http://www.todayintech.info Today in Tech brings breaking news about technology. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:50:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to Today In Tech, where we will bring you the most up todate news and information about Cameras, Photography, Cellular Phones, Computer Components, Satellite Radio, Handheld Electronics, GPS Devices, Networking Bridges, Concentrators, Firewalls, IP Phones, Network Adapters, Networking Hubs, Switches, Repeaters, Wireless Access Points, Wireless Adapters, PDAs, Software Tools, ... http://www.todayintech.info/2005/11/26/welcome-to-today-in-tech.html Autodesk Inc. is planning early next year to release to the open source community, the full code of their MapServer Enterprise product, which is part of Autodesk's new Web mapping platform . We are delighted to announce the creation of the MapServer Foundation (mapserverfoundation.org). The foundation is a nonprofit organization ... http://www.todayintech.info/2005/11/28/autodesk-open-sources-web-mapping-software.html According to one standards attorney, Microsoft's open standard Office XML format announcement may not be all it's cracked up to be. The problem was, Microsoft had not revealed a license for its proposed standard for the new XML format specifications for Office 12, Ecma International took a wait and see ... http://www.todayintech.info/2005/11/28/legal-analyst-sees-defects-in-microsoft-open-xml-initiative.html By Paul F. Roberts Keylogging programs are the epitome of online stealth, and they're also a mushrooming problem on the Internet, where identity and intellectual property thefts are fueling an explosion of key-capture tools. ADVERTISEMENT Reports of new keylogging programs soared higher this year, as part of a wave of multifunction ... http://www.todayintech.info/2005/11/28/malicious-keyloggers-run-rampant-on-net.html By Jeffrey Burt Chip makers are aggressively moving forward with plans to add more cores to their processors as a way of improving performance without having to bump up the frequency. Sun Microsystems Inc., of Santa Clara, Calif., next month will roll out the first of its servers based on its ... http://www.todayintech.info/2005/11/28/chip-makers-eye-move-to-multicore.html Run apps from your USB drive USB flash drives have all but killed the floppy disk. To drive the nail further into floppies' 3.5-inch coffins, developers are making apps that launch directly from a flash drive for use on any computer. You don't need to install the programs on your PC, ... http://www.todayintech.info/2005/11/28/make-the-most-of-your-usb-drive.html NetGear said it will offer a 15 percent discount at its online store and pay up to $700,000 in legal fees to settle a class-action lawsuit over the speed of its wireless products. The data equipment maker also will add a disclaimer to its packaging that says the speed of ... http://www.todayintech.info/2005/11/28/netgear-settles-suit-over-wireless-data-speed.html By Colin Barker Information storage media company Maxell has said it will launch its first holographic storage products in September 2006. The first removable drive will have a capacity of 300GB and a throughput of 160mbps. Holographic storage works by storing information using light-sensitive crystals. Because it uses the whole ... http://www.todayintech.info/2005/11/28/maxell-focuses-on-holographic-storage.html By Sydney Johnston (c) 2005 Most of my students are Internet novices and ask many apprehensive questïons about how to design a website. They worry about their ability to design an attractive site and are anxiously seeking the quickest and best alternative. After years on the Net, I believe you ... http://www.todayintech.info/2005/11/28/how-to-design-a-website-if-youre-a-novice-on-the-internet.html Search engine optimization (SEO) is important to the success of a website. However, successful search engine optimization takes time. Many webmasters don't want to invest the time and work that's necessary to optimize a site. For that reason, some webmasters use cloaking to get their websites listed on search engines. What is ... http://www.todayintech.info/2005/11/29/is-cloaking-the-holy-grail-of-seo.html