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From the E-Commerce News: Fewer of the remaining Americans not hooked up to the Internet are getting online, and fewer existing dial-up users are spending enough time on the Web to want to move up to broadband access, reports the Pew Internet Project in its latest study on U.S. broadband growth. Pew’s May 2005 survey …
From the New York Times (via International Herald Tribune): When David Sarokin finishes his day job as an environmental scientist in Washington, he heads home to a second batch of questions. He is one of several hundred humans who work for Google, answering questions from users who are not satisfied with their results from the …
From CNet News: In the latest round of the search-index size contest, Google unveiled an updated index it said is more than three times larger than that of any of its search engine competitors. “We’re celebrating our seventh birthday…We had a pretty strong year,” Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said in a phone interview with …
I received another statement from Laplink this morning about their PCMover product. It seems they have backpedaled and are now saying the product will work after Oct 15, but must be installed by then. Dear Laplink Customer, My apologies. The email I sent you on September 20 was intended to clarify our PCmover promotion. But …
Earlier this month we mentioned the Laplink is giving away a free full-version copy of their PCMover software. Their website says Get a free full-version copy of PCmover now and see if it’s right for you and your organization! Offer valid until October 15, 2005. I received the following email this morning explaining that the …
From Forbes.com: Steven Ballmer, Microsoft’s cheerleader and chief executive, takes the stage at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to stoke the spirits of 10,000 faithful at the company’s annual sales meeting. “Win, drive, innovate, impress!” he shouts, his forehead glistening under hot stage lights as ponds of sweat soak the pale blue shirt on his …
From TBO.com: If spyware and key-logging software weren’t a big enough threat to privacy, researchers have figured out a way to eavesdrop on your computer simply by listening to the clicks and clacks of the keyboard. Those seemingly random noises, when processed by a computer, were translated with up to 96 percent accuracy, according to …
A press release from the Opera web site: Oslo, Norway – September 20, 2005 Opera Software today permanently removed the ad banner and licensing fee from its award-winning Web browser. The ad-free, full-featured Opera browser is now available for download – completely free of charge – at http://www.opera.com. “Today we invite the entire Internet community …
From MSNBC: Sawyer Real Estate in Gulfport, Miss. was founded by Lenny Sawyer’s great grandfather in 1901. But when Katrina hit, it seemed most of that legacy would be wiped out. The firm’s office, which had been 200 feet from the beach, was devastated. Wind ripped the structure to pieces, and a storm surge left …
From CNN: The Dutch government will begin tracking every citizen from cradle to grave in a single database, opening a personal electronic dossier for every child at birth with health and family data, and eventually adding school and police records. The Health Ministry says the new database will begin Jan. 1, 2007.