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Thursday, October 21, 2004
WiMax
Feelin' pretty hip because you can drop terms like 'WiFi' and '802.11g' in casual conversations? To stay on the edge, your next vocabulary assignment is 'WiMax' and '802.16.' WiMax, or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a collection of technologies grouped under the 802.16 specification which promises transmission speeds that max out at 70 megabits per second and has a range of 50 kilometers!
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By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. --Socrates
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
ST04-020: Protecting Portable Devices: Data Security
ST04-020: Protecting Portable Devices: Data Security:
"Although there are ways to physically protect your laptop, PDA, or other portable device (see Protecting Portable Devices: Physical Security for more information), there is no guarantee that it won't be stolen. After all, as the name suggests, portable devices are designed to be easily transported. The theft itself is, at the very least, frustrating, inconvenient, and unnerving, but the exposure of information on the device could have serious consequences. Also, remember that any devices that are connected to the internet, especially if it is a wireless connection, are also susceptible to network attacks."
[Via US-CERT Cyber Security Tips]
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Ready tears are a sign of treachery, not of grief. --Publilius Syrus
Saturday, October 16, 2004
And now, search for your own computer
And now, search for your own computer:
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Considering how important the information on your own computer is, it's always been a bit strange that you could find what you were looking for more easily if it were hidden on a website in Irkutsk than in a corner of the hard drive sitting right in front of you. Today, Google offers a first step toward fixing that anomaly with the beta introduction of Google Desktop Search, a free downloadable application for your PC.
Google Desktop Search will retrieve your email in Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express; files in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and text; your website history in Internet Explorer; and your instant message chats in AOL Instant Messenger. In other words, if you've seen it on your computer screen, Google Desktop Search can likely help you find it. Simply put, it's like a photographic memory for your computer.
Google Desktop Search is also fast, and it integrates with your online Google web searches. While Google.com searches the web for you, the Google Desktop Search client software retrieves your relevant local information, and adds it to your search results page. And it lets you view web pages you've seen, even if you're not online anymore. You can read all the details or just download and try it yourself. We do advise you to read the privacy policy, as Google Desktop Search is different from other search products, and you should understand exactly how it protects your personal information.
All in all, we believe this is a non-trivial advance in making information accessible. But you tell us. We'd love to hear your reactions, comments and suggestions.
-- Marissa Mayer
Director, Consumer Web Products"
Google Desktop Search will retrieve your email in Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express; files in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and text; your website history in Internet Explorer; and your instant message chats in AOL Instant Messenger. In other words, if you've seen it on your computer screen, Google Desktop Search can likely help you find it. Simply put, it's like a photographic memory for your computer.
Google Desktop Search is also fast, and it integrates with your online Google web searches. While Google.com searches the web for you, the Google Desktop Search client software retrieves your relevant local information, and adds it to your search results page. And it lets you view web pages you've seen, even if you're not online anymore. You can read all the details or just download and try it yourself. We do advise you to read the privacy policy, as Google Desktop Search is different from other search products, and you should understand exactly how it protects your personal information.
All in all, we believe this is a non-trivial advance in making information accessible. But you tell us. We'd love to hear your reactions, comments and suggestions.
-- Marissa Mayer
Director, Consumer Web Products"
Not for OS X .
[Via Google Blog - Live]
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