Iggyz Weekly News 8/31/04
Online news that I've found of
interest over the past week. The links below cover a wide range of topics.
This page is updated with new
content on a weekly basis.
The 8/24/04 Weekly News will have a permanent home
here
8/24/04
Weekly News
- Insight
confirms speed hike plans CED Broadband Direct News
- Benefit for Children's Oncology Group
(COG) Saturday November 13, 2004 Chatham,IL
- Zone
Alarm With SP2 Update IS ZAP or ZA Free compatible with XP SP2
- Ashcroft Vs. File
Traders - DOJ raids p2p network hubs, homes
- Security
» Kaspersky Labs Warning for 26 August
- Inside
Insight [News] Scheduled Maintenance - 8-31-04
- U.S.
Arrests Scores of Spam Suspects, Disrupts Network Allegedly Used to Share
Files Illegally
- Security
» Windows XP Service Pack Two Firewall
- 'Electronic
Jihad' - Backup your data, the web ends tomorrow...
- Mosquitos
smartphone 'Trojan' there by design The Register
- Verizon 3Mbps
Arrives - East coast customers able to order
- Insight Upgrades
- Execs confirm 4Mbps change
- Security
» [SP2] Do I need a firewall when I have a router and SP2
- Can
software firewalls be disabled easily
- Turning
off your antivirus during security updates - should you do this
- Question
about KAV 5 Does it bog down older machines as KAV 4 did
- Security
» SP2 released to windows automatic updates
- Gates
'Everything' impacted by security concerns - News - ZDNet
- Security
» My spouse thinks we don't need all these security
- Microsoft
help » Order your FREE XP SP2 Update CD
- W32.Sasser.G
drops Netsky on infected boxes
- 25th
August 2004 Who knows what tomorrow will bring
- ZoneAlarm
5.5.007 - Open Beta Program
- Sir, Your Hotspot
is Open' - Should you alert unsecured hotspot owners
- Security
» Zone Alarm With SP2 Update
- Security
» Are firewall companies doomed
- Undeletable
Spyware - Actually it's a worm Gaobot W32 Rbot-HC
- SBC
Midwest - Ameritech » DSL only service no phone line required - naked DSL
- Firewall Bookmarks by Iggy
- Inside
Insight - Tons of links in relation to the rumored Sept 1 2004 upgrades
- Symantec
says no SP2 side effects for its software
- DRTCP How do I use it &
what are all these settings
- Security
» RANT! People's Bad Habits
- Internet
Meltdown Predicted for Tomorrow The ture facts and quotes 8 25 04
- Security
» SP2 downloads
- SP2 and
Broadband Migration
- Caller
ID Do you really know who's calling CNET News.com
- Hooking
up to Net calls CNET News.com
- Security vendors
face new kid on block Microsoft - News - ZDNet
- How do I become
pingable with add your software firewall vendor or router vendor here
- XM
Radio pulls PC hardware amid piracy concerns CNET News.com
- Security
» xp sp2 cds availble to order
- Microsoft
- the antivirus vendor Microsoft France leaks details of MS AV
- Microsoft
help » [XP Home] Shouldi-shouldnt I upgrade to sp2
- Meet
the Peeping Tom worm
- Microsoft
releases major Office update CNET News.com
- Spam
and Scam Busters » [ phishing] Just Reported a Citibank Phishing Scam
- Inside
Insight » Gmail Invites for Insight Users
- Iran
16-year-old girl hanged in street for acts incompatible with chastity
- Operation Slam
Spam' - Ashcroft set to unveil dozens of arrests
- T-Virus
used as publicity stunt
- PestPatrol
says eAcceleration-StopSign are Clean! Still seem like a scam to me though
- Bulk
of year's PC infections pinned to one man 70 percent of virus infections in
2004 News.com
- Security
» Can a trojan be executed if I click a popup
- The Future of
Speed - Cable Fiber ADSL2+
- Those Evil Wi-Fi
Bandits - Confusion reigns over Wi-Fi laws
- Digital Progress
- XM Pulls PC receiver over software flap
- Film
industry gloats as 321Studios pays up and shuts down
- Goop speeds hard drive
University of Illinois PhD. candidate Wei Xiao has designed the lube, called
SHP
- Kaspersky
or Nod32
- Virus
attacks mobiles via Bluetooth The Register
- Glitch
hits DirecTV TiVo boxes CNET News.com
- Recording industry
accused of using pirated technology for DualDiscs Recording industry in
DualDiscs row
- Security
» I don't think I'm going to run ANY AV software
- Citibank
Phishing again
- Security
» Inconsistant ISP port blocking
- Beware the Haxdoor.F
trojan
- Film
industry hails 'piracy win'
- Will AT&T
Survive - Bets the house, kids on VoIP
- Voice
over IP » [AT&T CallVantage] Price Cuts Coming
- [Sarcastic]
Noob user sees the light
- 08-23-2004
Microsoft to join battle of the beats with music store
- 11
year-old-kids free to gamble online The Register
- 180solutions sues
allies over adware - News - ZDNet
- 2004 A.P. After
Powell - Powell thinking of leaving before year's end
- 2004's
Most Popular Viruses, and Hacking Tools
- 3Com Not
Building Bridges With One Customer
- 6% Fewer Call
Centers By 2008 - UK shares US fate in losing support jobs
- 64-bit
Windows delayed The Register
- 78% of Linux users never
been hacked
- Academics
Enlist in Spam Battle
- Adelphia Not Dead
Yet - Still offering new services despite sale
- Adware anxiety
gives Claria cold feet - News - ZDNet
- AIM Beta
Fixes Security Hole
- Alert
over invoices from 'Domain Registry Services' The Register
- Al-Qaeda
computer geek nearly overthrew US The Register
- Amazon
lists PlayStation 3 - News at GameSpot
- Amazon
to sell AT&T's Net phone service CNET News.com
- AMD trumpets Windows XP
SP2 virus blocker
- AOL Attacks
Seattle - Will launch week long marketing blitz
- AOL
Launches Week long Series of Activities in Seattle
- AOL
testing VoIP CNET News.com
- AOL VoIP in 2005
- Beta testers receiving gear
- Apocalypse
Not
- Apple
could be 'Microsoft of music'
- Apple
fans abuzz over new iMac ZDNet Australia News Hardware
- Apple
iTunes catalogue tops 1m songs The Register
- Apple
puts edit tools in one basket CNET News.com
- Apple releases OSX 10.3.5,
patches security flaw ampng other improvements Apple patches and improves
Panther
- Application
Compatibility Guide for Windows XP SP 2
- Application
Compatibility Testing for Win XP SP2
- Are P2P networks
leaking military secrets - News - ZDNet
- Aruba
Wireless Networks and Ortronics Unveil the World's First Wi-Fi Wall Outlet
- At
35 years old, Internet still a work in progress
- AT&T
rings in a new business strategy
- AT&T
Squabbles With AT&T Wireless Over Brand August 9, 2004
- ATI
Brings Digital TV to Your PC
- Aussies try out big
brother law
- Australian
SMEs hobbled by spam ZDNet Australia News Business
- Auto-updates to
Sell Broadband - Mega-patches a good reason to speed up
- Avalon
faces axe as Microsoft dismembers Longhorn The Register
- Bangalore
to topple Silicon Valley from top tech spot - silicon.com
- Bannedmusic.org is a peer-to-peer
collaboration that makes it impossible for the major record labels to ban or
censor musical works
- Belkin looks to
speed Wi-Fi products with Airgo tech - News - ZDNet
- Bells Battle the
FCC - Line-sharing decision angers telcos
- Best
Buy to sell AT&T's Internet phone service CNET News.com
- Big Blue warns users about
Windows XP SP2
- Bionic Commandos
- Wireless helmets to help secure RNC
- Blockbuster
Takes a Page from NetFlix
- Brand X Appeal -
EarthLink offers response to FCC filing
- Broadband at 30K
Feet - ARINC joins the aerial broadband fray
- 'Broadband
Backwater' - U.S. playing catch-up with Asian broadband
- Broadband
costs fall in UK The Register
- Broadband
growth fuels Pacific (Chris Jenkins, AUGUST 11, 2004)
- Broadband Makes
You Impatient - People want quicker, 'always on' reality
- Broadband
revolution not all it seems
- Broadband
users are impatient The Register
- Broadband
users spend 16 hours a week on the internet
- Browse Happy -
Web Standards Project's anti-IE campaign
- Browser campaign
slams IE - News - ZDNet
- BT
chops cost of UK Wi-Fi access The Register
- BT customers help
themselves - Web User News
- BT
Tops 2,700,000 Broadband Users
- BT
Yahoo! ADSL Users Billed Twice
- Bulldog
targets SMEs with unbundled SDSL The Register
- Bush advisers tout
broadband success - News - ZDNet
- Cable &
Ultra-Wideband - Giving providers more bandwidth
- Cable
Broadband Booms With ‘The Bundle’ Report Cable Broadband Booms With 'The
Bundle' July 27, 2
- California Sues
Microsoft - Several counties and cities have filed a class-action lawsuit
- Carrier
turns cell phones into wallets CNET News.com
- Caution call on video
game storm
- Cell Spammer
Banned - Verizon Wireless granted permanent injunction
- CenturyTel
Partners With EchoStar - Phone giant to offer co-branded satellite TV
service
- CEO on the Run -
Under fire for alleged DDoS attacks
- Cisco
warns of flaws in ACS product
- Citibank
Rejects Phishing Report As Spam
- Companies
Approve New High-Capacity Disc Format
- Concerns
Mount over Major Web Strike
- Congressional
economists tackle copyright issues - News - ZDNet
- Console
games » HALO is overrated
- Court
rules against man who used nude photos as threat
- Cox HSI
» [MAC] Upgrades have BEGUN
- Cox Louisiana
Speed - Middle-America customers seeing progress
- Customer
Attempts Naked Tango With Mall Employee
- Dave
Matthews Sued For Dumping On Chicago - August 25, 2004
- Dial-up
subscribers to get cheap PCs from AOL - silicon.com
- Digital
Gear Musical Jackets and Power Backpacks
- Dispute Brewing
Over Biker Beer Bash
- D-Link
Unveils Wireless Router For Road Warriors
- DOJ
announces online fraud convictions
- Doom III gets Best Buy
treatment
- Downhill Battle -
Bit Torrent and a 'participatory culture'
- Drivers
let Big Brother in to get a break
- DRTCP How do I use it &
what are all these settings
- DSL Shipments
Dip But Growth Is Forecast August 10, 2004
- Duke
Welcomes Freshmen With New iPods
- DVD
profits 'less than £1' - ZDNet UK News
- DVD X Copy pirate
sites are starting to spring up
- EarthLink
Thinks About Cutting Loose
- eBay
denies South Africa 419 hacking report The Register
- e-Jihad Begins Thursday, Internet Predicted
to Melt Down by Mid-day
- E-Jihad
Exaggerated by Russian Media Spin
- 'Electronic
Jihad' fails to materialise The Register
- Electronic
jihad Web sites featuring calls to arms, video of attacks - 06-14-04
- E-Mail
Archives Use Only as Directed
- E-mail Free
Fridays - Company nixes e-mail once a week
- E-mail's
privacy problem
- Empire
Employees Strike Back - August 25, 2004
- Empty Threats -
DMCA making friends world-wide
- Ericsson pulls
Bluetooth division - News - ZDNet
- European
Video-Over-Broadband Has Arrived, but It Will Bring Limited Returns to Telcos
and BSPs, Says Yankee Group
- Ex-Enron
broadband head pleads guilty CNET News.com
- Eye
robot Start-up offers vision to machines CNET News.com
- Fahrenheit FBI -
News - ZDNet
- Fat
pipe framework to tackle Scotland's broadband black spots - silicon.com
- FCC
Cuts Public Line To Phone Outage Data
- Ferreting
out copyright scofflaws CNET News.com
- Firefighters
lied about sex with groupie
- Firewire firm releases
firmware to fix XP SP2 fire
- First Pocket
PC Trojan For Sale August 5, 2004
- Flaws in
Graphics Library Could Bring Attacks
- Forming
An eBay Posse
- France
goes for cheaper broadband rates - silicon.com
- Fridays
at Veritas Casual days without email
- FTC Probes
Norvergence - Equipment leasing scandal continues...
- FTC
Settles Case Involving Windows Pop-Up Ads
- Fuel
Cell Compatibility Considered
- Gartner
warns steer clear of XP starter edition ZDNet Australia News Software
- German
prostitutes reject employment contract
- Getting America
Wired - Fiber munis share incumbent war stories
- Getting Connected
- Company provides Internet access to rural Vermont towns
- Getting Naked -
Verizon Naked DSL a no show
- Global
anti-spam taskforce to fight junk email threat - silicon.com
- Google IM, Google
Browser... - Google lunchbox, Google Lederhosen
- Group
Linux potentially infringes 283 patents CNET News.com
- Growing
Remote Workforce Drives Broadband Use July 28, 2004
- Hacker Breaks
into Apple's Music Streaming Technology
- Hackers attack
advertisers
- Hackers
plan global game of 'capture the flag' ZDNet Australia News Security
- Hackers
striking more suddenly - ZDNet UK News
- Half-Life 2
Preloads - Steam gears up for ultimate test
- Happy Birthday,
Internet - Thirty Five Years old in September
- Help
stopping a virus
- HijackThis Log
file
- Homegrown
satellite radio software draws XM fire USATODAY.com
- Homegrown
satellite radio software draws XM fire
- HP-Apple
Partnership Yields New IPod
- Hunt
for XP SP2 flaws in full swing
- IE is evolving,
but is it enough - News - ZDNet
- Industry
offers alternative to P2P bill CNET News.com
- Intel
delays next Pentium 4 chip until 2005
- Intel desktop EM64T
goes on sale
- Intel Nocona 64-bit mode
'sucks'
- Internet Archive has
copyright problems
- Internet's
'white pages' allow data attacks CNET News.com
- Irate AnandTech readers
turn on reviewer
- IRONPORT
SYSTEMS to Support Sender ID
- Is
Real's 'hacking' of iPod legal - News & Technology - CNETAsia
- Jailer
Charged In Ciggies-For-Sex Swap - August 25, 2004
- Judge
RIAA can unmask file swappers CNET News.com
- Juice on the Run
- 'Free broadband' pushers revamping site
- KAV 4.5
Pro Problem With XP SP2
- Kill
Microsoft Word
- Lazy
new iPod owners rescued by ripping idea - silicon.com
- Lindows
cuts offering price again - ZDNet UK News
- Linux
May Enter Orbit
- Linux opens up
challenge to Microsoft
- Long-awaited
Google auction begins Friday 8 12 04 CNET News.com
- Longhorn
RTM – what it means to you The Register
- Looking
for easy-to-use firewall
- Mac
OS vs. Linux Who's #2
- Malaysian Muftis ban SMS
games
- Man
burnt porn magazine on plane
- Massive
free Wi-Fi hot spot lands on Paris - ZDNet UK News
- Maxim
editor promises girls for readers
- Mesh
Networking Protecting The Homeland
- Microsoft DSL TV
- Swiss service trial to 600 homes
- Microsoft
help » [XP Home] Shouldi-shouldnt I upgrade to sp2
- Microsoft Monitor Microsoft
Monitor
- Microsoft
patches Exchange security flaw - silicon.com
- Microsoft
preps XP push, mulls Longhorn 'priorities' CNET News.com