Computers and associated technology: essays and links:

by James K. Sayre

Experience the Saudi Arabian dictatoship's censored version of Google search engine by the addition of &meta=cr%3DcountrySA at the end of the address line. Saudi censored Google

Experience the Chinese Communist dictatoship's censored version of Google search engine by the addition of &meta=cr%3DcountryCN at the end of the address line. Chinese censored Google
Boycott the new Chase Bank RFID-embedded credit cards. Boycott the new RFID universal tracking system that will allow banks, governments and busy-bodies to track your every move. These folks have no need to know where you are every microsecond. Soon, VISA will have to change its slogan to "You will be whereever we want you to be...". general RFID information and Boycott RFIDs

Check out the new book by John Markoff, a computer expert, who has written, "What the Dormouse said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry" (Penguin, 2005). What the Dormouse Said

links: from UK: The Register (with the Vulture head logo)

links: Dan Gillmor (formerly a journalist with the San Jose Mercury News, San Jose, California). Dan Gillmor typepad.com

A man named Dan has a comprehensive but readable guide to creating high quality web sites. His web address is http://webtips.dan.info/ : : Web tips

The unforeseen aggravations of upgrading from Netscape 4 browser to Netscape 7.1 browser Netscape browser upgrade perils

FireFox 1.0 browser: review and rating FireFox browser rating

RFIDs: Radio Frequency IDentification tags/chips/systems (RFIDs) RFIDs

A readable summary of all the major (and minor) operating systems (OS) including Windows, Mac OS, Linux and others for personal computers (PCs) can be found at: Operating Systems for personal computers

Having used DOS and the early versions of Windows operating systems (OS), I have been curious about the underlying structure of the new Windows XP operating system. Here is a link to a Microsoft Corporation site that explains some of the structure of XP (note: the article presumes familiarity with both Windows 32 and C++, but even without said familiarity, one can get a flavor of the basis of the new XP OS}: Windows XP: Search for "XP: Kernel Improvements" and you should find the article, written by Mark Russinovich and David Solomon, entitled, "Windows XP: Kernel Improvements Create a More Robust, Powerful, and Scalable OS."

Apple Mac Mini:

Check out the amazing new Mac Mini personal computer, which is not only elegantly designed, but comes bundled with a veritable cornucopia of Apple Macintosh software: Apple Computers Links some excellent product reviews of the Mac Mini personal computer appear on the MacWorld web site: Macworld magazine

Macintosh and Apple links: Macintosh Links

Check out the www.eohippus web site of Max Carmichael, a web designer of originality and spirit: Max Carmichael, Web Designer Links

links: from UK: The Register (with the Vulture head logo)

links: Dan Gillmor (formerly a journalist with the San Jose Mercury News, San Jose, California). Dan Gillmor typepad.com

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