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The Net - Computing News
with Chris Goh
HotNews
Internet dating may be popular, but not in Iran, where it’s been reported that 68 men and women to have been taken to prison after they were caught attempting to date online. The website creators have also been charged.
An American man is facing a 30-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting and killing a 13-year-old he met on the Intranet.
This case has been widely cited to encourage Washington to create a kids domain on the Internet. Now is the tricky part.
An Australian Institute poll has found that 84 per cent of teenage boys and 60 per cent of teenage girls have been exposed to Internet pornography. But it’s not all accidental – around 40 per cent of boys deliberately searched for the material.
Apple’s File Maker Pro database has come under a lot of scrutiny lately after it was found that its structure allowed search engines like Google to pick up information that is easily accessible from the databases. Others attached to the web server, have led to confidential passwords and usernames being found on the web.
Intel has released the startling new Centrino chip, designed for the mobile and portable market. Laptops mostly carried chips similar to their desktop brethren, but that caused heat and space issues. The new Centrino is low voltage and includes an onboard wireless device.
HotSites
- nzfortress.co.nz
- The New Zealand gaming community are a close-knit, patriotic bunch and nzfortress is where many of them head when preparing for online battles. If you’re into online gaming, then this site is a good place to visit.Apparently there are regular competitions between the Kiwis and Aussies. I wonder if the Swiss will have a go too.
- abc.net.au/gameon
- Aunty is trying a games foray with a selection of clever flash online games that are not only inventive, but also have community messages behind them. You can be Kelman, who saves the insect world with tunes from Spiderbait, or Joe the Platypus, rushing through mazes to save the town’s water supply (how timely). There are more, and they’re all at your friendly ABC site.
- www.issg.org/database/welcome
- The global invasive species database tracks flora and fauna that have taken over the planet with detailed information, background and scientific names. It’s well done and very comprehensive. And you’ll find out why you should dislike Indian Minahs.
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