What Is Kerberos?
Kerberos was developed at MIT in the 1980s. It was named after the three-headed watchdog in classical Greek mythology that guards the gates to Hades.
Stories by Russell Kay
Testing the Expensive Monitors
Don't worry about the cost. Lie to your boss and the purchasing department. Lose the paperwork. Just go ahead and order one of those 18-in. flat-panel desktop monitors, then sit back and enjoy the view.
Life After Win 2k
The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) is Microsoft Corp.'s annual bash for hardware makers. There, it talks about what's coming up and how developers can design new hardware to take advantage of new capabilities. It's one of the best places to learn about Microsoft's future directions for Windows
Looking beyond Win 2K - what can you expect?
The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) is Microsoft's annual bash for hardware developers, where they discuss what's coming up and how these developers will have to design their new hardware to take advantage of new operating system capabilities.
Looking Beyond Win 2k
The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) is Microsoft Corp.'s annual bash for hardware developers, where they discuss what's coming up and how these developers will have to design their new hardware to take advantage of new operating system capabilities.
Wireless Technology Promises Smarter Packages
Just as the optical laser scanner revolutionized grocery shopping, a new technology from Motorola Inc. promises to take that kind of identification and control to a new level, applying it to nearly anything that can be printed or have a label stuck on it. The basic idea is a new take on wireless, radio-frequency identification (RFID), a technology that's been around for years.
What if No One Came to Comdex?
Spring Comdex 2000, held in Chicago, was one of the strangest trade shows I've been at in a long time. Remember, this carries the Comdex (short for Computer Dealers Exposition) moniker that's also given to the biggest, most complete computer show in the country - Fall Comdex in Las Vegas. Spring Comdex has always been kind of a poor relation that never really caught on. In recent years the show has been getting smaller and less predictable as increasing numbers of vendors have opted to stay away.
Apps Provide Lure For New Digicams
Yes, you can go ahead and buy one if you want to. That's my answer to one of the questions I'm asked most frequently as a reviewer: Is it time to buy a digital camera? The next question, of course, is, Which one? There's a magical and seemingly universal appeal to digital photography that other types of peripherals and digital gear just don't seem to have.
Low-End Laptops, and an Excel Extra
Just a year or two ago, many organizations were starting to replace significant numbers of desktop computers with laptops. But that was before the $500 business desktop computer. Still, if you really need a computer to go -- and lots of folks do -- there's no substitute for a notebook computer, even though there may not be much money available to buy one.
Linux Lives, Microsoft Maps
I've been curious about Linux for a long time, and I've actually received a number of copies of it from various distributors during the past several years. But somehow, it never made it to the top of my project pile.
Authentication: Who Are You?
Who are you? Do you belong here? What rights do you have? And how do I know you're who you say you are?
A First Peek at the Newest Windows
Since its 1996 launch on what was then called the Handheld PC, Windows CE has been the poor stepchild of Microsoft Corp.'s family of operating systems, designed for an ever-changing succession of small, out-of-the-mainstream computers that never quite caught on.
Win 2k Pro: I Want It, but I'll Wait
I've been working with Windows 2000 for a year now in various beta releases, and most recently with the final, go-to-market code, all direct from Microsoft Corp. and factory-installed on new systems. I've written about my conclusions and reservations, primarily concerning the server and advanced server versions and what they mean for enterprises and their networks. One area I haven't discussed until now is my experience with the desktop client, Windows 2000 Professional.
Review Shows Win 2000 Desktop No Easy Upgrade
I've been working with Windows 2000 for a year now in various beta releases, and most recently with the final, go-to-market code, all direct from Microsoft Corp. and factory-installed on new systems. I've written about my conclusions and reservations, primarily concerning the server and advanced server versions and what they mean for enterprises and their networks. One area I haven't discussed until now is my experience with the desktop client, Windows 2000 Professional.
Number, Please: Dates, Times, Area Codes...
One of the original goals of this column was to call attention to little-known but really useful utilities - the kind that make you wonder how you ever got along without them. This week, I offer two programs that make a difference in my work and may be helpful to readers. And just to round out the picture, there's a new piece of hardware that means well but in the end doesn't prove very useful.