Webpages concerning "Tech"
The country's largest publisher is about to move into e-books. Where does this leave the little guys?
- Keywords:
- Random House, XLibris, digital-publishing, netLibrary, Bookface, iUniverse, MightyWords.com, Silicon Valley, publishers, electronic books, startups, e-books
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/07/random.e.books.idg/index.html
Sieve touts a simple, universal way to create filters for sorting, deleting and forwarding e-mail messages before they enter your inbox.
- Keywords:
- Eudora, Microsoft Outlook, Procmail, Cyrusoft, Critical Path, Sendmail, GUI, standards-track protocol, Internet, Engineering, Task, Force, Mirapoint, Cyrusoft, Qualcomm, filters, Sieve, e-mail
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/29/email.overload.idg/index.html
The porn industry may follow Napster's lead and use file-sharing as a way to expose customers to the delights of their sites.
- Keywords:
- streaming video, RealPlayer, Wicked Pictures, pornography, Vivid Video, file-sharing, music industry, Gnutella, Napster, Freenet, porn
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/23/nearly.free.sex.idg/index.html
Agenda Computing revealed its handheld PC based on the Linux operating system Tuesday to the open-source programming community at the LinuxWorld trade show.
- Keywords:
- International Data Corp., IDC, portable computer, VR3, Comdex, Agenda Computing, handheld, Linux, LINUXWORLD
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/17/agenda.handheld.idg/index.html
A file-sharing application for America Online's popular Instant Messenger program may raise the stakes in the battle of the instant messaging companies.
- Keywords:
- Aimster, AOL, America Online, AIM, AOL Instant Messenger, instant messaging, file transfer, file sharing
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/11/aimster.idg/index.html
In preparation for the rapidly approaching dawn of 64-bit computing, AMD has unveiled the heart of its 64-bit strategy: a processor core code-named Sledgehammer.
- Keywords:
- AMD, processor, chip, CPU, Sledgehammer, 64-bit processor, Advanced Micro Devices, hardware
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/14/amd.sledgehammer.idg/index.html
Thanks to the Internet, it is now possible to gauge public reaction to political speeches even as the speeches are being made.
- Keywords:
- Democratic National Convention, SpeakOut.com, speeches, Internet poll
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/17/instant.polls.idg/index.html
Live from New York: It's a whole new Compaq, as the company explores Internet appliances.
- Keywords:
- Compaq, iPaq, Internet appliance, handheld device, PDA, computing
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/21/ipaq.analysis.idg/index.html
Technological advances are rendering political boundaries less relevant every day. The mechanisms we have relied upon to regulate everything from accounting standards to telephony now appear creaky and outdated.
- Keywords:
- Food, and, Drug, Administration, Network Solutions, Jon Postel, Internet, Corporation, for, Assigned, Names, and, Numbers, ICANN, government, domain-names
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/24/icann.future.gov.idg/index.html
The International Olympic Committee has essentially blocked Web sites from covering the games in Sydney, Australia.
- Keywords:
- dot-coms, NBC Sports, sponsorship, BBC, Interpublic, Group, of, Companies, broadcast, SportsLine, ESPN.com, Australia, International Olympic Committee, Olympics
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/15/olympic.ban.idg/index.html
Are they a marketing gimmick or indispensable e-commerce tools?
- Keywords:
- Internet credit card, digital wallet, e-commerce, NextCard, electronic payment, e-payments, Internet card
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/28/net.credit.card.idg/index.html
Macintosh enthusiasts must wait for Mac OS X to finally see solid Java 2 support.
- Keywords:
- Java 2, Macintosh, Mac OS X, Apple
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/08/java2.for.macs.idg/index.html
Protect your system when an attacker comes scratching at your door -- report from a LinuxWorld Expo security session.
- Keywords:
- Telnet, passwords, NetRecon, Firewalk, Nessus, network-vulnerability scanners, LinuxWorld Expo, security, cracker, attacker, Linux, hacker
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/31/linux.attack.idg/index.html
Although Microsoft last week shipped the first service pack for Windows 2000, a lack of applications is holding back many users from upgrading.
- Keywords:
- Whistler, IDC, International Data Corp., Exchange 2000, Gartner Group, Tosoh America, Windows 2000, Microsoft
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/09/w2k.under.fire.idg/index.html
On the surface, an Internet appliance seems like a perfect answer to consumer complaints about complicated -- and pricey -- PCs. But the market for idiot-proof Internet devices remains weak.
- Keywords:
- Internet appliances, Net appliances, Netpliance, I-Opener, Internet, Net, surf, Web
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/08/Net.appliance.issues.idg/index.html
Despite a rocky start, the future of open source looks bright
- Keywords:
- open source, Rich Morin, free software, GNU, Linux, UNIX
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/16/open.source.ahead.idg/index.html
Online gambling survived a congressional threat last month. Is the issue dead? Not by a long shot.
- Keywords:
- online gambling, Sportingbet.com, Congress, cybercasinos
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/14/gamble.or.not.idg/index.html
OS X's flashy new Aqua interface, along with the increasing number of tools that let you change the very underpinnings of the OS, may threaten the Mac's hallmark simplicity.
- Keywords:
- Mac, OS X, interface, Aqua, Apple
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/08/aqua.evolution.idg/index.html
DSL may no longer be the best way to connect to the Internet. This month, Rawn Shah investigates Sprint's new broadband offering and finds it's fast, easy to set up and, best of all, affordable.
- Keywords:
- DSL, ISP, bandwidth, modem, Cisco, US West, digital TV, Sprint Broadband
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/23/next.great.connection.idg/index.html
Office buildings have wheelchair ramps and TV has closed captioning, but many Web sites are inaccessible to people with disabilities. Things don't have to be that way.
- Keywords:
- disabilities, people with disabilities, handicapped, blind, deaf, accessibility, voice recognition, screen-reader software, talking Web, talking browser
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/07/web.site.accessibility.idg/index.html
Sick of schlepping to dusty antique shops? Online antique portals can help you find that elusive collectible without leaving your desk.
- Keywords:
- TIAS.com, collectibles site, portal, antique, how-to, auction, rare
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/25/antiques.online.idg/index.html
The IETF has selected three technical proposals for creating an instant messaging standard, but the finalists do not include market leader AOL.
- Keywords:
- IETF, AOL, instant messaging, AIM, protocol, standards, SIP, IMPP, SIMPLE, IM
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/04/aol.sans.standard.idg/index.html
The Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) calls itself a defender of the Internet's e-mail system from abuse by spammers, but a lawsuit filed Monday says MAPS is run by a few self-appointed zealots who are dictating standards that affect hundreds of millions of people and billions of dollars of commerce.
- Keywords:
- Mail, Abuse, Prevention, System, (MAPS), spam, Internet, junk e-mail, Harris Interactive, Realtime, Blackhole, List, (RBL), lawsuit, Microsoft, AOL, marketing, poll
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/03/spam.suit.idg/index.html
Many digital audio players offer MP3 search engines that are similar to the one AOL took down.
- Keywords:
- AOL, MP3, search engine, music, UC Berkeley, Time Warner, RIAA, Lycos, piracy, Winamp
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/14/mp3.searches.idg/index.html
Every now and again, a compelling technology comes along that makes a significant difference in a user's life. Apple's AirPort is such a technology.
- Keywords:
- network-on-demand, wireless network, AirPort, Mac, Apple
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/04/airport.review.idg/index.html
BREAKING NEWS Apple goes to court to protect trade secrets by James Niccolai, IDG News Service\San Francisco Bureau August 02, 2000, 12:57 Apple filed a lawsuit Wednesday that accuses an
- Keywords:
- Apple Computer, trade secrets, Internet, lawsuit, Power Mac G4, Apple Pro mouse
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/04/apple.secrets.idg/index.html
A public health researcher who ran a study on health risks associated with cell phone use is cautioning companies about another danger: liability.
- Keywords:
- cell phones, cellular phones, health risks, personal technology, radiation, cell phone risks
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/02/cell.phone.liability.idg/index.html
AT&T introduced two new DSL services that offer business customers more bandwidth for less money.
- Keywords:
- bandwidth, DSL, AT&T
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/02/att.more.dsl.idg/index.html
U.S. banks might be able to one day act as
- Keywords:
- U.S. banks, U.S., Federal, Reserve, Board, financial, credit services, Fed, check, certification, U.S. Treasury Department, banking, e-commerce
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/03/banks.as.finders.idg/index.html
Sun Microsystems released word Thursday that a number of PC makers will pre-install the latest version of Sun's open-source software productivity suite on their machines.
- Keywords:
- Sun Microsystems, StarOffice, productivity software, office suite, Gateway, Sony, Everex Systems, PC, desktop computer, GNU public license, GPL
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/14/staroffice.idg/index.html
Bill Rosenblatt reviews Mark Stefik's new book, The Internet Edge, which reveals the potentials and uncertainties of the Internet as an information medium.
- Keywords:
- Mark Stefik, The Internet Edge, book review
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/08/net.boundaries.idg/index.html
Jonathan Rosen's Net treatise uses the fragmented world represented in the Talmud to demonstrate the Internet's paradoxical potential for wholeness.
- Keywords:
- Talmud, book review, postmodern condition, exile, diaspora, Judaism, religion, paradox, meditation, Jewish, Forward, Jonathan Rosen, culture, Net analysis
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/28/talmud.and.net.idg/index.html
A neurologist is suing wireless providers and two trade groups for $800 million, claiming that the cell phone he used for years caused his malignant brain tumor.
- Keywords:
- lawsuit, Bell, Atlantic, Mobile, Systems, Southwestern, Bell, Mobile, Systems, Washington/Baltimore Cellular, SBC Communications, Bell Atlantic, Verizon, Motorola, CTIA, handheld, cancer, brain tumor, cell phone, wireless, cell-phone providers
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/08/cellular.cancer.lawsuit.idg/index.html
Antispam filtering specialist Brightmail Monday released software to combat both spam and viruses through a collaboration with security software vendor Symantec.
- Keywords:
- Brightmail, antivirus, antispam, Symantec, spam, virus, security
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/10/brightmail.idg/index.html
A Mainland company has issued an open invitation to hackers all over the world to pit their wits against their new security system, reported the People's Daily.
- Keywords:
- China, hacker, invitation, Hisense Digital Technology, firewall, computer security
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/28/hack.invite.idg/index.html
Industry observers are predicting high rates of adoption for Bluetooth wireless solutions.
- Keywords:
- Bluetooth, wireless, WAP, wireless Web, PDA, handheld, Net, Internet, 3Com, Extended
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/09/bluetooth.predictions.idg/index.html
Developers at E Ink and Xerox are working on electronic replacements for ink and paper that may one day lead to electronic books that are portable, renewable and cheap.
- Keywords:
- e-books, electronic books, E Ink, Xerox, ink, paper, new media
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/30/roll.over.gutenberg.idg/index.html
Compaq has been awarded the right to build what is claimed to be the world's fastest supercomputer for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
- Keywords:
- Compaq, supercomputer, Department of Energy, National, Nuclear, Security, Administration, (NNSA), ASCI Q, Accelerated, Strategic, Computing, Initiative, (ASCI)
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/24/doe.supercomputer.idg/index.html
The U.S. Geological Survey has teamed with the CDC and government agencies to produce online, interactive maps to track the West Nile virus.
- Keywords:
- National Atlas, CDC, encephalitis, government, Centers, for, Disease, Control, and, Prevention, U.S. Geological Survey, virus, West Nile virus
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/01/nile.virus.idg/index.html
In the midst of a renewed debate over right-wing extremism, Germany's central Internet registry is facing scrutiny over neo-Nazi domain names.
- Keywords:
- neo-Nazi, domain name, Germany, DENIC eG, ISP, Internet
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/09/neonazi.domains.idg/index.html
The defendants are warming up for an appeal that may decide the issues of whether computer code can be considered free speech and whether outlawing reverse engineering on the Web should be possible.
- Keywords:
- DeCSS, freedom of speech, Eric Corley, Emmanuel Goldstein, 2600, copyright, DVD, encryption, hack, MPAA, intellectual property
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/23/decss.part2.idg/index.html
Popular Palms and Compaq iPaq Pocket PCs are hard to come by these days, and it may be the fault of those darn mobile phones.
- Keywords:
- Palm, Compaq iPaq, pocket, PDA, wireless, Handspring
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/21/pda.shortage.idg/index.html
Greed may be the sin of the Internet age, but recently a number of dot-commers have found themselves acting downright charitable.
- Keywords:
- APBnews.com, DrSpock.com, FasTV.com, IPO, dot-com, funding, startups, bankruptcy
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/08/unpaid.work.idg/index.html
The folks at Evite possess an almost religious conviction in the value of wacky and annoying stunts to get noticed. Whether guerrilla marketing works doesn't really matter -- as long as you believe.
- Keywords:
- evite.com, marketing, crazy, promotions, wacky, zany
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/04/marketeer.cult.idg/index.html
The new cases are unconnected to the earlier incident that resulted in the firing of about 50 workers, and came to light as a result of employee complaints.
- Keywords:
- privacy, sexual harassment, e-mail, Kanina Blanchard, pornographic e-mails, Dow Chemical, e-mail monitoring
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/24/dow.sex.firing.idg/index.html
Reports that intelligence agents have been intercepting e-mail traffic have added urgency to the debate about electronic snooping in the Netherlands.
- Keywords:
- The Netherlands, e-mail, electronic surveillance, privacy, law, economic espionage
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/02/netherlands.email.idg/index.html
Statutes and regulations may change forever how companies purchase software.
- Keywords:
- software, software licensing, legal guidelines, software industry, Digital, Millennium, Copyright, Act, DMCA, Uniform, Computer, Information, Transactions, Act, UCITA, software legislation
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/01/licensing.laws.idg/index.html
A flaw found in the firm's Web e-mail service could allow hackers to take overan account.
- Keywords:
- E-Trade, AltaVista, US West, JavaScript, attack, attacker, O'Reilly, Open, Source, Convention, security hole, patch, Critical Path, security
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/25/critical.path.patch.idg/index.html
Despite a few unique features, this utility still leaves traces of your PC's travels.
- Keywords:
- plug-in, ActiveX, history, cookies, erasure, Ontrack, utilities, Internet Cleanup, privacy
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/02/internet.cleanup.idg/index.html
Europe stumbles on its way to unplugging the Internet amid lagging sales of Web-enabled phones.
- Keywords:
- Europe, wireless Internet access, Web, cell phone, Web-enabled phone, WAP, Woolwich, First-e
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/01/europe.wap.idg/index.html
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