Topic: COMPUTER - on February 3, 2004 at 10:20:00 PM CET
We hates software
A first, I think, on hates software - a games hate.
To be honest I quite like the game - a conspiracy based FPS based on a Belgian comic with stylish cel shading done with much more flair than usual - lots of nice comic book touches. In general it's fun to play - nothing world shattering but not terrible by any strecth of the imagination.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on February 1, 2004 at 11:15:00 PM CET
"Σ Book"
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., announced that book-reading special-purpose terminal "Σ Book" is sold. 37,900 Yen in price, with online shopping sight of the book store and the same company and so on is sold from February 20th.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 31, 2004 at 10:58:00 AM CET
G Patch für Internet Explorer im Februar - bis dahin rät Microsoft vom Anklicken von Links ab
Durch ein Sicherheitsleck im Browser Internet Explorer ist es möglich dem Nutzer vorzugaukeln, er wäre auf einer bekannten Seite, während eigentlich eine ganz andere Seite angezeigt wird. So wird es Angreifern möglich, den Nutzer zur Eingabe von sensiblen Daten zu bewegen. Im Februar will Microsoft einen Patch veröffentlichen, der dieses Problem behebt.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 30, 2004 at 5:42:00 PM CET
Erfinder des "Steuerung-Alt-Entfernen"-Befehls geht in Pension
Der Programmierer geht in Pension, sein Programm bleibt aber weiter der Rettungsanker bei alltäglichen PC-Abstürzen: David Bradley, Erfinder des wohl weltweit bekanntesten Tastaturbefehls "Steuerung-Alt-Entfernen", verlässt am Freitag seinen Arbeitsplatz beim PC-Hersteller IBM. Für immer. Bradley schrieb den Programm-Code für den Neustart von Computern, die sonst auf keine Befehle mehr reagieren, in fünf Minuten.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 28, 2004 at 3:15:00 PM CET
Linus Torvalds: SCO Is "Just Too Wrong"
The originator of the Linux OS has sharp words for SCO's "cornered rat" claims of intellectual-property infringement
If anyone knows what's in Linux, it's Linus Torvalds. He did the first work on the open-source operating system while a student at the University of Helsinki, and he managed the often chaotic process of building it with other programmers.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 28, 2004 at 3:13:00 PM CET
Bounty on creators of e-mail worm
The malicious e-mail worm, Mydoom, is still burrowing through global e-mail networks, but will plateau in the next two days, said security experts.
Carried in an e-mail attachment, it sends itself out to other e-mail addresses if opened, and may allow unauthorised access to computers.
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Topic: - on January 27, 2004 at 11:35:00 PM CET
W32.Novarg.A@mm
W32.Novarg.A@mm is a mass-mailing worm that arrives as an attachment with the file extension .bat, .cmd, .exe, .pif, .scr, or .zip.
When a computer is infected, the worm will set up a backdoor into the system by opening TCP ports 3127 through 3198, which can potentially allow an attacker to connect to the computer and use it as a proxy to gain access to its network resources.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 25, 2004 at 1:33:00 PM CET
Interview with Ben Goodger Firebird Developer
Mozilla Firebird is the brand spanking new browser from the Mozilla Group. Read on for a unique insight on the browser with its chief developer, Ben Goodger.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 25, 2004 at 12:36:00 PM CET
There is no "working" Linux for the GameCube yet but the kernel boots already
Linux kernel messages (22 Jan 2004, tmbinc)
This kernel doesn't really work yet - But it shows a full screen of kernel messages, up to mounting root.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 23, 2004 at 1:29:00 PM CET
Not all Apple users are idiots, you idiot!
Is it worth it?
Is it worth posting letters from level-headed Apple afficionados to redress the damage caused by the partisans? Is it worth giving the Apple kingdom yet another opportunity to explain why they may or may not be crazy? Is it worth mentioning yet again that El Reg is chock full of happy Mac users?
The answer to all these questions is 'no,' we fear.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 22, 2004 at 12:02:00 AM CET
A look at secret new Apple computer
(Note: First published in the Mercury News in January, 1984)
After two years of secrecy, brainstorming and sometimes zany company maneuvering, Apple Computer Inc. will unveil a new personal computer Jan. 24 that is the size of a stack of paper and, for about the same price, contains more power than the basic IBM PC.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 20, 2004 at 12:45:00 AM CET
AMD Athlon 64 3400+
It wasn't long ago that the Athlon 64 family of CPUs was launched by AMD and it has already had two new additions: the 3000+ and now the 3400+. The only difference is the speed. The 3400+ clocks in at 2.2GHz, making it as fast as the Athlon 64 FX-51 processor in terms of raw gigahertz. But as we know from past experiences with AMD processors, gigahertz isn't everything, and the 3400+ is an amazingly fast CPU.
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