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Kayodeok's Headlines for Saturday 11 September 2004

Saturday 11 September 2004

Security

• Microsoft is giving premium customers advance notice of security bulletins
• Here's a document outlining some simple steps that financial institutions can take to limit the impact of phishing on their website (pdf)
• Should I be posting links to cracking tools?
• A huge IRC "botnet" controlling more than 10,000 machines has been shut down
• How to remove Spyware and Malware from a Windows Computer via ed Bott

Web Development

• Opera releases a browser aimed at viewing Web pages on TV
• The Economics of XHTML: why using strict, semantic XHTML will both save and make your business money via 456 Berea Street
• The future of HTML
• One reason why "html allowed" in blog comments should be restricted to a few html tags
• How to migrate your own blog to WordPress via Anne Van Kesteren

Windows News

• Longhorn Will Have Ability to Ban External Storage Devices via Slashdot

Tips

• Beginners Guides: Windows XP Safe Mode Explained
• How Windows XP Service Pack 2 Affects Gaming
• Running restricted - What does the "protect my computer" option mean?
• How to stop Internet Explorer from opening up Office documents inline via The Office Weblog

Programming

• You Know You're Addicted to Coding When... via Delicious

Culture

• The British Library is putting high-resolution copies of Shakespeare's plays on the internet
• 3 Asian students have developed a software that uses Bluetooth to shutdown the camera functionality of select cameraphones
• PayPal is now going to start fining people $500 if they use PayPal in association with porn, gambling or buying unauthorized prescription drugs over the internet via Techdirt
• Panasonic's new DVD recorder has a massive hard drive and can be programmed using a cell phone