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JPawlak writes:
NewScientistTech reports
'Internet users may have to help distribute online video clips to combat the growing costs delivering such content. That's the conclusion of researchers at Microsoft who have studied how peer-to-peer networks could reduce costs for sites like YouTube that spend millions every month to make videos available over the web.'
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UniversalVM writes
"What is the single biggest issue that bothers open source advocates about proprietary software? It is probably the ability of the vendor to pull stunts like Microsoft's recent stealth software update and subsequent downplaying of any concerns. Their weak explanation seems to be a great exercise in circular logic: 'Had we failed to update the service automatically, users would not have been able to successfully check for updates and, in turn, users would not have had updates installed automatically or received expected notifications.' News.com is reporting that all of the updated files on both XP and Vista appears to be in windows update itself. This is information that was independently uncovered by users and still not released by Microsoft."
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J.R writes
"The Security-Hacks blog has a summary of the 15 best free SQL Injection scanners, with links to download and a little information about each one. The list is intended asan aid for both web application developers and professional security auditors."
