Super Web Tech: Chronicling the Evolution of the Internet

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115598752011-12-14T21:32:35.696-05:00Super Web Tech: Chronicling the Evolution of the InternetVideoblogging, podcasting, bittorrent, RSS encoding -- these and other fascinating innovations are ushering the internet into a new technological era. You can learn valuable advice about a variety of cutting-edge developments when you have the *Super Web Tech* advantage.Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1127215736014270602005-09-01T06:19:00.000-05:002005-10-27T10:14:07.926-05:00Haitus and Revamp

As enjoyable as this research has been, I've found that I have neither the time nor the ability to report all the internet-related developments I want to share. Because of this, I feel that my work would be better used either creating a site to automatically compile the news from various professional news agencies, or else restrict my news to a much more specialized domain. This site will be

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1125452089612182632005-08-30T20:34:00.000-05:002005-08-30T20:34:49.620-05:00Windows Vista vs the Video Pirates

Hollywood, Microsoft align on new WindowsPublished: August 30, 2005, 4:00 AM PDTBy John Borland The next version of the Windows [Vista] operating system [set to be released in 2006]... has unprecedented features for guarding against video piracy, as Microsoft seeks to assure Hollywood studios that their content will have extremely strong protection. ~~For the first time, the Windows operating

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1125185221757707122005-08-27T18:22:00.000-05:002005-08-27T18:27:01.766-05:00PayPal Co-Founder Launches Photoblog Community

PayPal co-founder readies photo-sharing servicePublished: August 26, 2005, 1:25 PM PDTBy Alorie Gilbert What's new: PayPal co-founder Max Levchin on Monday plans to launch Slide, a service that combines aspects of social networking, photo sharing, Web syndication and e-commerce in order to let members subscribe to one another's photo blogs.~~At the heart of Slide is a downloadable desktop program

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1125261294553251442005-08-26T23:33:00.000-05:002005-08-28T15:35:30.833-05:00Locked-out Broadcasters Turn to Podcasting

Locked-out CBC employees creating Internet broadcasts to stay on the airAugust 26, 2005 - 16:02JAMES KELLERHALIFAX (CP) - Locked-out CBC [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation] Radio staff have started producing Internet-based audio broadcasts to fill the void left by the labour dispute at Canada's public broadcaster.~~The CBC locked out its employees in English Canada on Aug. 15 after the two sides

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1123747078052457652005-08-10T18:56:00.000-05:002005-08-11T02:57:58.060-05:00Email Authentication Proposals Target Fraud

The battle against spammers, especially those involved in online scams, has been raging for years. Numerous companies have proposed solutions to the problem, but as of yet there has been no consensus.SenderID was recently approved by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). The protocol builds on the AOL-supported Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and proves that a sender is who they say they

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1123746348758347762005-08-09T14:41:00.000-05:002005-08-11T02:45:48.763-05:00Lackluster Response to SenderID

Sender ID's fading messagePublished: August 9, 2005, 4:00 AM PDTBy Joris Evers[links added]>At the start of last year, Bill Gates [said]... that the problem of spam would be solved in two years.But if the Microsoft chairman was betting on Microsoft's Sender ID to play a major role in achieving that goal, it looks like a losing bet. The Microsoft-backed protocol to identify e-mail senders aims to

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1123194299981494792005-08-01T17:21:00.000-05:002005-08-04T17:25:20.063-05:00Battle Lines Drawn Between iTunes and Cell Phone Companies

In the wake of watching Apple's iPod music player become the favorite mobile device among users throughout the United States, cell phone makers are ready to strike back. They plan to join forces with record labels in order to bring more music than ever to mobile phones, which overwhelmingly outnumber iPods and all other purchased MP3 players. Over 170 million people use cell phones. That number

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1123118158969368232005-07-31T20:14:00.000-05:002005-08-03T20:15:58.976-05:00Podcasting Reaches the Masses

Though podcasting has become a familiar term for the most savvy of 'net users, it has only recently ">entered the view of the mainstream audience. The term "podcast" comes from a combination of the words "broadcast" and "iPod," the portable Apple media player which popularized the format. Users subscribe to podcast channels in the same way they get syndicated text from sites using RSS/XML feeds.

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1122959645818099402005-07-30T20:09:00.000-05:002005-08-02T00:14:05.823-05:00Automated Tours Get Computerized Upgrade

Fans of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series will be well-aware of the famous guidebook of the same name, an amazing instrument which magically provides the reader with information related to exactly what they need at the moment. Now, this device is becoming a reality.It knows where you are...>A new electronic guide tailors information to the spot on which you’re standing.~~It's

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1122704128841703092005-07-26T16:13:00.000-05:002005-08-02T23:47:10.156-05:00Big Plans for Mozilla Expansion

The Mozilla Foundation reported today that its popular Firefox Web browser has passed the 75 million download mark -- with one third of the downloads in the last three months alone. Firefox isn't the only idea coming out of the organization these days, either. Here's an excerpt from the CNET article:The foundation's open-source e-mail reader, Thunderbird, is approaching its 10 millionth download.

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1122341691601217742005-07-25T20:23:00.000-05:002005-07-25T20:37:37.960-05:00Yahoo! Buys Desktop Development Company

Yahoo! acquires KonfabulatorBy Jim Dalrymple, Mac CentralYahoo! Inc. on Monday will announce the acquisition of Konfabulator, a Macintosh and Windows application that allows users to run mini files known as Widgets on their desktop -- the same model used by Apple for its Dashboard application. Yahoo! company executives said they would also be giving Konfabulator away for free, completely doing

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1122184590499952322005-07-23T23:56:00.000-05:002005-07-24T00:56:30.500-05:00Universal Identity Metasystem Proposed

Kim Cameron, Microsoft's Architect of Identity, just had an interview about his proposed Laws of Identity. (Here's the full rundown.) They're is related to his theories on a "universal identity metasystem" which he says will help streamline interactions and stop the theft of identifying information. Though he obviously has a vested interest in the project, he wants everyone to work together to

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1122184860231368612005-07-22T01:15:00.000-05:002005-07-24T01:01:00.236-05:00How To Improve Blue Frog

Since I've given my opinions on the problems inherent in the Blue Frog system, I thought it would be proper to describe what I feel would make the idea more palatable.*Remove RegistryI would be much more comfortable buying and downloading a program which works solely on my computer and not with a network of others. Perhaps it could become part of an email system (see Revamp Honeypots below). This

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1121969920337814752005-07-21T13:13:00.000-05:002005-07-21T13:20:44.760-05:00Distractive Technology Preventing Productivity

CNET News reports that people are becoming distracted by technology which interrupts their work, such as email and instant messaging. This keeps them from being able to concentrate and perform critical tasks. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates disagrees, though, blaming the issue on an inability to find information easily.Driven to distraction by technologyPublished: July 21, 2005, 4:00 AM PDTBy Ina

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1121923711830421432005-07-20T05:07:00.000-05:002005-07-22T13:30:36.976-05:00Blue Frog Anti-Spam Initiative, Part III: Questionable Legality

Bringing Spammers to Their KneesTom Spring, PC WorldMonday, July 18, 2005[Full story]In addition to its apparent problems (see previous post), this initiative has some aspects which may be potentially illegal:*Distributed Denial of Service AttackThe influx of tens of thousands of requests exactly at the same time floods the spammers' Web site, causing it to become inoperable.This technique of

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1121923461702525442005-07-20T03:49:00.000-05:002005-07-21T00:31:10.896-05:00Blue Frog Anti-Spam Initiative, Part II: Flawed Methodology

Bringing Spammers to Their KneesTom Spring, PC WorldMonday, July 18, 2005[Full story]The following are some concerns I see as flaws in Blue Frog's makeup or rationale:*Voluntary zombiesBlue Frog's software causes all of its connected users to submit the request/complaint simultaneously--and repeatedly--for a period of time.Spammers take over innocent users' computers to send spam from them. This

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1121854203062443022005-07-20T03:07:00.000-05:002005-07-21T00:31:37.700-05:00Blue Frog Anti-Spam Initiative, Part I: Good Aspects

Bringing Spammers to Their KneesTom Spring, PC WorldMonday, July 18, 2005In a novel if potentially controversial effort to fight spam, a firm called Blue Security this week begins distributing the beta of a free program that, once installed on your PC, makes it part of a community that works to cripple Web sites run by spammers. [Full story]This article reports a controversy around Blue Frog, an

Adam Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02233234720353113793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559875.post-1111423673193097442005-07-07T11:09:00.000-05:002005-07-21T15:48:05.036-05:00Introducing Super Web Tech

Podcasting, RSS encoding, video on demand, pay-per-click -- these and other fascinating online innovations are ushering the internet into a new technological era. Issues such as privacy and security directly affect you, so you need to be well-informed. Learn valuable advice about a variety of cutting-edge developments when you have the Super Web Tech advantage. Return often for information and

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