S Anand

Some sites with good cracks, thanks to Alok: astalavista.box.sk, wtcracks.com, kickme.to/FOSI, bannerkillers.cjb.net, and start.at/these.urls.first

PC prices are crashing. Open source hardware could possibly accelerate that.

Drefus’ book on hacking, Underground, is available online.

Windows Media Player 8 lets you convert audio & video files into its new format. It compresses better than MP3, apparantly.

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With the US economy slowing down, the need for technology workers has dropped 44%. Those with H1-B visas, and body shoppers, are facing the brunt.

After seeing how costly it is to detect hacking, and the fact that anything you say can be logged against you, one wonders if being online is worth it. If you’ve got a permanent Internet connection, keep it switched off.

Agentland is a portal for online agents — somewhat like Apps.com

The preview release of Internet Explorer 6 is out.

BIFR has a website. Their ‘Hearing Schedule’ section is a useful way of keeping up with what companies are in trouble. I’m surprised to see Dunlop India (West Bengal) on the list. Currently, the site does not have the actual decisions. Maybe soon.