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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.13.07/Fri/skype.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.13.07/Fri/skype.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 13fbf96..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.13.07/Fri/skype.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -Yesterday, while testing the new Skype of Mac beta, we noticed that the service was experiencing some server problems and the Skype posted a note admitting as much and claiming the issue would be resolved in twenty-four hours. - -While Skype isn't completely back up for all users, it appears that a significant portion of the network is back up and running, though what went wrong is still a little unclear. - -Yesterday, George Ou at ZDNet posted a [message][4] from Valery Marchuk of SecurityLab.ru which claimed that a code exploit published by an anonymous user could have been the culprit in the Skype outage, a charge Skype denies. - -There's a new note up on the Skype "Heartbeat" page [which reads][2]: - ->Apologies for the delay, but we can now update you on the Skype sign-on issue. As we continue to work hard at resolving the problem, we wanted to dispel some of the concerns that you may have. The Skype system has not crashed or been victim of a cyber attack. We love our customers too much to let that happen. This problem occurred because of a deficiency in an algorithm within Skype networking software. This controls the interaction between the user’s own Skype client and the rest of the Skype network. - -Although Skype has [not responded][3] to most media inquires, Skype representatives [tell the New York Times][1]: "This problem occurred because of a deficiency in an algorithm within Skype networking software. This controls the interaction between the user's own Skype client and the rest of the Skype network." - -They also went on to say that the service may not be fully restored for a little while. "There is a chance this could go on beyond tomorrow, but it’s our hope that it’s going to be resolved," said Kurt Sauer, Skype’s chief security officer. - -Apparently Skype knows what the problem is, but can't seem to find a way to fix it. So far the outage has affected an estimated 220 million users. - -[1]: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/17/business/17ebay.html?ex=1345003200&en=cccaa6da8a8347fb&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss -[2]: http://heartbeat.skype.com/2007/08/the_latest_on_the_skype_signon.html -[3]: http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/08/skype-wont-comm.html -[4]: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=683
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Will there be a link to "Google Health" at the top of the company's home page? According to the Times, the project is still an internal prototype and unlikely to be available even as a beta for some time. - -The article does, however, offer a tantalizing glimpse at what Google Health could look like: - ->A presentation of screen images from the prototype — which two people who received it showed to a reporter — then has 17 other Web pages including a "health profile" for medications, conditions and allergies; a personalized "health guide" for suggested treatments, drug interactions and diet and exercise regimens; pages for receiving reminder messages to get prescription refills or visit a doctor; and directories of nearby doctors. - ->Google executives would not comment on the prototype, other than to say the company plans to experiment and see what people want. "We'll make mistakes and it will be a long-range march," said Adam Bosworth, a vice president of engineering and leader of the health team. "But it's also true that some of what we're doing is expensive, and for Google it's not." - -Also worth noting in the Times piece is the way that the web has already changed how many of us approach health care. Of particular interest is the future-of-health-care portrait painted by John D. Halamka, a doctor and the chief information officer of the Harvard Medical School, who sees the future of health care on the web. - -With more and more people using [WebMD][1] or Google to research symptoms before they see a professional, Halamka tells the Times that "the doctor is becoming a knowledge navigator... in the future, health care will be a much more collaborative process between patients and doctors." - -And that image probably won't be limited to your symptoms, but may well extend to patient records. "Patients will ultimately be the stewards of their own information," says Halamka who believes that eventually we will control our records rather than the institutions that provide the care. - -Halamka's vision might be a bit utopian given the nature of the health care industry and it also raises some additional questions -- who hosts the records? And do you want Microsoft or Google in on the management of your health history? - -[via [Google Operating System][2]] - -[1]: http://www.webmd.com/ -[2]: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/08/google-health-prototype.html
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