Stories by Brian Livingston

US tech staff: enough already?

Many in the tech industry feel that more programmers should be allowed to immigrate to the United States to fill jobs. Others feel that the US educational system, augmented by employee self-training, is producing an adequate supply of new software developers.

Problems in Windows with your CD-ROM?

Reader Gerry Ching reports that upgrading to Windows Me, Windows 2000 and some other new products can cause some of your CD-ROM drive features not to work.

Windows XP: New OS means eXtra profits

Microsoft announced in Seattle on February 13 its next operating system upgrade: Windows XP. As you may have heard by now, this will become the next consumer version of Windows. It will replace Windows Me but is based on the more stable Windows 2000 code base.

Readers' tips on security, USB mice, floppies and more

I've written recently about security risks for Microsoft Windows users when connected to the Internet. Reader Eric Pogroski points to a feature of Windows 2000 that can help. You can shut off your "always-on" Net connection when not in use.

Rid your system of Trojan horse

In the past few weeks, you may have heard about a new Trojan horse. It silently installs itself along with ordinary software. It can then send personal data about you via the Internet back to a master server.

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