I (Fyodor) asked users from the nmap-hackers mailing list to share their favorite tools, and 3,243 people responded. This allowed me to expand the list to 100 tools, and even subdivide them into categories. Anyone in the security field would be well advised to go over the list and investigate tools they are unfamiliar with. I discovered several powerful new tools this way.

Top 100 Network Security Tools

My thoughts exactly on the new Mac ads.

Ctrl Alt Del

Their "open" DRM platform requires licencees to sign an agreement with Microsoft, and pay a licence fee that serves to keep the number of licencees small. A fellow attendee's verbatim note was: "We don't want this technology to be available to every hobbyist...."

Microsoft just declared war.

Blogzilla: DRM-a-go-go

Started by the guy who wrote the book (literally) on hacking Tivo, this site is for posting info on hacking ANYTHING. Yes kids, 2600 has finally grown up and become a useful tool for everyday life.

mehack

All about mini-itx motherboards. The perfect hardware platform for your linux PVR or linux car.

mini-itx.com - news

] "In Washington, as in other parts of the country, pay
] phones are disappearing from the landscape."

The death of the fortress phone. A sad day. - Decius

With any luck this will drive down the cost of buying a payphone to hang on my living room wall.

Requiem for the Pay Phone (TechNews.com)

] "As the Web grows, websites continue to come up with ways
] to annoy users. Following are ten design mistakes that
] were particularly good at punishing users and costing
] site owners business in 2002."

Top Ten Web-Design Mistakes of 2002 (Alertbox Dec. 2002)