This Week in Tech 66

Airport restrictions, Apple announcements, and the PC turns 25.

• It is the 25th anniversary of the IBM PC
• PC World has listed the 25 greatest computers of all time.
• New research states that smarter older people tend to be cranky.
• Items confiscated at Pennsylvania airports are being sold on eBay.
• At Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference, the The NASDAQ has threatedApple to delist them because they are not compliant with their rules.
• Windows Vista is nearing their first release candidate, and will reinstate their customer preview program.
• Parallels will soon be beginning to support Windows Vista.
• Windows Vista's patchguard technology is hindering security says Symantec.
• Starting in October, if you purchase a new PC, Microsoft will offer you a freeWindows Vista upgrade coupon.
• This past year, Microsoft has broken their patch records.
• Microsoft is bracing themselves for a worm attack.
• Apple has released a security patch for its brand new Mac Pro.
• Some "overzealous" AOL employees released 650,000 search records. Two days later, the New York Times identified AOL searcher 4417749.
• You can search through the AOL search records.
• Google says it won't pull an AOL.
• Yahoo's new web crawler, slurp, is slamming some sites.
• GoDaddy has cancelled their planned IPO.
• The 802.11n standard vote has been delayed till January 2007.
• Sprint-Nextel has dedicated $3 billion into rolling out WiMAX across the United States.
• Nokia has purchased Loudeye.
• Duran Duran is to perform virtual gigs on Second Life.

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