As more high-speed households wake up to intrusion vulnerabilities on their PCs, AOL takes up arms with a pitch for new built-in security. [internetnews.com: Top News] The security tools in AOL 9.0 include: Customized Firewall: In partnership with Network Associates’ (Quote, Company Info) McAfee unit, AOL Broadband subscribers will get a free customized firewall. The … Read moreAOL Touts Increased Broadband Security
While I am unfortunatley accustomed to certain sites not working in certain browsers, I found myself completely blocked today trying to set-up an account on UPS. I tried Safari, Mozilla Firebird and finally Internet Explorer and all ended up getting stuck at the same point. What’s up with that? I was only clicking on a … Read moreBrowser Frustrations…
When it comes to the realisation of the digital home, no-one is pushing harder to achieve it than Microsoft. But what role for the Windows-based PC in the home of the future? Microsoft would have us believe that the PC is the natural all-singing, all-dancing hub of the home. And at first sight it has … Read moreWill Microsoft Be Successful in the Digital Home?
The chipmaker is examining whether it should create a separate consumer brand for chips used in handhelds and smart phones. [CNET News.com Personal Technology]
Internet users deluged by spam are resorting to the tactics of medieval castle guards who barred all strangers at the gate. Some say the medium of e-mail as a place for informal, even intimate, conversation is the real casualty of the new anti-spam counteroffensive. [Wired News]
The software giant’s founder, Bill Gates, will unveil a new package designed to give the firm a stronger foothold in the cable TV industry. [BBC News | TECHNOLOGY] No real details just yet, though it should be interesting to see if this is set-top related or something that runs in the back office… set-top plans … Read moreMicrosoft moves in on cable TV
Roxio takeover makes sense [The Register] iLife for Windows…beyond Napster.
Safari v80 leaked… [MacRumors] It appears that Safari v80 has been leaked with FunMac.com posting a small review of the new build. Safari v80 is said to incorporate a preference for .Mac bookmark Syncronization as well as “Autotabs” allowing you to open a folder of bookmarks into a set of tabs at once. Another report … Read moreSafari v80 Leaked?
CNET News.com’s Declan McCullagh explains why a pending FCC proposal will substantially jack up monthly rates for owners of cable modems. [CNET News.com] What a mess…
Order the new Radiohead from amazon, or see if it shows up at the apple store… I could also stream it from MTV and grab it with AudioHiJack… Unfortunately the Apple Store currently has no Radiohead, so it seems that Amazon is the best option for now.
Iambic updated their flagship PIM replacement for Palm, Action Names to version 6.1. There is now a split between standard and professional so you have to pick what your needs are when/if you choose to upgrade. I checked out Pro quickly but determined that it is essentially just a bundling of their Iambic Mail app … Read moreAction Names…
Does anyone know of a Mac OS X native audio application that can measure the beats per minute of an existing audio file?… [Mr. Barrett] As a matter of fact I do… iTunes BPM Inspector
Criminny! There’s a new RSS reader in town, and boy does it look shiny. OSX people! check out Shrook. first impressions: oooooooh baby! NetNewsWire is not the only fruit, it seems.[Content Syndication with XML and RSS] While it is nice, posting directly from Shrook is a bit tough. I figured out that you can use … Read moreShrook
A Federal court just rejected a last-ditch effort by US cellular companies to stop the FCC from imposing number portability, which means come November 24th you’ll be able to switch your carrier and bring your number with you [Gizmodo] This is great news and means that service will finally be king.
Want a sneek peak at the new Treo???
Winamp and Gnutella author Justin Frankel says corporate control is killing his freedom of expression, after AOL Time Warner pulls his latest program from the Web. [CNET News.com]
Forbes.com is running a pretty intriguing article on who might buy AOL based on it’s dropped value and the alleged interest of AOLTW to sell. Personally I can’t see Microsoft allowing anyone – especially Yahoo to outbid them. “If Yahoo! is worth $18 billion, then I think you can make a case that AOL is … Read moreForbes.com: AOL Undone
Not exactly… Last week’s antitrust settlement created a buzz reminiscent of the one the AOL-Time Warner merger begat. But the biggest similarity, writes CNET News.com’s Declan McCullagh, may be misguided hype. [CNET News.com]
A media-player overhaul is at the forefront of features to be tested for a new version of AOL’s proprietary software, due out this fall. [CNET News.com Entertainment & Media]
The John Marshall Law School in Chicago plans what colleagues agree may be the first law school course of its kind–one devoted entirely to spam. [CNET News.com]