Saturday, September 11, 2004

Fear drives "Longhorn"
When Microsoft's future operating system, code named "Longhorn,'" finally does rear its head, it may be a bit more anti-social than you'd prefer. According to a story on CNET's news.com, Microsoft is building in provisions to block out all those little giggly attachy things (like iPods) that we all seem to so love. The IT side of computing has expressed a huge concern over the security risks posed by these externally attached devices so MS is giving them a way to shut them out.

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