Thu 25 Aug. 2005

10 Years of Windows Worms

eWeek: From Melissa to Zotob

…the latest Zotob attacks prove, the time to exploit an unpatched flaw has narrowed significantly since the launch of Windows 95 10 years ago.

(via MacSurfer)

PC Mag Awards

IGM: It’s a Wash: Apple Tops…

Apple has beaten its PC rivals by a country mile in the latest PC Magazine awards. And the voters were the paying public, not the (non-paying) editors.

The Reader’s Choice awards saw Apple poll “far and away the highest for all vendors,” the magazine says. Apple received a score of 9.2 for its desktops and notebooks. Among portables, only IBM and Fujitsu were anywhere near Apple, both with a score of 8.4.

MacWorld UK adds

The report observes that Mac users are martial in favour of their platform, but nevertheless states: “There’s solid evidence that Macs may be worthy of devotion.”

No kidding. The proof is in the pudding!

(via MacSurfer)

Jon’s Radio in iTunes

At last.

Jon Udell’s podcasts are finally available for subscription in iTunes.

A definite must!

A List Apart 4.0

Jeffrey Zeldman describes the visual and structural relaunch:

…both old and new. Old in its mission to help people who make websites see farther and jump higher. New in its design, structure, publishing system, and brand extensions.

(via kottke.org)

WebOS

Must read Jason Kottke’s thought-provoking look ahead: GoogleOS? YahooOS? MozillaOS? WebOS?

  • You’re probably wondering why Yahoo bought Konfabulator
  • An update on Google Browser, GooOS and Google Desktop
  • A platform that everyone can stand on and why Apple, Microsoft, and, yes, even Google will have to change their ways to be a part of it
  • The next killer app: desktop Web servers
  • Does the Mozilla Foundation have the vision to make Firefox the most important piece of software of this decade?
  • Web 3.0
  • Finally, the end of Microsoft’s operating system dominance

(via Slashdot comment)