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1. TopoZone Pro... A site of interest to professional and
recreational map users. Provides shaded relief maps, high resolution aerial
photography, and street maps, among other features. TopoZone is also a source
for custom digital topographic data for web, GIS, and CAD applications.
http://www.topozone.com/
2. GPL Code Center... Download site for Lynksys wireless
access point source code.
http://www.linksys.com/support/gpl.asp
3. iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program... Apple's
resource for covering repair or replacement of the logic board in specific iBook
models manufactured between May 2002 and April 2003.
http://www.apple.com/support/ibook/faq/
4. "Using Blosxom to Create a Weblog on Darkwing"...
Mary Harrsch, network and information systems manager for the UO College of
Education, shares her insights, including links to templates for setting up
a basic blog.
http://interact.uoregon.edu/techweb/Blosxomcreation.html
5. "Can you trust 'trusted computing' ?"... One
writer's critique of Microsoft's Trusted Computing project.
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6313-5081241.html
6. "Virginia Tech's Power Mac G5-based 'X'
Supercomputer is officially number 3 in the world"... A review
of Virginia Tech's top-rated supercomputer project with Apple, Mellanox
Technologies, Liebert, and Cisco. Its supercomputer, 'X,' is the
fastest university supercomputer in the world.
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=13072
7. "Is Your E-mail Campaign Being Blocked or Filtered by ISPs?"...
Brackin's Message Checker service and related products can monitor whether
or not legitimate messages are getting through.
http://www.brackinsystems.com/hm/index
8."I fought the scammer... and I won"... John Allman's
account of his successful sleuthing at a Dublin Internet cafe.
http://www.linux.ie/pipermail/ilug/2004-April/013050.html
9. Special Report on "Phishing"... A comprehensive
report prepared by the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice about
the risks of responding to “phishing” emails and websites. Also
lists steps users should take when they see suspected phishing emails and websites.
http://www.antiphishing.org/DOJ_Special_Report_On_Phishing_Mar04.pdf
10. Special FDIC consumer fraud alert...Beware of spurious
email that appears to be sent by the FDIC claiming that Homeland Security Director
Tom Ridge has advised suspension of all deposit insurance on your bank account
due to suspected violations of the PATRIOT Act. Such email is part of a “phishing”
scheme to obtain sensitive personal information and should be ignored.
http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2004/pr0604.html
11."Paid to Spam"... A discussion of Virtual MDA's
offer to pay people to run their spam relay program. (Participation in any scheme
of this sort is of course strictly forbidden by the UO's Acceptable Use
Policy, and will result in sanctions if detected.)
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/04/14/1415217.shtml