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From CNet News: Podcasts are to bloggers what MySpace sites are to teens: All the cool kids have one. So Forrester probably expected a big reaction with a new report that claims podcasts are not exactly taking the wired world by storm. The research firm’s new study claims that only 1 percent of online households …
From MSNBC: The key to unlocking a cure for cancer might be sitting in your den or home office. Modeled after the groundbreaking and wildly popular SETI@home project, scientists have conceived Rosetta@home to harness the power of PCs to solve basic problems in medicine. Rosetta@home plans to use the extensive number-crunching power of computer time …
Within the last week, Microsoft started offering their Virtual Server 2005 R2 software for free. This allows you to run multiple operating systems at the same time on one computer using virtualization. This is the same sort of technology that VMware uses. You can “Download or Order Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition for Free” …
From InternetNews: Landline telephones may soon need a lifeline as more people cut the cord in favor of Voice over IP (VoIP) and wireless phone alternatives. VoIP subscribers in the U.S. are expected to hit the 32.6 million mark by 2010, which means that roughly 40 percent of all broadband households in the country will …
From CNN: Some 300,000 Europeans rushed to register their new “.eu” Internet domain names in the first hour of being able to sign up to the new Web site addresses, European Union officials said Friday. Registrations for the new domain name opened up to those who reside in the 25-nation EU on a first-come, first …
From InternetNews: Snoops no longer need much technical savvy to steal personal information from computers and mobile phones. The reason? Easy-to-use spyware (define) is increasingly becoming available online. Recently released offerings include a kit that allows purchasers to infect their Web sites with malicious software code that can automatically install itself on computers that happen …
From the Globe and Mail: A showdown may be looming over a free wireless Internet network that New Orleans set up to boost recovery after Hurricane Katrina pummeled the city. Calling the network vital to the city’s economic comeback, New Orleans technology chief Greg Meffert is vowing to keep the system running as is, even …
From MSNBC: Maureen Silliman felt her empty pocket and gulped: Her new $300 iPod must have bounced out as she ran to catch a train. While she sobbed, her boyfriend suggested a message on the lost-and-found section of Craigslist, an online bazaar of classified ads. “No,” the 24-year-old Silliman said. “Nobody would ever turn in …
I received this press release the other day: CyberMatrix Corporation has released version 2.00 of VirusCop. VirusCop is a freeware Windows program for reporting e-mail virus spam, Usenet spam, erroneous e-mail bounces and other spam. This latest release contains several important new features. There is now an automatic bulk reporting feature. This feature allows you …
I received this press release recently: We are glad to announce the release of our new product: Ads Filter – the powerful content/banner filter designed for MS Internet Explorer. It allows user to block unwanted adverts and other annoying content while browsing with IE. The Ads Filter prevents downloading tons of ads, saves your internet …