Microsoft declares itself beyond New Zealand law, refusing to hand police
info on stolen goods. Helping NZ cops good, helping Chinese cops, bad. Hmm:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3954263a10.html
Microsoft to put its EU compliance code for Vista in the first service
pack, some time later this year:
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/1A5148A96F9DEDBACC257276000F34D5
What are Skype doing with your PC BIOS settings and motherboard serial
number, other than filing it away somewhere?:
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37489
Sun's early access version of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) plug-in for
MS Office, available as a free download, in use in Massachusetts now:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070207115330164
And finally. After trials on Mt Cook, the Alpine Wasp unmanned rescue
helicopter is on duty at Mt Everest. Diesel powered, ceiling of 9km :
http://www.gizmag.com.au/go/6793/
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.