NEW NET Issues List for 06 Mar 2007

Below is the final list of issues for the TUESDAY, 06 March 02007, NEW NET (Northeast Wisconsin Network for Economy and Technology) 6:45 - 9:00 pm weekly gathering upstairs at Tom's Drive In, 501 N Westhill Blvd, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA.

The ‘net

1. A cure for e-mail attention disorder? http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-6162798.html
2. Software For Virtual Teams http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/software_for_virtual_teams.php
3. BBC strikes Google-YouTube deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6411017.stm
4. MS Live (MSN) Messenger: The i'm Initiative and new secret emoticon http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!5B410F7FD930829E!25315.entry
5. The Attention Economy: An Overview http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/attention_economy_overview.php
6. Adobe will offer ad-supported Photoshop online http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/cnet/2007-03-01-photoshop-online_N.htm
7. Outlook grim for Microsoft online business http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070302/tc_infoworld/86498
8. Patent Office 2.0? http://government.zdnet.com/?p=2968

Security, Privacy & Digital Controls

1. Don't leave the Windows open http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2007/02/oopsxp/index.php
2. Microsoft OneCare Last in Antivirus Tests http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129521-c,antivirus/article.html
3. March Madness Major Threat To Network Security http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070303/tc_cmp/197700797
4. European Retailer Embeds RFID Chips in Shoes http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070302/tc_pcworld/129528
5. Bush's hand-picked Privacy Board clears domestic spying program http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070306-bushs-hand-picked-privacy-board-clears-domestic-spying-program.html
6. DHS extends REAL ID deadline to the end of 2009 http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070306-dhs-extends-real-id-deadline-to-the-end-of-2009.html
7. France bans citizen journalists from reporting violence http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070306/tc_infoworld/86572
8. China won't allow new 'Net cafes http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070306/ap_on_hi_te/china_internet_cafes

Mobile Computing & Communicating

1. Death Knell for Wi-Fi Phones? http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129434/article.html
2. Dual-mode service won't interest US consumers http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070301-8960.html
3. Mobile phone captures Russian teacher beating student http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070302/tc_afp/russiacrimeeducation
4. Attacking USB Devices... Hackers Going Old School http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070303/tc_cmp/197700818
5. Virtualization in a USB drive http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070305/tc_infoworld/86520
6. 8 Confessions Of A Former Verizon Sales Rep http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/verizon/8-confessions-of-a-former-verizon-sales-rep-241665.php

Open Source

1. Free Software Foundation Urges Computer Makers To Replace Windows Vista With Free OS http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070303/tc_cmp/197700816
2. The Next Round Of Microsoft Vs. Linux: Health Care http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070304/tc_cmp/197700935
3. Novell: translator for OpenXML, fruit of MS partnership http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/030507-novell-translator.html

SkyNet

1. Web productivity tools: traffic is great, but will Google grow http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070228-8945.html
2. Google Maps Tailgates Yahoo, Microsoft With Real-Time Traffic Info http://searchengineland.com/070228-095919.php
3. Google: $11B in Liquid Assets and Growing http://battellemedia.com/archives/003413.php
4. Copyright: Attack on Google Will Come Back To Haunt Microsoft http://techdirt.com/articles/20070306/004419.shtml
5. Microsoft Wages Copyright War Against Google http://www.forbes.com/markets/2007/03/06/microsoft-google-spat-markets-equity-cx_er_0306marketsequity22.html
6. More details emerge on the mythical Google phone? http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/06/more-details-emerge-on-the-mythical-google-phone/
7. Stars align for X Prize fund-raiser at Googleplex http://news.com.com/2100-1008_3-6164506.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news

General Technology

1. The AMD 690G: first fruits of AMD/ATI merger http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070228-8943.html
2. Vista Used Less than 1 percent of PCs http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129525-c,vistalonghorn/article.html
3. Carmakers adding high-tech perks http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070304/ap_on_hi_te/pimp_my_ride
4. How to clean your keyboard http://lifehacker.com/software/keyboard/how-to-clean-your-keyboard-241911.php
5. A Zettabyte by 2010 http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9012364
6. Outsiders get first peek at Microsoft's TechFest http://news.com.com/Outsiders+get+first+peek+at+Microsofts+TechFest/2100-1014_3-6164817.html
7. The DoD splurges on educational equipment http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070306-the-dod-splurges-on-educational-equipment.html

Leisure & Entertainment

1. Rising game costs hurt indie developers, help last-gen consoles http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070301-8950.html
2. Finally from Sony, a Video Walkman http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129524-c,handheldspdas/article.html
3. "Commodore" announces new gaming PCs http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070306-commodore-announces-new-gaming-pcs.html
4. Where Artists and Inventors Plot to Save the World http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/technology/05ted.html
5. Microsoft developing Xbox game to teach programming http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_WA_TechFest.html
6. Archos Ups Its WiFi Line of PMPs http://blogs.pcworld.com/digitalworld/archives/2007/03/archos_ups_its_1.html
7. Activision to acquire DemonWare http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070306/tc_nm/activision_takeover_dc

Economy and Technology

1. Slim down your wallet with Just One Club Card http://lifehacker.com/software/wallet/slim-down-your-wallet-with-just-one-club-card-240816.php
2. Wisconsin ranks 30th in New Economy index http://wistechnology.com/article.php?id=3738
3. MS Small Business Summit http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/small-business-summit/hub.mspx

Civilian Aerospace

1. Space program co-ops and Astronaut Farmer http://www.thespacereview.com/article/821/1
2. Colonizing Other Planets http://www.alibi.com/index.php?story=18115&submit_user_comment=y&fullstory=y
3. SpaceX Pushes Second Falcon 1 Rocket Test to Early March http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/070210_falcon1_delay.html

Supercomputers

1. $80 million supercomputer to analyze NYC student achievement http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--schoolscomputer0306mar06,0,5773149.story
2. UB bolsters its supercomputer http://pubsys.buffalonews.com/145/story/25215.html
3. Cray Supports New Low-Power AMD Opteron Processor http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1303691.html
4. BOXX Offers New NVIDIA Cards on High-End Workstations http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1303728.html
5. NetXen Introduces 10GbE Linux Sockets Acceleration http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1303789.html
6. Lightfleet Corporation Develops Optical Interconnect http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1300676.html
7. NVIDIA Releases New High Performance Graphics Cards http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1300561.html
8. PeakStream CTO To Lead Data-Parallel Programming Workshop http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1300476.html
9. NCSA Adds Two Clusters, 110 Teraflops of Computing Power http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1292951.html
10. Our Manycore Future http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1295541.html

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