Los Angeles rejects master and slave disk labelling

Los Angeles County has asked computer equipment manufacturers and suppliers to stop using the common terms 'master' and 'slave' to denote primary and secondary hard drives. The request follows a complaint to the county's Office of Affirmative Action Compliance (OAAC) and has met with a mixed response. In a memo seen by Reuters, the OAAC's division manager of purchasing and contract services Joe Sandoval wrote, 'Based on the cultural diversity and sensitivity of Los Angeles County, this is not an acceptable identification label. ...more

Buffalo announces two new 802.11g wireless products

Buffalo has announced two new 802.11g, 54Mbit/sec wireless products for extending a wireless network. First up is the the AirStation WLI-TX1-G54 [left], which plugs into any device with an Ethernet port to provide wireless access. ...more

Borland back to better health

The year 2000 proved profitable for Borland. It's posted its fourth-quarter financial results and, for the third consecutive time, it's announced quarterly operating profits. For the quarter, revenues were $50. ...more

Apple Camps for kids come to the UK

Apple's two UK shops in London and Birmingham are hosting Apple Camps for children over the summer holidays. Each camp provides an opportunity for children and their families to participate in activities including hands-on learning, and 'doing cool stuff on Macs'. Campers complete their own projects that they can take home on CD or DVD. ...more

Thirteen arrested for downloading child pornography

Police raids throughout England and Scotland today have resulted in the arrest of 13 people. In what is thought to be the UK's largest operation of its kind, 13 police forces, co-ordinated by the Metropolitan Police Paedophile Unit, seized 27 computers and photographic, video and magazine material, in addition to the arrests. Grampian, Derbyshire, Merseyside, Humberside, Hertfordshire, Thames Valley, West Yorkshire, Avon and Somerset, Bedfordshire, Lancashire, Devon and Cornwall, Sussex and London's Metropolitan forces were involved. ...more