An Easier Way to The Web for Small Business. Yahoo has launched a new Web site publisher to make it easier for small businesses to establish an online presence. Of course, many of those businesses could be better off with web logs, right? [net.law.blog]

DonXML says that hiring programmers is really a pain in the a## because the quality of resumes isn't very high. Interesting rant, and some good tips for how to find jobs. Heh, who needs a resume anymore? Just write a weblog.  [The Scobleizer Weblog]

SQLBlogs are up and running. I'll have to watch this for news about Yukon (Yukon is the code name for the next version of SQL Server).  [The Scobleizer Weblog]

ActiveState – ActiveState Field Guide to Spam. Anyone who receives spam – and who doesn't these days? – will likely notice the widespread use of colors, special fonts, pictures, and links to web sites. These features have become so common because most spammers now use HyperText Markup Language (HTML), the Internet code used to develop… Continue reading ActiveState Field Guide to Spam

CNET NEWS.COM – Cracking Windows passwords in seconds. If your passwords consist of letters and numbers, beware. Swiss researchers released a paper on Tuesday outlining a way to speed the cracking of alphanumeric Windows passwords, reducing the time to break such codes to an average of 13.6 seconds, from 1 minute 41 seconds. The method… Continue reading NEWS.COM

Dan Gillmor: Voting machines need paper trails. [Scripting News]

Nearly 800 Church Sex Abuse Victims in Boston, Report Says. The report cited an “institutional acceptance of abuse,” but child-protection laws would not allow charges to be filed. By Kirk Semple. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Update: Hydra 1.1.1. The Rendezvous-based, collaborative text editor gains a “Safari-powered live-updated HTML preview.” [MacInTouch]

MIT Technology Review: Don't Break E-Mail To Save It. Vipul Ved Prakash, founder and chief scientist for Cloudmark. My perspective on design of spam filtration solutions is centered around exploitation of the various constraints of the spammer. One thing we don't talk about enough is the fact that spammers have rather serious constraints. [Tomalak's Realm]

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