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It caught me by surprise at first. I had done a search and got the following… “We’re sorry… … but we can’t process your request right now. A computer virus or spyware application is sending us automated requests, and it appears that your computer or network has been infected. We’ll restore your access as quickly […]

Over at the Security Fix, Brian Krebs is talking about spyware and the fact that keeping up-to-date on patches, and running current antivirus with current definitions is not enough to protect your machine from spyware. He sums it up by saying common sense is the best defence.    Send article as PDF   

This item is coming from infoworld. It looks as though Siebel will be supporting their CRM software on linux (Novell’s SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9). They didn’t comment on other supported distributions. They are among the last of the major enterprise software vendors to take the plunge of releasing their software for linux.    Send […]

Linux.com has an article about ToVid, a utility to help convert video into VCD format. ToVid started out as just a VCD imager for mpeg files, but has expanded to be able to handle most video formats for input. It can also work with dvdauthor and other tools depending on whether you want to creat […]

There is a good posting at the zdnet blogs talking about proprietary standards and why they are not a good thing in comparison to open standards. The talk specifically mentions Microsoft Word documents as an example of a de facto Proprietary standard and then goes on into a current example with cell phones.    Send […]

It looks as though the OpenSuSE site is open for business. Several days ago there was a story that Novell was opening SuSE up to build a community model much like Red Hat has with Fedora.    Send article as PDF   

Cnet news is reporting a breakthrough in chip design that could reduce the cost of cell phones to the $20 mark. The chip design combines the function of several chips in just one.    Send article as PDF   

It’s an older post, but I just discovered it…. July 21st… spware confidential reports on a virus masquerading as an itunes installer that actually brings along some adware (4 different applications) for fun. This apparently was distributed over the AIM messenger network.    Send article as PDF   

Cnet news is reporting that the department of Homeland Security is using RFID at U.S. borders. The RFID chips are implanted in the “Customs and Border Protection Form I-94A” document which is used to keep track of comings and goings of foreign visitors.    Send article as PDF   

Zdnet is reporting that a British broadband company, NTL is upping their Cable internet speed rto 10Mbps at no charge by the end of the year. Other competitors in the UK are already at 8Mbps for their rates. It sounds as though ADSL+2 promises speeds upwards of 24Mbps by the end of the year as […]