Monthly Archives: March 2006
Version Glut Blurs Vistas Outlines
Traditionally, a major new mass-market operating system release sends a "refresh" command to the hardware base as well. Users have accepted the costs of...
Python Creator Scripts Inside Google
The Python language, used for a growing range of utility and application development tasks, bears the personal stamp of language creator Guido van Rossum....
Well, ExSKUse Me!
Ive been writing Tech Directions for a long time now, and it recently occurred to me that theres a lot of diversity in this...
Defy Wi-Fi with Spray-On Shield
Im just trying to get a message to you," sang Spence in his best Barry Gibb-like falsetto. The Disco Drudge was in full Bee...
Office 2007 Worries Users
It will be an uphill climb for microsoft to push customers into upgrading to the 2007 Office system suite when released later this year,...
Sun Cashes in on OpenSolaris
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As chief open-source officer at Sun Microsystems, Simon Phipps has been a busy man of late, with Sun moving to open-source big pieces of...
New Build Shows Full-On Vista
With the recent release of the latest Windows Vista Community Technology Preview, which Microsoft has labeled "feature-complete," our view of the Windows-to-be is beginning...
Pings & Packets from eWEEK Labs – 37
DeepSight Digs Into DomainsSymantecs DeepSight Threat Management System now monitors for domains in malicious code alerts and provides reports on spyware and adware.Version 7.0,...
Its Time for Open Storage Standards
Whether in networking, operating systems or document interchange—you name it—open standards have advanced the development of technologies wherever they have appeared. By lowering barriers...
Bridge Cultural Differences for Better Business in India
We talk of globalization as if it were new today, but those of us with long memories may recall that it was Marshall McLuhan...