Tid-bits

11/24 - Windows servers last quarter made up the single largest segment of worldwide server sales "for the first time" (Reuters). However, other operating systems also did well. Linux experienced double-digit grown—again. And UNIX, although it declined a bit, still represents a big 32% chunk of the market.

"Europe may be losing its lead in innovation", reported a tech conference in Athens, Greece. Finally, after 3,000 years.

Not only is search second only to email, it's gaining. "Internet search engines are gaining on email as a primary Internet activity on any given day".

The most dangerous computer attacks are the ones that you do not know about. If an exploit is discovered, money cannot be made on the exploit. On the other hand, if the hack goes undetected, "compromised computers have monetary value on the black market".