Sept. 4, 2007
The Storm worm is not a worm
Wired
Bruce Sterling has this story of a gang in control of the Storm worm.
”Namely, the “Zhelatin Gang.” I wonder what it will take to see these guys arrested.”
Three cheers for portable Thunderbird
News.com
Michael Horowitz says Thunderbird is the best email program for Windows users, and the portable version is the best version of Thunderbird.
“ I think Thunderbird is the best client side email program for defensively thinking Windows users. Earlier the same day I discussed my personal email backup scheme. Here I’ll tie both these previous postings together.”
There’s a new generation of Apple user
IT Wire
Stan Beer of the Beer Files has this story on new Apple user and it could be a nightmare or opportunity.
”There’s no doubting that Apple probably has the most loyal fan base in the world. The problem for Apple is that the N-Geners (net generation) have a different set of values to the previous faithful. They believe in the free flow of information between consumers and suppliers and, as demonstrated by new global group of iPhone crackers, that spells bad news for Apple’s closely guarded iPhone walled garden.”
