Monthly Archives: July 2006
How Google Works
With his unruly hair dipping across his forehead, Douglas Merrill walks up to the lectern set up in a ballroom of the Arizona Biltmore...
Orange to Team with T-Mobile for Enterprise Wi-Fi
It may not be the World Cup, but in one way, at least, France and Germany are working together in the United States. Orange...
WebEx Plugs Critical ActiveX Control Flaw
Collaboration software specialist WebEx Communications has released a critical security update to correct a remote code execution flaw affecting its enterprise customers.
The vulnerability was...
Seven MS Office, Windows Patches to Cover Critical Flaws
Microsoft plans to release seven security bulletins on July 11 to cover a range of critical vulnerabilities affecting Windows and Office users.
Four of the...
Google Pack Goes International
Starting today, Google Pack is available internationally in 16 countries and one former British protectorate (Hong Kong). The pack contains all the goodies you...
AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 Reigns King
From time to time, I get asked, "What computer should I get?" And, while its rare, I do get the question, "...if I want...
The Case for a Google Ombudsman
"Closing one's ears to the complaints of partisans would also entail closing one's mind to the substance of their arguments." -- Daniel Okrent, former...
News Roundup: Google Caches Out?
Is Google cached out? Following a string of problems with its page-rank and site: operator algorithms, some Google users are reporting Google cache errors...
Expectations Up, Stock Still Low for Google
It's a Google vs. Yahoo smackdown as the two search and media giants battle for the Q2 crown.Although neither company's stock price is anywhere...
Microsoft WGA Attracts Copycat Worm and Second Lawsuit
Security researchers have identified a worm virus masked to appear as Microsofts Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program, while end users have filed a second...