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Banks Test ID Device for Online Security
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Link to Friends | Posted by Matt Hartley
More security is a good thing when it comes to accessing ones bank
account, this is for sure. One such item that will help to curb
Internet banking fraud is a freestanding device that displays a set of
numbers used as an access code for online banking. Designed to change
these numbers every minute, unless the person is in possession of the
device, it is nearly impossible to beat this layer of banking security
for... [Continued]
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Microsoft is not down for the count
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No court ordered anything has ever really made any real difference
with Microsoft. Of course they abide by court rulings, after all, they
do play by the rules set out for them - after a huge court battle
anyway. Well, those that feel that MS is down for the count had better
think again. Just because they have been ordered to remove the Windows
Media Player from their Windows operating system, does not mean
that... [Continued]
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Opera 8 Beta Includes Speech Commands (Misc
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Opera has certainly been in the news a lot lately. And why not,
esspecially with their new Opera 8 Web browser currently being used in
beta. With the final release of the Web browser scheduled for early
2005, the new browser is sure to wow folks with its inclusion of basic
speach recognition skills.... [Continued]
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Broadband steams ahead in the US
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We must look like total dorks to the folks across the pond. Here
in the US, we most certainly do not lead the world in Broadband
access. According to the BBC, we only rank at 13th in the world for
high speed access to the Internet. Folks, this is sad! We should at
the least be in the top 5, if not the top 3. One possible solution is
being proposed by President George W... [Continued]
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Blockbuster cuts online DVD rental price...
Netflix doesn't flinch (Misc News)
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And so, the Netflix - blockbuster online DVD war marches onward.
Ars Technica reports that as blockbuster has just reduced their online
DVD rental prices, Netflix has not even begun to break a sweat. I
think that Netflix will continue with their dominance in this area
since they are the first in the Online arena. Besides that, they are
fast. And in this game, speed really counts.... [Continued]
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