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Archive - 08 Jul 2002

Hacker cracks Apple downloads

News Full instructions are available on the Internet for how to fool Apple's SoftwareUpdate feature and install a backdoor on any Mac running OS X. Worse, there appears to be no patch

EC threatens more legal action over broadband

News The European Commission is threatening to use competition law to improve the pace of local-loop unbundling, and so free up the broadband market

Facing the security risks of cable modems

Feature Cable access is a great value fast connection for tele-workers and small offices. But how do you deal with the security risks?

Learn what hiring managers are looking for

News The most important thing about a CV is using industry-standard job titles

Programmer puts penguin on Xbox

News A German programmer says he has created the first homebrew software to run on Microsoft's gaming console, the first step in turning the Xbox into a Linux machine

Buffett joins Level 3 investors

News In an unusual move, Warren Buffett is to buy a fifth of the debt put up for sale by network operator Level 3

EC report backs open source for government

News European governments should create a pool of open-source software to co-develop and share between themselves, says the Commission

Itanium 2: Pricing is key

News HP reveals plans for the first workstations and servers based on Intel's new high-end processor, and price is a big part of the equation. But the machines may still struggle to find a market

Ebay pays up for new pal

News The auction site is buying PayPal, an online payments company, in a deal worth over one billion dollars

Itanium 2 on the way, but will it sell?

News The economic downturn, which has led to many firms cutting or freezing IT expenditure, may have an impact on the success of Intel's latest server processor

BT's Bland is new media top dog

News BT's chairman is ranked above newspaper editors, cabinet ministers and even Bill Gates in the latest power list of media movers and shakers

Spin doctors create quantum transistor

News The invention of the spintronic transistor, which uses the spin of electrons to store information, marks an important step in quantum computing

Itanium 2: Second time lucky?

News Intel's new high-end server processor is smaller, faster and less expensive than its predecessor, but still faces an uphill battle. A ZDNet UK News Focus

Sites bow to Microsoft's browser king

News Web surfers not using Internet Explorer are increasingly finding that sites do not support their browser, as Microsoft's dominant position is increased by Web authors who choose to ignore other...

Asian bank bets on Siebel

News Despite its rival SAP's growing success in Asia, Siebel is confident that it can remain the market leader

Taming Office XP

Tech Guide Microsoft's office suite may be popular, but it's not perfect. Check out our remedies for four of Office XP's most annoying quirks.

Cut Office XP down to size

Tech Guide Office XP has more features and functions than you can shake a stick at. Don't be a victim: build a suite more in line with your needs.

Bury Clippy forever

Tech Guide If you thought Clippy was dead, think again. We'll show you how to make him R.I.P. -- and how to tweak the help system.

Kill the clipboard

Tech Guide Office XP's new clipboard demands your attention. Here's how to keep it in its place.

Protect yourself against hackers

Tech Guide Everyone wants a piece of your PC, from hackers to virus writers. Follow our advice, and stop Office XP from leading them right to you.

Does anybody really know what time it is?

Comment David Coursey: Why is your PC's clock always wrong? Why do real clock people hate Windows? Why does your PC log on to a shadowy government network behind your back? Read on for answers.

Encryption tool gives privacy buffs new image

News Hactivismo, the online privacy activist group, is to release its encryption tool - but some warn that it may offer a false sense of security and put lives in danger

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