Play It Cyber Safe
Ferret filled folly foisted on unwary readers by the Business Software Alliance in an effort to convince people that stolen software will freeze cities. More...

The Big Picture, Wider-Fi, 802.everything, Manhattan WiFi, etc.
Forget the sceptics. Wireless is here to stay - and it won't be what you expect. "There was a long list of reasons ten years ago for why the Web would never turn into something serious -- certainly not into something that could be used for secure business transactions. The same list of shortcomings is being attributed to WiFi today, security, scalability, reliability, business model, etc. Just like the Web, WiFi is grass roots, standards based, and very decentralized. Just like with the Web, there is no stopping WiFi from becoming mainstream." Not what you expect. More...

Syndicated Content: It's More Than Just Some File Formats
This article is an introduction to the use of RSS for the syndication of content. After a description of the format, with some XML examples, the author provides a number of practical recommendations about the type of RSS to use, the nature and number of listings to provide, and comments on clarity of comment. More...

RSS - Sharing Online Content Metadata
Overview article looking at the use of RSS to create content sites and portals. Good list of references. More...

College Students Bond Over File-Swapping Suit
Students at the normally conservative Michigan Technological University rallied in support of one of their colleagues after he was sued by the RIAA for sharing online music. More...

Software Bullet Is Sought to Kill Musical Piracy
I think that this is more of a scare tactic than anything real. But according to this report, the music industry is "quietly financing the development and testing of software programs that would sabotage the computers and Internet connections of people who download pirated music, according to industry executives." It's not clear that the industry is on safe legal ground. More...