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| Google gets into website building Viruses and Spyware dominate local computer service business Canada improves record on software piracy VIA Rail launches on-board Internet service RIM reaches final BlackBerry settlement with NTP |
| Google gets into website building |
| Google, already the world's most popular spot for finding websites, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating
Web sites too. The Mountain View-based company is taking its first step toward that goal Thursday with the debut of a free service designed for high-tech neophytes looking for a simple way to share information with other people working in the same company or attending the same class in school. With only a few clicks, just about anyone will be able to quickly set up and update a Web site featuring wide an array of material, including pictures, calendars and video from Google Inc.'s YouTube subsidiary, said Dave Girouard, general manager of the division overseeing the new application. “We are literally adding an edit button to the Web,” Girouard said. All sites created on the service will run on one of Google's computers. For more information click here.  Back to top |
| Viruses, Spyware dominate computer service
business By Patrick Meikle |
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According to the Compufix team, much of their current service is devoted to restoring clients' computers that have been ravaged by viruses and malicious "spyware". Owner Jeff Luttmer, who operates the business along with sons Raymond and Bob says that most of the viruses invade home computers for three reasons:
Part of the problem lies in not having appropriate anti-virus software to stop incoming viruses and not being vigilant enough to recognize bogus e-mails when they arrive in the "in-box". Much of the infected materials come from kids who are downloading "free" music and movies and often times images or video "samples" from pornographic Web sites. When people use chat rooms they leave an open channel direct to one's hard drive. This allows unscrupulous hackers to access a home computer and do pretty much what they pleae with it. Regarding e-mail, besides again having anti-virus software that will stop infected messages, a good rule of thumb is not to open anything from anyone that you do not recognize, however tempting the offers might be. The more you use the Internet, the more you participate in online activities or the more you have your e-mail address associated with your own Web site, the more vulnerable you become to junk mail and virus attacks. The junk mail can be very enticing with offers of free bargains and legal, medical or financial advice, particularly when the spammer uses your real name or writes a friendly "Subject:" line that makes you want to believe that it is someone you know. "Phishing" has also become a big part of the Internet scamming and we will deal with that in another article. In the meantime, take the Compufix advice and be vigilant. It's not that they don't want your business,
but you don't need the hassle of having your computer tied up in the shop and you can certainly put your money
to better use. |
| Canada improves record on software piracy |
| By Ottawa Business Journal Staff Tue, May 23, 2006 Canada is making progress toward eliminating software piracy, but one-third of the software used by Canadians last year was still obtained illegally. More... Back to top |
| VIA Rail launches on-board Internet service |
| By Ottawa Business Journal
Staff Via Rail Canada's Benoit Laporte surfs the Internet using Via's new wi-fi connection on board trains that travel the Quebec City - Windsor corridor. (Darren Brown, OBJ) If you are travelling on VIA Rail between Quebec City and Windsor, you will now be able to get the Internet on your laptop computer. VIA has formally launched the first wireless broadband Internet service for passengers traveling in the Windsor-Quebec City corridor. The job of turning every VIA Rail coach into a moving Wi-Fi hotspot is almost complete. All VIA 1 first class coaches will be set up for Wi-Fi service by the end of April, with economy coaches fully equipped by the end of the year. In addition, VIA is establishing hotspots at each of its 22 stations in the corridor. An icon located in each car tells passengers whether Wi-Fi service is available. VIA decided to provide Wi-Fi access after it surveyed its passengers and found most would take more train trips if Internet service was available. Eighty per cent said they'd be willing to pay a reasonable fee, says Benoit Laporte, VIA Rail's e-marketing manager. Ottawa's PointShot Wireless provides the hardware for on-train communications and connectivity management. "They were the first and they are the best," says Mr. Laporte. The Internet service is provided by satellite, and offers download speeds of up to 3 Mbps in urban centres and 1 Mbps in rural regions. A server installed in the front car of the train is linked to Wi-Fi terminals in each of the other coaches, as well as the satellite teleport in Hamilton. Earlier experiments involving Bell Canada and Telus proved unsatisfactory because of poor coverage and spotty service. The Wi-Fi service costs $8.95 for 24 hours of access, or $46 for a monthly account. Short-term hookups are available for $3.99 for 15 minutes, plus 30 cents a minute. VIA expects the service to be popular with business users who can get more done while traveling, as well as with students traveling back and forth to university. VIA will soon extend the service to offer TV-on-demand as well as movies for an additional charge. Back to top |
| RIM reaches final BlackBerry settlement with NTP |
| Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:48:04 EST CBC News Research in Motion (RIM) has reached a $612.5-million US settlement with arch rival NTP Inc., ending years of legal wrangling over patents that threatened to shut down service to its popular BlackBerry wireless devices in the United States. (Research In Motion (RIM) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market.) The Waterloo-based maker of the BlackBerry announced late Friday that it has signed a definitive licensing and settlement agreement, ending the long dispute. The settlement has already been approved by the court. All litigation will now cease. "The agreement eliminates the need for any further court proceedings or decisions relating to damages or injunctive relief," the company said in an announcement after markets closed Friday. More... BlackBerry settlement reached Research in Motion has settled its BlackBerry patent dispute with NTPhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11659304/ RIM pays up, taking 'one for the team' The makers of the popular BlackBerry wireless messaging service left little doubt that they felt fleeced after paying $612.5 million to license patents they long denounced as illegitimate. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11660557/ Back to top |
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