Monthly Archives: August 2003

Coming soon to a blog near you: Comment spamming. And: How to spam back, by flooding spambots with fake email addresses. Continue reading →

Halley can see now, thanks to cataract surgery Continue reading →

A man bought a used BlackBerry from a former Morgan Stanley vice president and discovered that it still contains the VP’s email messages, revealing a treasure trove of confidential information, according to this Wired News story by Kim Zetter. In … Continue reading →

Matchbox sized GPS reports its location via SMS. Continue reading →

Telecom and networking companies blew through far more money in 1999-2001 than did their startup siblings in e-commerce and consumer-oriented Web sites. Plus, where the money is going now. Continue reading →

Some stats on the wireless market: U.S. Wireless Market Sees Surprising Growth (WSJ, 8/15/03) Mobile phone sales encroaching on handheld organizers (c|net news.com, 8/18/03) Notebook sales hit new highs (c|net news.com, 7/2/03)

How to use Movable Type and PHP to manage a list of links automatically. Continue reading →

830 squares of wood rotate individually to reflect your image in this work by artist Daniel Rozin. Continue reading →

Nicholas Carr says IT has become a commodity utility. Michael Schrage says IT still matters, because it’s all in how you deploy it. Continue reading →

Pat Gelsinger wants Intel technology to touch every last human being on the planet. Continue reading →