Monthly Archives: August 2005
What Blogs, Podcasts, Feeds Mean to Bottom Line
The average consumer of blogs, RSS/XML feeds and Podcasts is male, earns big bucks and, in the case of Podcasts, is a youngster—all good...
Researchers Chase Away Worms, Wi-Fi Bandits at Intel
SAN FRANCISCO—Intel researchers are envisioning a new way to de-worm PCs.
The computer chip giant here at its Intel Developer Forum on Thursday discussed technology...
Can Google Change the IM Market?
With the launch of Google Talk, its instant messaging and voice service, is hoping to crack the lucrative and fast-growing IM market. But analysts...
DBAs Will Thrive and Multiply
I saw a recent online poll asking the question "Will automation make the DBAs job obsolete?"
Over 73 percent of the 726 people who responded...
Voice Mail May Be the Next Legal Minefield
If you shudder at the thought of a jury or government investigator reading your company employees e-mails, consider what it would be like when...
FoxFire Tests Bluetooth PDAs for Order Management
A multibillion-dollar corporation is about to start testing FoxFetch, a recently patented PDA-based technology that brings together Bluetooth and radio frequency wireless capabilities with...
IE Turns 10: Oh, What a Decade!
Microsofts Internet Explorer turns 10 on Wednesday. Thats 10 years, not the version number, which is just now approaching 7. While its arguably the...
Windows 95: Doomed by Its Own Success
It was 10 years ago this Wednesday, Aug. 24, 1995. Into a world dominated by American military power and 16-bit operating systems Microsoft launched...
If I Were Steve Ballmer
Its that time of year. Microsoft midyear reviews are over. Summer vacations are winding down. And Microsoft execs are dreaming big.
Perfect time for a...
From Melissa to Zotob: 10 Years of Windows Worms
The names roll of the tongue like characters in an episode of "American Gladiators." Klez. Blaster. Slammer. Sasser. Zotob. Computer viruses and worms, all...