[H]ardNews 6th Edition

Network Wiretap:

I’m not sure what the real name is and it’s not really that important, what is important is what this stuff can do, who is developing it and why. Have a look.

Security company Network Associates said Monday that it had purchased a small start-up whose software lets corporations and others "wiretap" their computer networks. With its acquisition of Lindon, Utah-based Traxess, Network Associates adds a product complementary to its own Sniffer network-management system, said Sandra England, the company's executive vice president for business development, and the person who closed the deal. With Traxess' DragNet program, "we can stream to disk everything that is happening on the network," England said. "It can give you far more capability to see what an intruder has done."

Don’t Upgrade:

Seems everyone has an editorial up today, Viper Lair has an article on why it isn’t necessary to upgrade, and the benefits of “butt massager chairs”.

You've seen the benchmarks, and likely you were impressed with some of the numbers, as well as the overclocking abilities of both CPUs. More likely however, you probably balked at the pricing of the chips. Well, probably not so much for the Athlon, but it's probably a good idea to bring back some cans for recycling. I'll admit, when I saw the benchmarks, I wanted the chips, but in truth, economics are a factor. Contrary to popular belief, not all webmasters get everything for free. Yessir, I'm a commoner, just like most people, and if I want something, it's going to come out of my pocket. Don't get me wrong, if I could, I'd buy every new thing that gets released everyday, but when you got a family to care for and bills to pay, I could probably do without the $500 "Butt Massager Chair".

800MHz FSB Hammer:

A chart showing the Hammer at 800MHz FSB. Coolness, not much else to go with it except speculation, and we’re not even sure who made this “roadmap” either. But....as always, this stuff sure is fun to look at.