Monday, January 26, 2004

Antitrust Ruling Near for Microsoft in Europe. Antitrust officials at the European Commission have drafted a final ruling in their six-year case against Microsoft. By Paul Meller. [New York Times: Technology] 8:51:40 PM    comment []

Reuters: "A federal judge in Los Angeles has struck down as too vague part of the Patriot Act." [Channel Dean] 6:03:47 PM    comment []

India to get a look at Windows code?. The software giant is in talks with the country's government to share the source code underlying its Windows operating system. [CNET News.com - Front Door] 2:53:28 PM    comment []

Letters to [Salon]: "The mix tape is dead. Long live the mix tape." Readers respond to Joel Keller's "PCs Killed the Mix-Tape Star" and Andrew Leonard's "Praise Be to the CD Burner." 2:42:20 PM    comment []

Monday's must-reads (From the Salon.com War Room.) 2:26:42 PM    comment []

Rural Cambodia, Though Far Off the Grid, Is Finding Its Way Online. Without wires for electricity or telephones, a village of about 800 people has nevertheless joined the online world. By James Brooke. [New York Times: Technology] 8:42:55 AM    comment []

Citibank "phishing" scams. Every week, new variants of this scam are seen, but what they all have in common is that they want you to think you are giving critical financial information to Citibank (or another trusted institution) when in fact you are giving it to a scammer. The messages usually read like this: This email was sent by the Citibank server to verify your E-mail address. You must complete this process by clicking on the link below and entering in the small window your Citibank ATM/Debit Card number and PIN that you use on ATM. This is done for your protection - because some of our members no longer have access to their email addresses and we must verify it. Lies! All lies! Citibank maintains an information page to help customers identify and report these scams. [Purportal.com Headlines] 8:38:53 AM    comment []

Music Royalties Rise, Even as CD Sales Fall. Royalties paid to songwriters and music publishers from radio and television broadcasts of their songs, and from live performances, are at record highs. By David Bernstein. [New York Times: Business] 8:11:03 AM    comment []

Doc sez If you want the heat, get into more Kitchens. Susan Kitchens has been blogging the heck out of NASA's Mars missions. Excellent live accounts, interviews and more. Dig em. 7:59:20 AM    comment []

Joel: Please do not use cover letters that you copied out of a book. If you write ‘I understand the position also requires a candidate who is team- and detail-oriented, works well under pressure, and is able to deal with people in departments throughout the firm’ then at best people will think you're a bullshit artist and at worst they will think that you were not born with the part of the brain that allows you to form your own thoughts and ideas. Getting Your Resume Read [Joel on Software] 7:55:21 AM    comment []

Pay Service Turns CDs Into MP3s. Time was that everybody was converting their vinyl into CDs. Now a New York firm will rip an entire CD collection to the MP3 format for a fee. Is this the death of the CD? By Leander Kahney. [Wired News] 7:50:49 AM    comment []