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WordPress server hacked, downloads rigged with serious flaw

WordPress server hacked, downloads rigged with serious flawGetting the Word OutThanks for letting us know. I am passing your link around to help get the word out.Thanks for the alert.I recently did a review for CyberpunkReview.com and used WordPress to write it, and others use it as well for their...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Hacking, SECURITY, Blogging, Wordpress, virus, blight, hacker, blogger, server

Discussion threads 2007-03-03

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Giving Windows Vista another chance ...

Giving Windows Vista another chance ...tips? yeahWell first of all i don't suggest using ie for safe browsing, firefox or opera can be much better.Be sure to install an appropriate anti-virus and anti-spyware before anything, for me avira antivir personal and spybot search and destroy worked great.If you do have...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

Oil and the future of cleantech are NOT separable

Oil and the future of cleantech are NOT separableWind Kills tooWind turbines kill birds too. So fossil fuels aren't the only bird-unfriendly source of energy out there.There are always trade-offs. People who let housecats roam free are responsible for more bird deaths than any oil company anywhere. ...

Tags: clean technology

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

Microsoft lands Democratic National Convention, ties Google in convention race

Microsoft lands Democratic National Convention, ties Google in convention raceAnd McDonald's are providing the health food I suppose.RE: Microsoft lands Democratic National Convention, ties Google in convention raceIs Google going to revolutionize the counting of "chads" for the republicans?I believe Microsoft's technology will be a showcase event for the world...

Tags: Microsoft-land, Democratic National Convention, Google Inc., home market, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-28

About those 100 million Vista licenses...

About those 100 million Vista licenses...All of that may be true, butWe can bitch and talk about how Vista all we want. The bottom line is simple - it's winning.Linux is no better off now than it was in 1999.Mac is doing a great job of rocking the boat...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-07

OLPC campaign nets $35 million; 100,000 units go to emerging markets

OLPC campaign nets $35 million; 100,000 units go to emerging marketsYes, it was a GREAT program, and will get lots of computers into the handsof technical people that will help with the project. I would like to see it extended and continued. We would also like to see accessories such...

Tags: emerging market, One Laptop Per Child project, Intel Corp., computer

Discussion threads 2008-01-07

CompUSA vs. BestBuy

CompUSA vs. BestBuyWell I do not ever remember seeing...Major Appliances(Washers/Dryers/Stoves...)in CompUSA, The stores have some common items, Best Buy does not sell motherboards @ least not in my local one. I think the big issue was CompUSA was billed as a Computer Super Store as oppose to Best Buy which...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Branding, Comp USA, computer, Best Buy Co. Inc., CompUSA Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Is the boom in kiddie porn a Net effect or is 'victimless' behavior unduly punished?

The Internet was one termed a "cult machine" and that may appear to be the case with child pornography. It was almost snuffed out in the domain of mail order and adult book shops but with the Internet it is a huge, sprawling blight on society, seemingly ever-growing. According to...

Tags: Child Pornography, Image, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-12-17

Police arrest French teen over Potter translation

Police arrest French teen over Potter translationAntiCounterfeiting Police?Give me a freakin break... A hundred thousand terrorists walking the face of this earth threatening to kill infidels... but the French have time and money to organize this bull crap?overwhelming stupiditySo the entire world has been hyped for months about the...

Tags: Piracy, Recruitment & Selection, French Bakery, French Language

Discussion threads 2007-08-09

Should we be teaching people how to blog?

Should we be teaching people how to blog?No such thing as bloggingIt is writing and online column. Nothing more, usually much less. I really wish someone would explain to me the difference between an online column and a blog, particularly since most "blogs" are disjointed, where each post is actually...

Tags: blogging, blog, online column

Discussion threads 2007-08-06

'Seattle Spammer' arrested

'Seattle Spammer' arrestedYou also forgotEvery computer owner who's resources were stolen by him to send out spam. He should have to pay the old IBM rate for the computer time used on each computer..estimated by the computer owner of course.. as the damages.Nothing stopping itThis is a criminal case,...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, spammer, Seattle Spammer, computer, spam, Nothing

Discussion threads 2007-05-31

From the too-good-to-be-altruistic department

From the too-good-to-be-altruistic departmentDigital Learning ApartheidDigital Learning ApartheidCharlie Guy, M.Ed.Silent EpidemicAccording to a recent report for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, there exists today.......... ... a high school dropout epidemic in America. Each year, almost one third of all public high school students' and nearly one half of all blacks,...

Tags: learner, at-Risk

Discussion threads 2007-04-25

Microsoft probes possible IE 7 phishing hole

Microsoft probes possible IE 7 phishing holeAnother security issue for IE7?Use Opera 9.1. It too has anti-phishing built it Fraud Protection and doesn't suffer the same blight as IE7 / FF2.x.x.xhttp://www.opera.comMicrosoft probes possible IE 7 phishing hole"Microsoft is not aware of any attacks attempting to use the reported vulnerability," So...

Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, POINT BEING, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, phishing, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox, IE 7 phishing hole, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE 7 Phishing

Discussion threads 2007-03-15

Hacker flags 'very severe hole' in Vista UAC design

Hacker flags 'very severe hole' in Vista UAC designThere are plenty of programs that don't need installationI just copied a 10 GBs of Counter Strike and played it without an install or ever triggering UAC. I downloaded uTorrent the best BitTorrent client and it ran without needing a UAC...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, ease of use, UAC, installer, Administrator Privileges, software, Vista UAC, security

Discussion threads 2007-02-13

Rambus sees $200 million charge in options probe

Rambus sees $200 million charge in options probeGood.Chew on it, Rambus.Greed is GoodGreed is a great motivating force, allowing people to utterly disregard the good of others while feeling just fine about themselves. Greed is a great rationalizer, providing a sound basis for screwing other people while enjoying its...

Tags: Greed Is Good, Rambus Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-10-20

Is Windows still relevant?

Is Windows still relevant?It would be easier to take you seriously...if you knew the difference between an adjective and an adverb.I was just wondering . . .who let him out his playpen again . . .Is Windows still relevant?[b]Is Windows still relevant?[/b]Haha. What planet are you from?Maybe if you...

Tags: Construction, Operating systems, UNIX, LinuxGeek, Microsoft Corp., IS Windows, Win-doze, window, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-10-09

Don't Be Mad, Just Leave

The UK National Health Service NHS is in the midst of a £12.4 billion IT project meltdown, which has been called the "greatest IT disaster in history". According to Silicon.com, Accenture has now left the project, turning over its remaining work to CSC. From the article: ...

Tags: Accenture Ltd., Director Of Information Technology, UK National Health Service, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2006-09-29

European rivals turn wary eye on Microsoft

European rivals turn wary eye on MicrosoftThe Power of Free ChoiceTo quote from the article:-"Microsoft is trying to leverage its monopoly in the desktop to compete in the antivirus space, and we should call that abuse."Now look at the language, especially the word COMPETE. Because that is what they...

Tags: Well Let, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., Sophos Plc., security

Discussion threads 2006-09-28

Ubuntu coming soon to Sun's Niagara

Ubuntu coming soon to Sun's NiagaraUbuntu delivers where windoze can notLinux supports Sun's Niagara, but windoze can not do it because it is designed by dumb people.Too bad its UbuntuIt would be nice to use Mandriva. Sun could learn a thing or two about nice gui administration tools from them....

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Supporting Linux, FreeBSD, Ubuntu, Linux, distro, Sun Microsystems Inc., Lunix

Discussion threads 2006-05-30

Microsoft's 'Eolas patch' to hobble IE this week. Advantage: Firefox

Microsoft's 'Eolas patch' to hobble IE this week. Advantage: FirefoxBRAVO !!! Excellent!!Good for EOLAS. Way to stand up for your intellectual property.I'm also very excited to hear that I have to click on something in order for Flash to run if/when I use IE. Flash is a...

Tags: Web browsers, Eolas Technologies Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser

Discussion threads 2006-04-11