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The Case for Keeping Dialup. Jonathon has gone back to surfing via dialup. That's why I continue to pay monthly fees on my dialup account. It paid off when @Home went down. It's all about…

Back Microsoft and win an iPaq. Back Redmond and win an iPaq? Strange but true, this was indeed the offer made to a select mailing list of likely Microsoft supporters by lobbying group Americans for Technology Leadership, according to an AP report today.

Will Microsoft pull the plug on Apple? Is Microsoft going to kill Apple Computer? Some may say it's already happened, at least from looking at the relative dominance of Windows over Apple's Mac OS. But I'm talking about Microsoft pulling the plug on Office and Internet Explorer for Mac OS. [ActiveWin]

Sun Plans Linux Version of iPlanet. With customer demand for Linux support spiking, Sun reveals plans for a Linux version of its iPlanet Application Server.

WORK – Don't install anything. The next time you install software on your computer at work, you could be facing criminal charges.

Consumer confidence up. Franco said the upturn in confidence was driven by the feeling that the business outlook and job prospects are going to get better.

Microsoft: A Little More 'Open'. On the eve of LinuxWorld, Microsoft still believes that open source is not a viable model. But some observers think the software giant is slowly embracing the movement.

Two of My Favorite Things. Television and Britney that it is. Pepsi wants you to do the work in helping them put together their Superbowl…

Apple Doesn't Need Zealots. Zealots are unreasonable, in that they cannot be reasoned with. Zealots will religiously defend the object of their affection with words and even actions. And zealots are bad for Apple's business.

Trillian Broke? Nope, but there seems to be a bug in the secure IM capability of the AIM part of the program, stopping aim from connecting.

More Photos from Attack of the Clones. Here's a BIG one for all the fans out there who like the spoiler pictures. If you've been paying attention, you already know that Anakin…

USA Today reports on secure organizations banning Wi-Fi: makes sense and I applaud it. If you don't have the resources to make sure that your Wi-Fi network is secure, and you're operating a going concern (whether high-security or not), you simply shouldn't run it. [80211b News]

I've Got My TechTV!. The song going over & over in my mind right now? “I've got my… I 've got my…”

Columbia finally rolls out to launch pad. The space shuttle Columbia rolled out to the launch pad on Monday after crawler problems…

Dr. Benway. Today is the last day that you can vote in the 2002 Bloggies, and today, at work, we turn in our pilot for my show.

Passport glitch hits Microsoft game site. The Zone suffers another glitch in its switch to Microsoft's Passport identification system, logging subscribers on to a bogus Hotmail e-mail account.

BootVis Tool updated. Customer research shows a frequently requested feature that users want from their PCs is fast system startup, whether from cold boot or when resuming from standby or hibernation.

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