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My Favorite
Buzzword:
Get ready for the
Wireless MAN, baby. Or short for
Wireless Metropolitan Area Network.
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All About The MAN
Spam Overload Dept:
According
to a recent survey, about 65 percent of Net users spend 10 minutes
or more a day dealing with spam. About 37 percent of respondents get
100 junk messages a day, and 63 percent get 50 or more.
Source:
Symantec and Insightexpress
Tech
Essentials:
Ben Sullivan's
Tech Blog
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Beta News
| Gizmodo|
Alice & Bill.com|
Everything
Burns |
CNET
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News.com
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NY Times
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SiliconValley
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Slashdot
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The Register
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Tom's Hardware
|Walt Mossberg
Business Magazines:
Business 2.0
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Business Week
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CFO
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Economist
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Fast Company
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Forbes
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Fortune
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Inc.
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Newsweek
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Red Herring
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Smart Money
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Time
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US News
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Wired
 Syndicate
my Site
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Alice Hill's Technology
Watch
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
IRS Warns of Fraudulent E-Mail
 Looks like identity theft is getting a little help from the IRS. Or rather, that the IRS is so scary, people getting these emails must lose their minds and let their guard down.
According to AP Newswire, "The Internal Revenue Service on Friday warned consumers about an identity theft operation that tries to elicit personal information from taxpayers by sending e-mails alleging they're the subject of a tax investigation.
"Neither the Treasury Department nor the Internal Revenue Service send e-mails to taxpayers about issues related to their accounts. The official-looking e-mail tells recipients they can dispute the tax fraud charge by logging onto a web site and providing detailed personal information like Social Security numbers, credit card numbers and driver's license numbers."
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