One of the world's top spammers arrested

A 27-year-old man described as one of the world's top spammers was arrested Wednesday, a development that federal authorities said could lead to an immediate, perceptible decrease in the amount of junk e-mail winging its way across the Web.

Robert Alan Soloway has been hated for a long time all over the net. See specially http://www.solowaysucks.net/

“Soloway used networks of compromised computers called "botnets" to send out unsolicited bulk e-mails urging people to use his Internet marketing company to advertise their products. People who clicked on a link in the e-mail were directed to his Web site, where he advertised two types of services. In one, he would agree to send out as many as 20 million e-mail advertisements over 15 days for $495, the indictment said”.

U.S. Government Bans Vista, Office 2007

Microsoft (MSFT) has run into trouble with a major customer over Vista: The U.S. Department of Transportation has banned Windows Vista, Office 2007, and Internet Explorer 2007, InformationWeek reports. The newly revealed policy forbidding installation of Microsoft's latest software has been in place since mid-January.

From Business 2.0

We at Stockholm College also think Office 2007 isn’t as good as Office 2003. Therefore we still have our ICDL courses mainly in Office 2003. But of course you are able to use any office product you prefer.

Read more about our ICDL courses.

RSS in Plain English

Are you reading this blog in the "new" or the "old" way?



"We made this video for our friends (and yours) that haven't yet felt the power of our friend the RSS reader. We want to convert people and if you know someone who would love RSS and hasn't yet tried it, point them here for 3.5 minutes".

Microsoft next generation authoring tools

What happened to FrontPage?

After nine years of being an web authoring tool, FrontPage will be discontinued in late 2006.

Two brand-new application building and Web authoring tools using the latest technologies: Office SharePoint Designer 2007 for the enterprise information workers and Expression Web for the professional Web designer.


1. Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007: Automate your business processes and build efficient applications on top of the SharePoint platform, and tailor your SharePoint site to your needs in an IT-managed environment.

2. Microsoft Expression Web: Take advantage of the best of dynamic Web site design, enabling you to design, develop, and maintain exceptional standards-based Web sites.

If you still is using Frontpage, you find some some documentation here

About recycling electronics...

From Basel Action Network

www.ban.org

Computer support

A computer can make miracles, but what happens when you need support

I found this at http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/

Share your presentations and slideshows

World's Best Presentation Contest has taken place on slideshare. SlideShare is a place to share and discover presentations and slideshows. Here you can

• Upload your presentations files
• Share with a link, or embedded on your blog
• View others presentations
• Tag and comment

Here are the winner chosen by the judges



http://www.slideshare.net/jbrenman/shift-happens-33834/1

The Top 25 Web Hoaxes and Pranks from PC World

"These online spoofs and shams have made the rounds on Web sites and through e-mail. Perhaps you even believed one or two of them yourself".

Read more in PC World

More web office applications

More and more web services help you create office documents directly on the Web. Earlier I wrote that Google Docs expands with Power Point.

The blog “Digital Inspiration” writes about a service called trailfire.com that helps you create a live slide show of web pages.

Another ICDL blog tip

ICDL Canada also has an ICDL blog. Just as Stockholm College.