Monday, September 9, 2002
News
Apples Of Their Eyes
Mac users gather at garage sale for deals, opportunity to reminisce.
Sidetrack
Cory Doctorow: Toshiba's new digital music player shows us more evidence that (consumer electronics) + (digital rights management) = ass.
If you have spent, say, over half an hour searching via Google, and you still cannot find what you want, does that mean it really doesn't exist? I was searching for some quotes from the TV show "Becker" about how stupid and irritating people are, and all I've found are some lame ones from IMDB.
Wintel
Microsoft "Solves" Hacking Mystery
After following a trail of evidence left behind on compromised Windows 2000 servers, the company now believes that hackers have systematically exploited Windows 2000 servers that haven't been properly locked down, rather than a hole in the operating system.
PC Makers Take Slow Road To XP Update
Microsoft on Monday issued the first update, or service pack, for the Windows XP operating system. But the update, available as a free download from Microsoft's Web site, may not appear on some new PCs until next year.
WinXP SP1 Out Now, And New Corp Version Leaked?
What appears to be an OEM/corporate version of WinXP with SP1 integrated has been circulating on the internet for over a week now.
Intel's 'Madison' To Make First Appearance
Unisys and NEC will make the first demonstrations of Intel's third-generation server chip, a move that may aid Intel's struggle to crack the competitive server market.
Balancing Linux And Microsoft
The case of Bruce Perens, who until recently was a strategist for Linux software at HP, illustrates the balance that companies must achieve as they promote Linux but continue doing business with Microsoft.