Using technology over the past year

[Steve]

"It's Been a Day-to-Day Battle With Intruders". Something of a bitter look back on the year, but it isn't inaccurate. We have had more than our fair share of security issues, worms, viruses and as a result, patches, updates, service packs and the hassle that comes with them. Rob Pegoraro looks back over the technological year or 2004.

Windows users did gain one decent remedy this year -- switching from Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to Mozilla Firefox, released in November as a free download for Windows as well as Mac OS X and Linux (www.mozilla.org). Firefox is safer to use because it lacks IE's support for ActiveX Web programs (commonly used to hijack browsers) while adding defenses against "phishing" identity-theft scams.

Read more here.

[Alan]

I clicked on the read more here link and instead of an article I get a Washington Post sign up form which is "required".

Is this kind of thing going to become more common for Hexus users? I realise you want to make more money but I suspect the methods you are/have been employing will lose you as many visitors as you gain.

The recent changes to the Hexus.net format makes it less appealing to me than before. I am sure that I am not alone in this opinion but understand that you must face commercial pressures both from without and from expectations from within.

[Steve]

No, that's just the Washington Post website requiring subscribtion. When I followed the link to it (from Google News initially) it did not ask me to register, however now it is.

I'm actually quite annoyed by that - and come to think of it slashdot mention this about the site a fair bit. I personally am not going to register, the is no need for it in my opinion.

[Steve]

Alternatively - follow this link: http://news.google.co.uk/news?q=%22I...h+Intruders%22

[Alan]

Glad to hear someone else with a similar opinion. Sadly your new link gives two choices, Washington Post or Google Alerts sign-up. Either way one cannot read this article directly. Sad.

[Steve]

Damn. Oh well.