Previous Day.Net certification - no more mix and match
Feature Microsoft's plan to separate Win2K and .Net tracks could affect some certification plans. But you should be okay if you have a Win2K cert and your company is staying with that platform
Week in review: Copy-protection drama, scary robots and faster wireless
News Hollywood, Lexmark and Microsoft all played a part in the developing DMCA debate, while many were content to gawk at the latest consumer electronics
Wednesday
Blog Wednesday 8/1/2003Microsoft's taken the opportunity at CES to announce SPOT -- what is it with that company and dogs? SPOT, Smart Personal Object Technology, is Microsoft's R&D effort to put...
Microsoft fights antitrust charges
News The software company is trying to get three antitrust cases dismissed by a US judge with a track record for ruling against Microsoft's business behaviour
Figuring out MS certifications
News Microsoft's decision to create separate Win2K and .NET tracks could affect your MCSA and MCSE plans. But if you're certified in Win2K, you may not need to worry
December inboxes clogged with junk mail
News Unsolicited email has continued its seemingly unstoppable growth, with December's levels showing yet another rise
Vice City, iPod, iMac nominated for design award
News The violent PlayStation2 game and Apple's gadgets are competing with crystal chandeliers and jewellery for a new £25,000 prize
Date set for new wireless broadband auction
News The government is to auction the 3.4GHz part of the spectrum, but some telcos believe it is chasing the wrong frequency
IT will spend on security, but not services
News A survey of IT decision makers has revealed their spending priorities for 2003 focus heavily on security and VPNs
US Wi-Fi hot spots to get seal of approval
News Hot spots that meet the conditions of the Wi-Fi Alliance will be able to display a logo on sites throughout the US
W3C's latest standard: Scripting's swansong?
News A new recommendation should create a 'write once, run everywhere' standard for Web page scripting. Just don't use it
IT Anthems: Ericsson WAP Rap
Feature No crap, just WAP! An unbelievable 3G song plus a smorgasbord of other Swedish promotional songs
Keeping ahead of DNS attacks
Comment Paul Mockapetris: The attack on the Internet DNS root servers should serve as a wake-up call to us all.
All about digital video
Tech Guide A step-by-step guide to shooting, editing and exporting digital video (DV).
Digital video glossary
Tech Guide Definitions for the most common DV terms, as well as a few uncommon ones.
Distribution deal
Tech Guide So you've shot, transferred, and edited your video. Now what?
Director's cut
Tech Guide Here's how to get your footage from camera to computer, with all the steps in between.
Behind the DV technology
Tech Guide You've heard a lot about DV: now find out what it actually is and how it works.
'Copied' Web site sparks row
News An Australian business is being accused of copying its Web site from that of a Korean company - but it claims its site was built using free templates from the Internet
Dell: The PC is still king
News CES: After the Sony president's claims that the television will be the centre of home networks, Michael Dell defends the role of the PC
Sun opens wallet for software push
News The server maker wants to make more money from software, and is offering salespeople cash incentives to achieve its aim
Windows Server's identity crisis
News From Whistler, to Windows 2002 Server, to Windows .Net Server 2003, to... Microsoft has changed its server software's name yet again
Avril Lavigne worm a hit in virus charts
News The Lirva worm, named after a pop singer, is the latest celebrity-inspired worm to find rapid success
Study: Linux headed for high end, too
News Goldman Sachs is arguing that Linux is well-positioned to take over from Unix in corporate computing. It also poses an indirect threat to Microsoft
MPEG-4 backers protest Microsoft licence
News Microsoft's plans for taking its proprietary media format into the consumer electronics market will ultimately be bad news for consumers, according to backers of a rival standard
Intel promotes the wireless home network
News CES: The chipmaker continues to promote the versatility and usefulness of the PC, but during a keynote address Intel's chief executive talked up wireless home networks
Sony predicts rebirth of television
News CES: Television is about to make a comeback as the centre of the home electronics network, Sony believes. It all depends on broadband
