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| COMPUTING UNPLUGGED MAGAZINE - AUGUST 2008 |
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The coming cyberwar
In addition to his job here at ZATZ, David Gewirtz is also the Cyberterrorism Advisor for the International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals and a columnist for The Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security International. As you probably know, Russia has attacked Georgia (Tblisi, not Atlanta) with tanks and troops. However, before the physical attack, there was a cyberattack against many of Georgia's online resources. First indications seemed to imply the cyberattack originated as a Russian offensive, while later analysis by some sources dispute that, claiming that "script kiddies" are behind the assault. David wrote this article for the current issue of Counterterrorism. Given the timing of the Georgia attack, we felt it'd also be of interest to our Computing Unplugged and OutlookPower readers and are reprinting it here with permission.
Quick News brings your RSS feeds to your Palm
Heather Wardell recently discovered the joys of using a RSS reader program to consolidate all her favorite blogs, and wondered if she could somehow get the same features on her Palm. Stand Alone, Inc's Quick News promised, but did it deliver? In terms of base functionality, yes. Its advanced features, though, need more work.
America needs a Prius-beater
Now that $4-per-gallon gas is here -- and, although fluctuating, it's showing no signs of going away soon -- the time is high for Detroit to learn once again that small is beautiful. Sadly, it appears the Big Three aren't quite hip to that yet -- and they might not be for some time.
Proposing the next state of the PDA and smartphone
How many times have you been in a situation where we buy the latest handheld communication device, only to find it becoming obsolete in a few months? What seemed like a cool gadget at the time of buying now looks like a thick and heavy stone slab, which you're carrying around. In this article, Harikrishna S. Aravapalli proposes a new kind of handheld device.
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