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Reports the computer hacking attempts in Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 computer operating systems. Features of the server firewall protection developed by Network 1 Security Solutions Inc. for the systems; Comments on installing virus-protection applications.

Details tips that can make transition of Windows 2000 operating systems as easy as possible. Available versions of the system; Hardware compatibility needed for the computer; Significance of testing its software compatibility; Three ways of reinstalling application after the upgrade when using Windows 95 or 98.

The article reports on an infection-fighting bandage that would become the basis for the company FM Wound Care. Topics mentioned include nitric-oxide-infused bandages and wound dressings developed by the company to reduce the risk of infection, the sale of metal and synthetic implants maker Pioneer Surgical Technology, and bionavigators hired by the SmartZone to help FM Wound Care and other companies through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval process.

Presents the questions an information systems manager should ask when hiring a client/server integrator. Experience with the type of project; Financial position; Policy on retaining employees on projects; Project expansion; Hardware and telecommunications skills; Backup resources; Self-management and audit practices. INSET: A word about certification (quality), by Seamus Hatch..

Provides information and advice on how to control BLOBs (Binary Large Objects), which are large single files of noncharacter data. How data BLOBs can eat network bandwidth and network storage space; Where BLOBs come from; How to identify symptoms; Different sized BLOBs; Why the best place to control BLOBs is at their source; How to control BLOBS.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Red Pipe Line Into Our Defense Plants," in the October 18, 1952 issue, "He Made the Coast See Red," in the October 25, 1952 issue, and "I Leave 'Em Laughing in Tokyo," in the October 18, 1952 issue.

Presents humorous cartoons depicting lunch hour at a restaurant.

Provides information on Corel Co. computer company. Details on the demise of the company's merger with Borland/Imprise and the financial support that Corel received for cash flow; How the Corel's planned merger with Caldera and SCO will affect Corel's operations; Description of Whatiflinux, an application manager for personal and distributed systems.

Focuses on virtual private networks (VPN). Comments on the N+I 2001 event in Las Vegas, Nevada; Methods of VPN deployment; Problem of creating real quality of service across the Internet fabric; Telecommunication carriers that use Voice over Internet Protocol for a healthy fraction of their toll calls.

Asks what will make Linux operating system win at desktop computers. Other operating systems in the freeware model; Dangers to Linux organizations; What dictated pace of change in Linux.

Reports on some of the products featured at the CeBIT 2001 computer exhibition in Hannover, Germany. Description on the digital video disc+ RW format; Information on the UltraSPARC III and the SuperScalar V9-based system from Sun Microsystems which surround the 64x64bit central processing unit; Other products featured in the event.

Interviews coder Richard Stallman about the Linux operating system. His perception of the free software movement; Why he urges people to call the system GNU/Linux; Danger posed by the blurring of free with non-free software.

Reports on the 2001 LinuxWorld Expo (LWE) held at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. Highlights of the exposition; Commitments made by IBM to Linux operating system; Success of IBM AIX system.

Focuses on the state of the Linux operating system after the boom in the Internet industry in the United States. Problems associated with the kernel development of operating systems; Distribution problems encountered by Red Hat for its Linux operating systems.

Presents information on the status of computer software and biotechnology patents in the United States as of December 2000. Views on biocomputing technology; Relations between a patent and an intellectual property.

Discusses the investment of Microsoft Corp. to Corel company as of October 2000. Cost of the investment; Views on the investment.

Describes how the speed of changes in computer technology affects employees and entrepreneurs in the industry. Illustration on the changes in the industry brought about by technological innovations; Samples of computer software and programs which lost their markets after competitors arrived; Market status of Linux computer operating system.

Interviews Larry Augustin, chief executive officer of VA Linux Systems company. Changes in the computer industry; Operating system software launched; Move of Suns Microsystems to support Linux.

Provides information on technologies shown and deals made at the year 2000 LinuxWorld Expo held in San Jose, California. Linux for handheld IBM S390 computer; Sun Microsystems allegiance with LinuxCare; Information on Gnome Foundation.

Deals with the problems facing Corel company in the United States. Investment received by the company; Reason for the failure of the company's merger with Borland/Imprise; Products of the company which compete with Microsoft company's computer software products; Discussion on the efforts of Corel to save itself from bankruptcy.

Comments on the ruling of a judge on a case regarding the divestiture of Microsoft in the U.S. Impact of the legal proceedings on the stock market; Views on Microsoft; Information on the use of Microsoft application in computer publishing.

Discusses the difficulty of tracking the distributions of Linux computer operating system. Versions of Linux; Levels of interoperability of Free Standards Group and Linux distributions; Differences and commonality of Linux distribution; Levels of interoperability.

Highlights the Comdex/Spring-Linux Business Expo in Chicago, Illinois in 2000. Prediction of Ed Zander on the evolution of the Internet; Information on Corel's Office 2000 suite released at the Expo; Keynote speaker.

Provides information on open source and the Linux/GNU project in 1995. Process of developing the Linux kernel code; Description of the open source projects; Compatibility of Linux, a computer operating system.

Narrates the author's experience in installing a cable television data modem for Internet connectivity offered by Comcast Cable. Importance of cable modems; Information on the @Home service of Comcast Cable; Problems faced before and after the installation.

Highlights the LinuxWorld 2000 show at the Jacob Javitts Convention Center in New York City, New York held in January 2000. Speech by Linus Trovalds, head of Linux; Information on Transmeta's software-morphing central processing unit called Crusoe.

Comments on the performance of Linux computer operating system. Comparison of Linux with Microsoft Windows; Dominance of Microsoft Windows in the computer industry.

Examines the market potential of VA Linux company. Estimated size of the market the company could capture; Discussion on how the company will compete with Microsoft Corp.; Analysis on areas of marketing and product promotion to which VA Linux is lacking; Marketing strategies of Microsoft Corp.

Compares the Comdex Computer Show with Linux Business Expo, both events were held in 1999. Reason for going to Comdex; Topics that were discussed at the Comdex Computer Show; Computer products that were launched at the show.

Comments on the release of the source to Solaris 8 by Sun. Variations of Solaris distributions; Strengths of Microsoft; Probable number of Intel/AMD/Alike machines in active service.

Focuses on the acquisition of StarOffice by Sun and the capitalization of Red Hat. What makes many coders wonder about Sun's ability to manage a software business beyond their obvious success with Solaris; Price of Red Hat's capitalization; Highlights of the EnnPlusEye NetWorld+Interop conference.

Highlights two interesting events at the 1999 LinuxWorld trade show in San Jose, California. Creation of a Windows-like task bar and an Explorer-like user interface by Corel company; Details on the interview with Corel company; Companies that participated in the event; Developments on Linux computer operating systems.

Comments on the use of the word fragmentation to refer to Linux operating system. Experience of the author in using Xenix C; Accusations to the author when he used the word fragmentation to Linux; Importance of Linux.

Focuses on the evolution of the culture set by Linux. How to tell when a culture is evolving. Implications of the fragmentation occurring in Linux; Benefits of being an analyst.

Recounts the experience of a computer user who used Caldera OpenLinux operating system in his PCG-CIX Sony portable computer that dual-boots the Red Hat 5.2. Configuration under Red Hat 5.2; Failure of OpenLinux to work.

Argues that the computer router Xylan/Alcatel, a Linux operating systems application, is product suited for open source model of internetwork computing. Factors which hinder the full utilization of Linux in open source model network computing; Suggestions on how Linux could gain a niche in open source network computing.

Explains why Intel-based computer hardware manufacturers have a hard time adjusting to the concept of Linux computer operating system. Discussions on Extremelab microprocessor; Compaq company's support for Linux operating system.

Presents a series of cartoons illustrating the process of haircutting.

A cartoon about a new suit is presented.

This article discusses research about journalism. Linda Ellerbee once commented that journalists will meet a lot of interesting people in journalism, most of them journalists themselves. Few things fascinate journalists more than each other. Put a bunch of them in a room together and the conversation invariably drifts toward open record requests and whether or not anal retentive has a hyphen. Meanwhile, the civilians start frantically searching for the fire escape. Writing a journalism book that appeals to journalists presents as big a challenge as writing a Star Trek book that appeals to trekkies. The core audience of geeks remains stable. Making other people care about journalism, especially in a society where we routinely lose popularity polls to gingivitis, requires a certain level of genius. You must convince people that all this stuff about the right to know and freedom of information is not just what Nat Hentoff called inside baseball. A free press means a free society and what happens within the press, for good or ill, effects what happens within society. The books entered in the Research on Journalism category of the 2003 Sigma Delta Chi Awards have a common thread. They were written for people outside the field to better understand the role of the press, its history and how it influences our perception of our shared reality.