An article on CNET relates that Sun, who owns the Java language, is once again trying to bring implementers back in line over compliance with the language specification. This time the issue is J2EE and the perpetrator is JBoss.

An article from CNET today reports that an online retailer who is dedicated to selling out of date sewing patterns has been taken off of the net by his Hosting Provider (Digital River) due to complaints by pattern manufacturers Simplicity and McCall Patterns. Their claim is that he didn't buy …

If you have Yahoo! messenger installed on your machine you should move immediately to get it patched to fix the latest security hole in the software. The most recent finding was a so-called buffer overflow error which can be used to gain access to the user's machine over the internet …

I went in to Finding Nemo expecting to have an enjoyable 1 hour 38 minutes and be absolutely amazed by the animation, humored by the characters, and happy with the message. I'm very happy to say, this film did not disappoint! Unless you can't stand comedy, exquisite animation (it's getting …

If you have any interest in the technical side of internet security, read this article on SlashDot. It's a set of Q&A with Fyodor (author of NMAP).

CNET is reporting that SCO plans to rebut the comments made earlier this week by Novell regarding the ownership of UNIX intellectual property. Not many other details available yet, but it fat lady isn't singing yet.

SpaceToday.net is reporting that a test intended to determine if a piece of foam insulation could have damaged the space shuttle has resulted in a 62cm long by .6cm deep gap in the test material, furthering speculation that foam strike was definitely related to the failure of the wing …

An article from CNET tells of a move to reduce or ban the use of the L-1 visa, which many technology firms have used to transfer in "temporary" workers from related firms outside of the US. This differs somewhat from the H-1B visa for highly skilled workers that requires much …

Although not a laughing matter for the former employees, BBC News is reporting that Accident Group (of the UK) has sacked over 3,500 workers and that many of them received notification of this via text message.

An article on CNN follows the story of a Florida woman who has been refused a drivers license because she will not submit to being photographed without her veil. Florida maintains that it is a matter of security that the drivers license (which also serves as the equivalent of an …

The ACLU's program to bolster civil liberties in the wake of the USA Patriot Act has new friends in Vermont. That state joins Alaska and Hawaii in passing legislation that restricts law enforcement from gathering intelligence on social, political, and religious views and actions and reining in the level …

According to an article on Wired: SBC, Verizon, and Bell South have agreed on a method for connecting homes in America directly with fiber optic cable. No timetable is set, but this paves the way for some amount of standardization of equipment and techniques for laying out a nationwide customer …

Wired is reporting that Cingular Wireless's customer service site was hacked and that customer information was available to the hackers.

An article in Wired this morning talks about Apple's seemingly surprising ability to stay afloat, innovative, and mostly profitable while the world is mostly Microsoft. He credits a number of factors, including the Clinton justice department, control of the hardware, and the now-tight links to the open-source Unix movement. I …

Here is a more detailed story from Wired about this week's attack on the game Shadowbane. I have first-hand reports (thanks, Tina) that it was indeed the form of chaotic confusion described. People just didn't know why they were suddenly engulfed in flood waters, etc.

This article in Wired this morning reports that although the number of channels the average American receives in their homes has jumped substantially in the last decade, the variety of owners has not increased nearly as much and that most of the ownership is still centered in a relatively small …

All major media outlets are reporting today that Microsoft and AOL have settled the anti-trust suit filed against Microsoft by AOL claiming that the company pushed Netscape out of the market through uncompetitive means. The result was a $750M payment to AOL, an agreement between the two companies to cooperate …

In an article from CNET, we see that 3DO, video game publisher has filed for bankruptcy in hopes of finding someone to buy its assets before it completely dissolves.

After receiving my Windows copy of Adobe's Acrobat Professional yesterday and my Macintosh version today, I'm ready to give some initial reactions to the versions. So far, so great. It's been a long time coming on the OS X side, and because of the annoyance of missing features in "real …

An article on ThinkSecret reports that developers' feelings toward Apple's developer relations group have been improving in recent months. Word is that the group is more accessible, more responsive to inquiries, and seems to have added evangelists, not only to get the word out on Apple technologies, but to …