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Silos are for grain, not VoIP
“The ability to lose is ours according to Microsoft, Skype, Vonage and many others in the mix.” Erik Lagerway argues that VoIP, the biggest show on the Internet, is being undermined by some of the largest players in the industry.
gigaom.com
Breaking down VoIP’s walls
“The real price of hardware-tying may come in the form of consumer backlash. Imagine Mom’s confusion when she finds that her Microsoft phone can’t make free calls to your Skype phone.” Om Malik looks at VoIP provider’s efforts to lock you in with special hardware.
money.cnn.com
A practical introduction to GNU Privacy Guard
“In this guide, I will show you how to use the most important GPG commands.” Brendan Kidwell introduces GnuPG for Windows users.
www.glump.net
What is VoIP
“To the enterprise network engineer, it’s a way to simplify the corporate network and improve the telephony experience. To the home user, it’s a really cool way to save money on the old phone bill.” Theodore Wallingford explains why VoIP is such a big deal.
www.oreillynet.com
Who’s behind that web site?
“We’re about to get slightly technical here—but this is basic information you need to know.” John Locke explains the dangers of surfing the web and what you can do to control the risks.
www.freesoftwaremagazine.com
Securing Linux
Understanding email netiquette
“Internet life carries its own versions of courtesy, privacy and security issues that all users need to know.” This article discusses basic email etiquette and explains the proper use of the To, CC and BCC fields when sending emails.
www.bestprac.org
Introduction to cryptography
Not entirely sure how cryptography works? This document’s two chapters, The Basics of Cryptography and Phil Zimmermann on PGP, will tell you what you need to know.
ftp.pgpi.org (PDF file, 1007 kb)
Linux Inc
“Little understood by the outside world, the community of Linux programmers has evolved in recent years into something much more mature, organized, and efficient. Put bluntly, Linux has turned pro.” Steve Hamm takes you on a tour of what has become the Linux phenomenon.
www.businessweek.com
Point-and-click email crypto
“I don’t want people reading my mail.” Roy Hoobler explains how to use KGPG for email and file encryption under KDE.
www.linuxjournal.com
Echelon spy network revealed
“It sounds like science fiction, but it’s true.” Andrew Bomford first published this article in November 1999. Will matters have improved since then?
news.bbc.co.uk
Forscher Warnt vor Googlesierung der Ausbildung
In German
Academics warn of an increasing divide between those able to pay for online educational content and those who are not.
www.heise.de
Linux: the thinking person’s IT solution
“It is ironic that a fear of technology has sent thousands of companies hurtling into the arms of an IT vendor that has some of the most complex, resource hungry and insecure server technology on the market.” Malcolm Cartledge prefers low cost and high reliability.
www.biosmagazine.co.uk
Invasion of the identity snatchers
Kelly Martin has become the victim of identity theft. A security professional by trade, he reflects on the many ways that personal data, stored on your computer, can fall into the wrong hands.
www.theregister.co.uk
Why do you need PGP?
For a conclusive answer read this article by Phil Zimmermann, author of the Pretty Good Privacy application.
www.pgpi.org
Spam bots – and how to avoid them
“Once your email address is in the hands of spammers, regaining control of your inbox is a very, very difficult job indeed.” Nobody likes to receive spam, but what can you do to avoid it? Essential reading for anyone keen to ‘throw a spammer’ in the works.
www.bestprac.org