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I think I had bought a sleeve of 9x256 for my Apple II. Or was it my XT? Oh, *those* memories. Mike wants to know...

News for Tuesday, April 4 2006

Internet search provider Google appears more serious than ever about preparing features for home electronics.

If you haven't done so, checked out the CTP and Go Live license.

Under the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Act, the Government will be able to access communications not only between the B-party and the suspect, but also between the B-party and anyone else. If you have unwittingly communicated with a suspect (and thereby become a B-party), the Government may be able to monitor all your conversations with family members, friends, work colleagues, your lawyer and your doctor. (and your sysadmin)

Microsoft plans to use ProClarity's technologies in conjunction with its SQL Server 2005, Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005, Office Excel and Office SharePoint Portal Server products.

Bose, Dell, and Apple Computer led the technology brands trusted by U.S. consumers, a new survey from Forrester Research said Monday, while Microsoft came in dead last.

Tool plugs Sharepoint and AquaLogic portals together, enables .NET coding.

All your virtualization in one place, and for one fine price.

In a case of the "cobbler's children", a Trend Micro employee forgot to run his company's antivirus software on his computer, leading to the uploading of company data to a P2P network.

The strongest hair! The youngest sumo wrestler! The longest pencil! In Malaysia, making your mark - any mark - is a matter of national pride.

Switching to Universal Binaries is no small task according at least one engineer at Adobe. The maturity of XCode and other problems stand in the way of migrating big apps to the new Mac chips.

Municipal wireless vendor and a Cisco-backed nonprofit also are vying for the project.

News for Monday, April 3 2006

Two of the world's largest communications suppliers have agreed to merge, creating a USD25 billion company.

Now you will have something else to do with your AS/400, as Zend has ported PHP to run on the popular IBM computer line.

Where did that itty-bitty incrementing iterator come from?

eBay will be allowed to continue to use its "Buy it Now" links after the US Patent Office upheld an earlier decision against patent holder MerchExchange.

Canada becomes one of the first countries where WiMAX is available. The high-speed wireless service (up to 3Mbps) will be targeted at urban business travellers and rural users.

Researchers in the US and Japan have confirmed that neutrinos seem to change into other particles, implying they have mass. Could they be the source of the missing mass of the Universe?

Despite the availability of the OS now scheduled for early 2007, computers bearing the logo "Windows Vista Capable" should be on shelves in the next few months. Your mileage will vary.

The Anti-Cross Site Scripting Library can be used to provide comprehensive protection to Web-based applications against Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.

"Getting to Done" begins with "What do I need to do?"

News for Friday, March 31 2006