Tracker Tom's Digital Disptach
Phone Dialing Scams:
If you are not familiar with the latest round of Internet dialing scams, please
click here to learn all about them. You need to know about this especially if you download free music and use peer-to-peer software.
The Internet over an extension cord?
Well, possibly I guess. Anyway,
click here to read a breaking news story about a town in Texas testing out the feasibility of providing Internet access over the power grid. No extra cables to run, no antennas to install - just plug the modem into a standard A/C jack and your online. This method for providing Internet access has been around for a few years now, it was always just real "buggy" - problems with picking up noise from the transformers and such. Maybe, just maybe they are about to get all of the bugs worked out.
Putting a face on SPAM:
Click here for a breaking news story about the governments trial against a man who reportedly sent out 10 million e-mails a day!
Breaking news from Microsoft:
Apparently Microsoft is trying yet again to enter into the search engine market. This time, supposedly - the technology behind this newest endeavor is Microsoft's own. If you want to give the new engine a test spin, just jump over to
www.search.msn.com and check it out.
Yet another security flaw found in Internet Explorer:
Yep, that's right. Make sure that you run "Windows Update" and install any "Critical" updates as they become available.
Click here for a breaking news story on the subject.