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Blog Friday 7/6/2002 Time to dust off the Anorak of Power and practice my Z80 assembler -- on Sunday, I'm chairing a lunchtime panel at Extreme Computing, the Festival of Inappropriate Technology down...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Rupert Goodwins hides from the Windsors, footie and technology north of the border, but with limited success.
Ballmer issues employee call to action
News Microsoft employees must take more responsibility for leading the industry and the corporate image, says the chief executive
Red faces and the dangers of sending emails
News As the Labour party has recently experienced, inappropriate emails are a regrettable factor of working life
SAP sets up showdown with Microsoft
News SAP is to target smaller businesses to increase sales, putting it in direct competition with Microsoft
AIM+ 'spyware' component to be removed
News An add-on program to AOL's instant messenger service includes a component that sends back customer information to the main server
Millions take time off to watch the World Cup
News One in five UK workers are taking the day off to watch the England vs Argentina World Cup match
HP considering e-business retreat
News After suffering heavy losses on its e-business software, HP is looking at its options, which include partnering with other companies
Electronic ink slims down screens
News A start-up is showing prototypes of a flexible computer screen that is thinner and less power-hungry than current LCDs
How to beat the record labels on the Web
Comment The plethora of music start-ups focused on Internet distribution should just give it up. Even in the dot-com era, investors made very little money on digital music start-ups. However, there is...
Sports.com may be saved
News A number of companies are thought to be considering making a move for the popular sports Web site, which is now in administration
Guidance for dealing with a difficult boss
News You have three choices: quitting, confrontation, or dealing with it
FBI's most wanted: New IT priorities
Comment The FBI failed to execute on that basic IT principle - aligning its technology with business goals. And the government failed to leverage a massive technology investment funded by tax dollars.
W3C unveils outlook on Web services
News The standards body has released several drafts of scenarios for real-world uses of Web services
Goldi Loc and the three PDAs
Comment There's something wrong with the story I'm about to tell - see if you can guess by the end.
World Cup email leads to virus penalty
News Fans looking for World Cup results could get more than they bargained for with an email-based virus
EBay shuts down Segway auctions
News The auction site cancels the sale of two 'customised' Segway Human Transporters following complaints from Segway
Intel blames Europe for poor outlook
News The chip maker cites slower-than-expected European demand as it lowers its second-quarter predictions
Kazaa users often expose personal files
News HP researchers say Kazaa often allows users to expose email and other personal documents - and attackers appear to be taking advantage of the situation
Hollywood shuts down video-on-demand site
News The US film industry dodges a bullet in the growing battle over online film distribution, shutting down another movie-streaming service
Wireless users pick price over features
News Consumers are more interested in low prices and better coverage than enhanced services
Online gaming predicted to grow sixfold
News Recent research says that the number of people playing games on the Net is set to grow dramatically in the next few years
Five years ago: WebFiler is first end-user database for Web
News Alpha Software has released what it calls the first end-user database for the Net
