Friday, February 18, 2005

Will Microsoft release a patch to block the adware in Google's new release of its toolbar?  Frankly, it sounds like the worst kind of adware and should be treated like a virus or worm. 10:05:32 AM

WSJ.  Global guerrilla oil system disruption in Iraq is having a substantial economic impact.  The recent economic contractions in Germany, Italy and Japan challenge the widespread perception that the world's major industrialized economies are able to shrug off high oil prices, and cast a shadow over their prospects in 2005.  In each of these countries persistently high oil prices collided with an already-fragile economy suffering from the reluctance of consumers to spend. The drag of oil prices was enough to tip all three from low growth into negative growth in the last quarter. 8:03:04 AM