Monthly Archives: October 2004
AOL Develops Desktop Search
According to sources familiar with testing, America Online Inc. is developing its own desktop search technology that will initially be added to the AOL...
Web Censorship Choices Pit Business Against Politics
Right now, its something of an esoteric argument between human rights activists, civil libertarians and lawyers. But soon, the international conversation about what sorts...
Apple Revenue, Profits Soar
Apple Computer Inc. reported the highest quarterly revenue in 9 years Wednesday as strong sales of Macintosh laptops and iPod music players allowed the...
Mac Takes Honors as Best Unix Desktop
When I first started using Unix, my favorite "desktop" was the Korn shell. Its still my favorite command line interface.
As the years went by...
Microsoft Launches Windows Shopping Portal
LOS ANGELES—Microsoft Corp. here on Tuesday quietly launched its new shopping portal for hardware and software, which the company claims will not be used...
Mesh Wi-Fi Network Eases On-Site Debate Reporting
When members of the media begin filing into Gammage Auditorium at Arizona State University in Tempe to report on Wednesday nights presidential debate, theyll...
PayPal Outages Persist, Worry Users
Sporadic outages at PayPal stretched into a fifth day on Tuesday, though the company late in the day reported that access had returned to...
New Microsoft Office Servers on the Way
Microsoft has been holding its Office 12 cards close to the vest. But its becoming increasingly apparent that there will be some new Office...
Office Alternatives Explore Server-Based Apps
While Microsoft quietly pursues developing new servers for its Microsoft Office applications, Sun Microsystems StarOffice and the open-source OpenOffice.org are taking another route with...
Utility Computing Needs Compatible Management Tools
One of the major obstacles to the widespread adoption of utility computing is the difficulty in managing multivendor solutions. While many excellent management tools...