Monthly Archives: November 2006
Gates on the Past, the Future, and Google
STANFORD, Calif. -- Philanthropist Bill Gates is able to take things a little slower these days, since he doesnt have to worry anymore about...
Microsoft Defends Windows Mobile E-Mail Security
Responding to analyst reports that elements of its Windows smart phone software may leave users open to data exposure, Microsoft officials contend that the...
Interview: Inside the Mind of a Kernel Hacker
You might be surprised to learn that the mysterious hacker behind the MoKB (Month of Kernel Bugs) project actually believes in responsible disclosure. For...
Federal Workgroup Releases Guidelines for Verifying Patient Identities
A federal workgroup studying privacy issues in health information technology on Nov. 15 released a preliminary set of recommendations for how health care providers...
Readers Respond: Search for Significance
I read the local paper and lots of magazines, and I agree with Peter Coffees perception that the local newspaper produces an edited, verified...
Microsoft May Indemnify Some Red Hat Linux Users
BARCELONA, Spain—While Microsoft is hoping to enter into a patent deal with Red Hat similar to the one it has with Novell, the software...
D-Link 2-Bay Enclosure Lets You Fill NAS Yourself
For consumers with multimedia content they want to store, use and share or for SOHOs with data to backup and protect, external hard drives...
3-D Scanner Guides Robot in Simulated Surgery
A robot guided by images from a 3-D ultrasound scanner can go to the right spots in a simulated surgery and promises to give...
European Web Hosters Look to Windows
BARCELONA, Spain—An increasing number of European Web hosting companies are moving part or all of their environments away from Linux and Unix and onto...
U3s USB Drives Carry Programs Along with Data
Want to carry not only your documents, but also programs and settings, on a USB drive, so you can be productive on more than...