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walktalker · 15-06-01, 07:26 PM

E-mail Rolling Blackout Alert Program Detailed
The California Independent System Operator today unveiled its plan to warn the public of a high probability of rotating power outages via e-mail and pagers. In addition, at a news conference today Kari Dohn, chair of the California Electricity Oversight Board, said the major utility companies serving the state are developing maps showing which areas potentially will be affected by power interruptions.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166921.html

Microsoft reaches deal over 'Xbox' name
Get-rich tip: Pick a name Microsoft likes. The software behemoth from Redmond reached a deal Friday with a small technology company to keep the rights to the name "Xbox." While neither side is talking about the terms of the deal, Microsoft is apparently paying XBOX Technologies to change its name so Microsoft can keep using it for its new video game console.
http://www.upside.com/Executive_Briefing/3b2a860c5.html

Salon: Last One Standing
Just last week, David Talbot, the founder and chairman of Salon, was describing the world of online media in terms so bleak you would have thought the whole thing couldn't possibly get any worse. "In the early days we thought that there'd be literally hundreds of sites like Salon," he said, reflecting on how the dot-com blight dried up his dreams of an online media that could rival -- or even bring down -- the traditional news establishment.
http://www.wired.com/news/exec/0,1370,44464,00.html

Houston company wants to sail DNA into space
California businessman Dennis Tito paid about $20 million for an eight-day trip to space. Now, a Houston-based company can send you to space for $50. Well, part of you anyway. Encounter 2001 is working to build an unmanned spacecraft, fill it with DNA samples and messages from up to 4.5 million people, then blast it beyond the solar system. The company hopes to launch its spacecraft in late 2003.
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html

Digital Renaissance: Convergence? I Diverge.
What's all this talk about "media convergence," this dumb industry idea that all media will meld into one, and we'll get all of our news and entertainment through one box? Few contemporary terms generate more buzz—and less honey. Consider this column a primer on the real media convergence, because it's on the verge of transforming our culture as profoundly as the Renaissance did.
http://www.techreview.com/magazine/jun01/jenkins.asp

Coming to an Imax Theater Near You: The Same Blockbusters Playing Everywhere Else
Move over Dolphins; in an effort to accommodate throngs of summer moviegoers and studios desperate for more opening weekend oomph, theater owners are booking 'enhanced 35mm' versions of first-run movies into their large-format auditoriums.
http://www.inside.com/jcs/Story?arti...3076&pod_id=10

Send In the Clones: Digital Dupes of Print Pubs Set to Debut, But Copyright Lawyers Could Crash the Party
The much-anticipated ''print clone'' -- an electronic duplicate of an ink-and-paper publication -- will begin to appear on computer screens this summer, delivered over the Internet. But even though consumer demand for the product seems promising, digital copyright battles may spoil its debut. Print clones -- for which NewsStand and Qiosk.com's qMags are the leading distributors -- provide publishers with a downloadable, non-interactive electronic format.
http://www.inside.com/jcs/Story?arti...33057&pod_id=7

Tobacklash !
Last week, a Los Angeles jury awarded a cancer-stricken smoker, 58-year-old Richard Boeken, more than $3 billion from cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris. It was the largest judgment ever made in an individual smoker's suit against Big Tobacco. Public health advocates applauded the verdict, saying it is high time that the industry be held accountable for decades of deception about the dangers of smoking. But this anti-tobacco verdict seems to have triggered a major backlash against anti-tobacco causes -- and against litigation against tobacco companies in particular.
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/20...ent/index.html

Meet Lara Croft: Culture raider
"My love of video games stopped with the arcade versions of Joust, Asteroids and PacMan, back in the days when you went to the mall and put quarters in the slot. God knows that at this point, if I had another screen to stare into all day, I’d mummify. And even so, the phenomenon of Lara Croft was never really directed at me, a woman in her late 30s. I don’t need guns or an action figure with guns to get a tutorial on powerful women."
http://www.msnbc.com/news/588050.asp?0dm=C11NT

Diverting Old PCs from the Dumpster
The lightning-fast pace of computer innovation also means a lightning-fast pace of obsolescence. Every year, Americans replace about 50 million computers in their quest for faster and more powerful technology. But where do all those computers go to die? HMR Group, a privately held San Francisco company, recycles the entire computer. Every month, it company takes in more than 10 tons of cast-off computers from the BFI recycling center in San Carlos and from Hewlett-Packard, which turns over its leased computers when the leases run out.About 70 percent of them still work and are resold, especially overseas, like the Philippines, where consumers are happy with slower and less powerful machines.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scite...dge010615.html

Type Me Your Password
Wireless keyboards are insecure and hackers can sniff-out every password you type on them. This is the verdict of a warning posted on Bugtraq by German security outfit Daten-Treuhand. The company has tested Logitech's Cordless Desktop product and outlined how a hacker could intercept a users' keystrokes.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/19736.html

It's all for now... enjoy !

15-06-01, 07:26 PM	#3
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	E-mail Rolling Blackout Alert Program Detailed The California Independent System Operator today unveiled its plan to warn the public of a high probability of rotating power outages via e-mail and pagers. In addition, at a news conference today Kari Dohn, chair of the California Electricity Oversight Board, said the major utility companies serving the state are developing maps showing which areas potentially will be affected by power interruptions. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166921.html Microsoft reaches deal over 'Xbox' name Get-rich tip: Pick a name Microsoft likes. The software behemoth from Redmond reached a deal Friday with a small technology company to keep the rights to the name "Xbox." While neither side is talking about the terms of the deal, Microsoft is apparently paying XBOX Technologies to change its name so Microsoft can keep using it for its new video game console. http://www.upside.com/Executive_Briefing/3b2a860c5.html Salon: Last One Standing Just last week, David Talbot, the founder and chairman of Salon, was describing the world of online media in terms so bleak you would have thought the whole thing couldn't possibly get any worse. "In the early days we thought that there'd be literally hundreds of sites like Salon," he said, reflecting on how the dot-com blight dried up his dreams of an online media that could rival -- or even bring down -- the traditional news establishment. http://www.wired.com/news/exec/0,1370,44464,00.html Houston company wants to sail DNA into space California businessman Dennis Tito paid about $20 million for an eight-day trip to space. Now, a Houston-based company can send you to space for $50. Well, part of you anyway. Encounter 2001 is working to build an unmanned spacecraft, fill it with DNA samples and messages from up to 4.5 million people, then blast it beyond the solar system. The company hopes to launch its spacecraft in late 2003. http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html Digital Renaissance: Convergence? I Diverge. What's all this talk about "media convergence," this dumb industry idea that all media will meld into one, and we'll get all of our news and entertainment through one box? Few contemporary terms generate more buzz—and less honey. Consider this column a primer on the real media convergence, because it's on the verge of transforming our culture as profoundly as the Renaissance did. http://www.techreview.com/magazine/jun01/jenkins.asp Coming to an Imax Theater Near You: The Same Blockbusters Playing Everywhere Else Move over Dolphins; in an effort to accommodate throngs of summer moviegoers and studios desperate for more opening weekend oomph, theater owners are booking 'enhanced 35mm' versions of first-run movies into their large-format auditoriums. http://www.inside.com/jcs/Story?arti...3076&pod_id=10 Send In the Clones: Digital Dupes of Print Pubs Set to Debut, But Copyright Lawyers Could Crash the Party The much-anticipated ''print clone'' -- an electronic duplicate of an ink-and-paper publication -- will begin to appear on computer screens this summer, delivered over the Internet. But even though consumer demand for the product seems promising, digital copyright battles may spoil its debut. Print clones -- for which NewsStand and Qiosk.com's qMags are the leading distributors -- provide publishers with a downloadable, non-interactive electronic format. http://www.inside.com/jcs/Story?arti...33057&pod_id=7 Tobacklash ! Last week, a Los Angeles jury awarded a cancer-stricken smoker, 58-year-old Richard Boeken, more than $3 billion from cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris. It was the largest judgment ever made in an individual smoker's suit against Big Tobacco. Public health advocates applauded the verdict, saying it is high time that the industry be held accountable for decades of deception about the dangers of smoking. But this anti-tobacco verdict seems to have triggered a major backlash against anti-tobacco causes -- and against litigation against tobacco companies in particular. http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/20...ent/index.html Meet Lara Croft: Culture raider "My love of video games stopped with the arcade versions of Joust, Asteroids and PacMan, back in the days when you went to the mall and put quarters in the slot. God knows that at this point, if I had another screen to stare into all day, I’d mummify. And even so, the phenomenon of Lara Croft was never really directed at me, a woman in her late 30s. I don’t need guns or an action figure with guns to get a tutorial on powerful women." http://www.msnbc.com/news/588050.asp?0dm=C11NT Diverting Old PCs from the Dumpster The lightning-fast pace of computer innovation also means a lightning-fast pace of obsolescence. Every year, Americans replace about 50 million computers in their quest for faster and more powerful technology. But where do all those computers go to die? HMR Group, a privately held San Francisco company, recycles the entire computer. Every month, it company takes in more than 10 tons of cast-off computers from the BFI recycling center in San Carlos and from Hewlett-Packard, which turns over its leased computers when the leases run out.About 70 percent of them still work and are resold, especially overseas, like the Philippines, where consumers are happy with slower and less powerful machines. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scite...dge010615.html Type Me Your Password Wireless keyboards are insecure and hackers can sniff-out every password you type on them. This is the verdict of a warning posted on Bugtraq by German security outfit Daten-Treuhand. The company has tested Logitech's Cordless Desktop product and outlined how a hacker could intercept a users' keystrokes. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/19736.html It's all for now... enjoy !