Previous DayNew virus downloads itself from Web pages
News The Nimda virus uses every trick in the book to spread, say virus experts, including email and IRC - it can even download itself through a browser from infected Web servers
BT faces EC wrath over local-loop unbundling
News Competition chief takes aim at the delaying tactics of incumbent operators, and warns that the European Commission could take action
Linux developer resolves GPL dispute
News FSMLabs agrees to change the terms of its licence for RTLinux, ending the dispute with the Free Software Foundation
Americans support a ban on 'uncrackable' encryption
News The US public would back a government ban on encryption products without 'back doors' in order to prevent another terrorist attack
Microsoft filing deadline extended again
News Following the attacks on the US last week, Judge Kollar-Kotelly has postponed the filing of the joint status report for Microsoft and the US government
Attack on America: the security debate
News Security comes under the spotlight as vigilante hackers strike, while calls for a crack-down on encryption products re-opens the debate over privacy
Guy Kewney: XP and me
Comment Software can be designed for a specific operating system, creating problems when the OS is upgraded or changed. But will Windows XP provide a solution to the compatibility problems of the past?
Tesco.com is no e-basket case
News UK grocery chain bucks the trend by revealing that its e-commerce operations will be profitable earlier than expected
Apple puts final touches on OS X upgrade
News Mac OS X 10.1 could be a critical upgrade for Apple - one that opens the floodgates of new software applications and of more Mac OS users choosing to upgrade
EBay launches $100m charity auction
News Ebay joins other online charity efforts to raise money for disaster relief in the US
Hackers strike at Islamic Web sites
News Outraged at last Tuesday's events, so-called 'patriot hackers' have begun a campaign against Web sites belonging to the governments of Islamic states
Attacks silence privacy concerns
News The balance shifts in the ongoing tug of war between privacy rights and national security as last Tuesday's attacks in New York and Washington lend weight to calls for government eavesdropping to...
Dow off sharply as trading resumes
News Dow and Nasdaq sink about 7 percent as trading resumes after last week's attacks
Five years ago: 56Kbps modems take shape
News Major companies to throw their weight behind makin the speed an International Telecommunications Union standard
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Friday 07/09/2001 While trying out the WiseNut search engine -- which looks as if it may one day be a serious competition for Google -- I run the industry standard benchmark, Ego 1.0. You can do...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Here's my roundup of this week's news... From broadband to robot puppies, via carbon and search engines!
