Latest From Michael Smith
What’s Slowing Down Your PC?
October 27, 2005 7:30AM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us “Computer slowdown is caused by many factors, including malicious software running in the background and ‘heavy’ security solutions that drain system performance,” said ...
Gamer Pays $100,000 for Virtual Property
A gamer has paid $100,000 for a virtual space resort in the massive multiplayer online role-playing game Project Entropia.Mindark, the Swedish developer of the game, sold off the “real estate” in a ...
Open Source Is Alive and Well with Commercial Developers
The appeal of open source to software developers is that it allows them to improve, modify, or adopt according to their own needs, saving time that might be wasted on the paths ...
P2P Traffic Still Dominates the Net
A new study that looks at the impact of peer-to-peer traffic on service-provider networks shows file swapping forges on unabated. CacheLogic of Cambridge, England says the practice shows no sign of slowing ...
Apple Plans New Flash-Based iPod Mini
With plans to introduce a new version of the iPod Mini, Apple Computer will buy 40 percent of Samsung’s flash-memory output.The partnership was made in anticipation of holiday sales of a 4-GB ...
Wi-Fi Networks Under Attack
If a squatter moved in next door, and ran electrical extension cords from his living room to an outlet on your patio, you might object to his obvious pirating of your electricity ...
Google Unveils Personalized Search Beta
Google said that a fishing enthusiast, for example, would now get different results than a musician when entering the word “bass” as a search query. The service builds on the My Search ...
The New Apple: Just a Pretty Unix Face?
June 22, 2005 11:10AM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us “Apple’s differentiation comes from great software in a beautiful box on good hardware,” said Forrester analyst Ted Schadler. “The chip inside makes little ...
Should Win 64 Be Part of Your Plan?
The world is full of numbers, as people work 24/7, pick up snacks at 7-11 and get the 411. In the technology arena, where digits are rampant, the number garnering the most ...
Onlookers Await Airbus A380 Test Flight
The first flight is tentatively set to begin around midmorning and could last for much of the day as the plane circles the region, beaming back real-time measurements of 150,000 parameters to ...