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1. "The economy of phishing..." Understand the infrastructure
on which phishing economies thrive. Christopher Abad's in-depth look at
phishing fraud and how best to combat it.
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue10_9/abad/
2. "The PowerPoint FAQ"... A comprehensive list of resources
for PowerPoint users. Includes troubleshooting, tips, how-tos, PowerPoint templates
and add-ins.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq
3. Smallest Linux Server... The official home of BlackDog, "the world's
smallest Linux server."
http://www.projectblackdog.com/
4. "Broadband Reality Check: The FCC Ignores America's Digital Divide"... A
Free Press essay by Derek Turner summarizing the research on the cost, quality,
and availability of broadband services in the U.S. Conclusion: the U.S. is "falling
behind in broadband penetration."
http://www.freepress.net/docs/broadband_report.pdf
5. "The Prolexic Zombie Report"... A report of large scale DDoS
attacks over the past six months, with country infection rates ranked per capita.
Includes DDoS attack trends.
http://www.prolexic.com/zr/
6. UO Library Widget for Mac OS 10.4.x (Tiger)... Michael Rebar's
custom widget, free to UO faculty, staff, and students. Searches the UO library
collection by title, author, or keyword.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~mrebar/widget02.zip
7. Sun's new entry-level Opteron-based workstation... Sun's
new affordable desktop features the AMD Opteron processor and runs Solaris, Linux,
and Windows.
http://www.sun.com/desktop/workstation/ultra20/index.jsp
8. Official FBI Wiretap report for 2004... This report covers the number
and nature of federal and state applications for orders authorizing or approving
the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications. A total of 1,710
intercepts authorized by federal and state courts were completed in 2004, an
increase of 19 percent compared to the number terminated in 2003.
http://www.askcalea.net/docs/2004wiretap.pdf
9. "Is your printer spying on you?"... The Electronic Frontier
Foundation reports that some color laser printers that were equipped to detect
counterfeiters have become a broader tool for government surveillance. The
potential for abuse poses a risk to personal privacy.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/29/printer_spy_fears
10. "Final Report on IPV6 Deployment Issues..." A discussion
of issues that remain to be resolved for IPv6 deployment in both site and ISP
networks. The report focuses on IPv6 components and "missing pieces" that
still require attention.
http://www.6net.org/publications/deliverables/D2.5.3.pdf
11. "Cerf's up at Google..." Google hires Vincent Cerf
("the founding father of the Internet") as Chief Internet Evangelist.
http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/vintcerf.html