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Provider Desk BLOG: February 2004From Blogger "A blog is a web page made up of usually short, frequently updated posts that are arranged chronologically-like a what's new page or a journal. The content and purposes of blogs varies greatly-from links and commentary about other web sites, to news about a company/person/idea, to diaries, photos, poetry, mini-essays, project updates, even fiction." Important note: This document is intended to include relevant and interesting links for local support providers (LSPs) at the University of Pennsylvania. Information Systems & Computing (ISC) does not endorse any of these external links. February 27, 2004: Microsoft Watch looks at the different ways Microsoft might fill the space between the release of Windows XP and 'Longhorn'. Tee Chronicle of Higher Education describes the latest in high technology classrooms. jjm3/ss February 26, 2004: The New York Times covers the first internal hardware upgrade for a digital camera - available from Kodak (registration required). Motorola and SanDisk have introduced a new, tiny (12 mm x 10 mm x 1 mm) memory card intended for cell phones - InfoWorld has details. February 24, 2004: PC World covers Hewlett Packard's decision to use AMD's Opteron chips in some of its servers. jjm3 February 20, 2004: CNet reviews Toshiba's Portege M205 Tablet PC. jjm3 February 17, 2004: AMD has introduced a low-power version of the Opteron designed for clusters and blade servers - PC World discusses. PC Magazine reviews the iPod mini. jjm3 February 13, 2004: SiliconValley.com is one of the many sources to cover the release of source code for Windows NT and Windows 2000 into the 'wild'. InfoWorld reviews hardware and software anti-spam services. jjm3 February 12, 2004: PMA 2004 begins today, and Digital Photography Review covers a plethora of introductions from Konica Minolta, Lexar, and Olympus. jjm3 February 11, 2004: IBM has introduced the ThinkPad X40 - at 2.7 pounds the lightest ThinkPad ever. jjm3 February 10, 2004: Sony has introduced three new CLIEs - Palm Boulevard has details. CNet reviews the iBook/G4. jjm3 February 9, 2004: The Super User's Group meeting today includes a presentation on a Virtual LAN implementation at the University. What's "bluesnarfing"? It's when somebody takes advantage of a security hole in Bluetooth - ZDNet exposes this new issue to worry about. Speaking of Bluetooth - CNet reviews Canon's small i80 Bluetooth-optional portable inkjet. jjm3 February 5, 2004: CNet has an interesting perspective on Voice over IP (VoIP). They also review Apple's 20inch iMac/G4. jjm3 February 2, 2004: eWeek covers the Linux plans of various universities. Sharky Extreme jumps in with a 'Prescott' review. jjm3/ss February 1, 2004: CNet analyzes Intel's new line of 'Prescott' Pentium 4 microprocessors. Tom's Hardware Guide has its own opinion. jjm3 January 2004 Provider Desk BLOG
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