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1. Google scholar... This new Google search tool enables specific searches for scholarly literature, including theses, books, abstracts, peer-reviewed papers, and technical reports: http://scholar.google.com/
2. Internet Governance issues...
3. "WPA Cracking Proof of Concept Available"... A new WPA proof-of-concept tool created by the authors of tinyPEAP demonstrates how Wi-Fi users who use short or dictionary-based passphrases are vulnerable to hacking. See http://wifinetnews.com/archives/004428.html
4. "California considers open-source shift"... New IT purchases by the state of California may shift to open-source software if a proposal from the California Performance Review Commission is adopted: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-5327581.html
5. Enabling VPN pass-through... An instruction set from Actiontec for advanced network administrators: http://www.qwest.com/internet/downloads/Actiontec_1520_VPN_Pass_through__IS_.pdf
6. UOnet modems usage monitor... If you want to plan your dialin times
to avoid heavy network traffic, you can track UOnet modem usage at:
http://netstat.uoregon.edu/netviewer/uo/UOnetModems.html
7. "How to Improve Your Modem Connectivity"... Dan Albrich's article in the Summer 2004 Computing News offers some valuable tips for dialin users: http://cc.uoregon.edu/cnews/summer2004/modemconnect.htm
8. PHP iCalendar... If you need web-based, read-only access to Mac OS X's iCal-based calendars, you might want to investigate PHP iCalendar, the open-source PHP project that automatically parses iCal calendar files and creates a web front end. It offers views by the day, week, month or year, the ability to view one or more calendars at once, and easy calendar date navigation. It also offers printer-friendly views and RSS newsfeeds: http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpicalendar/
9. Reviews of PDA phones...
10. CNet laptop reviews... In addition to product reviews, CNet's
site includes a notebook buying guide, information on notebook accessories, and
a notebook users' forum:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Notebooks/2001-3121_7-0.html?tag=ont.note
11. "About Openfiler"... Learn about this network storage management utility: http://www.openfiler.org/about/
12. Directory Helpers (Freeware)... Michael Rebar's handy tools for querying the UO or Qwest directories and exporting the information into contact management software: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~mrebar/
13. Emergency first aid for your Windows PC... Tips for fixing newer systems: http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20050112/index.html