Phishing and Computer Network Security

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As computers become more a part in people’s lives, their safety and personal information are placed at risk. There are loads of people out there that want to trick you and try to steal your personal information for their own benefit. This is done through all sorts of methods, including programs known as “spyware” that [...]

How we read online

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Michael Agger at Slate has a great piece on how the modern internet user reads on screen. Among other things, blogs are discussed:
If you want to beat the Internet, you’re not going to do it by blogging (since even OK thinkers occasionally write a great blog post) but by offering a comprehensive take on a [...]

Have an NVIDIA Card? Get free games!

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NVIDIA and Steam have joined up for a free giveaway! It’s simple really, all you have to do is use an NVIDIA video card on your computer, and you get four free games from Steam!
So do you have an NVIDIA card? Sweet, then click here to redeem your free games including:

Portal:First Slice (DEMO of “Portal”)
Half [...]

Update on Linden Dollars

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[I'm a] PC Site has been following the currency system of Second Life, Linden Dollars, for some time now. The virtual currency is used to buy and sell real estate and accessories in the game, and is exchanged for roughly 250 per USD$1. Tyler Cowen, economics professor at George Mason University, has a post on [...]

Firefox Makes Itself Comfortable Riding your RAM

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My frustrations with Mozilla Firefox have been on the rise lately, for instead of taking back the web, its been taking back me. Bugs, crashes and memory abuse: they’re all just piling up on top of each other like the dust on my desk because I’m too freaking lazy to clean it.

TorrentSpy gets SLAMMED.

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Popular torrent search engine, TorrentSpy, has been slammed with a final ruling by a Federal judge that will force the company to pay $110 million ($110,000,000.00 <– Yes, that’s a big number) to the Motion Picture Association of America after years of struggling with court trials.

Windows XP SP3 Woes

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So Microsoft has finally released its long-awaited Service Pack 3 for the Windows XP operating system. However, having just a few days passed from its release, Microsoft’s already receiving a flood of post-installation complaints ranging from random blue-screen’s to endless reboot cycles.

Wordpress 2.5.1 is Available

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Just yesterday, Wordpress released an update to their blogging software, 2.5.1. The update patches up a security hole, as well as includes over 70 bug fixes and performance enhancements including:

Performance improvements for the Dashboard, Write Post, and Edit Comments pages.
Better performance for those who have many categories
Media Uploader fixes
An upgrade to TinyMCE 3.0.7
Widget Administration [...]

Dell & Others to Continue Offering Windows XP

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via ZDNet
Earlier this month, Dell began to offer a “Windows Vista Downgrade” option on desktops and laptops for businesses. Choosing this, your computer will come with Windows XP pre-installed and a DVD so you can upgrade to Windows Vista Business or Ultimate later on when you’d like to. Dell plans to continue this offer until [...]

Amazon Handing out $50 to HD-DVD Buyers

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Amazon has announced it, like other retailers such as Best Buy, will be handing out $50 gift-certificates voluntarily to purchasers of HD DVD players before February 23rd 2008 in response to Toshiba’s abandonment of the format back in February.

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