Microsoft Says Buy New Windows or Be Unsafe. CNet: Microsoft: To secure IE, upgrade to XP. Microsoft this week reiterated that it would keep the new version of Microsoft's IE Web browser available only as part of the recently released Windows XP operating system, Service Pack 2. The upgrade to XP from any previous Windows [...]

AL QAEDA'S STRUCTURE. The recent arrests of al Qaeda operatives reveals more about their current organizational structure. What emerges is a highly redundant organization that reveals few weaknesses. It's important to note that this represents only bin Laden's portion of the growing number of ventures that now call themselves “al Qaeda.” … [Global Guerrillas]

E-Vote Fears Soar in Swing States. The Bush and Kerry campaigns, along with a range of advocacy groups, are concerned with the integrity of voting technology — particularly in the states where votes matter most. By Jacob Ogles. [Wired News]

Sputnik Delivers Software Upgrade, Hosted Offering. Sputnik announced today an upgraded version of its software and a new hosted offering: Sputnik's software allows service providers to centrally manage and track usage on multiple remote Wi-Fi networks. Version 3.0 can now accommodate for very large networks. “With this, you can have one server that manages lots [...]

Poor Wi-Fi Results in Lost Business. A survey found that half of hotel guests would not stay in a hotel again if they were dissatisfied with the Wi-Fi service there: Most of the folks in the survey said Wi-Fi was important to their visit, so it sounds like they chose the hotel based on the [...]

Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool. Microsoft has released a new tool to “verify the overall health of your Exchange Server messaging environment.” The Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool is an excellent summary report of your Exchange installation. … [MS Exchange Blog]

The little RFC that could: RFC3229. From Phil Windley: Have you ever interrupted an HTTP download and then restarted it later and had it pick up where it left off? That little bit of magic is the result of RFC3229: Delta encoding in HTTP. This is useful for more than just resuming downloads. Jon Udell, [...]

How Americans Use Instant Messaging. Some recent Pew Internet & American Life surveys reveal how Americans use Instant Messaging. It found that 42% of online Americans use IM. Yes, that was online Americans. But that still translates to around 53 million Americans who use IM… [LibrarianInBlack]

Amazon/Google/WorldCat. The switched-on librarians have been having a bit of a hackfest today. Jessamyn West and Andrea Mercado got to wondering how to make use of the integration between Google and OCLC WorldCat (“a worldwide union catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 member institutions.”) They discovered that if you construct a Google [...]

Iomega Takes NAS Wireless. Iomega strives to make storage cheaper and more flexible for SMBs by offering a wireless NAS box. [Datamation Product News]