[H]ardNews - Blair's Tech Ed.

Microsoft’s European Problem:

For an indication of how Microsoft is viewed in Europe, one need only recall the recent pie-in-the-face attack on Bill Gates in Brussels, Belgium. An embarrassing moment, to be sure, but nothing compared to the pain the European Union (EU) would like to inflict on the man and his software empire. The EU, through its executive branch that is the European Commission, has been pursuing Microsoft since the late 1990s, building a case to support allegations that it has abused its monopoly power.

Pink Goop And Ingenuity:

In searching for ways to repair damaged shuttles in orbit, NASA engineers have gone back to the future. They have selected a pink goop, mixed in two parts like an epoxy, that has been in use since the 1960s. The heat-resistant material has the consistency of caulk until it cures, when it takes on the rubbery look and feel of a pencil eraser

SuSE Desktop Linux:

SuSE Linux 9.0 adds support for Advanced Micro Devices' 64-bit Athlon processor, allows easier migration from Windows and includes a test version of the latest Linux kernel, said Holger Dryoff, SuSE's general manager of Americas. The company is the largest Linux distributor in Europe. It competes with Red Hat, IBM and smaller Linux distributors in the United States

Identifying Software:

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed software that is able to identify computer users by their individual, distinct typing styles. This 'behaviometric' technology may one-day be part of security systems to prevent unauthorised users from gaining access to computers and sensitive data.