Steve Bryant

eWEEK Daily News Podcast, June 20

In todays eWEEK Daily News Podcast: In todays eWEEK Daily News Podcast: Microsoft posts its zero-day flaw workaround; Google finds a worm in Orkut; PayPal fills a phishing hole; and Verizon sues Vonage over VOIP. Microsoft Posts Excel Zero-Day Flaw Workaround PayPal Fills Phishing Hole Orkut: Worm to Your Mother Verizon Sues Vonage over VOIP

Google Calendar, Now with Less Privacy

Because the world really, really needs to know what you’re doing. The Calendar team has updated Google Calendar with a feature that allows users to publish interactive calendars to their site. The calendar can be viewed by anyone, even if that person is not a calendar user. Google Calendar also now supports Apple’s Safari browser. […]

Orkut: Worm to Your Mother

First trojans on page creator, now worms in Orkut. Hackers are trying to steal Orkut users’ bank account information by inserting an automated information theft worm, according to security researchers. The worm, known as MW.Orc, is propagating through Orkut when users launch an executable file disguised as a JPEG. Google has a temporary fix in […]

A Competitor’s Guide to the Internet, Part II

Back in February, I wrote a post that broke out some of the categories in which Google, Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft were competing. Since that time, all four companies have launched — or are in the middle of launching — significant new initiatives. Advertising, of course, plays a big role in each of these products. […]

New Netscape Taps the Wisdom of Crowds

In an attempt to revive the flagging Netscape brand, AOL has begun to turn the Netscape portal page into a news site where users submit and vote on news stories and editors provide direction. Although Netscape remains a popular brand, its visibility has shrunk over the last few years. The site had 11.4 million users […]

eWEEK Daily News Podcast, June 15

In todays eWEEK Daily News Podcast: Intel is moving to beat AMD in the quad-core race; exploits for Microsoft patches are popping up online; AJAX developers tell Microsoft that Atlas must support other browsers; and a new report says IT jobs are plentiful in the Mountain states. Intel Moves to Beat AMD in Quad-Core Race […]

eWEEK Daily News Podcast, June 13

In this eWEEK Daily News Podcast: Microsoft is exploring ways to make Vista play nice with open source; Intel researchers say they have a transistor design that could enable faster and more efficient chips; famous blogger Robert Scoble leaves Microsoft for podcasting startup; and Google Watchs Ben Charny says the end of net neutrality may […]

eWEEK Daily News Podcast, June 8

In this eWEEK Daily News Podcast: The VA says its data loss was bigger than originally reported; Apple files a second lawsuit against Creative; Dell takes aim at the enterprise with new servers; Microsoft tries to make Vistas security features less annoying; and Google makes its video player compatible with Macs. To read more about […]

eWEEK Daily News Podcast, June 6

In this eWEEK Daily News Podcast: Questions about how much Google Paid Dell to switch from MSN; Opinions about Adobes recent spat with Microsoft; Security firms debut new tools at the Gartner IT Security Summit; Micron, Lexar Boards Approve Amended Deal Terms; Level 3 to Acquire Looking Glass Networks. You can find the print versions […]

Boot Camp Users Need Support

Macintosh users have long waited for the day when Windows-only applications such as AutoCAD, Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio would run on an Apple machine. “Those are really the three big applications … that are missing on the Mac,” said Scott Michaels, director of professional services for Atimi Software, a cross-platform development company based in […]