Month: May 2003

Spectacular Microsoft Passport vulnerability. It was apparently trivial to hack Passport accounts: The flaw allowed a single Web address – or URL – to be used to request a password reset from the Passport servers. The URL contains the e-mail address of the account to be changed and the address where the attacker would like… Continue reading Spectacular Microsoft Passport vulnerability

SpamBayes rocks. SpamBayes with Outlook Addin In an upcoming InfoWorld article, which will post next Friday and appear in print the following week, I review the SpamBayes filtering engine and Mark Hammond's brilliant Outlook addin. Thanks to this remarkable open source duo, I am ready to declare victory on spam. … [Jon's Radio]

So Much Religion.  An early review of the Longhorn UI, and all three comments are from Mac advocates saying “OS X already does this!”.  Obviously they haven't seen the product.  Just wait until they actually see Longhorn UI, and their jaws drop permanently agape.  Longhorn UI is the coolest freekin' thing to happen to Windows UI since Windows 3.0,… Continue reading So Much Religion

Verizon Lowers DSL Rates. The significant cuts may lead to a broadband price war. [The Motley Fool]

Free WiFi @ Your Library. The next time you're traveling and you're looking for free WiFi, don't forget to check Bill Drew's excellent list of Libraries with Wireless Networks! There are now more than 100 libraries listed, and the number grows each day. (If your library is not listed, contact Bill!) Part of the larger… Continue reading Free WiFi @ Your Library

Integrating Library Services into the Browser. Last week, my good virtual friend Ernie the Attorney tried Google Answers: “Google Answers is pretty cool.  For a minimum of $2 you can post a question on just about any topic and get a quick response.  I just came back from Paris and was wondering if the French… Continue reading Integrating Library Services into the Browser

A Once and Present Innovator, Still Pushing Buttons. If anyone is up to the task of cracking the market for small businesses online, it is Dan Bricklin, who has spent most of his career as an entrepreneurial small-businessman. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Technology]

On the Web, Without Wasting Time. Small businesses that want to build a Web site will find that doing so is easier than in the pioneering mid-90's. By Lisa Guernsey. [New York Times: Technology]

Longhorn Milestone Five Preview — Longhorn is the next desktop version of Windows. [Eugene Pervago Web Log]

BBC To Launch Citizen Activism Site. Details of iCan's workings are a bit sketchy — the system is still in development — but an overview was provided recently at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in Santa Clara, California. Cronin and Matt Jones, an information architect with the BBC's new media wing, told conference attendees that… Continue reading BBC To Launch Citizen Activism Site