Subject: Cracking Google's 'Secret Sauce' Algorithm; Two Vista Fixes Released

From: "Computerworld First Look" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:30:45 -0500

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                March 14, 2007
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In this issue:

 * Cracking Google's 'secret sauce' algorithm
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 * No Microsoft security patches today, but two Vista fixes released
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 * Microsoft gets criticized at court hearing for slow antitrust compliance
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 * Microsoft releases major Server 2003 update
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 * Donations to grid are accelerating medical research
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 * AMD system pumps PC content to TV screens
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 * Opinion: Why multivendor strategies don't work
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 * Why Sneaky Resume Tactics May No Longer Aid Job Hunters
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 * Managing Windows Vista networking through Group Policy
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TODAY'S IT BLOGWATCH
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Viacom to Google:  Your money or your money (and pi day)

Sit back, relax, have some pie, while IT Blogwatch rewinds the video suit.  Not to mention March 14, 1:59 pm ...

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TODAY'S TOP STORY
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How to surf anonymously without a trace

With federal authorities increasingly demanding records from Web sites, your online privacy is getting more and more endangered. Here's how to protect yourself.

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THIS WEEK'S FRANKLY SPEAKING COLUMN
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Numbers Game

Frankly Speaking: Frank Hayes mocks a recent analyst report because it could inadvertently hurt IT's credibility.

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THIS WEEK'S COMPUTERWORLD EDITORIAL
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'Do the Right Thing'

Editorial: There is no greater hallmark of an IT leader than the courage it takes to do what's right, says Don Tennant.

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