As an old rocker, JOHN HARRIS hears that Apple may be about to launch an iTunes subscription service, giving even more impetus to the online music phenomenon.

In the attached reporting, CQR Consulting Information Security Consultant Jody Melbourne warns that the"viral" success of social networks such as MySpace and Facebook has created a fertile ground for predators, scammers and identity thieves.

CQR Information Security Consultant Jody Melbourne

Jody has been a professional ethical hacker for the past 10 years, working mainly within Australia and the Oceanic / South Asian region. His specialties include vulnerability research, penetration testing, exploit development, application security, network security, web security, web services, security administration, security auditing, server hardening, malware development, memetic engineering, social network manipulation, media manipulation, blackhat SEO and neuro-linguistic programming.

National broadband trailblazer Internode today more than trebles the coverage area that a telephone exchange can serve with ADSL-based broadband by launching its new dial tone-free NakedExtreme service.

Internode NakedExtreme has the potential to fill in many metropolitan broadband blackspots by throwing off the constraints imposed to make previous ADSL services coexist with a phone service. By extending broadband reach from 4.1 km to as far as 7.5 km and possibly further, Internode is effectively increasing the potential broadband coverage area for a telephone exchange from about 52 square kilometres to more than 176 sq km.

NakedExtreme is the latest breakthrough from Internode, delivering a broadband service over a copper pair line unencumbered by a dial tone. As well as offering low-cost, high-quality calls with the NodePhone VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service, NakedExtreme eliminates the need for customers to pay a third party for a ‘dial tone' service that they don't need, typically costing around $30 per month.

Internode has launched NakedExtreme nationally, with the exception of Tasmania, where an embargo on high-speed services remains in place due to a lack of competitive backhaul services in that State.

The Internode NakedExtreme service is priced at $10 above the cost of the equivalent Internode Extreme ADSL2+ service: However, as it does not require a voice line rental fee, customers will typically will save around $20 a month by using this service, as well as avoiding the inconvenience of paying a separate third party bill to rent a voice line service each month.

In a fit of DIY determination, JOHN HARRIS decided to use the Internet to book a five-week holiday to the US and discovered the high price of his over-exuberance.