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BT to offer limited unmetered Internet access

Author: JT Smith

“BT [British Telecom] is to offer unmetered access for libraries, citizen advice bureaux and
colleges,” writes ZDNet UK, but quotes a BT spokesperson as saying, “These are special cases. This is not
about mainstream commercial deals.”

Game site WiredLounge.com launches

Author: JT Smith

“Boasting one of the largest
selections of current video game titles and console
systems on the Web, WiredLounge.com announced
its official grand opening this week.” Press release at internetwire.com.

Coming out party — for RSA algorithm

Author: JT Smith

“When the world’s most famous crypto patent turns sweet seventeen, it will be in the prime of its life,” says SecurityFocus columnist Kevin Poulsen.

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  • Linux

Online ad market growing, but slowing

Author: JT Smith

NewsBytes article contains ambivilent news for people who make Web sites for a living — like NewsForge staffers.

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  • Open Source

AOL’s ‘open access’ doesn’t include set-top boxes

Author: JT Smith

A ComputerUser.com story starts out by saying, “American Online [NYSE:AOL] and Time Warner [NYSE:TWX] are saying that their pledge to permit AOL competitors to
provide Internet services over Time Warner cable doesn’t include an open invitation to other providers of set-top boxes,
according to reports.”

IBM unveils thin ThinkPad notebook computer line

Author: JT Smith

They start at $2199 (£1,548), they’re “less than 1 inch thick and weigh as little as 3.1 pounds,” says a brief note at ZDnet.co.uk.

E-commerce sites need more Flash? Really?!!

Author: JT Smith

On their own Flash-free site, ComputerUser.com is running a story that contains the quote, “What retailers need to do is become proactive and offer things like virtual dressing rooms, zoom-and-spin, Java, Flash or
text-based chat to their customers.”

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  • Open Source

A mere click away from professional disaster

Author: JT Smith

FairfaxIT says, “Human beings are emotional creatures. The truism that revenge is a dish best served cold is not easily understood by many of us in the heat of personal crisis – and it is certainly not comprehended by the average laptop.” (We almost filed this as “humor.”)

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  • Linux

An iMac supercomputer cluster you can carry home

Author: JT Smith

Cool! Prepackaged, Linux-powered iMac clusters.Full story at The Register.

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  • Linux

ASP model failing to bite with big business clients

Author: JT Smith

Almost everybody seems to love the idea of online Applications Service Providers [ASPs], says FairfaxIT — except the big-biz customers who are supposed to use them.

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  • Open Source