Reuters reports that, according to a major European Commission survey, “[c]hildren in Europe are aware of the risks of illegal downloading, but often rationalize their act by saying that everyone -- including their parents -- is doing it. […] Other excuses included: the download is for personal and private purposes; [...]
The Register points out that “[o]pen source server and desktop companies in and around Silicon Valley are now being captained by executives who are either hardened by years of pushing the Linux cause for slow returns or who see the advantages of interoperating with Windows and tapping into the company's [...]
New York Times reporter Brad Stone outed one of our favorite bloggers, Fake Steve Jobs, today. I couldn't agree more with Larry Dignan of CNET who wrote:I’ll still read Lyons, but I really didn’t want to know who Fake Steve was. I feel almost as crappy as I did when [...]
AFP reports that, according to security specialists, “[o]nline sharing of videos and music at the heart of today's Internet lifestyle gives hackers dangerous new avenues for attacking computers. Malicious code can be hidden in video streamed or downloaded from websites such as YouTube or songs streamed from social-networking websites including [...]
The Wall Street Journal warns that, judging from its anti-China rhetoric, Congress still hasn’t learned the lessons from the Smoot-Hawley tariff. The WSJ writes: “Unfortunately, Congress is suffering from a bad case of amnesia. Over the past several months, protectionism has reached a fever pitch with lawmakers in both Houses [...]