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In this column in the coming months, I will be writing about people with vision in the area of music, the arts and the technical arts. Specifically, I'll focus on what they have created, their views of now and the future, and what motivates them to create. I hope that by writing about unique people ...
Propose a technology that will stem the flow of unwanted e-mail spam, and the industry will definitely listen -- but if it's Microsoft that is doing the proposing, suspicion and fear follow that interest. Such is the case with Microsoft's proposal for a caller ID system for e-mail that would diminis...
A new, national report by comScore Networks indicates broadband Internet access is ready to overtake dial-up access as the top online subscription service in major metro markets in the United States. The study, released this week in the Reston, Virginia-based company's fourth-quarter market-share re...
A group of major technology players has announced an initiative to get a top-level domain (TLD) -- such as .com, .net and .org -- specifically for mobile sites to bridge the Internet and mobile worlds. Microsoft, Nokia, Vodafone, HP, Orange, Samsung, Sun and the GSM Association are applying for the ...
Designing death is not a simple matter. Consider the following. You spend hours, days, weeks playing in an online universe populated by characters from the Star Wars saga, developing your character's skills until you are a mighty hero. Then one day you take on one too many bad guys at once, and your...
A measure aimed at countering product piracy of all sorts -- from digital music to ladies' handbags -- has produced a sour aftermath following its approval by the European Parliament this week. Supporters as well as opponents had something critical to say about the compromise measure that appears to...
Microsoft is probably glad its latest monthly round of software patches is relatively mundane, with three separate holes in Outlook 2002, MSN Messenger and Windows Server 2000 service packs all rated as medium-level threats. There was some concern that the Outlook 2002 hole -- addressed in an Office...
Last week, a U.S. court invalidated key telecommunications regulations created by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This is the third time the Commission's rules have been struck down, making it imperative that the Bush Administration act to fix the nation's telecommunications mess. In it...
Law enforcement officials are moving forward with a controversial antiterrorism database on the state level as the federal government is expanding the amount of information collected and retained about private citizens. This week, authorities disclosed that the state of Wisconsin had joined the Mult...
Centralized desktop management -- already a necessity to prevent adverse impacts from rolling out new applications or patches -- has become a critical part of fending off the latest worms and other viruses that can wreak havoc on an IT environment. OnDemand claims its latest WinInstall software is t...
A group of Europe's largest semiconductor companies and research centers has announced a project called NanoCMOS that will push developments in semiconductor materials, processes, architecture and interconnection through the use of nanotechnology. Participants in the project include Infineon, Philip...
After a rough start to the year, with serious security problems and European antitrust regulators aiming to separate Windows from the company's media player, Microsoft got a win this week as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rejected the patent claims of Eolas and the University of Califo...
According to Tom Ferguson, the Episcopal Church's associate deputy for ecumenical relations, religion not only has a distinct role in technology, but technology also can be vital in shaping religious communities. In his role in the office of interfaith relations at the Episcopal Church, Ferguson has...
BobVila.com has long been recognized as a magnet for homeowners starting home improvement projects, but it also may become a milestone for attorneys searching for ways to crank up their cash flow. Last Friday, the first lawsuit filed under the federal CAN-SPAM law targeted the home-improvement Web p...
The family of MyDoom e-mail worms remains an active threat because of compromised computer systems and unprotected personal computers even though the virus was programmed to shut down last month. As a result of the prevalent infections, the MyDoom creators still can mobilize a vast network of comput...
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