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Kayodeok's Headlines for Wednesday 24 November 2004

Wednesday 24 November 2004

Security

• Java flaw could lead to Windows, Linux attacks
• Identification Codes on Printer Output
• Defeating Encryption: Security is More Than Good Crypto (pdf)
• The Spyware Threat And How To Deal With It
• Removing CoolWebSearch
• New Windows XP SP2 vulnerability exposed
• Circumvent Windows XP SP2 Security Features using execCommand 'SaveAs' Function
• Microsoft to fix 'download warning' flaw

Web Development

• Firefox 2.0 Roadmap
• Quotations and citations: quoting text
• Google is a deaf user via Isolani Linklog
• RSS ads: what NOT to do
• Fangs: The Firefox Screen Reader Emulator Extension via 456 Berea Street
• Google Scholar Bookmarklet via Research Buzz
• EEVL releases four new subject-focused databases that provide free access to a couple of hundred ejournals in several disciplines (computing, math, engineering and a metasearch database)
• Opera Introduces Fit-to-Window Technology for All Screen Sizes

Windows News

• Microsoft Drops Windows 2000 SP5

Tips

• CLI Magic: Colorize your prompt
• Install KNOPPIX LiveCD on Hard Drive
• .HTACCESS files useful tips and tricks via The Farm
• How To Steal Wi-Fi And how to keep the neighbors from stealing yours
• Why do folders like "My Pictures" come back after I delete them?
• The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook Express via Ed Bott
• Defragmenting Your Pagefile
• Us.ef.ul: A beginner's guide to Delicious

Utilities

• Web based XUL Filemanager via Harry Fuecks
• It looks like 7.0 will have a built-in aggregator that will convert RSS Feeds in PDF

Programming

• Inside the Native API
• Rockin' RSS with PHP on your HTML

Culture

• Star Trek is finally back! via idly.org