HP gets serious about thin-client PCs
IDG.Net -"This is another sign that we know this is a multi-billion dollar market," and one that HP intends to capitalize on, said Brent Remai, product manager for HP's thin-client division.

Is the Linux revolution over?
MSNBC - It appears Linus Torvalds has a handler, which must mean this whole Linux thing is mainstream — so forget about the revolution and get back to work...

Now, Linux gets its own credit card
NEWS.COM - Benjamin Cox, founder of the Linux Fund, will offer people credit cards emblazoned with the Linux penguin mascot. The non-profit effort will channel proceeds toward worthy open-source development projects.

Bill Joy details pros, cons of open source
MSNBC - Saying they share a common enemy, Sun Microsystems Inc.’s chief scientist Bill Joy told open source advocates that they must work together.

Inside Look at Intel's upcoming PC-on-a-chip
ZDNet - Intel Corp. is developing a single silicon chip that will contain the usual central processing unit plus all of the essential controllers and interfaces for a PC.

Feds take on Linux
Federal Computer Week - Linux, the Unix-like operating system that has been a computer scientist's plaything for the better part of a decade, is beginning to get some serious attention from federal agencies.

DSL set-top box squeezes 400 TV channels, phone calls, and Web access onto a regular phone line
PC World - Could you possibly get TV and the Web transmitted through your phone line? Consumers in Hartwell, Georgia are participating in a pilot study of a new technology that lets them do just that.

Following the Microsoft Money Trail
Anchordesk - Does Microsoft want out of the software business? I've tracked every single investment it has made over the last year and it sure looks that way. Come inside to see the full list, to learn why it is investing so heavily in Internet access and to understand what Microsoft is really up to.

Who Put the Dot in Dot Com?
InternetWorld - Scott McNealy on why Sun is a true Net leader (and Microsoft is not).

Earn Cash While You Surf - No Action Required
NEWSBYTES - Surf the Web. Write letters. Check your e-mail. Then cash your check for surfing the Web, writing letters and checking e-mail.

IDC says the momentum behind Linux continues to build
InfoWorld - Linux is continuing to gain momentum among both large and small business users, and may sustain that growth with the cautious acceptance of Windows 2000.

Webtop Interface Makes UNIX Friendlier
PC World - Through the Webtop you can use UnixWare 7 applications even if you have no UnixWare 7 know-how. Webtop administrators will control which applications are available to users, who will get a custom set of programs.

Using Linux as Network Glue
LinuxPlanet - In this ipchains based example we see how to use a cheap Linux box as a router and firewall.

The Red Eye basks in the Sun
Redherring - The Red Eye has always thought Sun to be the coolest company, and we recently spent an afternoon in Palo Alto reminding ourselves why.

Sun details 'MAJC' appliance chip
InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems on Tuesday fleshed out some technical details for its Microprocessor Architecture for Java Computing (MAJC), which it hopes will be used to power a new class of networked appliances for accessing music, video, and other media-rich content from the Internet.

Nightmare on Net Street
Fortune - Gary Steele thought he'd found a winning startup. He was wrong. It took a year of soul-searching to set it right.

Corel Offers Rentable Applications
PC World - Software vendor allows users to pay by the month. Will Microsoft do the same?

Can GNOME build a better desktop?
MSNBC - Miguel de Icaza, leader of the open-source GNOME desktop project, this week previewed code that surpasses many of the sophisticated interoperability features of Macintosh and Windows systems.

Report: PlayStation to land Jan. 23
ZDNet - While Dreamcast machine will hit U.S. shelves Sept. 9 at a much more affordable $199, analysts have predicted that the PlayStation 2 will become the giant in the market.

IBM targets Linux with free motherboard design
IDG.net - IBM's Microelectronics division is offering for free the design for a PowerPC motherboard that runs Linux.

Four New Technologies That Will Kill Your PC
Anchordesk - Don't get too attached to that computer on your desktop. In the next 10 years the burdensome PC will go the way of the horse-and-buggy, the pet rock and the eight track.

Surf 'incognito' for $5 a month
ZDNet - A California startup this week will unveil a $5-a-month service that will allow users to surf the Web and send e-mail anonymously.

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