What's inside your Apple iPod's earbuds

Ever wondered what's inside those earbuds you've been using so much on your beloved iPod? iLounge editor Jeremy Horwitz disects the iPod earbuds here.

The 5-in-1 network admin's cable

A how to on making your own 5-in-1 cable for network maintenance...or just in case you one.

Link : http://www.ossmann.com/5-in-1.html

Apple releases BootCamp: Windows XP installation software for Mac

Apple released a beta version of Boot Camp, a software that enables a Mac to load Windows XP. Unlike the Mac Hack, this beta is supported by Apple and will be included in the upcoming "Leopard ". This, according to Apple, is in response to requests for Windows XP support on Intel powered Macs. I see John C. Dvorak laughing.......

Updates on the $100 Laptop

The $100 laptop, if realized will definitely have an effect on education, as the One Laptop Per Child organization headed by Nicholas Negroponte, envisions it to be available by 2007.

The specs? Linux as the OS of choice, 500 mhz processor from AMD, 128 MB of memory, 512 MB of Flash memory for storage (no hdd) and a dual-adaptive screen. It will be using a mesh network to connect to other units and to a $100 server. By the way, no more rotating crank to provide power!

Article from CNET "Negroponte: Slimmer Linux needed for $100 laptop"
Article from E-Week " The Lessons of the $100 Laptop"

Quote of the week

"Social engineering is a very, very effective technique. We have statistics that show significant infection rates for the social engineering malware. Phishing is a major problem because there really is no patch for human stupidity"

---Mike Danseglio, Security Solutions Group ,Microsoft
from Microsoft Says Recovery from Malware Becoming Impossible