And also today (15-May-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. USB 2.0 in XP after all, sort of Microsoft will now support USB 2. ...more

Workers to cost business ?7bn Net shopping at work this Christmas

Businesses could lose more than ?7 billion in the run-up to Christmas as employees waste company time browsing the Internet for presents, employment experts said on Monday. Lured by increasingly sophisticated websites designed to keep consumers online for as long as possible, more than two million people took up Internet shopping in the past 12 months, the Employment Law Advisory Services (ELAS) said. It calculated the potential cost in lost company time by estimating an average of half an hour a day spent shopping online at an average hourly wage of 12. ...more

Sub-?1000 LCD projector ready for June

Epson is to launch a ?999 inc. VAT projector in June. Digital projectors have been verging towards crossing the ?1,000 barrier for a couple of months now, but it looks like Epson has finally cracked it with the EMP-S1. ...more

Forty-seven new broadband exchanges

BT has confirmed broadband ready-for-service dates for another 43 exchanges, though potential users will have to wait until February or March to get connected. ADSL will be available on the following dates from the listed exchanges. ? 25th February 2004:, Galston, Leven, Lochgelly, New Mills ? 10 March 2004:, Billinge, Hale, Hightown (LV), Manor Park, Moore, Rainford ? 17 March 2004:, New Oakley, Stewarton ? 24 March 2004:, Ballingry, Girvan ? 14 April 2004:, Bledlow Ridge, Caton, Chrishall, Clifton Hampden, Coln St Aldwyns, Corscombe, Cranfield, Durley, Enstone, Glenrothes South, Goudhurst, Halland, Hatton-on-Lune, Ide Hill, Longparish, Medbourne Green, Mursley, Pencaitland, Perranporth, Petham, Rhu, Rotherfield Greys, Selborne, Sutterton, Weston, Woodchurch, Wormshill ? 21 April 2004: Dollar However, there are still 145 exchanges that have reached their trigger levels, but are awating RFS dates. ...more

Linux is 10

Happy birthday dear kernel... ...more