Daily Readings July 8, 2005. 13:37:01
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- ZDNet reports that Google has invested in power-line broadband.
- Keystroke logging has been declared illegal in Alberta.
- The BBC reports on a school that recently discovered OSS as a way to save money.
- CNet writes about the many bad ways Microsoft offends people by inserting them in a middle of unwanted job application process.
- “Apple is giving away an iPod Mini and a 50-song gift card to whomever purchases every 100,000th song on iTunes, until they reach 500 million downloads.” No link will last long enough, and no articles were linked.
- After revealing to the Googlebar developers that they were going to release their own version, Google has released the Google Toolbar for Firefox. I don’t actually think this was a good idea; they should’ve just sponsered googlebar by either joining them or inviting them.
- IBM unveiled dual-core PowerPC chips, the 970MP.
- Zelle is a company that creates jewerly out of old computer parts, and the like.
- Mark Brewer of Covalent Technologies says that the BSD license is better than GPL for the industry.
- The EU proposes an online music system.
- JupiterResearch says that the costs of Municipal WiFi outweights its benefits.
- ZDNet reports that Debian has taken a step to address their sluggishness at addressing and releasing security patches.
- Ubuntu has announced the creation of the Ubuntu Foundation.
- Forbes is reporting that Apple might become a wireless provider.
- The BBC is reporting that Sven Jaschan has been convicted for writing Sasser.
- Broadband Reports writes about their take on new broadband technology adoption in the near future, even saying that half of all Verizon customers will have fiber in four years.
- CNN reports that Hurricane Dennis is threating Discovery’s July 13th launch date, the first scheduled launch since more than two and a half years ago.
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