News to know: Outlook flaw; Ending spam; Windows to Mac; Gamemaster
Notable headlines:
Ryan Naraine: MS Outlook flaw adds new twist to URI handling saga.
David Berlind: After authentication of senders, ending spam requires a relationship managment protocol. Tech Shakedown #10: Windows Media Player's error dialog road to nowhere. Podcast: Google's search appliance 5.0 mines Documentum, other ECMs, but not Google Apps yet.
'Storm worm' exploits YouTube.
Dan Farber: comScore maps global search reach. Comscore statement. Mary Jo Foley: ComScore: Baidu beats Microsoft properties in worldwide search. Microsoft 'Arrowhead' to up support for 'occasionally connected' apps.
George Ou: The all-in-one dual-core VESA Stand PC mod. Gallery (right).
Shrep's blog: Mozilla and mobile. Techmeme. David Morgenstern: MacBook battery firmware fix reveals flaws, recall. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Why Windows users don’t switch to Mac.
Ed Burnette: Interview with a Game Master (conclusion)
Paula Rooney: Linux kernel 2.6.23 released with a wee bit of controversy. Mono at ReMIX: No Moonlight incarnation of WPF planned.
AppleInsider: Apple to launch official iPhone Web applications directory.
At Microsoft, seeking the next billion computer users. Lawmaker blasts U.K. government on Microsoft policy.
Russell Shaw: A closer look at AT&T's terms of service.
ArsTechnica: Google patents datacenter-in-a-shipping-container, ignores Sun's BlackBox.
Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: War without end.
Matthew Miller: myvu Universal edition brings a big screen experience to your portable media player.
Image Gallery: Qwest Fusion Windows Mobile Smartphone.
Robin Harris: Disk drives win Nobel Prize in physics. Larry Dignan: Ballmer speaks; Can Microsoft be everything to everyone? Computerworld: Mother's ire puts Ballmer on defense over Vista.
Dell to expand ink distribution, launch IT management services. Dan Farber: Dell offers new thin client solution. Larry Dignan: Emerging trends: 3D printing; robots galore; human augmentation. Phil Wainewright: Ketera tames the supply chain's long tail.
Dana Blankenhorn: Would patent reform make software patents acceptable?