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Get Ready for Firefox 1.5
The next version of the popular Firefox Web browser has undergone a name change to 1.5 and will be released for beta testing in September. The Mozilla Foundation plans to release the ...
Getting the Most from Your I.T. Training Dollars
I.T. training budgets are making a resurgence, and I.T. departments are looking for the best places to invest training dollars. A lot is at stake. The prospect of baby-boomer retirement looms as ...
Fox Backs Blu-ray Next-Gen DVD Format
Yankee Group analyst Nitin Gupta suggested that surveys can be skewed by any company to get the results it seeks. Gupta noted that the poll about HD DVD versus Blu-ray makes no ...
Senate Committee Meets To Consider File-Sharing Legislation
July 29, 2005 11:50AM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us Forrester analyst Josh Bernoff believes that a move toward more legislation governing file-sharing applications will have limited effect. “Since a bunch of them ...
Kenosha Finds Big Savings in Linux
Kenosha, a city of about 100,000, was on the bleeding edge when it began deploying Linux nearly a decade ago. The city had been a Unix shop, but as I.T. demands became ...
Optimus Reconceives the Keyboard
July 27, 2005 5:50PM Because the Optimus keyboard provides visual feedback, it has the potential to tie into any software program on the market, said Artemy Lebedev, the studio’s founder and the ...
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 ...
MGM v. Grokster: What Comes Next for File Sharing?
For intellectual-property attorneys, the lead-up to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the MGM vs. Grokster case was like being in a crowded sports bar before the Super Bowl. Bets were ...
Microsoft Bangs the Privacy DRM
Microsoft has detailed its forthcoming privacy and security plans, which include enhancements to Internet Explorer 7 and the addition of digital rights management software into applications at the document level.Despite earlier plans ...
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 ...