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Blog Friday 18/10/2002It's training day! As we're part of CNET, a great American company, we get the great American training. Herds of assorted tech team, ad sales, admin and editorial types are placed...
Reduce stress caused by the tools of the trade
News Feeling stressed? Learn how to strip away some of the causes by identifying and correcting stressors in your work environment
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment IBM's busted flush, music on the move and mobile naughtiness keep Rupert occupied, but can he survive the training day?
Microsoft's millions, problematic programs and wicked wireless
Comment News Schmooze: Redmond may make a lot of money, but why doesn't it translate into more secure software? Also, good news for the mobile phone industry
Wi-Fi: it's all about location, location, location...
News Soon network-connected trolleys will be able to talk to shoppers through a new positioning technology, telling them where to find a special offer
HP realigns emerging technology group
News The computer-maker has reorganised its business units as part of a cost-saving move, affecting iPaq handhelds and other new products such as tablet PCs
Divine patent - a shopping cart loaded with cash?
Comment Charles Cooper: It'll be bad news with bells for the e-commerce world if Divine is able to cash in on an old shopping cart patent and demand payments for its use.
Photo companies focus on wireless
News By 2005 camera-equipped mobile phones will have taken the world by storm, pushing PCs and standalone cameras out of the picture when it comes to digital-imaging
PC market stops declining, for now
News Shipments may have flattened out, but analysts say that there is little to celebrate about
PC companies expect little Christmas cheer
News Recent reports have confirmed expectations of a ho-hum Christmas season
Sun seeds StarOffice user base
News Sun challenges Microsoft's monopoly over office software by distributing its StarOffice 6.0 suite to Australian education for a song
SETI@home director denies funding crisis
News Project director rebuffs claims that the organisation which monitors the skies for extraterrestrial life is in danger of closing
EBay promotes electronics warranties
News Buyers can now buy some protection for electronics products when purchasing from eBay's online auction site, however it will not cover fraud
Licensing buoys Microsoft again
News The software giant surpasses analyst estimates, largely because of the introduction of a controversial licensing programme for business customers
With layoffs, Sun eyes profitability
News The server maker acknowledges dot-com-era mistakes and hopes for an economic turnaround, as it lays out plans to slash 11 percent of its workforce
Acrobat: No longer written on stone
News Adobe chief executive Bruce Chizen says his company is changing PDF's reputation for immutability by adding space for digital signatures and more
Microsoft, Panasonic sort media mess
News A new technology is aimed at making it easier to view the same CD-based content on PCs and consumer electronics
IT Anthems: We're AT&T!
Feature IT anthems is back -- with a focus on a classic in the making. Meet the AT&T CEO who saw his company as one big happy family
IT Anthems: The stuff of dreams and fantasies
Feature The power of Sun, the joy of Hewlett-Packard and the dogged community sing-along spirit of IBM. It's all here!
SuSE, Turbolinux pool Linux efforts
News The two Linux distributors supplement their UnitedLinux efforts with a plan aimed at IBM's mid-range and mainframe computers
Spammers slipping ads through Windows
News An administration feature built into Windows has been turned into a direct advertising tool, creating a whole new category of spam
