Comments: Hard Drive Size Claims John H. Farr 09/19/2003 The amazing thing to us is how many people have something to say on the "issue" of what the size of your hard drive really is. We're grateful to everyone who's emailed us for sharing your views and naturally have a few replies of our own.
Comments: Apple & Others Sued Over Hard Drive Size Claims John H. Farr 09/18/2003 One of the hard drives on your editor's workstation is a 7500 rpm "4.5 GB" unit. The actual capacity is 4.25GB. No doubt most of you have noticed similar discrepancies in the past and found them an annoyance, such as when calculating how large to make a particular partition, for instance. According to Reuters, however, this isn't a minor issue for a group of computer users participating in a lawsuit in Los Angeles.
Homeland Security Cybersecurity Chief: Symantec's Amit Yoran John H. Farr 09/15/2003 The new person in charge of convincing Americans to improve their computer security against what the Associated Press calls "hackers, disgruntled employees, commercial rivals and foreign governments" is Amit Yoran, a vice-president of Symantec Corporation.
Comments: Million Dollar Domain Name Deal John H. Farr 09/09/2003 How come selling that "great" domain name isn't working for you, you may ask? According to CBS Marketwatch, it's certainly working for a Canadian company named Communicate.com (not a bad name in itself): they recently sold four domain names to a private U.S. corporation for a combined $1,000,000.
A Man You Should Know About Leaves Sun Microsystems John H. Farr 09/09/2003 Sun's chief scientist Bill Joy, "a software pioneer who played a crucial role in creation of the Internet but became an outspoken critic of an over-automated society," is leaving the company, according to Reuters.
Aladdin Systems Holdings reports 24% sales growth for first six months of 2003 Kirk Hiner 08/18/2003 Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. announced last week (before "the lights went out in Georgia") financial results for the second quarter of 2003. Net revenues increased 10% to $1.83 million in the three months ended June 30, 2003 compared to $1.67 million in the same period in 2002. The Company's Aladdin Systems subsidiary was profitable for Q2 2003 although the Company had a loss of ($246,015) or ($0.02) per basic and diluted share, due to continued costs for the Aladdin Enterprise Solutions subsidiary.
Comments: McDonald's Wi-Fi Rollout Continues John H. Farr 08/15/2003 Patrons of approximately 60 Chicago-area McDonald's restaurants will be able to surf the Web or check their email from their wireless-enabled laptops, according to a freedom fries report at Yahoo. The service has already been introduced in New York City and San Francisco, although we have heard little about how it's being received.
Comments: Microsoft's Music Service John H. Farr 08/14/2003 Thank God for the Internet. How else would we be able to comment on something we've never tried or will ever be able to? Case in point: just now everyone is crowing that Microsoft "beat Apple" by launching a Windows Media Player-based music download service in Europe. Shades of BuyMusic.com! And yes, at least a few of the same disadvantages seem to apply.
"Blaster" Worm Hitting Windows, Microsoft Next John H. Farr 08/12/2003 A new, rapidly-spreading, self-replicating computer virus or worm called "Blaster" has already infected tens of thousands of Windows machines all over the world in less than 24 hours and is programmed to launch a denial-of-service attack Saturday on the Microsoft site providing the patch required to fix the vulnerability, according to the New York Times.
AOL Name Poison for Time Warner? John H. Farr 08/11/2003 What's in a name? Corporate reputation, among other things, especially when "AOL" is dragging down the bottom line. According to Reuters, Time Warner is thinking of effectively hiding its partnership with AOL by making a name change.
Comments: Indian Developments May Signal Trouble for Microsoft John H. Farr 08/11/2003 India is a hotbed of computer programmers these days,with the vast majority of them hard at work on Windows apps. The thing is, Indian entrepeneurs are discovering Linux and cutting costs by over 90 percent vs. Windows, and developers are taking notice. Uh-oh ...
Comments: IBM Adding Speed John H. Farr 08/08/2003 What the Register reveals this a.m. is welcome, but is it news that IBM figures future versions of what's being called the Power5+ will hit 3GHz?
