==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS June 27, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ==================================================================== SPONSORED BY: Library of Computer and Information Sciences ==================================================================== Take MCSE Windows 2000 Exam Cram Library for $9.99 with membership to Library of Computer and Information Sciences! This 6-volume, 1 CD-ROM library is the only MCSE "Core 4" certification coach you'll ever need. A $179.97 Value for $9.99. Click for details: http://161.58.99.48/cgi-local/redirect.pl?UHLICMZWK ==================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY ".Net to support Linux" Microsoft seems to hate the penguin with a passion, so why are there whispers that Redmond plans to port part of .Net to Linux? Some developers and beta testers think the second beta of Visual Studio .Net contains proof Microsoft will ship a smaller version of its .Net common language runtime on operating systems other than Windows, including Linux and Unix. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2780203,00.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Read why Microsoft just doesn't feel the love when it comes to open-source at http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6291224.html?tag=lthd. Is Microsoft making a play for the open source market, too, with .Net? How do you feel about Redmond's latest marketing strategy? Sound off at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83d6b. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Limited LDAP vulnerability surfaces [2] Microsoft's XP: Hardware changes a turnoff [3] Active Directory meets Solaris [1] "Limited LDAP vulnerability surfaces" Attackers have the chance to steal administrative privileges thanks to a security hole in Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server that affects Active Directory. Right now, it doesn't appear to be too huge a deal -- the vulnerability only affects Windows 2000 systems that have been configured to support LDAP over SSL sessions. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4665 [2] "Microsoft's XP: Hardware changes a turnoff" If you upgrade or change components on your PC a lot, you may think XP stands for "xtra pesky." Microsoft's new weapon against piracy, its product-activation technology, can deactivate when you don't expect it. When that happens, the software becomes useless. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6387054.html?tag=tp_pr [3] "Active Directory meets Solaris" SearchWin2000 and an IT analyst join hands, light some candles and peer into the Solaris crystal ball. What we see is an operating system that needs a Microsoft makeover to stay attractive. 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Please include your name, title and company name. -------------------------------------------------------------------- THE MISSING LINK -------------------------------------------------------------------- A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "Change your life, not your keyboard" You may want to hold off on buying those ergonomic keyboards that are supposed to ease repetitive strain disorders like carpal tunnel syndrome. You know what those funky keyboards look like; some are split in half to make it easier to reach the keys, others place the keys on shaped panels so your fingers can touch them more readily and others simply re-arrange the letters. There is, however, little research on whether these keyboards actually help or make the problem worse. Changing your keyboard does one thing: It forces you to change a critical work habit. Chances are, your productivity will drop and your stress level will rise because of the change, and stress, one researcher said, is the real cause of these disorders. SOURCE: BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/dot_life/newsid_1402000/1402589.stm ==================================================================== If you would like to sponsor this or any techtarget newsletter, please contact Mike Kelly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==================================================================== If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Or, visit http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/register and adjust your subscriptions accordingly. If you choose to unsubscribe using our automated processing, you must send the "REMOVE" request from the email account to which this newsletter was delivered. Please allow 24 hours for your "REMOVE" request to be processed.
