Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Technology New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   The Great Code Race - At the RSA Data Security Conference, a cluster of boxes joins a global network of computers to guess a very scrambled message. The bait? Ten grand. James Glave reports from Silicon Valley. [Wired News]   The High Cost of Living Forever - The problem with life extension research isn't a lack of scientific interest. It's just that the people with the money think it's all poppycock. Giovanni McClellan reports from Berkeley, California. [Wired News]   The Home Network, Sans Windows - An alliance of tech heavies will seek a Java-based standard for networking everything and anything that you can plug in, from computers to refrigerators. Microsoft keeps to itself. [Wired News]   The Internet of the Future - Fiber optics. Gigabit routers. The full host of advanced networking technologies are on display at the Internet2 coming-out party. By Christopher Jones. [Wired News]   The Killer Consumer Gossip App - A consortium of technology companies wants to pass buyers' information to every firm that helped build the product. Guess what the privacy advocates say? By James Glave. [Wired News]   The Ladies Who Launch - A space specialist says NASA should use all-female crews to save money. Also: An expedition will try to recover a historic piece of American space flotsam from the Atlantic floor. [Wired News]   The Land of Milk, Honey, Water - An Israeli startup has developed an innovative water purification system that is slaking the thirst of Turkey's quake survivors. Tania Hershman reports from Jerusalem. [Wired News]   The Last Party on Mir? - The last cosmonaut team in Mir's 13-year history will blast off for the ailing station Friday night. Also: Qualcomm and Ericsson enter talks over wireless protocol spat. [Wired News]   The Latest Buzz on Land Mines - US Department of Energy researchers enlist a new squad of daredevils to help locate minefields: honeybees. By Christopher Jones. [Wired News]   The Light That Cracks the Code - Electronic commerce is built atop codes and ciphers that are just about impossible to break mathematically. But a new design for a specialized optical computer throws that assumption to the wind. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   The Lights Will Stay On - North American power utilities tested the massive backup system that will kick in in case of a Y2K failure. The verdict? All systems go. [Wired News]   The Linux Free-for-All - Open-source-software pilgrims touch the garments of their idols and renew their own T-shirt supplies at the first LinuxWorld. Polly Sprenger reports from San Jose, California. [Wired News]   The Little Engine that Might - The Entropy engine sucks heat from the atmosphere to produce nonpolluting power that requires no fuel whatsoever. Skeptics abound. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   The Medium that Made the Game - It was television that tranformed professional football from a nice autumn game into America's most popular spectator sport. And TV's biggest moment in any football season is the Super Bowl. By Steve Kettmann. [Wired News]   The Monster in an X-Box - Can you keep a secret? Well then, you should know that Microsoft is developing a games console. It's strictly hush-hush, so don't breathe a word of this to anyone. [Wired News]   The Music Industry Countdown - Coming up with new music formats and secure technologies is easy compared to agreeing on a standard. The RIAA and friends tackle tough issues on a tight deadline. By Christoper Jones. [Wired News]   The New Bunker Mentality - A data-protection company opens shop in a fortified command center forsaken by the US military. Sounds like a nice place to spend the apocalypse. By Brian Alcorn. [Wired News]   The Next Stage for MP3 - It began as a PC phenomenon. Now, new player devices are moving MP3 music audio into home entertainment. By Christoper Jones. [Wired News]   The Non-Refundable Refund - A year ago, Australian PC buyer Geoffrey Bennett exercised a refund clause in his Windows end-user agreement. Today his actions have launched a grassroots movement and possible allegations of collusion against Microsoft. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   The Office in a Browser - Forget installing applications -- networked software is the future. Sun, Microsoft, and IBM are building Web-based offices that can be accessed from anywhere. By Leander Kahney. [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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