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The Chronicle's Wired Campus Newsletter

THE WIRED CAMPUS
January 14 & 17
A service of The Chronicle of Higher Education

FROM THE CHRONICLE:

"Anonymous Blogger Who Revealed Details of Apple's $499 Machine
Is Identified as Harvard Freshman"
The anonymous blogger who first reported that Apple Computer
would release a $499 Mac -- spoiling Steve Jobs's surprise and
attracting a lawsuit by the company -- turns out to be a Harvard
University freshman.
<http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2005/01/2005011405n.htm>


A LOOK AT OTHER SOURCES:

"Texas Seeks Millions From Major 'Spam' Operation"
The office of Texas' attorney general has filed suit against a
student at the University of Texas at Austin who is accused of
running one of the largest junk e-mail operations on the Web.
(Reuters)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=3D20050114a>

"Internet2 Consortium Sets New Internet Speed Record"
Researchers working on Internet2's high-speed research network
have set a new "land-speed record" for Internet-data
transmission, sending more than 7 gigabits of material over
about 20,000 kilometers in one second. (InformationWeek)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=3D20050114b>

"Oracle to PeopleSoft: The Pink Slip's in the Mail"
As Oracle makes over PeopleSoft, the business-software company
it recently acquired, in its own image, it plans to jettison up
to 6,000 employees -- by sending them pink slips in the mail.
(CNET)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=3D20050114c>

"Bowling Green State U. Students Power Down to Conserve Energy"
Environmentally conscious students at Bowling Green State
University are campaigning to persuade students and professors
to conserve energy by turning off their computers and other
electrical devices more frequently.  (The Toledo Blade)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=3D20050114d>

"New Games Lab for University"
The University of Paisley, in Scotland, has opened a new
laboratory where students can learn to write video games for the
popular PlayStation 2 system. (Evening Times)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=3D20050114d>

"Peer-to-Peer 'Seeders' Could Be Targeted"
A new technique can potentially help law-enforcement officers or
copyright owners track down computer users who distribute
copyrighted works over the latest peer-to-peer software
networks. (NewScientist.com)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=3D20050117a>

"Computer Worm Exploits Tsunami to Spread Virus"
A computer worm is being spread through a spam e-mail message
that asks people to donate money to victims of last month's
tsunami in the Indian Ocean. (Reuters)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=3D20050117c>

"Power Outage Knocks LiveJournal Blogs Offline"
A free service that many college students and others use to run
their personal Web logs went offline for about 24 hours after a
power failure on Friday evening. (eWeek)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=3D20050117d>

"Ancient Rock Carvings Go Online"
Archaeologists from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, in
northern England, are building a Web site featuring 6,000 images
of prehistoric rock carvings, including some 250 discovered
during a two-and-a-half year search of moorlands nearby. (BBC
News)
<http://chronicle.com/temp/rd.php?id=3D20050117e>


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