tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333622132009-02-21T07:44:21.828-08:00Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1165981537317616152006-12-12T19:45:00.000-08:002006-12-12T19:46:05.886-08:00http://news.com.com/Behind+the+MySpace+fugitive+capture/2100-1028_3-6143157.html?tag=nefd.top<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-116598153731761615?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1165980275655419882006-12-12T19:23:00.000-08:002006-12-12T19:24:44.320-08:00<span id="intelliTXT"><span class="articleHead"><h1>Ransomware Attack Targets Hotmail Accounts</h1></span><br /><br /> <!-- body segment_title --> <!-- body segment_title --> <!-- PAGE NUMBERS --> <center> </center> <span class="blurbgrey12"> By <a href="mailto:gkeizer@ix.netcom.com">Gregg Keizer</a>, </span><br /><img src="http://i.cmpnet.com/portal/blank.gif" border="0" height="6" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="10" /><br /> <!-- span tag has to follow the floating table else the netscapes will lose the font styles for the remainder of the page --> <span class="copy"> In the latest twist on the small-but-growing practice of electronic extortion, criminals have taken to holding hijacked Web <a href="http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=e-mail&x=&amp;y=">e-mail</a> accounts for ransom, a security company said. <p> San Diego, Calif.-based<a href="http://www.websense.com/securitylabs/alerts/alert.php?AlertID=714"> Websense</a> has reported that some Hotmail accounts have been compromised, with all mail and contacts erased. The only remaining message: a ransom note demanding payment for the return of the deleted data. </p><p>"If you want to know where your contacts and your e-mails are then pay us or if you prefer to lose everything then don't write soon!" the note read, said Websense, in a rough translation of the original Spanish. </p><p> Users' accounts were compromised after they had accessed their <a href="http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=Web%20mail&x=&amp;y=">Web mail</a> accounts at a public Internet caf in Mexico, Websense added. </p><p> Previous "ransomware" attacks took a different tack. Typical was a<a href="http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/183700218"> March scheme</a> where an attacker first planted a <a href="http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=Trojan&x=&amp;y=">Trojan</a> horse on PCs, then used the <a href="http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=malware&x=&amp;y=">malware</a> to encrypt a large number of documents and files. Later, the criminal sent e-mail to the victim demanding payment for the key that unlocked the encrypted files.</p></span> <!-- PAGE NUMBERS --> <center> <!-- PAGE NUMBERS --></center> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-116598027565541988?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1165979101638955982006-12-12T18:59:00.000-08:002006-12-12T19:13:50.146-08:00<h2><span id="ppt662789">Walt Disney World to start fingerprinting everyone</span></h2><p class="byline">Posted Sep 1st 2006 10:41PM by <a href="http://www.engadget.com/bloggers/cyrus-farivar">Cyrus Farivar</a><br />Filed under: <a href="http://gadgets.engadget.com/">Misc. Gadgets</a></p><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/09/geometry_reader_small.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" align="right" border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" />There aren't that many places (yet) where you have to provide <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/30/new-federal-employee-ids-coming-this-fall-biometric-firms-giddy/">biometric</a> data to gain access. Usually they're limited to high-security areas, you know, places like nuclear research facilities, <a href="http://engadget.com/tag/airports">airports</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/21/public-library-to-use-fingerprint-scanners-to-verify-identity/">libraries</a> (!) and by the end of this month, Walt Disney World. Oh yes, the Magic Kingdom will soon be taking fingerprints of its visitors at all four Orlando-area theme parks, and is well on its way becoming a real nation-state, given that it already issues passports and has a standing army of costumed characters (and let's not even speak of their monstrous robot dominion). <a href="http://engadget.com/tag/disney">Disney</a> says that this is to prevent ticket fraud and officials claim that the company is not actually taking "fingerprints," but rather, mathematical representations of fingerprints, as calculated by series of points measured on a fingerprint. A little math never hurt anymore, right? Except when it can be tied to an individual's identity, a record of their whereabouts, and corresponding physical traits. It's a world of hopes and a world of fears, indeed.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-116597910163895598?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1162302552553271162006-10-31T05:48:00.000-08:002006-10-31T05:49:19.006-08:00<h4>Saturday, May 21, 2005</h4> <span class="rss:item"> <a name="019758"> <b>Fingerprint scanners coming to Illinois library</b><br />Library officials in a Chicago suburb plan to scan and record visitor fingerprints, purportedly to prevent unauthorized persons from using library computers. Way to make libraries a more happyfun haven of knowledge, guys! </a><blockquote> <a name="019758">The scanners _ to be installed on 130 library computers this summer _ will verify the identity of computer users. Library officials said they wanted to tighten computer access because many people borrow library cards and pass codes from friends or family to log on. The technology also will help the library implement a new policy that allows parents to put filters on their children's' accounts, officials said.</a><p> <a name="019758">But privacy advocates have criticized the plan, which would make Naperville only the second library system in the nation to use fingerprint-scanning technology, according to the American Library Association. "We take people's fingerprints because we think they might be guilty of something, not because they want to use the library," said Ed Yohnka, spokesman for the American Civil Liberties Union in Illinois.</a></p></blockquote> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-116230255255327116?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1162269634870721732006-10-30T20:38:00.000-08:002006-10-30T20:40:40.840-08:00Go to http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/print/0,1478,3845725a28,00.html<br />for information on the new versions of Firefox and IE.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-116226963487072173?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1162269089574615212006-10-30T20:30:00.000-08:002006-10-30T20:32:49.486-08:00<h1 class="firstHeading">Biometrics</h1> <h3 id="siteSub">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</h3><p><b>Biometrics</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">ancient Greek</a>: <i>bios</i> ="life", <i>metron</i> ="measure") is the study of automated methods for uniquely recognizing humans based upon one or more intrinsic physical or behavioural traits.</p> <p>In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology" title="Information technology">information technology</a>, <i>biometric authentication</i> refers to technologies that measure and analyze human physical and behavioural characteristics for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authentication" title="Authentication">authentication</a> purposes. Examples of physical characteristics include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint" title="Fingerprint">fingerprints</a>, eye <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina_scan" title="Retina scan">retinas</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_recognition" title="Iris recognition">irises</a>, facial patterns and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_geometry" title="Hand geometry">hand measurements</a>, while examples of mostly behavioural characteristics include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature" title="Signature">signature</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gait_analysis" title="Gait analysis">gait</a> and typing patterns. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_analysis" title="Voice analysis">Voice</a> is considered a mix of both physical and behavioural characteristics. However, it can be argued that all biometric traits share physical and behavioural aspects.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-116226908957461521?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1162266796562756682006-10-30T19:50:00.000-08:002006-10-30T19:53:16.583-08:00<h1> With Firefox 2, Mozilla touts security and speed</h1> <div id="storyDekDiv"> NASA pitches in with some ideas on tabs for the latest version of the open-source browser.<img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/p/2006/icon_dwnld_green.jpg" style="margin: 2px;" border="0" height="10" width="10" /><br /><a href="http://www.download.com/Mozilla-Firefox/3003-2356_4-10208565.html">Download Firefox 2</a></div> <script type="text/javascript"> var exURL = encodeURIComponent("http://news.com.com/With+Firefox+2%2C+Mozilla+touts+security+and+speed/2100-1032_3-6129141.html"); var exHed = ''; exHed += "With Firefox 2, Mozilla touts security and speed"; exHed = encodeURIComponent(exHed+' - CNET News.com').replace(/\'/g,'%27'); Element.cleanWhitespace('storyDekDiv'); var exDek = encodeURIComponent($('storyDekDiv').innerHTML.stripTags().replace(/\s+/g,' ').replace(/^\s*/,'')).replace(/\'/g,'%27'); </script> <div id="storyMeta"> <div id="byline"> By <a href="mailto:candace.lombardi@cnet.com?subject=FEEDBACK:With%20Firefox%202,%20Mozilla%20touts%20security%20and%20speed" onclick="location.replace(this.href+'&redirected');return false">Candace Lombardi</a> <br /> Staff Writer, CNET News.com<br /> <!-- October 24, 2006, 2:10 PM PT<br /> --> </div> <div id="published"> Published: October 24, 2006, 2:10 PM PDT <div class="datestamp">Last modified: October 24, 2006, 2:26 PM PDT</div> </div><!-- id="published" --> <div class="tools top"> <a href="http://news.com.com/With+Firefox+2%2C+Mozilla+touts+security+and+speed/2100-1032_3-6129141.html?tag=nl#talkback" class="storyTool" title="Tell us what you think about this story"><img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/hrds/talkbackred_15x13.gif" alt="Tell us what you think about this story" border="0" height="13" width="15" />TalkBack</a> <a href="http://news.com.com/2113-1032_3-6129141.html?tag=st.util.email" title="E-mail this story to a friend" class="storyTool"><img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/hrds/emailred_15x13.gif" alt="E-mail this story to a friend" border="0" height="13" width="15" />E-mail</a> <a href="http://news.com.com/2102-1032_3-6129141.html?tag=st.util.print" title="View this story formatted for printing" class="storyTool"><img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/hrds/printred_15x13.gif" alt="View this story formatted for printing" border="0" height="13" width="15" />Print</a> <a href="http://del.icio.us/post" onclick="window.open('http://del.icio.us/post?tags=test&v=4&noui&jump=close&url='+exURL+'&title='+exHed+'&notes='+exDek, 'delicious','toolbar=no,width=700,height=400'); return false;" title="Add to your del.icio.us account" class="storyTool"><img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne05/fmwk/delicious_14x14.gif" alt="Add to your del.icio.us" border="0" height="14" width="14" />del.icio.us</a> <a href="http://digg.com/submit" title="Digg this story" class="storyTool" onclick="window.open('http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url='+exURL+'&title='+exHed+'&bodytext='+exDek+'&topic=tech_news','digg'); return false;"><img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne05/fmwk/digg_16x16.gif" alt="Digg this story" border="0" height="16" width="16" />Digg this</a> </div> </div><!-- id="storyMeta" --> <!-- Search Engine Component --> <p><span class="a2"><b class="dr">update</b></span> <b>Mozilla officially released Firefox 2 on Tuesday afternoon, adding security features and a new interface.</b> </p><p>Firefox 2 was made available for free download at 2:15 p.m. PDT. Mozilla has set up two download sites for the udpate, which it said it has optimized for the expected high volume of traffic, at <a target="_blank" href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.getfirefox.com&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=2100-1032-6129141&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">Getfirefox.com</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mozilla.com%2Fen-US%2Ffirefox%2F&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=2100-1032-6129141&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">Mozilla.com/firefox</a>. (<a target="_blank" href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.download.com%2FMozilla-Firefox%2F3000-2356_4-10597816.html%3Ftag%3Dlst-0-4&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=2100-1032-6129141&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">Firefox 2</a> is also available for free via CNET Download.com.)</p> <p>"The key focus in Firefox 2 is making sure that what we are focusing on is tightness and efficiency--with the ability of turning that browser into exactly what one needs, focusing on security, stability and speed," said Mike Beltzner, who Mozilla describes as its "phenomenologist."</p> <p>The revamped Firefox includes a new interface theme and more security protection such as built-in phishing protection. It also has session memory, which, when the browser is re-opened, brings back the set of Web pages that were in use when it was last closed. Changes have also been made in the technology to import RSS feeds, which now offers a feed list view with title and first lines. (Click <a target="_blank" href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Freviews.cnet.com%2FFirefox_2%2F4505-9241_7-32126746.html&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=2100-1032-6129141&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">here</a> for the CNET Review.)</p> <!-- refer code --> <newselement> </newselement><div style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; padding: 5px; width: 190px; float: left;"> <b style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">related coverage</b><br /><a href="http://news.com.com/Mozilla+unleashes+Firefox+2/2009-1032_3-6128961.html?tag=nl" title="Mozilla unleashes Firefox 2 -- Tuesday, Oct 24, 2006">Mozilla unleashes Firefox 2</a> <img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/en/2002/03/java/redarrow.gif" border="0" height="10" width="8" /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;">Reviews, images and video of the open-source browser, which puts premium a on security.</div></div> <!-- end refer code --> <p>The camp in favor of having a "close" button on each tab has won over the majority who argued against them, Beltzner said. Previously, there was one "close" button at the right of the bar. Clicking on this closed only the one last viewed--but it could be difficult to work out which one this was.</p> <p>"Google did usability studies with eye-tracking tools and determined that people actually look to the tab first, and it would take longer to determine if they had the right tab and were ready to close it," Beltzner said. "NASA Ames recently did cognitive modeling for us on tabs. Not only was the 'close' button on a tab quicker, but people would be more accurate. They also gave us good data on how wide tabs had to be before people clicked on the wrong one."</p> <p>The NASA results also convinced Mozilla developers that people will inevitably close the wrong tab at some point, no matter what. That led to the creation of an "undo close tab" feature. "It will reopen the tab you just closed, and if you had written anything into a form on the site with that Web tab, it will restore that info as well," Beltzner said.</p> <p>The new theme for the Firefox 2 interface has a cleaner look, resembling Opera 9, with similar Web feed features, rounded buttons and more opalescence.</p> <!-- refer code --> <newselement> </newselement><div style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; padding: 5px; width: 190px; float: right;"> <b style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Elsewhere on CNET</b><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.download.com%2FMozilla-Firefox%2F3003-2356_4-10208565.html&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=2100-1032-6129141&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">Download it</a> <img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/en/2002/03/java/redarrow.gif" border="0" height="10" width="8" /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;">Get Firefox 2 and more information at Download.com</div> </div> <!-- end refer code --> <p>The Firefox 2 launch comes just days after Microsoft released <a href="http://news.com.com/Bloggers+are+a+tough+crowd+when+it+comes+to+IE+7/2100-1012_3-6127698.html?tag=nl" title="Bloggers are a tough crowd when it comes to IE 7 -- Thursday, Oct 19, 2006">Internet Explorer 7</a>, the first update to its browser in almost five years.</p> <p>"We see the release of IE7 as a great thing. It was in maintenance mode for several years. Our browser and others made people think that the Web browser could do something more for them, and that spurred on new (developments and interest in Web browsers)," Beltzner said.</p> <p>Unlike IE7, Mozilla's Firefox 2 is available for Windows, Mac and Linux machines.</p> <p><b>Early buzz</b><br />Buzz surrounding rumors of early access to the final version of Firefox 2 via an FTP to a Mozilla directory link went round the Internet on Monday and Tuesday, as <a href="http://news.com.com/2061-12572_3-6128531.html?tag=nl" title="Firefox 2 releases Tuesday -- Monday, Oct 23, 2006">fans and bloggers hoped to get an early look at the free software</a>.</p> <p>Mozilla earlier asked people not to attempt to download the update from a direct file link, saying that it would not guarantee "that any set of files currently found within its Web site or elsewhere will be the final release."</p> <!-- STORY TEASE --> <newselement> <newselement> </newselement></newselement><div id="textCarousel"> <h4>In other news:</h4> <ul><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/Oracle+has+yet+to+prove+Linux+cred/2100-7344_3-6130071.html?tag=nefd.lede">Long road ahead for Oracle and Linux</a> </li><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/Taking+Wi-Fi+power+to+the+people/2100-7351_3-6130059.html?tag=nefd.lede">Bringing Wi-Fi power to the people</a> </li><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/Industrial+design+takes+cues+from+bugs%2C+leaves%2C+crabs/2100-11395_3-6130054.html?tag=nefd.lede">Using nature's design to create a better world</a> </li><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/News.com+Extra/2001-9373_3-0.html?tag=st.txt.caro">News.com Extra: Throwable game-controllers? RFID laster?</a> </li><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/1606-2-6129870.html??tag=st.txt.caro">Video: First Look at the Nintendo Wii</a> </li></ul> </div> <!-- END STORY TEASE --> <p>Mozilla asked that users be kind to the people who donated servers for the launch and wait until the release Tuesday afternoon.</p> <p>"No, we have. Not. Released. Firefox. 2. Yet," Paul Reid posted on his Mozilla blog on Monday evening and pointed to <a target="_blank" href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fweblogs.mozillazine.org%2Fpreed%2F2006%2F10%2Fthe_antirelease.html&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=2100-1032-6129141&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">a list of problems with obtaining an FTP link copy of Firefox 2</a>.</p> <p>"Digg and Reddit posts linking to direct FTP mirrors could be costing the operators of those mirrors hundreds to thousands of dollars in bandwidth bills, or may cause them to crash by linking directly to them," Reid wrote. "This could cause them to 'un-volunteer' their services as a mirror, making it even harder to obtain Firefox on release days." </p> <p>"We are asking this as a favor. We are very flattered that people are so excited about Firefox 2, but we don't want to crash machines," Beltzner said.</p> <div id="storyNav"> </div><!-- id="storyNav" --> <a href="http://news.com.com/With+Firefox+2%2C+Mozilla+touts+security+and+speed/2100-1032_3-6129141.html?tag=nl#talkback" class="storyTool" title="Tell us what you think about this story"><img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/hrds/talkbackred_15x13.gif" alt="Tell us what you think about this story" border="0" height="13" width="15" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-116226679656275668?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1159572053062938662006-09-29T16:13:00.000-07:002006-09-29T16:21:06.520-07:00I think we aspiring Librarians know that we are often better than Google, but it is nice to be publicly appreciated.<br /><br /><div id="headline"> <h3> Most reliable search tool could be your librarian<p> </p></h3> </div> By Elinor Mills<br /><a href="http://news.com.com/Most+reliable+search+tool+could+be+your+librarian/2100-1032_3-6120778.html">http://news.com.com/Most+reliable+search+tool+could+be+your+librarian/2100-1032_3-6120778.html</a><br /><br />Story last modified Fri Sep 29 06:48:05 PDT 2006<br /><br /><b> Your child wants to learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. You might consider consulting a librarian instead of Google, AOL or Microsoft search engines. </b> <p> Using the keywords "Martin Luther King," the first result on Google and AOL--whose search is powered by Google--and the second result on Microsoft Windows Live search is a Web site created by a white supremacists group that purports to provide "a true historical examination" of the civil rights leader.</p><p> Granted, there are sponsored links above the result on all three sites and a "snapshot" of links to related content on AOL above the link on that Web site. But given that many people rely on the information they get in the top few results, someone could come away with a skewed perception of the man. </p><p> That's where librarians come in. While the Web is good for offering quick results from a broad range of sources, which may or may not be trustworthy, librarians can help people get access to more authoritative information and go deeper with their research. </p><p><!-- PULLQUOTE --> <newselement> </newselement></p><div style="padding: 10px; width: 170px; float: left; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> "There's a problem with information illiteracy among people. People find information online and don't question whether it's valid or not." <div style="text-align: right; font-weight: normal; font-size: 0.8em;"> --Chris Sherman, executive editor of SearchEngineWatch.com </div> </div> <!-- END PULLQUOTE --> <p> "There are limitations with the search engines," said Marilyn Parr, public service and collections access officer at the Library of Congress. "You can type in 'Thomas Jefferson' in any search engine and you will get thousands of hits. How do you then sort through those to find the ones that are verifiable information, authentic and not someone's personal opinion?" </p><p> Most people don't bother to look at results past the first page or spend much time evaluating the source of the material, experts say. </p><p> "There's a problem with information illiteracy among people. People find information online and don't question whether it's valid or not," said Chris Sherman, executive editor of <a href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsearchenginewatch.com%2F&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=2102-1032_3-6120778&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">industry blog site SearchEngineWatch.com</a>. "I think that's where librarians are extremely important. They are trained to evaluate the quality of the information." </p><p> AOL spokesman Andrew Weinstein said the company has contacted Google about the Martin Luther King search results. </p><p> "We get all of our organic search results from Google, as you know, so we don't set the algorithms by which they are ranked," Weinstein wrote in an e-mail. "Although we can't micro-manage billions of search results, our users would not expect this to be the first result for that common search, and we do not want to promote the Web sites of hate organizations, so we have asked Google to remove this particular site from the results it provides to us." </p><p> At Google, a Web site's ranking is determined by computer algorithms using thousands of factors to calculate a page's relevance to any given query, a company representative said. The company can't tweak the results because of that automation and the need to maintain the integrity of the results, she said. </p><p> "In this particular example, the page is relevant to the query and many people have linked to it, giving it more PageRank than some of the other pages. These two factors contribute to its ranking," the representative wrote in an e-mail. </p><p> The results on Microsoft's search engine are "not an endorsement, in any way, of the viewpoints held by the owners of that content, said Justin Osmer, senior product manager for Windows Live Search.</p><p> "The ranking of our results is done in an automated manner through our algorithm which can sometimes lead to unexpected results," he said. "We always work to maintain the integrity of our results to ensure that they are not editorialized." </p><p> Search engines have added tools, like the ability to refine the search by date and source, and some offer suggestions for narrowing the search or offer shortcuts to more popular content. Some even offer academic vertical search sites, as Google Scholar and Windows Live Search do. Windows Live Search also allows users to create macros to do automated searches on their favorite Web sites. But many people either don't know about those tools or know how to use them to improve their queries. </p><p> "For some people, if the answer isn't in the first few results it might as well not be there," said Gary Price, founder and editor of the <a href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.resourceshelf.com%2F&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=2102-1032_3-6120778&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">ResourceShelf</a> blog and director of online resources at Ask.com. "No matter how smart and helpful search engines get, they're never going to replace librarians." </p> <p> Search engines say the situation isn't so dire. The general public is getting more sophisticated in its search skills, said Tim Mayer, senior director of product management on Yahoo's search team. </p><p> "The amount of keywords people are entering is growing" to between two and three words, he said. "Search engine quality is improving and people are generally finding what they're looking for more often." </p><p> However, without some universal agreement on categorizing content, Web searches will always be lacking, some experts say. </p><p> "On the Web, every word is a keyword. It's such a mess," said Jason Strauss, head librarian at the Wright Institute, a graduate school of psychology in Berkeley, Calif. "When I use Google Search I almost always limit my search to the top-level domains dot-edu or dot-org. They usually have higher-quality information." </p><p> In addition, search engines also are only offering up a fraction of all the information out there. There is still the relatively untapped so-called "deep Web" of information behind corporate firewalls and password-protected Web sites. To get to the information, people have to know where the sites are and often have to pay to subscribe. </p><p> One such popular site is <a href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lexisnexis.com%2F&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=2102-1032_3-6120778&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">LexisNexis</a>, which lets users search more than 36,000 news and public record sites, and other sources. Another is <a href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fweb2.westlaw.com%2Fsignon%2Fdefault.wl%3Ffn%3D_top%26rs%3DWLW6.09%26rp%3D%252fsignon%252fdefault.wl%26vr%3D2.0%26bhcp%3D1&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=2102-1032_3-6120778&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">WestLaw</a>, which provides access to legal records. </p><p> The definitive index and abstract database for psychology academics is <a href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apa.org%2Fpsycinfo&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=2102-1032_3-6120778&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">PsycInfo</a>, which provides access to journals, conference proceedings and other relevant information and allows users to search specific fields like "author" and "title," Strauss said. Keywords are selected by editors from a set list of terms. </p><p> "You end up with the ability to do a 'perfect search.' You get everything about the subject and nothing that is not related to it," Strauss said. "Using the Web, you are trying to think of how other people are phrasing things" to come up with keywords, which leads to mixed results, he added. </p><p> Even the federal government is addressing the Web search problem; it is trying to make it easier for citizens to track government spending. President Bush <a href="http://news.com.com/2061-10803_3-6119783.html?tag=nl" title="Googling government spending -- Tuesday, Sep 26, 2006">signed a bill into law</a> this week that calls for the creation of an online database that will let people type in names of companies and states, for example, to search for government grants and contracts. The information is already on the Web, but people don't know where to find it. </p><p> A lot of people don't know that they can get access to much of the walled-off information in specialized databases for free if they have a public library card, said Price, of Ask.com and ResourceShelf. </p><p> Other helpful sites are the <a href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lii.org%2F&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=/2061-10803_3-6119783.html&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">Librarians Internet Index</a>, which offers quick lists of carefully vetted, reliable Web sites, the <a href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipl.org%2F&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=/2061-10803_3-6119783.html&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">Internet Public Library</a> and <a href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Finfomine.ucr.edu%2F&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=/2061-10803_3-6119783.html&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">Infomine</a>, a collection of scholarly resources on the Internet, according to Price. </p><p><!-- STORY TEASE --> <newselement> <newselement> </newselement></newselement></p><div id="textCarousel"> <h4>In other news:</h4> <ul><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/Attack+of+the+killer+prototype+robots/2100-11394_3-6121092.html?tag=st.txt.caro">Attack of the killer prototype robots</a> </li><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/Photos+Cleaner+technology+on+display/2300-11390_3-6121179.html?tag=st.txt.caro">Photos: Energy-saving ideas on display</a> </li><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/Hits+and+misses+at+DemoFall/2100-1025_3-6120855.html?tag=st.txt.caro">Hits and misses at DemoFall</a> </li><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/News.com+Extra/2001-9373_3-0.html?tag=st.txt.caro">News.com Extra: Can you be identified by your 'clickprint'?</a> </li><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/Videos+Making+the+DemoFall+pitch/2009-1041_3-6120677.html?tag=st.txt.caro">Videos: Making the DemoFall pitch </a> </li></ul> </div> <!-- END STORY TEASE --> <p> With the advent of the Web and search engines, people's interaction with libraries has changed. While the number of reference questions at California public libraries has been declining, the difficulty of the questions has increased, said Ira Bray, a technology consultant at the California State Library. </p><p> Gone are the days of calling or visiting the library to find out a famous person's birthplace or the gross national product for the U.S. in 1972--you can get that in two seconds on Google. But you'll need more than a search engine to figure out, for example, what factors were at play in the growth of the U.S. economy that year, said Lee Rainie, director of the <a href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewinternet.org%2F&siteId=3&amp;amp;oId=/2061-10803_3-6119783.html&ontId=1023&amp;lop=nl.ex">Pew Internet & American Life Project</a>, which conducts research on the impact of the Internet on Americans. </p><p> "The idea of the 1950s librarian, that's outdated," said Sarah Houghton-Jan, information Web services manager at the San Mateo County Library in Northern California. "You find people who are expert at searching the Web and using online tools; high-level information experts instead of someone who just stamps books at the checkout desk." </p> <p> </p><br /><a href="http://www.cnet.com/aboutcnet/0-13611-7-811029.html?tag=ft">Copyright</a> ©1995-2006 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-115957205306293866?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1159570918546121272006-09-29T15:58:00.000-07:002006-09-29T16:02:08.486-07:00<div id="headline"> <h3> Another zero-day threat hits Windows<p> </p></h3> </div> By Joris Evers<br /><a href="http://news.com.com/Another+zero-day+threat+hits+Windows/2100-1002_3-6121236.html">http://news.com.com/Another+zero-day+threat+hits+Windows/2100-1002_3-6121236.html</a><br /><br />Story last modified Fri Sep 29 10:34:23 PDT 2006<br /><br /><b> Sample code is circulating on the Internet for an attack using a flaw that Microsoft knows about, but has not yet fixed.</b> <p>On Thursday, Microsoft warned people about a vulnerability in the Windows Shell, the part of the operating system that presents the user interface. The flaw affects Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and could be exploited via the Internet Explorer Web browser through a component called WebViewFolderIcon, the company <a href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Ftechnet%2Fsecurity%2Fadvisory%2F926043.mspx&siteId=3&amp;amp;amp;oId=2102-1002_3-6121236&ontId=1009&amp;lop=nl.ex">said in an advisory</a>. </p><p> "An attacker could host a specially crafted Web site that is designed to exploit this vulnerability through Internet Explorer," Microsoft said. "An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user." </p><p>While sample exploit code has been published, Microsoft said it has not yet seen any related attacks. The vulnerability was actually discovered two months ago, but the code only surfaced this week, according to the <a href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.frsirt.com%2Fenglish%2Fadvisories%2F2006%2F2882&siteId=3&amp;amp;amp;oId=2102-1002_3-6121236&ontId=1009&amp;lop=nl.ex">French Security Incident Response Team</a>. </p><p> Security monitoring company <a href="http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsecunia.com%2Fadvisories%2F22159%2F&siteId=3&amp;amp;amp;oId=2102-1002_3-6121236&ontId=1009&amp;lop=nl.ex">Secunia deems the issue "extremely critical</a>," its most severe rating. Microsoft said it is working on a fix and plans to release it on Oct. 10 as part of its regular patch cycle. Meanwhile, it suggested several workarounds in its advisory to protect Windows systems. </p><!-- STORY TEASE --> <newselement> <newselement> </newselement></newselement><div id="textCarousel"> <h4>In other news:</h4> <ul><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/Attack+of+the+killer+prototype+robots/2100-11394_3-6121092.html?tag=st.txt.caro">Attack of the killer prototype robots</a> </li><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/Photos+Cleaner+technology+on+display/2300-11390_3-6121179.html?tag=st.txt.caro">Photos: Energy-saving ideas on display</a> </li><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/Hits+and+misses+at+DemoFall/2100-1025_3-6120855.html?tag=st.txt.caro">Hits and misses at DemoFall</a> </li><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/News.com+Extra/2001-9373_3-0.html?tag=st.txt.caro">News.com Extra: Can you be identified by your 'clickprint'?</a> </li><li> <a href="http://news.com.com/Videos+Making+the+DemoFall+pitch/2009-1041_3-6120677.html?tag=st.txt.caro">Videos: Making the DemoFall pitch </a> </li></ul> </div> <!-- END STORY TEASE --> <p> The Windows Shell bug is <a href="http://news.com.com/Zero-day+attacks+continue+to+hit+Microsoft/2100-7349_3-6120481.html?tag=nl" title="Zero-day attacks continue to hit Microsoft -- Wednesday, Sep 27, 2006">one of several flaws that are publicly known</a> and for which exploit code is available, but which Microsoft has yet to patch. Cybercrooks are actively exploiting yet-to-be-fixed holes in PowerPoint, Word and IE, Microsoft has acknowledged. </p><p> Miscreants are taunting Microsoft with zero-day code, or attack code released immediately after a flaw or patch is made public, experts have said. Some security watchers have started to coin the term "<a href="http://news.com.com/Zero-day+Wednesdays/2010-7355_3-6097678.html?tag=nl" title="Zero-day Wednesdays -- Monday, Jul 24, 2006">zero-day Wednesday</a>" to come after "Patch Tuesday," Microsoft's patch day on the second Tuesday of each month. Microsoft put its patches on a schedule to give IT managers time to plan and prepare. </p><p> Microsoft issued <a href="http://news.com.com/Microsoft+rushes+out+critical+fix/2100-1002_3-6119752.html?tag=nl" title="Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix -- Tuesday, Sep 26, 2006">a "critical" security fix for Windows</a> on Tuesday, two weeks before its October scheduled release date. The update repairs a flaw in a Windows component called "vgx.dll" that was being <a href="http://news.com.com/Porn+sites+exploit+new+IE+flaw/2100-7349_3-6117407.html?tag=nl" title="Porn sites exploit new IE flaw -- Tuesday, Sep 19, 2006">exploited widely in cyberattacks</a>, experts said. </p> <p> </p><br /><a href="http://www.cnet.com/aboutcnet/0-13611-7-811029.html?tag=ft">Copyright</a> ©1995-2006 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. <img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1159570015&edId=3&amp;prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2102-1002_3-6121236&amp;amp;amp;ptId=2102&onId=1002&amp;sId=3&asId=6121236&amp;astId=1&hifreq=1&amp;usraction=20&ld=news.com.com&amp;clgf=zhAAX0IQDQOVAQAApAI&xref=http://news.com.com/Another+zero-day+threat+hits+Windows/2100-1002_3-6121236.html&amp;xrq=tag=nefd.top" alt="" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-115957091854612127?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1158643690333292392006-09-18T22:26:00.000-07:002006-09-18T22:28:10.353-07:00Story URL: http://insight.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020466,39208866,00.htm<br />Firefox: The alternative history<br />Ingrid Marson<br />ZDNet UK<br />July 19, 2005, 13:30 BST<br /><br />Over the last year Firefox has taken the web by storm, stealing a significant slice of the pie from Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), and grabbing more than 10 percent market share in some areas.<br /><br />Web analytics firm OneStat.com reports Firefox quadrupling its market share between May 2004 and April 2005, while IE's share dropped by more than 7 percentage points over the same period. Data from WebSideStory shows a more moderate change, with Firefox doubling its user base in the US from June 2004 to April 2005, while the proportion of IE users fell by more than 6 percentage points.<br /><br />Firefox appears to have grabbed even more market share in Europe, with 30 percent, 24 percent and 22 percent of Web surfers using Firefox in Finland, Germany and Hungary respectively.<br /><br />So, where has this new browser come from? It's public knowledge that the Mozilla project originated when Netscape Communications decided to open source its browser in 1998 but the intervening years up to the browser's current success is less well known. And the project hasn't been without its problems too, such as the challenge of handling a rapidly growing community of contributors.<br /><br />Asa Dotzler, the community co-ordinator at the Mozilla Foundation, was a key player in organising the community around the open source browser, initially as a volunteer and eventually as a paid employee of Netscape, and later the Mozilla Foundation.<br /><br />ZDNet UK recently made a trip out to the company's Mountain View, California headquarters to quiz Dotzler about his role in thedevelopment of Firefox, and how he and Blake Ross, the browser's creator, devised a community marketing campaign that contributed to its growth.<br /><br />January 1998: Netscape Communications announces plans to release the source code of its browser to "harness the creative power of thousands of programmers on the Internet".<br /><br />March 1998: Netscape makes the source code for Communicator 5.0 available for download from mozilla.org Web site.<br /><br />Asa Dotzler started contributing to the Mozilla project early on. He had developed an interest in open source software in 1995 while he was at Auburn University in Alabama, where he was studying architecture and preservation.<br /><br />"At university I had friends who were Linux fanatics, for example, the entry system and the lights in their house were controlled from a laptop running Linux. They kept telling me how great open source is. The idea of open source fit in with my personal philosophy — I liked the community side of it," he says.<br /><br />"A few years later I heard that Netscape was open sourcing its browser. I wasn't a computer programmer, but wanted to find a way to get involved in the project, so I started reading the Netscape news groups. Netscape 5 was horribly broken, so I went to Bugzilla and reported some bugs. A developer replied saying he needed more information. I left more information and a few days later the bug was fixed," he continues.<br /><br />As the number of people contributing to the Mozilla project increased, Dotzler realised that developers were spending a lot of time communicating with those filing bug reports, to find out more details about the problems they had experienced. He began to help newbies with filing good bug reports, to take some of the load off developers.<br /><br />"Most people who were new to it weren't filing good bugs. I thought I could help these people with filing the bugs. That spiralled and people started saying, "If you want to get involved talk to Asa." I was soon spending 20 or 30 hours every week helping people."<br /><br />At the time Dotzler was working for a market research company in Texas. His wife, Deanna Pierce, worked different hours, so he would often work on the Mozilla project in the evenings until she got home and on alternate weekends, when she was at work.<br /><br />After about half a year working as a Mozilla contributor, Dotzler realised that there were so many new contributors to the project that he needed more help teaching people how to file bug reports. "I started holding weekly events on IRC — Bug Days, where me and a group of deputies would help people get involved," he says.<br /><br />November 1998: AOL announces purchase of Netscape (completed in March 1999).<br /><br />March 2000: Asa Dotzler wins an award "for his great work organizing Bug Day, maintaining browser general bugs, and helping novice bug reporters become experienced Bugzilla users," according to mozillaZine.<br /><br />At the Mozilla award ceremony Dotzler set up a track for QA discussions, where he and other contributors came up with a plan to handle the ever increasing number of people filing bug reports. One of his main concerns was that Netscape would find it too difficult to handle the volume of bug reports and may decide to close source the browser.<br /><br />"We discussed what we would do if Netscape got scared with high volume of bug reports. We came up with plan — if unknown and untrusted people filed bug reports, the community would go through and triage these and pass them onto the developers. We would form a front line to shield developers."<br /><br />May 2000: Asa Dotzler starts work at Netscape.<br /><br />After he got home from the Mozilla Award ceremony, Dotzler was offered a job at Netscape by Mitchell Baker, the chief evangelist of the Mozilla.org project at Netscape (now the president of the Mozilla Foundation). He accepted this job and moved to California.<br /><br />"I was paid by AOL, with responsibilities to the Mozilla project. The management chain was a group of 10 people with Mitchell at the top. AOL let us be, to do the open source thing."<br /><br />Early on, Dotzler realised that working on the open source project within AOL was unlikely to work out long term.<br /><br />"There were conflicts and over time we realised that it wasn't going to be a permanent solution to the open source project. We realised that we weren't going to be the priority we needed to be, to achieve success," he says..<br /><br />November 2000: Netscape 6 released, but criticised for containing too many bugs.<br /><br />June 2002: Mozilla 1.0 released. The all-in-one Internet application suite included a Web browser, an email and newsgroup client, an IRC chat client, and an HTML editor.<br /><br />September 2002: Version 0.1 of the standalone Phoenix browser released.<br /><br />May 2003: AOL agrees to offer Microsoft's Internet Explorer as its default browser to subscribers of its proprietary online service for the next seven years.<br /><br />July 2003: AOL lays off 50 employees involved in Web browser development at its Netscape subsidiary. The Mozilla Foundation starts, funded in a large part by a $2m donation from AOL and $300,000 from Lotus founder Mitch Kapor.<br /><br />When AOL started laying off people, Baker spoke to "friends in the industry" to get support for an organisation that could carry on developing the open source project, according to Dotzler.<br /><br />The newly formed Mozilla Foundation decided to focus more on standalone projects, such as the Firefox browser (then called Phoenix) and the Thunderbird mail client (then called Minotaur), rather than on the Mozilla Suite, which integrated all this functionality, Dotzler says. The decision was taken to make it easier to maintain the project and create a browser that appealed to IE users.<br /><br />"By that point Phoenix was starting to get some buzz," he says. "We thought the smart move might be to break it [Mozilla Suite] up as if we didn't have the resources to maintain one of them, the whole thing would break."<br /><br />"Also, by the time we time got to Mozilla 1.0, most of the audience had gone — there were very few people still using [Netscape] Communicator. We had taken on a lot of additional features — it was a heavyweight suite of applications and was weighed down by features such as the chat client. It was difficult for users of other products like [Microsoft] Outlook or IE to use."<br /><br />Although within a few weeks, the browser was "twice as fast and half the size", some people were unhappy that the Foundation was focussing its attention on the standalone browser.<br /><br />"In the early days there were a lot of people who thought this was a step backwards. But Blake [Ross, the creator of Firefox] and I were saying we need to make browser that doesn't target the current users — the biggest audience is IE users and they don't need an HTML authoring tool or an email client. Lets just give them a better browser with pop-up blocking and tabbed browsing," he says.<br /><br />Some of the changes in the Firefox browser were minor, such as keyboard shortcuts. For example, in IE the shortcut, Alt+D, is used to select the address location bar, while the same feature required the shortcut, Ctrl+L, in Firefox. Firefox developers changed this so both shortcut keys worked, making the transition to Firefox easier for IE users.<br /><br />"That little thing was a barrier to entry. Once we changed it IE users were willing to play with it for a few days because it felt more comfortable," says Dotzler.<br /><br />April 2003: Mozilla Foundation changes name of Phoenix browser to Firebird due to trademark issues.<br /><br />February 2004: Mozilla Foundation changes name of Firebird to Firefox, due to a trademark dispute with another open source project.<br /><br />September 2004: Firefox 1.0 PR is made available. Around the same time the SpreadFirefox community marketing site launches, which helps the Mozilla Foundation beat its 10-day goal of one million Firefox downloads.<br /><br />Before the Firefox release Dotzler and Ross started thinking about how to market the product. Initially, the main media coverage they got was through blogs, but this soon spread to the technology press. They decided to try to get the owners of blogs more involved in spreading Firefox.<br /><br />"We spent one day looking at blogs and anyone who said something good about Firefox was asked to put a [Firefox promotional] button on their blog. Out of about 100 people, the overwhelming majority agreed. We thought, instead of going to blogs, lets post a list of blogs and ask the community to read them and if they're positive pass on the contact details [to us]. We then wrote to the blog owners — we thought it would sound better coming from the project leadership.".<br /><br />The success of this initiative led Ross and Dotzler to start SpreadFirefox site, a community marketing portal that encourages and rewards people for telling their friends, technical departments and schools about the open source browser.<br /><br />"We launched SpreadFirefox with preview release, with the challenge of a million downloads in 10 days, we got a million in just over four days. In 30 days we had about 10 million downloads."<br /><br />The SpreadFirefox community has grown considerably since the launch of the Web site, with many users joining the affiliate programme — where they can add a Firefox button to their Web site or email signature and get points every time someone clicks on the link, according to Dotzler.<br /><br />"The community sprung from a couple of thousand people [in September 2004] to 30,000 people by the time 1.0 was released. It's up to about 110,000 people now [June 2005]. A non-trivial percentage of these — between a third and a half — are participating in the affiliate program."<br /><br />October 2004: Mozilla Foundation calls on supporters to chip in to buy a full page advert in the New York Times for the launch of Firefox 1.0 in November. A quarter of a million dollars is raised in its 10-day ad fundraising campaign, with donations from 10,000 individuals.<br /><br />After the success of the Firefox preview release, Dotzler and Ross decided they wanted to do something "even more ambitious" for the 1.0 release — an ad in the New York Times.<br /><br />"The ad was not to go get Firefox, but was an ad celebrating Firefox. Our gimmick was that if you contribute to this we'll put your name in the ad — it would be celebrating our community of users," he says.<br /><br />"We were both marketing the project and marketing ourselves. We were showing what we could do, allowing us to compete with commercial organisations. Our main competitor has no problem pumping 10 million dollars into a TV ad. We wanted to show that grassroots marketing can be successful."<br /><br />November 2004: Firefox 1.0 is released.<br /><br />December 2004: New York Times ad is printed.<br /><br />Even though the New York Times ad ran later than expected, Dotzler does not consider this a problem.<br /><br />"Any community project is bound to have delays. Interestingly, some of the press we had about delays resulted in the downloads going up — people wanted to find out what Firefox is," he said.<br /><br />May 2005: IBM encourages its employees to use Firefox, by letting them download it from the company's internal servers and getting support from the company's helpdesk staff.<br /><br />Dotzler was pleased with this news and says that it is likely to persuade other companies to take the step. "It bodes well for other smaller organisations to feel more confident about supporting Firefox," he says.<br /><br />Dotzler says the first step that companies are likely to take when migrating to Firefox is to offer users a choice of browsers, while they work to make internal applications work on both IE and Firefox. Now Firefox has now reached a significant market share, companies are more likely to make all internal applications work on both Microsoft and more standards-compliant browsers.<br /><br />"I am confident that when companies embark on new systems, they will have a dual browser strategy. When they have a virus that affects one browser, they want to have two browsers. There is no doubt that people are working today on planning the next generation of projects to be cross browser."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-115864369033329239?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1158357907800198872006-09-15T14:58:00.000-07:002006-09-15T15:35:09.620-07:00PC World announces 50 years of hard drives. Take a look at the history of hard drives development. You may access the article and related links at http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127105-page,1-c,peripherals/article.html.<br /><br /><h1 class="artTitle">Timeline: 50 Years of Hard Drives</h1> <h2 class="artSubtitle">A look at the history of hard drives.</h2> <!-- <h3 class="artPart">Part 1 of a special five-part series.</h3> --> <h3 class="artByline">Rex Farrance, PC World</h3> <div class="artDate">Wednesday, September 13, 2006 12:00 AM PDT</div> <div class="toolbarCont"> <a href="javascript:void%280%29;" onclick="addToMyPagesToolbar(this, 'art127105', 'Timeline: 50 Years of Hard Drives', '/article/id,127105-c,harddrives/article.html');" class="toolbarMyPagesUnsaved" title="Add to My Pages" name="toolbarAddToMyPagesLink"><!-- for IE --></a><!-- comments in this section to eliminate whitespace --><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,127105/printable.html" class="toolbarPrint" title="Print"><!-- for IE --></a><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/emailfriend?aid=127105" class="toolbarEmail" title="Email"><!-- for IE --></a><a href="javascript:void%280%29;" onclick="javascript:toggleCommentsDisplay('post'); window.scrollBy(0,60);" class="toolbarComment" title="Comment"><!-- for IE --></a><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/resource/rss.html" class="toolbarRss" title="RSS"><!-- for IE --></a> <div class="clear"><!-- for IE --></div> </div> <p>Over the past five decades, hard drives have come a long way. Travel through time with us as we chronicle 50 milestones in hard-drive development--from product firsts to new technologies, and everything in between.</p> <div class="artImgCont_l" style="width: 157px;"><div class="sizedArtImg"><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/127105-TL_RAM305.jpg" alt="RAMAC 305" border="0" /><div class="artCaption"><span class="credit">Photograph: Courtesy of Hitachi GST</span></div></div></div><p><strong><font>1956:</span></strong><font><font><font><font> IBM ships the first hard drive, the RAMAC 305, which holds 5MB of data at $10,000 a megabyte. It is as big as two refrigerators and uses 50 24-inch platters. (For the full story and interviews with key players, read "<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127104/article.html">The Hard Drive Turns 50</a>.")</span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1961:</span></strong><font><font><font><font> IBM invents heads for disk drives that "fly" on a cushion of air or on "air bearings."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1963:</span></strong><font><font><font><font> IBM comes up with the first removable hard drive, the 1311, which has six 14-inch platters and holds 2.6MB.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong>1966:</strong> IBM introduces the first drive using a wound-coil ferrite recording head.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1970:</span></strong><font><font> General Digital Corporation (renamed Western Digital in 1971) is founded in California. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artImgCont_r" style="width: 180px;"><div class="sizedArtImg"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/127105-TL_IBM3340.jpg" alt="IBM 3340" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artCaption"><span class="credit"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Photograph: Courtesy of Hitachi GST</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1973:</span></strong><font><font> IBM announces the 3340, the first modern "Winchester" hard drive, which has a sealed assembly, lubricated spindles, and low-mass heads.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1978:</span></strong><font><font> First RAID (Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks) technology patent is filed. (Read "<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,125778-page,3/article.html">How to Buy a Hard Drive: Key Features</a>" for a description of this technology.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1979:</span></strong><font><font> A group headed by Al Shugart founds disk-drive manufacturer Seagate Technology.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> 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/></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artCaption"><span class="credit"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Photograph: Courtesy of Hitachi GST</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1979:</span></strong><font> IBM's 3370 uses seven 14-inch platters to store 571MB, the first drive to use thin-film heads. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1979:</span></strong><font> IBM's 62 PC, "Piccolo," uses six 8-inch platters to store 64MB.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artImgCont_r" style="width: 180px;"><div class="sizedArtImg"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/127105-TL_firstSTXhddST506.jpg" alt="Seagate ST-506" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artCaption"><span class="credit"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Photograph: Courtesy of Seagate Technology</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong>1979:</strong> Seagate introduces the ST-506 drive and interface, which is then used in all early microcomputer implementations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1980:</span></strong><font> IBM introduces the first gigabyte hard drive. It is the size of a refrigerator, weighs about 550 pounds, and costs $40,000.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1980:</span></strong><font> Seagate releases the first 5.25-inch hard disk.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1981:</span></strong><font> Shugart Associates joins NCR to develop an intelligent disk drive interface called the Shugart Associates Systems Interface (SASI), a predecessor to SCSI (Small Computer System Interface).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1982:</span></strong><font> Western Digital announces the first single-chip Winchester hard drive controller (WD1010).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1983:</span></strong><font> Rodime releases the first 3.5-inch hard drive; the RO352 includes two platters and stores 10MB.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1984:</span></strong><font> Western Digital makes the first Winchester hard drive controller card for the IBM PC/AT--and sets an industry standard.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1985:</span></strong><font> Control Data, Compaq Computer, and Western Digital collaborate to develop the 40-pin IDE interface. IDE stands for Intelligent Drive Electronics, more commonly known as Integrated Drive Electronics.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1985:</span></strong><font> Imprimis integrates the first hard drive controller into a drive.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1985:</span></strong><font> Quantum introduces the Plus Hardcard, which allows the addition of a hard drive without an available bay or a separate controller card.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1985:</span></strong><font> Western Digital produces the first ESDI (Enhanced Small Device Interface) controller board, which allows larger capacity and faster hard drives to be used in PCs.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1986:</span></strong><font> The official SCSI spec is released; Apple Computer's Mac Plus is one of the first computers to use it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1988:</span></strong><font> Prairie Tek releases the 220, the first 2.5-inch hard drive designed for the burgeoning notebook computer market; it uses two platters to store 20MB.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1988:</span></strong><font> Connor introduces the first 1-inch-high 3.5-inch hard drive, which is still the common form factor. Before this, hard drives were either full height or half-height.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1988:</span></strong><font> Western Digital buys the disk-drive assets of Tandon Corporation with an eye to manufacturing IDE drives.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1990:</span></strong><font> Western Digital introduces its first 3.5-inch Caviar IDE hard drive.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artImgCont_l" style="width: 180px;"><div class="sizedArtImg"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/127105-TL_IBM0663CorsairMR.jpg" alt="IBM 0663 Corsair" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artCaption"><span class="credit"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Photograph: Courtesy of Hitachi GST</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1991:</span></strong><font> IBM introduces the 0663 Corsair, the first disk drive with thin film magnetoresistive (MR) heads. It has eight 3.5-inch platters and stores 1GB. (The MR head was first introduced on an IBM tape drive in 1984.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1991:</span></strong><font> Integral Peripherals' 1820 Mustang uses one 1.8-inch platter to store 21MB.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1992:</span></strong><font> Seagate comes out with the first shock-sensing 2.5-inch hard drive.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1992:</span></strong><font> Seagate is first to market with a 7200-revolutions-per-minute hard drive, the 2.1GB Barracuda.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1992:</span></strong><font> Hewlett-Packard's C3013A Kitty Hawk drive uses two 1.3-inch platters to store 2.1GB.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1994:</span></strong><font> Western Digital develops Enhanced IDE, an improved hard drive interface that breaks the 528MB-throughput barrier. EIDE also allows for attachment of optical and tape drives.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1996:</span></strong><font> IBM stores 1 billion bits per square inch on a platter.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1996:</span></strong><font> Seagate introduces its Cheetah family, the first 10,000-rpm hard drives.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1997:</span></strong><font> IBM introduces the first drive using giant magneto resistive (GMR) heads, the 16.8GB Deskstar 16GP Titan, which stores 16.8GB on five 3.5-inch platters.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artImgCont_r" style="width: 180px;"><div class="sizedArtImg"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/127105-TL_IBMmicrodrive340FF.jpg" alt="IBM Microdrive" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artCaption"><span class="credit"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Photograph: Courtesy of Hitachi GST</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>1998:</span></strong><font> IBM announces its <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,8038/article.html">Microdrive</a>, the smallest hard drive to date. It fits 340MB on a single 1-inch platter. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2000:</span></strong><font> Maxtor buys competitor Quantum's hard drive business. At the time, Quantum is the number-two drive maker, behind Seagate; this acquisition makes Maxtor the world's largest hard drive manufacturer.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2000:</span></strong><font> Seagate produces the first 15,000-rpm hard drive, the <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,45168/article.html">Cheetah X15</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2002:</span></strong><font> Seagate scores another first with the Barracuda ATA V <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,103268/article.html">Serial ATA hard drive</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2002:</span></strong><font> A demonstration by Seagate yields a perpendicular magnetic recording areal density of 100 gigabits per square inch.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2002:</span></strong><font> Among its many 2002 technology accomplishments, Seagate successfully demos Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording. HAMR records magnetically using laser-thermal assistance and ultimately aims to increase areal density by more than 100 times over 2002 levels.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2003:</span></strong><font> IBM sells its Data Storage Division to Hitachi, thus ending its involvement in developing and marketing disk drive technology.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2003:</span></strong><font> Western Digital introduces the first 10,000-rpm SATA hard drive, the 37GB Raptor, which is designed for the enterprise, but which gamers quickly learn is a hot desktop performer in dual-drive RAID setups.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2004:</span></strong><font> The first 0.85-inch hard drive, Toshiba's MK2001MTN, debuts. It stores 2GB on a single platter.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artImgCont_l" style="width: 180px;"><div class="sizedArtImg"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/127105-TL_ToshibaPMRhdd.jpg" alt="Toshiba MK4007 GAL" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artCaption"><span class="credit"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Photograph: Courtesy of Toshiba Storage Device Division</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2005:</span></strong><font> Toshiba introduces its MK4007 GAL, which stores 40GB on one 1.8-inch platter, fielding the first hard drive using perpendicular magnetic recording.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2006:</span></strong><font> Seagate completes the acquisition of Maxtor, further narrowing the field of hard drive manufacturers.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artImgCont_r" style="width: 180px;"><div class="sizedArtImg"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/127105-TL_Momentus5400.jpg" alt="Seagate drive" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artCaption"><span class="credit"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Photograph: Courtesy of Seagate Technology</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2006:</span></strong><font> Seagate's Momentus 5400.3 notebook hard drive is the first 2.5-inch model to use perpendicular magnetic recording, which boosts its capacity up to 160GB.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2006:</span></strong><font> Seagate releases the <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,125556/article.html">Barracuda 7200.10</a>, at 750GB the largest hard drive to date.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artImgCont_l" style="width: 146px;"><div class="sizedArtImg"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/127105-TL_wdfEnterpriseSATA_AD.jpg" alt="Western Digital Raptor X" border="0" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="artCaption"><span class="credit"><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font>Photograph: Courtesy of Western Digital</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2006:</span></strong><font> Western Digital launches its 10,000-rpm <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,124852/article.html">Raptor X</a> SATA hard drive, boosting its capacity to 150GB and placing a flashy transparent window that allows specially designed computer cases to showcase its inner workings. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><strong><font>2006:</span></strong><font> Cornice and Seagate each announce a 1-inch hard drive that holds 12GB. The drives are slated to ship in the third quarter of 2006.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"><!--for IE--></div><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><i>Rex Farrance is <span style="font-style: normal;">PC World'</span>s senior technical editor.</i> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"><!-- for IE --><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-115835790780019887?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1157862981588586432006-09-09T21:34:00.000-07:002006-09-09T21:36:21.596-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4517/3648/1600/Cougar.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4517/3648/320/Cougar.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This looks like Karen the Cougar from Talladega Nights.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-115786298158858643?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1157858691718348332006-09-09T20:24:00.000-07:002006-09-09T20:38:54.426-07:00<div style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The YALSA</span> (Young Adult Library Services Association) sponsors an annual contest to choose the top book of 2006. Teens nominate their favorite books and then they vote online during Teen Read Week, October 15-21. To access more information about the contest, and to see the nominated books, a booklist made by teens for teens, go to www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/teenstopten.htm<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-115785869171834833?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362213.post-1156564393131510832006-08-25T20:24:00.000-07:002006-09-09T21:37:51.866-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="%5BIMG%5D" gif=""><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="%5BIMG%5D" gif="" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="%5BIMG%5D" gif=""><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="%5BIMG%5D" gif="" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Since I am interested in children's services, I thought I would begin the blog with the Association of Library Service to Children's (ALSC)Notable Computer Software for Children.<br /><br /><br />2006 Notable Computer Software for Children<br /><br /><br />Alphabet Track <br />Eye Track<br />Phoneme Track<br />Tool Factory, Inc.<br />www.toolfactory.com<br />PC/MAC<br /><br />These three programs are part of a series designed for use in the inclusive classroom, home schooling, and for students with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and other visual or learning challenges. Created in England, users can choose a British or American accent for the narrator who guides them along. Fun graphics and increasingly difficult activities make these sure winners with kids. Excellent booklets aid users in their endeavors.<br />Eye Track invites children to help apprehend the villain Ronnie Retina through various visual puzzles requiring matching, identifying and exploring to improve visual perception.<br />In Phoneme Track the charmingly odd “potatoes in a bucket" egg children on to learn their phonemes by building words, manipulating sounds and replacing phonemes to make other words thereby increasing the users’ abilities to read and write. (This is best with headphones if being used in classroom or other active room.)<br />Alphabet Track encourages children to practice their letters by matching upper and lower case letters and by spelling words. The program reinforces alphabet awareness and visual and auditory sequencing. Ages 5 and up.<br /><br />Charles W. Morgan: Voyages of the Past, Present and Future<br />Mystic Seaport Museum<br />www.mysticseaport.org<br />1-800-331-2665<br />MacIntosh and PC Compatible<br /><br />The Charles W. Morgan whaling ship, a national historic landmark, comes to life in this vivid interactive CD-ROM. Built in 1841 in New Bedford, Mass., the Morgan has become a prime destination for school visits. The Morgan now sails into computers (at home, at school, or at sea) with great grace and ease. This excellent CD-ROM loads easily and includes virtual 3-D tours, detailed blueprints of the whole ship, knot-making lessons, games, music, historic video clips, and recommended resources and Web sites. Ages 8 and up.<br /><br />Essay Express: Strategies for Successful Essay Writing<br />FableVision<br />www.fablevision.com/essayexpress<br />1-888-240-3734<br /><br />Join the Rotten Green Peppers band on their tour of expository writing, highlighting the importance of brainstorming, organizing information, and using supporting details in order to write short essays. With humor, music, and engaging graphics, these strategy based exercises present a manageable process to build students’ abilities and increase confidence in essay writing. Features printable worksheets. Ages 9 and up.<br /><br />Britannica 2006<br />Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.<br />www.britannica.com<br /><br />The Ultimate Reference Suite DVD is comprehensive, interactive, up-to-date. Contains three reference libraries for elementary students, secondary students, and adults. Each level includes an encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, timelines, a research organizer, audio clips, videos, and Web links. The elementary level also features games and activities that support the content found elsewhere in this resource. Always reliable, this updated edition of Britannica does not disappoint. All ages.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33362213-115656439313151083?l=karenthecougar.blogspot.com'/></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535050728094206481noreply@blogger.com0