[OPLIN 4cast] 4Cast #93: Passwords…IE 8…Meebo/AOL…Hulu

[Bobbi Galvin]

*4Cast #93: Passwords…IE 8…Meebo/AOL…Hulu*

March 12, 2008

 *1.     Those crazy passwords!*
We have scores of them and most likely, you will forget one. Here are 
some ways to recover if one is lost. Of course, others can use these 
same methods to discover yours, too, so attempting to make them as 
secure as possible is a must.  Perhaps some day, we could get by with 
having only one username and one password...

    * Recover Lost Wi-Fi Passwords with WirelessKeyView
      <http://lifehacker.com/366649/recover-lost-wi+fi-passwords-with-wirelesskeyview>
      (Lifehacker)
    * Archiver Harvesting Google Mail Passwords
      <http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/11/1723206&from=rss>
      (Slashdot)
    * Bringing OpenID <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenID> To The
      Masses: Clickpass
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/clickpass-could-change-the-way-you-surf-the-web/>
      (Techcrunch)
    * Check Your Passwords' Strength at Microsoft's Password Checker
      <http://lifehacker.com/366345/check-your-passwords-strength-at-microsofts-password-checker>
      (Lifehacker)

*2.     IE 8… it’s coming soon*
Microsoft promises that Internet Explorer 8 will default to being 
compliant with web standards. The beta version is set to be released 
during the first quarter of this year. The final version should be 
available by the end of 2008.

    * Microsoft Expands Support for Web Standards
      <http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/mar08/03-03WebStandards.mspx> 
      (Microsoft)
    * Sanity Prevails: IE8 will default to standard-compliant mode
      <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080303-sanity-prevails-ie8-will-default-to-standard-compliant-mode.html>
      (Arstechnica)
    * Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect Talks About A More Compliant
      IE8 <http://mashable.com/2008/03/03/ozzie-ie8/> (Mashable)
    * Microsoft: IE 8 to support standards from the start
      <http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9884688-56.html> (c|net)

*3.    IM Partnership*
meebo <http://blog.meebo.com/about> and AOL are teaming up to add a few 
new tricks to AIM.  The new collaboration is promising to bring a "bunch 
of cool things" to IM.

    * meebo and AOL - partnering up!
      <http://blog.meebo.com/?p=418>(meebo blog)
    * Meebo as a Firefox add-on
      <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5700> (Mozilla)
    * AOL Launches Open AIM 2.0 – The Most Important Social Platform
      Yet? <http://http:/mashable.com/2008/03/05/open-aim/> (Mashable)
    * AOL Gets It Right With Open AIM 2.0 - Embraces Meebo and eBuddy
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/aol-gets-it-right-with-open-aim-20-embraces-meebo-and-ebuddy/>(TechCrunch) 

*4.     TV and Movies on Demand*
According to Reuters, Hulu will debut today. "At launch, Hulu will offer 
full-length episodes of more than 250 TV series from current hits such 
as "The Simpsons" as well as older shows like "Buffy the Vampire 
Slayer." It also will offer 100 movies including "The Big Lebowski" and 
"Mulholland Drive." What does this mean for libraries? If this takes off 
as predicted, just think of all of the additional bandwidth that will be 
needed to support it....

    * Hulu home page <http://www.hulu.com/> (Hulu)
    * Hulu makes public debut, adds Warner Bros shows
      <http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKN1051414220080311>
      (Reuters)
    * Hulu Launches with Warner, Lionsgate
      <http://newteevee.com/2008/03/10/hulu-launches-with-warner-lionsgate/>
      (Newteevee)
    * Hulu: News Corp’s YouTube Rival Gets a Name
      <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080311-restrictions-distribution-rifts-may-hamstring-hulus-launch.html>
      (Ars Technica)

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