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Memorandum and Decision Order in SCO v. Novell, Civil Case No. 2:04CV139DAK, Dale A. Kimball, United States District Judge, U.S. Distrcit Court for the District of Utah, Central Division, August 10, 2007. (102 pages, PDF – via Groklaw] BACKGROUND – “The SCO Group, Inc. (“SCO”) began this action in state court asserting a single cause …
Five simple ways to save electricity with your computer by Darren Yates. See also the Climate Savers Computing Initiative: “Intel Corporation and Google Inc. joined with Dell, EDS, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, PG&E, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and more than 25 additional organizations [June 12, 2007] announced the Climate Savers …
Electronic 2007 Law Librarian Survey from ALM Research – Survey Says Librarians Like Their Jobs but Are Displeased With Vendors – “Electronic research was supposed to replace books and lower costs, but it’s done neither — and librarians aren’t happy about it.” THE CHARTS The Librarian’s Expanding Role Finances Resources Staffing Electronic Research
Via PCWorld.com, Sending Large Files Via the Internet: “A number of services capitalize on free-falling storage prices and cheap bandwidth to allow users to send large files instantly through the Internet.”
“W3C’s most popular service just got better, prettier, faster, and smarter. The W3C Markup Validator has a new user interface and a validation engine with improved accuracy and performance. Among new features are an automatic cleanup option using HTML Tidy, and checking of HTML fragments. Driven by W3C as an open-source software project, the markup …
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press: Views of Press Values and Performance: 1985-2007 “The American public continues to fault news organizations for a number of perceived failures, with solid majorities criticizing them for political bias, inaccuracy and failing to acknowledge mistakes. But some of the harshest indictments of the press now come …
Press release: “New Millennium Research Council Analysis report finds growing Internet traffic, driven by online video, requires ongoing investment in new capacity and intelligent networks.” The Never Ending Rush Hour – Internet Traffic Growth Requires Continual Investment in Capacity and Innovation in Network Management, August 9, 2007 (21 pages, PDF)
“Consumers can take many measures to make their laptop secure from hackers, viruses, and other potential threats, such as installing firewalls, updating antivirus software, and using strong passwords. Now, the Federal Trade Commission is offering tips for protecting laptops from theft.” OnGuard Online Laptop Security
Press release: “In a trend that could substantially benefit Internet users, the largest Internet search companies are beginning to aggressively compete with one another to offer stronger privacy protections, according to a report published today by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). Until recently, most of the major Internet search engines kept detailed — …
Press release: “Cornell University Library is partnering with Google Inc. to digitize materials from its superb collections and make them available online…Google will digitize up to 500,000 works from Cornell University Library and make them available online using Google Book Search. As a result, materials from the librarys exceptional collections will be easily accessible to …
“The risk associated with using the Internet remains high. Our State of the Net assesses the likelihood and impact of four leading online hazards, listed in order of incidence, based on the survey by the Consumer Reports National Research Center and our follow-up investigation.” In this report: Overview >> Phishing >> Viruses >> Spam >> …
Press release: “Nearly 40 years after man first walked on the Moon, the complete lunar photographic record from the Apollo project will be accessible to both researchers and the general public on the Internet. A new digital archive – created through a collaboration between Arizona State University and NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston – …
