NetFlash: SETI@Home project ends; no E.T., but the technology continues

The SETI@Home project brought together millions of PCs around the world for a single purpose: find signs of intelligent life… out there. But the service is now morphing into something else, something that one might argue is a bit more practical for those of us on this planet. SETI @ Home project ends; no E.T., but the technology continues http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/121505-seti-home.html?net&story=ET

The SETI@Home project brought together millions of PCs around the world for a single purpose: Find signs of intelligent life… out there. But the service is now morphing into something else, something that one might argue is a bit more practical for those of us on this planet.

SETI@Home project ends; no E.T., but the technology continues

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/121505-seti-home.html?net&story=ET

Friday Edition: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

IT analyst Terry Shannon may be gone, but the Web has not forgotten. Paris Hilton makes this week’s GBU. The quote of the week reveals how the Soviets used to deal with end users who stepped out of line. And the cartoon shows what life might be like without a BlackBerry. You can find it all on our Friday Edition, which will be up on Saturday and Sunday, too.

http://www.networkworld.com/?net&story=home

On Dasher! New malware targets Microsoft users

Just in time for the holidays, a worm called Dasher has hit the Internet. The malicious software, which primarily targets Windows 2000 systems, is one of three new attacks targeting Microsoft’s software that has emerged in the past 24 hours. Two other recently posted attacks can crash or gum up Internet Explorer.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/121505-dasher-worm.html?net&story=121505-dasher-worm

Standards on the way for encrypting data on tape, disk

Proposed standards for protecting data on disk or tape are gathering steam within the IEEE and could be supported in products as soon as next year, according to proponents.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/121505-tape-encryption.html?net&story=121505-tape-encryption

Google, Microsoft, Sun team to fund Internet lab at UC Berkeley

The University of California at Berkeley Thursday announced it is launching an Internet research laboratory with the help of some very wealthy friends.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/121505-rad-lab.html?net&story=121505-rad-lab

Cool Tools Video: Keith vs. the intern

Cool Tools host Keith Shaw challenges Network World’s intern to a knockdown, drag-out Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 match. Who will go home a winner and who will just go home?

http://www.networkworld.com/video/1212ct-dance.html?net&story=1212ct-dance

Today on Layer 8, God bless us, everyone:

SETI@Home ends its six-year mission; EVault announces Data Turkey Award winners; the metadata you want to plug into your Web pages; and “The Office” star lands top podcast honors; and all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8