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Anonymous posters can’t be anonymous, says UK court

Author: JT Smith

ZDNET.co.uk: “UK Web sites could be expected to hand over the identity of
anonymous notice board posters following a landmark ruling in the UK
involving ISP Totalise and the Motley Fool trading site.

In the court ruling, Motley Fool was denied the privilege granted to
print publications to protect sources and asked to disclose the identity
of a message board user accused of posting defamatory remarks
concerning Totalise.”

Category:

  • Programming

FBI in ‘panic’ over ‘new’ cracking tool

Author: JT Smith

ZDNET.co.uk: “The tool — called “Stick” — essentially disarms intrusion detection
systems, a crucial line of defence in the largest military and corporate
computer systems. Intrusion detection software sits “on top” of any
computer connection to the Internet, watching packets come in and
out.”

Category:

  • Linux

Review: Nike PSA-Play 120 MP3 portable

Author: JT Smith

Anonymous Reader writes “I met a fellow commuter on the train while testing the Nike MP3 player. His wife had picked one up for the gym and much to her chagrin, he was using it more than she was. It’s easy to see why.

Even though other MP3 portables target the gym set in their marketing plans, Nike is the first and only player to be specifically designed and built for the exercise minded. In the process they developed a unit that is not only far more convenient when one is bouncing up and down on a treadmill, it further illustrates the power of the digital music format to transcend limitations on the size and shape of the device that plays it. 1’s and 0’s don’t possess a physical shape like CD’s and cassettes and this greater freedom of form is one of digital music’s biggest competitive advantage. The Nike is a perfect example of this.

http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2001/nike.html

Open standards application development framework brews new release

Author: JT Smith

Sandra Cann writes “Jcorporate announced a major new release of the Open Source Expresso Framework, version 3.0, its latest contribution to the Java development community. Release 3.0 provides many new features and enhancements, resulting in a more powerful and flexible foundation for rapid development of robust and feature-rich web applications. Expresso has more than 30,000 downloads and has a large active listserv of over 2800 members strong.”

These birds are for the nerds

Author: JT Smith

Wired: “Despite the downturn in the tech economy, airlines are continuing to add daily flights — known as “nerd birds” — that connect Silicon Valley to other technology hubs.”

Category:

  • Open Source

Combating WAP’s bad rap

Author: JT Smith

Wired: “WAP — Web access from a phone — has gotten bad press for its slow speed, lack of content and plain uselessness. Vendors at this week’s CTIA tradeshow in Las Vegas are out in force trying to prove that WAP has a future.”

Adding fonts in the GIMP

Author: JT Smith

Maddog writes “When you start out using the GIMP you’ll probably find your available font selection somewhat limited. However, don’t despair! There are several easy ways to increase your versatility by adding to your font arsenal.
More at pinehead.

Category:

  • Linux

HP refines sales strategy, plans new midrange servers

Author: JT Smith

IDG.net: “Hewlett-Packard Co. is tweaking its direct sales strategy and readying a new line of midrange Unix servers in a bid to reinvigorate sales that have been slowed down by the softening economy and other problems.”

Category:

  • Open Source

InterPlanetary Net? – just sign me up, Scotty

Author: JT Smith

From I.T.: “As if planet Earth wasn’t giving him enough trouble already, Vint Cerf wants to take the Internet to the stars.

From anyone else, it would be a fruit-loop kind of idea. From the man who co-wrote the first paper outlining the TCP/IP protocol,
the communications medium that forms the basis of all Internet traffic, it’s a Project – one that has the cooperation of NASA’s Jet
Propulsion Laboratory.”

Exclusive: 1-GHz notebooks tested

Author: JT Smith

PCWorld: “Notebooks break the Gigahertz barrier with Intel’s launch today of its 1-GHz mobile Pentium III
processor–available now in systems from most major vendors.”

Category:

  • Unix