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Anti-Spyware Bill Passes Congress

Anti-spyware bill H. October 7, 2004

Yahoo To Personalize Search

Yahoo is planning on adding new personal search tools to its popular search engine. October 5, 2004

Vivisimo Launches Clusty Search Engine

The New York Times says Vivisimo has a new search engine offering called Clusty. October 1, 2004

Beware the JPEG of Death

Images turning into viruses is a scary concept. September 29, 2004

Pfizer: Viagra Spam is Not From Us

Pfizer has launched an advertising campaign to tell people that it is not spamming email boxes about the wonders of its Viagra product. September 21, 2004

Dismal Hi-Tech Job Market

Some very depressing tech industry numbers were reported in a recent USAToday. September 18, 2004

Amazon Enters Search Battle

Amazon has entered the search engine wars with its own entry called A9. September 17, 2004

Microsoft's Browser Dominance Slipping

Microsoft still dominates the browser market with Internet Explorer but recently they have showed some slight weakness. September 15, 2004

Solved Math Problem Threatens Ecommerce

Mathematicians could be on the verge of a breakthough that could threaten ecommerce itself. September 11, 2004

Diebold Threatened With Lawsuit

Wired reports that California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has threatened to sue Diebold for defrauding California by making false claims about their electronic voting product. September 8, 2004

All Tech Jobs Outsourced Within 10 Years

There is growing concern about the pace at which U. September 6, 2004

Google Browser Rumor Persists

Rumors, like this entry on the kottke. September 1, 2004

Electronic Voting Controversy Continues

Concern over electronic voting systems is growing as the election nears. August 31, 2004

Microsoft Says Longhorn Release in 2006

Microsoft has announced it will release Longhorn, the next major upgrade to its Windows operating system, in 2006. August 28, 2004

Another Internet Jihad Threat

Is it possible that a web attack by terrorists could cripple the Internet? The issue is often debated among security experts today with no clear answer as to yes or no. August 25, 2004

First Spam. Now Spim

Unfortunately spam will no longer just happen to your email. August 22, 2004

Google Breaks 100 on Opening Day

Google's stock soared over 18% on opening day -- rising from the $85 IPO opening share price to just over $100. August 19, 2004

RealPlayer Cuts Music Download Prices

RealNetworks has cut prices for music song downloads to 49 cents to compete with music downloads stores like iTunes that offer downloads for 99 cents each. August 18, 2004

Easiest to Guess Passwords Most Popular

Despite being easy for hackers to guess many people use personal names and dates for their Internet and email passwords. August 11, 2004

Computer Majors Becoming Less Popular in USA

Layoffs from the post dot-com boom and offshoring fears are driving interest away from computer majors according to a recent study cited in USA Today. August 9, 2004