Monthly Archives: December 2005
Reflecting on Positions Past
Five years into the new millennium, the questions of right and wrong in cyberspace are coming into clearer focus. This year, eWEEKs Editorial Board...
Workaround, Protections Emerge for WMF Exploit
Anti-virus and intrusion protection firms are reacting quickly to a new zero-day exploit for Windows, and a workaround has been devised by an independent...
Anti-Virus Protection for WMF Flaw Still Inconsistent
Days after the revelation of a flaw in Windows handling of WMF graphics files, dozens of exploits are being spread from thousands of adware...
Siebel Shareholders to Vote on Oracle Bid
January 2006 will do more than lead off the new year. It will likely add another company to Oracle Corp.s ever-expanding roster of acquisitions.
Siebel...
Hunting for the Perfect Linux Media Center
Over at NewsForge, Jay Lyman does a good job of explaining why HPs Media Hub, a Linux media system, came to nothing.
He also talks...
CES Secret: A Bevy of Business Products
Some familiar business-style products will part a sea of gadgets and doodads at the International Consumer Electronics Show in early January.
The annual convention, which...
Trojan Emits Bogus, Risqué Google AdSense Ads
A Trojan horse program is churning out bogus Google ads promoting products Google eschews—gambling, cheap Viagra, girlie photos and adult dating.
The ads, being targeted...
Readers Respond: Dont Take the Wrong Tech Trip
With regard to Peter Coffees Dec. 12 Epicenters column, "Dont Take the Wrong Tech Trip": As a volunteer firefighter for over 25 years, Ive...
Outsourcing Pleasure: When Technology Enables Spiritual Suicide
Its one thing when people outsource the most painful work they can think of to sweatshop labor overseas. While there are moral issues involved...
Google and Opera Make a Mobile Search Connection
Google Inc.s search features will be included within the Opera Mini, a new browser for cell phones due next month from Norway-based Opera Software...