Byte Into It - Apr 30 08

http://www.webware.com
http://www.webware.com/8300-1_109-2-0.html?keyword=Webware+100+2008
http://www.thornsoft.com/ - makers of clipmate
BBC NEWS | Technology | Loopholes keep Windows XP alive
PC makers are finding ways to keep selling Windows XP despite Microsoft efforts to remove it from sale.
Dell, HP and Lenovo are exploiting loopholes in Microsoft’s licensing terms to extend the operating system beyond a 30 June end of life date.
XP is [...]

Byte Into It - 23 Apr 08

Keren’s Links:
http://virtualworlds2008.com/
http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/
http://www.starwreck.com/
http://xmedialab.com/
http://threeminds.organic.com/
MSN Music customers lose *all* their music the next time they buy a new PC - Boing Boing
People who bought music from the MSN music store have been royally hosed by Microsoft: as of August 31, if you buy a new computer, or refresh your hard-drive or upgrade your OS, you have to kiss [...]

Byte Into It - 16 Apr 08

Australia plans counter-terrorism email checks - Security - iTnews Australia
Australian companies providing critical services to the economy will be allowed to intercept the emails and internet communications of their workers under new security counter-terrorism laws. The government’s current Telecommunications Act, which expires in June 2009, only allows security agencies to monitor employees [...]

Byte Into It - 9 Apr 08

Seagate hard drives in some mac laptops may be prone to failure
UK drive recovery company Retrodata is warning customers of a rash of failures involving a particular Seagate drive model, a SATA unit made in China and used in Apple laptops. This specific mechanism, according to Retrodata’s intake notes, seems to be prone to [...]