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Pete Rojas has broken with Nick Denton, leaving gizmodo to join Jason Calacanis in starting engadget.
Started getting this one in the mail yesterday: w32.beagle.k. Only a danger for Windows (w32 = Windows 32 bit,) but everyone can receive it and spread it. The only thing of note here is that it spoofs some sort of "management" account on the domain it is sending to, and warns that your email account is about to be shut down. That's a pretty good ploy. So, obviously, don't believe any email messages coming from management@, administration@, staff@, noreply@, support@ digitalmediatree.com.
The tip off should be that the "fix" for the non existent email account problem (i.e., the virus) is included as an attachment you are supposed to open. No real support staff would distribute a patch this way. A real email would direct you to a web page where you would download the patch.
I need to learn more about this, but it seems like TowerStream offers fixed wireless broadband (up to 6Mb/sec!!!!) in NYC (100% coverage in Manhattan.) Prices look pretty good: fully synchronous 1.5 Mb/sec for $499 a month. Even better, they can apparently have you up and running in a couple of days (try getting a full T1 from the phone company in a couple days! Yeah right!)
I'm a little curious I haven't heard of them before.
Apparently you can tweak the iTunes visualizer. Not that you'd be messing with that during the work day of course.