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Complex Math Makes E-Commerce More Secure
- A little-used encryption scheme does the heavy math so your smartcard doesn't have to. But it's getting a lukewarm reception. [Wired News]
Computerized Taxi Dispatch Eases Congestion
- At the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, computers call the cabs. [Wired News]
Conquering Codephobia
- JavaScript was billed as a simple, accessible way for non-engineers to program - but it isn't. Paul Boutin on the need for a better common language. [Wired News]
Consortium Segregates the Bus
- The I2O, a group developing a new computer bus specification, is charging US$5,000 for membership. Smaller developers see it as a move to kill the free software community. [Wired News]
Cooling Off to the Sound of Sound
- Sound waves can generate a cool breeze. They can also help clear the air of noxious chemicals such as Freon. [Wired News]
CopNet Coming to a Precinct Near You
- Although law-enforcement agencies have been slow to adopt high-tech tools, a new, secured case-sharing network looks to bring them into the Internet age in real time. [Wired News]
Copper's So Cool It's Hot
- IBM's not alone in this quest for smaller, faster, cheaper chips. [Wired News]
Corporate Push, or How to Spoon-Feed Workers
- A legion of small push-technology vendors are tying together disparate data sources so employees don't have to scramble for essential information, or whatever else the boss deems useful. [Wired News]
Covering Your Tracks via a Helping Hand
- A new Lucent application helps users remain anonymous on the Web. That is, if you trust Lucent. [Wired News]
Crack a Mac For Fun and Profit
- More than 24,000 people have tried to break into a Swedish Mac server this week. The bait: a cash reward. [Wired News]
Crackers Shuffle Cash With Quicken, ActiveX
- If you are one of the 9 million people who run the Quicken home finance package, steer clear of the Chaos Computer Club. [Wired News]
Cracking Enjoys Renaissance in Eastern Europe
- Former Communist countries have more important things to worry about than teenagers breaking into the Pentagon. Which explains a rash of recent attacks. [Wired News]
Craft Takes Kids on Nomadic Desert Trek
- A US university robot set to roam the Chilean desert will bring Mars a little closer to home. [Wired News]
Creating Anonymous Sites That Can't Be Revoked
- Taking advantage of one of the Net's oldest and most venerable services, the Eternity server can stash Web content in the anonymous folds of cyberspace. [Wired News]
Critics: Java Standards Proposal Substandard
- Tech giants such as Microsoft and Intel oppose the terms Sun is seeking to put the language under the control of an international standards group. [Wired News]
Critics: Redmond Blows Browser Smoke
- Microsoft has told the Justice Department that Windows and many other applications will "break" without certain components of Internet Explorer. That just isn't the case, say developers. [Wired News]
Crypto Kid Fan Heeds PGP Hero: Cease and Desist
- A gentle warning from Phil Zimmermann was 'akin to talking to God' for a 16-year-old crypto programmer. [Wired News]
Cyber Promotions Attack Was the Real Thing
- Incredibly, one of the Net's most despised spammers used obvious server passwords such as "SECRET." Last week, a cracker shared the file with the world. [Wired News]
Cyber Promotions Hack May Be Hoax
- The day after a cracker posted the password file of spamming firm Cyber Promotions to Usenet, doubts arise as to the authenticity of the file itself. [Wired News]
CyberHome 2000: Some Assembly Required
- Intel and ComputerLife want to show you your future home. But with bugs in the system, you'd better bring your imagination. [Wired News]
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