Friday November 9, 2007
Fossett search hits dead end
STEPHEN HUTCHEON 9:50am | Two months after adventurer Steve Fossett disappeared, the plug is pulled on an online search mission involving some 50,000 volunteers.
Google eyes new ad frontier
11:25am | Google says it is testing ways to deliver ads in computer games.
At university the worm turns
HARRIET ALEXANDER | The artful worm has slithered off the TV screen and into universities, where academics are evaluating its performance in making lectures more interactive.
Google's no threat, says Microsoft boss
11:59am | Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer plays down the threat of Google, denying the rival was ahead in any way but in online searches.
There's one born every minute
The remote
Louisa Hearn @ SMH on Nov 6 | How many remote controls do you have sitting on your coffee table? Unless you have been
Your Naughty questions...
Jason Hill @ SMH on Nov 9 | Recently off the leash visiting Australia while his team put the finishing touches to...
Is Facebook Ads
Asher Moses @ SMH on Nov 7 | Facebook, under intense pressure to prove it's worth the $US15 billion valuation, today
There's one born every minute
Heard the one about the guy who traded a paperclip for a house? Mary Riekert looks at the flourishing online world of trades, social experiments ... and scams.
TROUBLESHOOTER
No need to cop an earful
Don't despair if telemarketers findways to target you through your mobile, writes David Flynn.
Online search for Steve Fossett hits a dead end
Two months after adventurer Steve Fossett disappeared over the Nevada desert, the plug has been pulled on an online search mission that harnessed some 50,000 volunteers.
PERSPECTIVES
Better than rocket science
A brilliant German invented the digital computer but the Nazis never realised its potential.
Google's no threat, says Microsoft boss
Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer plays down the threat of Google, denying the rival was ahead in any way but in online searches.
CASE STUDIES & PROFILES
Greengrocer's fresh start
It's the middle-of-the-night phone call every IT manager dreads, especially if they've delayed introducing a disaster recovery plan:
Padlocks on the palm trees
Virtual islands need real security systems, writes Cynthia Karena.
SPOTLIGHT ON SECURITY
Something's phishy
Staying one click ahead of the SMiShers and other internet scammers is a full-time job, writes Lia Timson.
Big rise in gripes by Internet customers
Complaints against telecommunications companies have risen by more than 30 per cent over the past year.
VoIP
Voice in the wilderness
The communications watchdogs have refused to step in to help Voice Over IP (VoIP) users who want to keep their phone number when switching service providers.
Charities cast net for funds
Simon Sharwood reports on how charity is cashing in on the internet.
UPGRADE
Tablet troubles
HP's Compaq 2710p is a "convertible" notebook: you can rotate the screen and fold it flat against the keyboard so you can rest it on your arm and write on the screen with a digitiser (it's not a touch screen).