Topic: COMPUTER - on January 5, 2004 at 3:56:00 PM CET
Virtual Laser Keyboard Hitting the Market
We Reported back in 2002 about a new "Virtual Keyboard" that uses a laser to draw an image of keyboard keys on a surface. It was a new gadget being unveiled by Siemens at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover, Germany. Today, there is a new company on the block called, iBIZ Technology Corp. They are planning to market their new virtual keyboard in the first quarter of 2004.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 5, 2004 at 10:51:00 AM CET
Daten aus der Steckdose - Müll im Funk
Powerline, die einstige Wundertechnik für die "letzte Meile", die die Telefonleitung ersetzen sollte, entpuppt sich immer mehr als Störenfried.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 3, 2004 at 7:59:00 PM CET
Für leute welche alles wörtlich nehmen
Heute "Windows XP Box"
Introduction
I needed a small Windows XP machine and a Mini-ITX board was the obvious choice. So I decided to build my "Windows XP Box" in a Windows XP box. The external dimensions of the box are a tiny 243mm x 200mm x 48mm.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 3, 2004 at 9:15:00 AM CET
China may unleash EVD players in next couple weeks
According Jane Chen, Shanghai Daily News, she writes that we will soon be able to see production units in the market for the EVD. Chinas' proprietary enhanced DVD format. This product has 5 times the resolution of present day DVD, yet is backwards compatible with DVD and is royalty free. It spells competition for us the consumer and throws a hardball at the present gaggle of contenders.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 3, 2004 at 8:42:00 AM CET
Introduction of Plusdeck
A product which enables all the Cassette Deck's function on PC. Operated all of functions of cassette deck in PC.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 2, 2004 at 11:35:00 AM CET
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Preview
I installed the Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) beta in a Windows XP Professional virtual machine environment to see what's new in this interesting release. As a preview, here's a look at some of the new features, most of which are centered around what Microsoft calls "safety technologies." I'll be taking a more in-depth look at this release when a more complete beta version is available. Windows XP SP2 is due by mid-2004, according to Microsoft.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 2, 2004 at 7:40:00 AM CET
R.I.P. Jennicam
LET THE CREDITS roll, Jennicam is dead.
After seven years of non-stop broadcast, the webcams that relayed every intimate detail of Jennifer Ringley's life have been switched off.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 2, 2004 at 3:05:00 AM CET
What the net did next
The internet is set to become the basis for just about every form of communication, according to net pioneer Vint Cerf, and he should know what he is talking about. No matter how long you have been using the net, it is a fair bet that Vint Cerf has been using it longer.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 1, 2004 at 10:15:00 PM CET
First Look At Windows XP Service Pack 2
Security Pipeline obtained access to the first widespread beta of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) during the holidays. Microsoft has said that this beta represents a subset of what will be released when this software is finalized sometime during the first half of 2004.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 1, 2004 at 9:50:00 PM CET
Mitnick offers cash for hacking tales
Noted computer hacker Kevin Mitnick is offering cash in exchange for tales of hacking escapades to fill a new book he is writing for publisher John Wiley & Sons.
Mitnick used e-mail messages to online security discussion groups and his Web page to issue a call to the hacking community for stories of online derring-do, promising an award of $500 for the "most provocative story," according to Mitnick.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 1, 2004 at 9:38:00 PM CET
101 Ways to Save the Internet
Where's a superhero when you need one? The Net, which once seemed so invincible, is under attack by the forces of evil. Viruses knock servers to their knees. Spammers hijack our inboxes. Hackers and identity thieves menace our collective security and personal privacy.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on December 30, 2003 at 12:26:00 PM CET
20 Jahre Chaos, Kommunikation und Hackermythen
Das Jubiläum des Chaos Communication Congress, der sich zum traditionellen Stelldichein der europäischen Hackerszene entwickelt hat, wirft Fragen zur gesellschaftspolitischen Gestaltungsfunktion des Chaos Computer Clubs auf
Von Anbeginn vor 22 Jahren an sah sich der Chaos Computer Club ( CCC) als "galaktische Gemeinschaft von Lebewesen", die weit über den Tellerrand der reinen Technikfaszination hinausschaute. Seine Gründer verpassten dem Hackerverein einen gesellschaftspolitischen Anspruch mit der Hochhaltung von Werten wie Informations- und Meinungsfreiheit oder dem Datenschutz, der sich seit Dezember 1984 vor allem auf den Jahrestreffen der Hacker artikulierte. Was hat der Club in den vergangenen 20 Jahren erreicht und welchen Herausforderungen muss er sich heute stellen?
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