| Magazine |
SPS** |
Outline/Quotes |
| Technology Review |
Jeff Hecht The Myth of Generation N |
For decades, social scientists and
technologists have alternatively predicted the emergence of “computer
kids” or a “net generation”—a cohort of children, teenagers, and
young adults who have been immersed in digital technology and the digital
way of thinking since their conception... |
| Tech Web |
IT
Thinks It's Overworked |
In the survey--which polled more than 1,400 chief
information officers (CIO) in U.S. companies with more than 100
employees--55 percent said that their workload had increased over the last
12 months...Surprisingly, only 9 percent blamed a
shrinking IT staff for the overwork. |
| tele.com |
Jason P. McKay Trouble
In Paradise - Cable & Wireless Go Home! |
Caribbean governments are taking to the streets to dethrone
their monopoly provider. It's the end of an empire. Even if it has to be
done brick by brick, political and business leaders in the
English-speaking Caribbean countries are determined to dismantle the
telecom monopoly held by Cable & Wireless PLC (C&W, London) in
their region. These nations are demanding that C&W open its networks
to spur competition and liberalization-and they are fighting against a
superpower reluctant to let go of what took it years to build. Although
C&W has held exclusive operating rights in these nations for 130
years, long before the removal of the British colonial government, the
company is facing a revolution that it probably won't be able to quell. |
| TidBITS |
Derek K. Miller Fraud
Artists Target PayPal Users |
Most spam is simply annoying - a waste of time, effort, and
computer resources, to be sure, but not usually dangerous. However, a
small but significant number of spammers go beyond being merely misleading
or offensive by actively trying to defraud people. Their methods are
increasingly sophisticated, both technically and socially, and many are
now focusing their efforts on major ISPs, online retailers,
telecommunications carriers, and, for my discussion here, the popular
PayPal online payment service... |
