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Blog Friday 6/09/2002Due to circumstances beyond our control, the management regrets to inform you that the diary is being written on Thursday, and thus it is impossible to say what happens on Friday....
Heard of drive-by hacking? Meet drive-by spamming
News 'Warspammers' are taking advantage of unprotected wireless LANs to send out millions of junk emails
Philips pushes Linux for consumer electronics
News Philips and Intel are using Linux and XScale to make it easier for manufacturers to build next-generation home entertainment devices
TI to put mobile phone on a chip
News The single-chip phone, due in 2004, will mean a revolution for multimedia mobile phones and wireless PDAs, claims Texas Instruments
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Rupert gets in a tizz over aerial nonsense, spooks with iPaqs and those whacky Hellenes.
Is beta the best route?
Feature Most IT managers won't touch software till it is released and road-tested, but you can save money by getting onto a vendor's beta testing programme
Microtek ScanMaker 4800
Review The ScanMaker 4800 offers nice colour scans and speedy greyscale performance at a bargain price, but its film and slide scans are sub-standard.
Maxtor beefs up DiamondMax drives
News Maxtor has refreshed its DiamondMax family of hard drives to serve up more data, and serve it up more quickly, for users of desktop PCs
Is now the time to exchange Exchange?
Comment Peter Judge: With Microsoft Exchange at a critical juncture, competitors line up - including the folk musicians at Samsung Contact.
Games push PC boundaries
News Many gamers are finding that the latest games require them to upgrade their PCs more frequently, as the demands made on the hardware increase
Wearable computers soon to be everywhere
News Innovations such as weaving circuitry into clothing could help turn wearable computing into a $1.3bn market, says a new study
Patent suit could hurt eBay
News The auction giant's business model could have to change significantly if a patent infringement lawsuit goes against it
Verify DNS records with Dlint
Feature Dlint will check DNS records for a domain and attempt to find possible errors, offering a quick-and-easy way to keep your DNS database viable and up to date
Pop-ups are here to stay
News A new study has found that pop-up ads only account for a tiny percentage of online advertisements, but their use is likely to increase
University to challenge copyright laws
News An anonymous donor has provided funds for a university to use to explore the recent expansion of copyright law
Return to sender
Feature When automatic answers miss the mark, they only end up alienating customers. But rather than abandon the technology, there are precautions enterprises can take to make auto-response a useful part...
IT sheds 'geek' image in search of youth appeal
News Secondary school pupils are being encouraged by a new programme to consider a career in the IT industry
Wireless broadband trials in Sydney
News The collaboration to set up a wireless broadband network in Sydney has also been a test of running a virtual company
Government pushes for tougher IT security
News A new set of guidelines aim to make businesses better defended against risks such as hackers and computer viruses
Microsoft unveils Windows Media 9
News Sir George Martin, James Cameron and LL Cool J help kick off the next-generation media software. But courting Hollywood means tough copy-protection measures
No fun, no games, as Greece takes a gamble
Comment Rupert Goodwins: The Greek government has banned all video games in a move that goes beyond farce.
Server attacks stump Microsoft
News The software maker releases more information about attacks on Windows 2000 servers that have so far stumped its researchers
Intel revs workstation, server chips
News The chipmaker will reveal energy-efficient Xeons for blade servers next week
Red Hat founder joins the circus
News Tired of the run-of-the-mill trade show? So is Linux bigwig Bob Young. That's why he's launching 'Lulu Tech Circus'
Another file-swapping site to fall silent
News Madster, formerly known as Aimster, will be shut down after a judge decides it is guilty of aiding mass copyright violation
Palm to offer m130 refunds
News In an about-face, Palm decides it will compensate users for what it said was an advertising mistake
