Microsoft has rolled out a new version of the desktop Skype client that should make users of its service a little safer from denial-of-service attacks. The Skype client has long leaked IP address information, allowing other users on the network to determine which IP address is being used by an account. A number of online services of various degrees of shadiness offer instant IP...
Skype to hide IP addresses by default, protecting gamers everywhere
Book Excerpt: Patents Demystified: An Insider’s Guide to Protecting Ideas and Inventions
Author Dylan Adams is a patent attorney at the Seattle law firm Davis Wright Tremaine. He holds a master’s in electrical engineering and a bachelor’s in biochemistry. An excerpt from his recent book, Patents Demystified, is reprinted here with his permission. After coming up with a...