Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Technology New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Don't Mess with 'Melissa' - Part virus, part spam, "Melissa" is lying in wait for MS Outlook users. But software security experts say it's easy for users to stop her cold. [Wired News]   Down Under and Out of Reach - RSA Data Security Australia neatly skirts a US government chokehold on crypto exports -- and snags two leading engineers in the bargain. By James Glave. [Wired News]   Dr. Robot, Report to the OR - A new heart surgery procedure using remote-controlled robotics could help heart surgery patients to heal faster and feel less pain. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   Dressed to the 9-9-99s - Is 9-9-99 a significant problem date for the world's computers or a non-event being exploited by the power industry to calm doomsayer fears? By James Glave. [Wired News]   Drug Calms Pitter-Pattering Hearts - A drug used to treat irregular heartbeat proves to be highly effective in a recent study. It offers options other than the standard electrical shock treatment. [Wired News]   Drug Helps Kick the Habit - French scientists have developed a drug that stimulates the pleasure center and reduces the craving for cigarettes and cocaine. [Wired News]   Drug Revives Failed Hearts - Congestive heart failure hospitalizes hundreds of thousands of people every year. Now doctors think a kidney drug can bring tired hearts back from the brink. [Wired News]   Drug Targets Early Breast Cancer - A new drug has been shown to increase cancer survival rates. The FDA will decide whether to approve it as the new first-line breast cancer treatment. [Wired News]   Dyslexia Found in Genetic Jungle - An international team has found a gene to go with dyslexia, a common brain condition that can cause problems with reading and writing. [Wired News]   E-Books Taking Shape - A new standard for creating electronic books should give authors and manufacturers a sense of stability as the nascent market tries to mature. [Wired News]   E-Books: Read 'em and Keep - Adobe's new encryption technology protects copyrights and boosts the struggling market for digital text, while Fatbrain tries to help writers find an audience. Jennifer Sullivan and Leander Kahney report from San Francisco. [Wired News]   E-Books: The Next Killer App - For 50 years, tech gurus have promised that the next invention will make paper books obsolete. But the buzz on e-books at Seybold means this time, the hour may be nigh. Leander Kahney reports from San Francisco. [Wired News]   E-Commerce Hole Exposed - Security experts have uncovered a hole in e-commerce software from Microsoft that can expose sensitive information such as names, addresses, and credit card numbers. [Wired News]   E-Commerce Sites: Open Sesame? - Microsoft is scrambling to fix a significant flaw in its Internet Information Server that could open e-commerce sites to remote control by crackers. By Niall McKay. [Wired News]   EBay Browser Tracks Auctions - A new Web browser designed specifically for eBay users lets buyers and sellers keep track of multiple bidding wars at once. You'll never miss an auction again. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   EMFs: Are Kids More Vulnerable? - The decades-long controversy over whether electric and magnetic fields cause leukemia in children continues with new evidence of a possible connection. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   EMI to Sell CDs on Demand - Coming to a music store near you: kiosks that download tunes and spit out freshly minted CDs at your request. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]   Earth's Oceans Washing Away? - The planet's oceans are slowly draining into the Earth's interior. Within a billion years they could disappear completely, just as they have on Mars. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   Electric Gene Therapy Approved - A new cancer therapy that uses an electric pulse to aid in the injection of DNA into tumors is ready for use in Europe. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   Electronic Ink Makes Its Mark - The first thin, flexible display based on electronic ink technology made a splash at a JCPenney store on Monday. Though it looks like a regular store poster, it can be updated using the Internet. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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