January
10, 2004
We released Web Site Monitor.
An application to check your web sites on a schedule
you set. It will check multiple sites, to set it
up, just drag and drop site links from your browser
or favorites.
Worm worries grow with release of Windows hacks. Program files designed to exploit two major vulnerabilities in Microsoft software are being used to attack computers, but security experts worry that worse--an MSBlast-type worm--could be ahead. [CNET News.com]
9:31:23 AM comment []
State Allows E-Vote for November. A state government panel recommends that California continue its plans to use electronic voting systems in the November election, but it wants the system vendors to be under greater scrutiny. It also says voters should be able to vote on paper ballots if they want. Kim Zetter reports from Sacramento, California. [Wired News]
9:28:19 AM comment []
Hack Your Way to Hollywood. Heather Robinson, 25, sure has moxie. She turned her youthful indiscretions with a stolen credit card into a movie deal. Now she's trying to land another, this one based on her electronic snooping through AOL's customer database. Xeni Jardin reports from Los Angeles. [Wired News]
9:27:48 AM comment []
Digital ads tune in. Traditional advertisers are trying to use ad-skipping technologies and the like to their interactive advantage and are shifting their dollars toward more "accountable" campaigns. [CNET News.com]
9:25:38 AM comment []