BBC NEWS Staying safe and taking risks
Should we have two internets asks Bill Thompson
Jonathan Zittrain’s recent book, The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It, has spurred a lot of discussion both online and offline, with blog posts lauding his insights or criticising his over-apocalyptic imagination. Read the rest of this entry »
BBC NEWS Paypal to block ‘unsafe browsers’
Web payment firm Paypal has said it will block “unsafe browsers” from using its service as part of wider anti-phishing efforts. Customers will first be warned that a browser is unsafe but could then be blocked if they continue using it.
Paypal said it was “an alarming fact that there is a significant set of users who use very old and vulnerable browsers such as Internet Explorer 4″. Read the rest of this entry »
iVisit SeeStar offers persons who are visually impaired access to a remote sighted assistant.
© Business Wire 2008 2008-04-01 02:30:00 -
iVisit LLC announced today that its iVisit SeeStar & SeeScan mobile applications were selected as finalists in the Third Annual CTIA Emerging Technologies (E-Tech) Awards. Read the rest of this entry »
Most computer users repeat passwords, at their peril
By JORDAN ROBERTSON, AP Technology Writer Thu Apr 17, 12:14 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO
Using the same password for multiple Web pages is the Internet-era equivalent of having the same key for your home, car and bank safe-deposit box. Read the rest of this entry »
New, cheap battery outshines alkalines
By David Pogue
The New York Times
Panasonic will introduce AA and AAA disposable batteries in June that the company calls the “most significant developments in primary battery technology in 40 years.”
According to Panasonic, these Oxyride batteries last up to twice as long as premium alkaline batteries like Duracell Ultra ($5 for four), yet cost the same as regular alkalines ($4 for four). Read the rest of this entry »
The Fred’s Head Companion Friday, July 14, 2006
How to Find a Computer Keyboard That Can Be Used to Enter Braille
By Michael McCarty
An increasing number of braille transcribers are using computers to produce braille. Some use conventional word processing programs and braille translation software to change the standard text to grade two braille. Many transcribers are using software that enables a conventional PC to simulate a mechanical braillewriter. Six keys on the PC keyboard serve as the dot keys of a brailler. Usually the letters s, d, f, j, k and l serve in this way.
AP
Morning Edition, January 29, 2008 ·
A new cell phone offers the smallest text-to-speech reading device ever built, a device especially useful for people with impaired vision. The phone and software come with a $2,000 price tag. Read the rest of this entry »
SPAM Blights E Mail Fifteen Years On
BBC NEWS
Spam blights e-mail 15 years on
By Darren Waters Technology editor, BBC News website
Spam continues to blight e-mail exactly 15 years after the term was first coined and almost 30 years since the first spam message was sent. The term is
thought to have been coined by Joel Furr, an administrator on the net discussion system Usenet, to refer to unsolicited bulk messages.
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