Author: JT Smith
A former Disney Internet executive has been sentenced to nine months in home detention for crossing state lines intending to have sex with a minor he contacted over the Internet.
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