Friday, September 10, 2004

Beware of Bots Bearing Messages Next time a stranger sends you an instant message, don't be sure there's a real person behind the exchange. You may be conversing with Chatting AIM Bot, a free service for pranksters that spews out computer-generated conversation. By Daniel Terdiman. 10:30:22 PM    comment []

In Internet Calling, Skype Is Living Up to the Hype Skype is the easiest, fastest and cheapest way for individual customers to use their computers with broadband connections as telephones. 9:44:19 PM    comment []

Porn Sites Big Problem For Small Firms What are many small-business workers doing when they think nobody's looking? The same thing as workers in large firms: Looking at porn. 6:50:56 PM    comment []

Users Sidestep Required Logins For Content Sites  Readers fed up with entering personal information in exchange for accessing Web site content can circumvent the process using BugMeNot.com to generate login names and passwords for sites requiring registration 6:40:08 PM    comment []

Finding Web-Friendly Docs In his latest Web Informant column, David Strom examines online medical information. The medical Web is still in its earliest stages and the quality and reliability of information varies wildly. 6:12:32 PM    comment []