PC World: “For the paranoid, Logitech now encrypts the wireless
signals transmitted from keyboard to the radio frequency
(RF) receiver, reducing the likelihood that your keystrokes
will be logged by hackers crouched in a black van parked
outside your house. Logitech has added a second RF
signal to the keyboard ensuring wireless signal reliability.”

CBC: “Corel Corp. has reported a small profit for the
second quarter, surprising analysts who’d expected the
company to post a net loss. The company said its
cost-cutting efforts outweighed a slight decline in
revenue.

Corel said it recorded a net
income of $2.3 million US (2
cents US per share), a major
turnaround from the loss of
$23.6 million US (36 cents US
a share) in the year-earlier period.”

Business Wire: “The Open Source Development Lab (OSDL), an independent, vendor-neutral, non-profit organization dedicated to enabling Linux for enterprise and
carrier-class functionality, today announced a call for entries for their 2001 OSDL Enterprise Achievement Award.
A cash prize of $25,000 will be granted to a developer or group that has made a significant contribution to Linux for the enterprise.
Nominations are open to an individual or group that has made a noteworthy accomplishment in the last two years that relates to enterprise type work. The
award will be presented at LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco, August 27-30, 2001.”

The stable Gnome– 1.2.0 has finally been released, and is available
from
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1161.

Gnome– provides C++ wrappers for the gnome-libs widgets, such as
GnomeApp, Canvas, Dialog, Druid, MDI, MessageBox, etc.” Read the full message from Murray Cumming at LinuxProgramming.com.

“Note to packagers : The Bonobo enabled build is now the default. You WILL need
to change your packaging to reflect changes in paths and to add
Bonobo-1.0x as a depend.

This is a _development_ release. Although the code is stable, packages will
definitely need work to cope with the switch to Bonobo. It is possible to
build without Bonobo (–without-bonobo), and will continue to be
possible for the foreseeable future.” Read the release announcement, posted at Linux Today.

A short item on ZDNet News reports that the first domain names with .biz and .info extensions should show up on the public network today. Still waiting in the wings for implementation are the five other top-level domains with the ICANN seal of approval: .name, .pro, .aero, .coop, and .museum.

Reuters (via Interactive Week) reports that the European Union’s telecom ministers are backing a proposal to bring the Internet into every citizen’s home. Service providers would be required to ensure “functional” Internet access, even in very remote areas. EU member states will be left to decide for themselves how to compensate providers for building and maintaining the infrastructure that would be required for such universal service.

ZDNet News: “Microsoft and Intel alone will spend $500 million to market Windows XP, which is slated for an
Oct. 25 launch, with PC makers and retailers spending another $500 million. In May, Jim Allchin,
Microsoft group vice president, said the company would spend “hundreds of millions of dollars”
promoting Windows XP.”

IDG (via CNN): “They were known
as “nerds” and “geeks” in
high school.

But now we call them friends.

There are an estimated 27
million “technology
enthusiasts” in the United
States, representing about 13
percent of all adults. And
while they’re still likely to
watch “Star Trek” and play
chess, survey data indicates
that their lifestyles and
interests are much less geeky
than one might expect.”

eWEEK: “The Alpha processor proved a costly investment
that was increasingly difficult to justify, a senior Compaq Computer
Corp. executive said this week.

“This has been a very interesting week for Compaq,” said Mike
Winkler, head of Compaq’s global business units, admitted during a
news conference yesterday at PC Expo scheduled to tout two new
rack-mounted servers, but which gave way to a broader discussion
of recent events.”