Author: JT Smith
For the first time, women have passed men as the majority group online, according to a new survey.
America Online disables MP3 search engine
Author: JT Smith
America Online Inc. on Thursday pulled the plug on a search engine for music files in the popular MP3 format, which the recording industry claims is a vehicle for piracy.
Hewlett-Packard to Expand Commitment to Linux
Author: JT Smith
From Reuters by way of Yahoo News: “Linux joins Hewlett-Packard’s own Unix operating system as well as Microsoft Corp.’s (NasdaqNM:MSFT – news) Windows 2000 as the
company’s third strategic operating system.”
company’s third strategic operating system.”
Category:
- Linux
New Study Says Research Centers Key to High-Tech Growth
Author: JT Smith
“Research centers and institutions are undisputedly the most important factor in incubating
high-tech industries,” wrote the authors of the study “Blueprint for a High-Tech Cluster:
The Case of the Microsystems Industry in the Southwest.”Reuters story at Yahoo News.
high-tech industries,” wrote the authors of the study “Blueprint for a High-Tech Cluster:
The Case of the Microsystems Industry in the Southwest.”Reuters story at Yahoo News.
Category:
- Open Source
Could a virus make you fat?
Author: JT Smith
No, the cold virus, not a computer virus, according to BBC Tech. Animal experiments suggest a virus that causes cold-like symptoms interferes with the normal process of absorbing food energy and converts it into fat.
Category:
- Management
Mysterious Nitrozac to appear at Linux World
Author: JT Smith
The cartoonist and partner Snaggy, of After Y2K fame, are signing posters at the Compaq booth at Linux World, according to LinuxPR. Check out their Joy of Tech in NewsForge, too!