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  • VeriSign sues ICANN to restore Site Finder

    VeriSign has filed a lawsuit claiming that the nonprofit organisation responsible for overseeing domain names and online addresses has overstepped its authority and blocked innovations that could benefit Internet users.

  • ICANN panel condemns Site Finder

    A long-awaited report evaluating the impact of VeriSign's controversial Site Finder service concludes that it had undesirable side effects, violated commonly accepted codes of Internet conduct, and should remain offline.

  • ICANN wins round in Internet suit

    A federal judge on Tuesday handed domain name registry VeriSign a preliminary setback in its dispute with Internet regulators over proposals to add controversial new features to .com and .net addresses.

  • VeriSign's antitrust suit against ICANN dismissed

    Internet domain name registry VeriSign just can't seem to convince anyone that redirecting misspelled Web addresses to its own site is a good thing.

  • More security hiccups for IE

    Microsoft's Internet Explorer has become a turkey shoot for flaw finders.

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  • Securing Microsoft 2: hackers invited to Redmond

    In part two of 'Securing Microsoft', we learn how the company slowly became more intimate with the security community. Microsoft's slow shift to focus more on security came to a head with Vista, with more money spent in securing Vista than anybody has ever been invested into securing any piece of software before.

  • Connect Windows systems to a Mac network

    Apple's Mac OS X operating system simplifies the process of connecting Windows systems to Macintosh PCs, and this guide shows you how it is done.

  • Apache, open-source groups wary of Sender ID

    The Apache Foundation pulls support for the anti-spam technology because of Microsoft's licence requirements.

  • Should security researchers keep mum?

    By making coding flaws public, are security researchers exposing users to unnecessary risk? Some believe only full disclosure keeps vendors honest. Flaw finders, however, disagree.

  • Are vulnerable times responsible times?

    Security professionals say they're making computing safer, but are they doing more harm than good? We find out what industry experts have to say.

Reviews (22)

  • Browser wars on the Mac

    PC users always say they have more apps than Mac users. But that's not true of browsers. We review five.

  • Safari 1.0

    If you're only after speed, try Safari but keep your other browser, too. Security buffs should skip Safari for now.

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

    The grace of Leopard's interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update.

  • MP3 File Finder

    Interested in sharing audio files? Here is an overview of free downloads that could get you connected to a variety of on-line file-sharing communities. Easy-to-use, the following Napster-type clients also offer chat programs that work to bring members closer together.

  • X1 Search 04.09

    For about $100, you can index your e-mail and files with the superfast X1 Search -- or you could try one of the free competitors.

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