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In today's podcast: iPhone 3GS; spam volumes drop; and Dell to ship open source software to SMBs.

Gmail users have been getting pretty riled up about seeing more spam in their inbox recently than they're used to. Google says it has fixed a small filter configuration glitch on their end, but many users say are still getting more than their fair share of unwanted mail.

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This pilot fish does tech support for users of a service for real-estate agents -- some of whom have, um, unusual ideas about how things work.

In a special IT Blogwatch Extra, Richi Jennings watches bloggers debate the carbon footprint of spam and spam filtering. Not to mention another Photoshop disaster...

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What's the harm in running a few spammy text links on your site? Plenty. And getting blacklisted by Google is just the beginning.

Windows, Linux, or Mac OS, most problems still come from the wetware-aka the user-that sits between the keyboard and the monitor. Isn't it time to start requiring computer licenses just as we do driver licenses?

Twitter users are getting their identities stolen by a phishing scam. It appears the micro-blogging honeymoon is now over.

Should auld IT Blogwatch be forgot EXTRA: as Richi Jennings continues to watch 2008's favorite watches (today: July-December). Not to mention your tax $$$ at work...

In Wednesday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch spammers foiled by the McColo takedown try to get back on the net. Not to mention the JavaScript drum machine...

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I wasn’t surprised when I heard that a major player in the world’s spam operations had its Internet connection severed. It’s no coincidence that my wife was just telling me how her email inbox was uncharacteristically “light” all day yesterday. When I read Brian Krebs’ washingtonpost.com article "Host of Internet Spam Groups Is Cut Off" I learned that a U.S.

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In Thursday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings would us want to keep an eye on journalists shutting down spam sites. Not to mention google suggestions...

Brian Krebs was busy at work:

For the past four months, Security Fix has been gathering data from the security industry about McColo Corp., a San Jose, Calif., based Web hosting service whose client list experts say includes some of the most disreputable cyber-criminal gangs in business today.

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In today's podcast: Spam e-mails have tiny response rate; former Oracle exec joins SAP; and Circuit City seeks bankruptcy protection.

In today's podcast: Adobe patches clickjacking flaw; Intel acquires NetEffect; and spammer pleads guilty in US court.

Sophisticated computer users aren't likely to buy bogus goods hawked to them via email. Surprisingly enough, however, a teeny tiny percentage of the millions of spam email recipient do make those purchases. And when those numbers are tallied you get numbers (in dollars) that make it worth the sellers' while.

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Angelina Jolie pregnancy was not a hoax; John McCain is not going to Vietnam as part of his presidential campaign; and Paris Hilton has not gotten married. But, if you click on the link in any of these fake MSNBC "BREAKING NEWS" e-mails the sender will attempt to shove malware into your PC.

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