2005 May

Intel, in a move best characterized as ‘if you can’t beat ‘em…’, is bringing out their new Pentium D line at price points more often seen in the lineup of archrival AMD. By the end of the year, it seems likely that you’ll be able to buy a dual-core PD(?) for under $300.

“CipherTrust’s ZombieMeter tracks worldwide zombie activity in real-time. With more than 1,500 enterprise customers, CipherTrust has a very broad, unique view of the Internet and potential threats as they happen across the globe. By monitoring global messaging activity and identifying behavioral patterns, CipherTrust can continue to provide predictive protection against threats before they emerge.
Through data […]

Netcraft Toolbar
* Protect your savings from Phishing attacks.
* See the hosting location and Risk Rating of every site you visit.
* Help defend the Internet community from fraudsters.
The Toolbar community is effectively a giant neighbourhood watch scheme, empowering the most alert and most expert […]

“Angered by the growing number of Internet scams, online “vigilantes” have started to take justice into their own hands by hacking into suspected fraud sites and defacing them.
These hackers have targeted fake websites set up to resemble the sites of banks or financial institutions in recent weeks, and have inserted new pages or messages. Some […]

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“…One online confessional, though, breaks the mold. At PostSecret, found at postsecret.blogspot.com, the confessions are consistently engaging, original and well told. How come? The Web site gives people simple instructions. Mail your secret anonymously […]

In amongst the waves and waves of email I got this holiday weekend was a very interesting one from vacation.disneyworld.com:

Dear DAVE,
You are receiving this email because you have previously contacted Walt Disney World® Resort. These days, many people prefer the convenience of email communications.
We’ve recently acquired your email address and would like to add it […]

Would you like to create your city-wide Wi-Fi hotspot without investment nor public funding?
It seems you are not going to be the first.
Low-cost technology, free software and another successful example of a city-wide WiFi community network show that the revolution is slowly approaching without too much fanfare.
Here is what public institutions, private companies and home […]

I say let’s quit dancing around the situation. Go ahead and tattoo all of us with barcodes and just run us under a scanner through check points. Why not? We are half way there already? (Sarcasm)

Contrary to popular belief, VoIP is still has some growing up to do. Thankfully we have companies that understand this and with any luck, will be able to groom networks in an effort to take VoIP to the next level.

After reading this article, I am seriously thinking about keeping my computer equipment a whole lot cleaner. Yikes!
Iatrogenic (n.) — any adverse condition resulting from medical treatment.
It is a sad fact that sometimes going into hospital means you end up sicker. Massive overuse of antibiotics, both by the livestock industry as growth supplements, as well […]

It Is Time to Put Phishing Scams Out of Business
Robert X. Cringely writes, “We all get them, messages from our bank or mortgage company, from eBay or PayPal, telling us there is a glitch in their system, our account data has been lost, and if we don’t immediately update our customer information, some dire consequences […]

Dave, I have an email account in gmail as myaddr@gmail.com but I’m still confused.
How can I forward gmail invitations to my friends?

I’ve been involved with the LinkedIn social network for a long time, along with quite a few other networks, and have been pleased to see how it’s evolved into a terrific professional networking environment, while the other social networks I’m in have devolved into MLM hunting environments (Ryze) or non-professional, personal dating and socializing networks […]

Here is an in-depth comparative review of the available multi-user and group blog platforms.
It explains what multi-user blogs are, what they can be used for, and what are the key differences between the major players in this field.
This comparative review is a 92-page document covering traits and characteristics of Typepad, Drupal, Manila, Wordpress and 21Publish […]

Wrong! Americans are not addicted to email. That is absurd. No, Americans are addicted to porn! Well, that is based on what I clean off of client hard drives everyday.

You know, I admire the idea behind laws like this, I really do. But we have to be serious here. Does anyone think that these actions will even put the smallest dent in phishing? If they want to stop it, arm victims to the teeth and then fly them over to the offender’s place business. […]

Hi Dave. Like you, I’m a blogger, and sometimes I bump into other bloggers who have written about one of my postings, but somehow I haven’t gotten my trackbacks to work on my site. I don’t care too much about trackbacks, but tell me, how do you keep track of other bloggers citing your material […]

Just wanted to share my thoughts on the end of this closing chapter in technology on Television.

Joining the ranks of Google and DeLorme, Microsoft is due to release something called MSN Virtual Earth. It overlays online searches with aerial photos of the actual terrain. The product isn’t actually available, but is expected “sometime this summer”.
Microsoft has its eyes in the sky. At Monday’s “D” conference in Carlsbad, California, Microsoft founder Bill […]

So, what OS actually does power the Xbox? Is it something that has been created by Microsoft? You will have to read on to find out…