Microsoft
Announces Windows Vista
The
new operating system will take the place of Windows XP in mid-2006.
There's already a small amount of info on this new product (until
now, called Longhorn as its code name) at Microsoft's Windows
Vista Home Page.
I
also have a great graphic that
shows what the user interface might look like.
It illustrates newer graphic capabilities and new navigation elements.
If you're a Beatles fan, you'll get a special charge out of this.
Windows
Genuine Advantage
Microsft's
new program is out to convert over 10 million users of non-genuine
Windows software (who think they have the real thing). How
do you know whether you have the real thing?
Help!
My Start Page Has Been Hijacked!
It's
not pretty; but if it has happened to you, you must read about the
causes, the solutions, and the prevention.
Bill
Gates Goes On Record
Here's
an exclusive - courtesy of Megabyte Minute - Bill Gates talking
about the milestones in the computer industry, where the jobs will
be in the future, and what technologies you should watch.
Click here, because
you don't want to miss a minute of this. And much of it may
surprise you.
Bankhook.A
Steals Your Bank Password
Bankhook.A
is an indication that organized crime is starting to take advantage
of security holes on the Internet for gain. It downloads to
your system as an Internet Explorer helper when it serves you a
pop-under ad. (You thought those pop-unders were just annoying.)
You can avoid Bankhook.A But the choices aren't all that pretty.
Find
out more.
Sasser
Worm
Search
Engines Stop Accepting Gambling Ads
Selected
Tip Letters
(includes
the RIAA documents, Outlook 2003 Navigation Pane, Swen Virus information,
and a stylish quick tip for MS-Word)
(includes
info about Sobig.F and Blaster/Nachi/lovesan worm)
From
The KDKA Morning Show
- The music
downloading controversy continues. This time, it's the RIAA
that is getting sued. On
this page, I give you my take on the issue - including my
opinion about whether you should sign up for the amnesty agreement.
Plus, I have links to sample documents - the RIAA complaint, the
RIAA settlement agreement, and the details on the amnesty program.
Clean slate? (There's also more in my newspaper
column.)
- David calls
this product "indispensable".
Find out what it is - and why he thinks so highly of it.
- from October 14,
2003
- David talks
about colors and text for your personal (or professional) web
pages - September
2, 2003
- Information
sources on Hepatitis A, which struck over 500 people in Beaver
County PA - November 18, 2003
- Other KDKA
discussion topics are discussed in more depth in various Megabyte
Minute Tip Letters. Subscribe using the form at the left.
Other
Topics of Interest
- Regional
Tax Sharing
- My hometown of
Pittsburgh, PA is trying to work through a fiscal crisis.
So I took the liberty of collecting some web sites that may
help regional planners and inform the citizens about what
is being done elsewhere.
- Music
Sharing
- Does the
RIAA have your name in its subpoena list? Look it up.
- How to
keep from getting sued for sharing music. Some useful
tips, including how to turn off the features that put you at
risk.
- What
you need to know about file sharing
-
How the RIAA actions affect you
Alerts
& Notices
