Francisco, New York, world Trade Center, City Hall
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/06/cityhall.idg/index.html
Linux, the popular freeware operating system, will be getting richer in
functionality with upcoming features to include support for Intel's 64-bit Merced processor, a panel of
Linux experts said Tuesday night.
- Keywords:
- Linux, operating system, OS, Linus Torvalds, Silicon, Valley, Linux, Users, Group, Taos Mountain, Intel, Merced, PalmPilot, Red Hat, Microsoft
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/16/linuxrally.idg/index.html
The smartest thing I've done since launching my
publishing and editing service is to take on a silent
partner. It's called the Internet.
- Keywords:
- Internet, Web, WWW, Net, online, career, services, work, office, publishing, email, support, loans
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/15/makeweb.idg/index.html
External or internal? K56flex or x2? Here's our
best advice.
- Keywords:
- modem, internet, hardware, connection, K56flex, x2, Kbps, V.90, ISP, Internet service provider
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/21/modem.decisions.idg/index.html
While IT departments across the country boost salaries, add innovative benefits, and redouble their recruiting efforts in an attempt to find qualified staff members, some older IT workers are feeling left out of the boom. Underneath all the arguments about the extent of the skills shortage and how to solve it, one thing is clear: Companies say they can't find IT workers who meet their needs -- yet...
- Keywords:
- IT, older worker, hiring, skills, job, age discrimination
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/23/age.idg/index.html
Lead of story or other summary. 30 words more or less
- Keywords:
- streaming media, RealVideo, RealAudio, Jupiter Communications, TV, streaming technology, video, sound, animation, Internet, Web, QuickTime, Real Networks
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/29/pctv.idg/index.html
Microsoft has filed a legal motion in U.S. federal court seeking to force Novell to provide information that Microsoft says it needs to fight antitrust charges brought against it by the U.S. government. The filing includes point by point guidance about how Microsoft intends to defend itself against the government's lawsuit.
- Keywords:
- antitrust, lawsuit, Microsoft, Department of Justice, Novell, strategy
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/27/novell.idg/index.html
For the past two weeks, my columns
have discussed the fact that when you install Windows 98, its setup
routine examines your hard disk for shared system files -- such as
DLLs -- that have been installed on your system by applications. The
setup routine may find files that are newer than files of the same
name contained on the Win98 CD-ROM. If so, it moves your system's
shared files to a different ...
- Keywords:
- Windows 98, DLL, competitor, version Conflict Manager, VCM, Shawn Sanford, Microsoft
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/27/livingston.idg/index.html
Bill Gates and company file counterclaims against
the Department of Justice and state attorneys
general, denying the antitrust allegations.
- Keywords:
- Microsoft, lawsuit, DOJ, Justice Department, Department of Justice, Windows, Bill Gates, Internet Explorer, IE4, Federal Copyright Act
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/30/countersue.idg/index.html
Upcoming version of the browser promises to improve performance,
facilitate Web application building.
- Keywords:
- Internet Explorer, IE5, IE4, Microsoft, browser, Net, Web, Internet, WWW, online, surfing
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/03/ie5.idg/index.html
For months, high-tech industry
seers have predicted that Microsoft won't be able to ship its
much-ballyhooed Windows NT 5.0 until at least a year from now, a far
cry from the company's original hopes to have the technology on
shelves by now. Those predictions seem to be coming true.
- Keywords:
- NT, Windows NT, beta, Microsoft, Mike Nash
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/01/nt5.idg/index.html
Microsoft is keeping the pressure on RealNetworks, which accused the software giant of software sabotage last week.
- Keywords:
- RealNetworks, Judiciary Committee, Microsoft, bug, error, Rob Glaser, Windows Media Player, Navigator
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/29/real3.idg/index.html
MinnesotaÕs recruiting campaign nets 2,500 resumes in two months.
- Keywords:
- Minnesota, Silicon Valley, Fingerhut, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, relocation, simplify, California, quality of life, city guides
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/15/minnecal.idg/index.html
Copper-based chip technology would send
processors soaring at more than 1GHz.
- Keywords:
- AMD, Intel, Pentium, MMX, Celeron, Merced, Motorola, Deschutes, Covington, Mendocino, Tanner, Katmai, CPU, processor, chip, Advanced Micro Devices
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/23/amdeal.idg/index.html
You think it's tough making sense of your data systems? Try managing the ultimate global database.
- Keywords:
- NASA, space, computers, database, satellites, aircraft, terabytes, space, shuttles, ocean, buoys, catalogue, earth, sea, sky, EOSDIS
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/31/nasa.idg/index.html
GPS is a navigation technology that relies on a network of satellites.
- Keywords:
- GPS, global positioning, navigation, satellites, NeverLost
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/17/gps.idg/index.html
Author Hal Varian discusses the economic forces driving the interconnection relationships that will shape the future of the Internet.
- Keywords:
- Internet, backbone, service, providers, network, peer, economies, of, scale, business, model, consolidation, antitrust, regulatory.
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/15/varian.idg/index.html
Notebook prices will continue to plummet this quarter as IBM, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and Toshiba cut prices that move closer and closer to the sub-$1,000 mark.
- Keywords:
- notebook computer, Toshiba, IBM, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/15/notebook.idg/index.html
A combination of costly technology and high profit margins may be the unyielding wedge that is forcing a wide price gap between similarly configured notebook and desktop systems.
- Keywords:
- compare, laptop, desktop, IBM, Dell, Compaq, Toshiba
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/24/comparison.idg/index.html
Software keeps your kids out of sensitive areas on
your PC, but a sloppy interface and filtering
features undercut effectiveness on the Web.
- Keywords:
- kidproof, supervision, SOS Kidproof, Sterling Strategic Solutions, filtering, Web. Internet, Net, online, surf, WWW, parental guidance, censor
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/22/kidproof.idg/index.html
Does the installation of the new
Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) purposefully disable
RealNetworks' upcoming G2 RealPlayer while running within Netscape
Navigator? Doesn't matter. Avoid this mess with a simple step.
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/29/real4.idg/index.html
Also, keep your new PC cool and your printouts
clean.
- Keywords:
- tips, tricks, shortcuts, hardware, modem, printer, monitors
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/21/modem.noise.idg/index.html
Use text boxes and keyboard shortcuts to create
documents.
- Keywords:
- Microsoft Word, tips, tricks, shortcuts, design, desktop publishing, layout
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/20/word.design.idg/index.html
Among the hurdles Russian shareware entrepreneurs face are
sharp competition from cheap versions of pirated software and a small population of PC users.
- Keywords:
- shareware, freeware, Russia, entrepreneurs, Annual Shareware, black market, Industry Conference, bootleg, softwate Windows 98, distribution, downloads
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/30/russiaware.idg/index.html
Among the hurdles Russian shareware entrepreneurs face are
sharp competition from cheap versions of pirated software and a small population of PC users.
- Keywords:
- shareware, freeware, Russia, entrepreneurs, Annual Shareware, black market, Industry Conference, bootleg, softwate Windows 98, distribution, downloads
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/31/russiaware.idg/index.html
Like most organizations, Lexington City Schools in North Carolina has to buy, install and maintain application software on aging computers. That will soon change.
- Keywords:
- thin-client, NC, NetPC, network computer, schools
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/10/ncedu.idg/index.html
The U.S. Senate Thursday approved a spending bill that includes two amendments that would regulate distribution of
- Keywords:
- Communications Decency Act, privacy, Internet, Web, censorship, CDA, nudity, sex, indecent, minors, Web filters, kids, U.S. Senate, Electronic Frontier Foundation, EFF, Patty Murray, John McCain
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/24/cda2approve.idg/index.html
We've received endless faxed denunciations from Capitol Hill
blaming just about everyone -- AT&T, the Bells, Al Gore,
'special interests' and the Federal Communications Commission
-- for user surcharges to pay for universal service.
- Keywords:
- universal service charge, surcharge, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Internet, Web, online, Net, WWW, E-Rate, Congress, Communications Act, Telecommunications Act
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/16/universal.idg/index.html
Tag numbers as text, merge text into a single cell,
and flag errors.
- Keywords:
- Excel, spreadsheet, tips, tricks, how-to, how to, shortcut, Microsoft, data entry
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/29/exceltips.idg/index.html
Backed by a who's who of Internet players, a
San Francisco-based start-up is pledging to 'end spam as we
know it.'
- Keywords:
- email, e-mail, spam, unsolicited, spamming, security, filter, Bright Light Technologies
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/14/spamstompers.idg/index.html
So many lawsuits, so little time. We haven't decided not to sue Microsoft over its Office suite business practices, say 20 state attorneys general. We're just busy.
- Keywords:
- Microsoft, Office, suite, state, attorney, general, lawsuit, monopoly, antitrust, Department, of, Justice
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/27/msoffice.idg/index.html
A recent round of compliance tests on early versions of
upcoming Microsoft Java products show additional Java incompatibilities,
Sun Microsystems officials said.
- Keywords:
- Sun, Microsystems, Java, compliance, testing, Microsoft, lawsuit, Internet, Explorer, IE, Software, Developers, Kit, SDK, VisualJ++
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/13/sunjava.idg/index.html
Sun Microsystems' recent acquisition of application server vendor NetDynamics underscores just how badly Sun
wants to jump-start its independent enterprise software business.
- Keywords:
- Sun, enterprise, ERP, Java, NetDynamics, IBM, Oracle, Netscape, Unix, Scott McNealy
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/24/sunsoft.idg/index.html
The future of the information security profession faces big problems if the large salary gap between veteran IS managers and newcomers continues.
- Keywords:
- IT worker shortage, salary, salaries, pay scale, IS professional, money, pay
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/09/techvets.idg/index.html
Companies desperate to plug holes in their IS staffs have resorted to hiring teen-agers willing to do mundane IS chores for $8 or $10 per hour.
- Keywords:
- teens, tennagers, IT labor shortage, after-school jobs, summer jobs, sysem administration
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/14/teenlabor.idg/index.html
Communicator 4.5 Beta 1 offers intelligent
browsing and a smaller code base, but it is still a
time-consuming download with the usual bugs.
- Keywords:
- Netscape, Navigator, Nav 4.5, beta, browser, surf, WWW, Web, Internet, Net, online, Communicator
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9807/22/newnav.idg/index.html
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