Monthly Archives: September 2006
This Column Is a Fraud!
In August 2004 an innovative phishing attack was launched, not against the usual targets of PayPal and large banks, but against the Kerry for...
Laplink Offers Migration Software for Macs
Laplink Software has begun offering a new product that the company says will allow files, setting and software applications to migrate from a Windows...
How Much Abuse Will You Take from Microsoft?
Seriously, how many times must users and businesses be kicked in the face before they buy a clue? Before they realize that they dont...
Novells Nasdaq Headaches
When it rains, it pours.
Novell announced on Sept. 20 that it had received a staff determination notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market stating that...
Four Feckless, Counterproductive Business Approaches to IT
Its not news that business and IT departments within a company dont always get along. Its rare to find a geek or a suit...
My Trip Inside the Manhattan Googleplex
A few days ago I snuck inside Google's new office in Manhattan. I didn't exactly infiltrate the janitorial staff, nothing so devious or illegal....
Symbols Future with RFID Uncertain Under Motorola Umbrella
RFID may disappear for Symbol Technologies, and too, for Motorola. Thats the whisper among industry experts speculating over the future of Symbols radio frequency...
AMD Opens Opteron Servers to New Chips
Advanced Micro Devices wants to help computers based on its processors to get new jobs.
The chip maker announced on Sept. 21 an expansion of...
IBM Reveals Virtual Tape Backup for Mainframes
Most data storage news these days is all about open systems storage—networks that link up to thousands of servers and desktop machines. IBM, however,...
Apple Ships Patch for MacBook Wi-Fi Hack
Apple Computer has shipped a critical AirPort update to correct a trio of security flaws that put Wi-Fi-enabled Mac systems at risk of code...