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Blog Friday 10/06/2005 Despite being somewhat more generously appointed than Gary McKinnon, I am not the “UK’s biggest hacker”. Not a hacker at all these days, unless you count running some unofficial...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment It's not all glamour in IT journalism, you know. Apart from the boat trips, Monaco, secret networks and Kate Adie's ankles, that is...
IE rivals squabble over browser award
News Employees at Firefox and Opera are wrangling over who has won an IT magazine's best browser award
Nokia and Intel partner on mobile WiMax
News The mobile version of the broadband wireless standard could complement 3G, the companies claim
Spying worms likely to proliferate
News Worms that scan for vulnerabilities in your computer are expected to become more common, as virus writers plan more targeted attacks
Jacko suicide spam infects pop fans
News Virus writers have started using public interest in the Michael Jackson trial to try and fool users into executing malware on their PCs, according to antivirus firm Sophos
BAA bolsters its cyber defences
News The UK's airport authority is spending £23m on Shield, its protection against online terrorists
Optimism over chip sales
News Brief: Fears that rising energy prices would hamper chip sales have receded
Microsoft touts professional graphics tool
News Acrylic, now available for user testing, could help Microsoft to compete with Adobe
NASA hacker is no Neo
Leader By building up the hacker at the centre of the latest US government break-in, authorities hope to distract attention from the embarrassing truth
Developers get a taste of Intel-based Macs
Feature Builder: In late night sessions this week, Apple developers have been getting their first look at how much work they have ahead to convert their programs to run on Intel-based Macs
Rivals 'could beat BT' in the next-generation game
News BT is putting a lot of muscle behind its 21st Century Network, but Marconi says BT's choice of suppliers could help smaller rivals steal a march
Apple Power Mac G5 (dual 2.7GHz)
Review Apple has upgraded the Power Mac G5 with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and faster parts, but our complaints about limited expandability still apply.
Start a recovery project to rescue a troubled project
Feature If a project is big enough to require a formal turnaround, you have to recognise that the work to recover the troubled project is a project in itself
Is the telephone industry ready for open source?
Feature A brash tech whizz kid thinks his software will radically transform an old-world industry
Cyberattack strikes online forum
News A malicious hacker has erased valuable data from Ezboard's online bulletin boards
Online porn abuse rife in public sector
News The Audit Commission has warned of a steep rise in cases of public sector workers accessing inappropriate material such as pornography
EU Parliament rejects data retention plans
News But Europe's Council of Ministers is set to press on with attempts to force ISPs to retain customer information for up to three years
Bail for Brit accused of NASA hack
News North London man faces eight cybercrime charges
Critical Windows patch on the way
News Microsoft will release its latest batch of security alerts next Tuesday, including protection for Windows and Exchange
Google Desktop Search
Review Google Desktop Search is a slick and speedy search tool for finding information on your hard drive. It lacks a file viewer and media player but is very fast and easy to use.
