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Photos: Tech camp for kids

Thousands of kids are attending iD Tech Camps on college campuses around the country this summer. Jimmy McChristy, 17, shows off video animations he''s created with Adobe AfterEffects for a four-minute film takeoff on the movie The Matrix.McChristy, a Santa Fe, N.M., high school senior, is one of thousands of...

Tags: Games, PRODUCTIVITY, Corporate communications, It', photograph, game, iD Tech Camps, iD Tech, computer, Jimmy McChristy, Stanford University, camp, video game, hog, dorm, 3D modeling, Pixar Animation Studios Inc., programming, backward, Stanford, robotics, Web design, Universi

Image galleries 2007-08-09

Automate and Speed Up Web Searches With Bots

A bot is a computer program that surfs the web in much the same way as a human user; however, bots are automated. A bot can access a large number of sites much more quickly than a person. One might be surprised at how many uses there are for bots,...

Tags: Web, HTML, Robot, Internet Search, Bot, Channel Management, Marketing

White papers 2007-07-11

Google blasts Web bots: PC big culprit in drive by downloads

Google blasts Web bots: PC big culprit in drive by downloadsofftopicHi Donna, how can I send you my business plan ? The link on this site is broken.ThxThe law of unintended consequencesAs the security mavens know, the best security you can have is a PC that doesn't have to be...

Tags: Desktops, PC, security, phone home, bot, Web, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-05-06

Google blasts Web bots: PC big culprit in drive by downloads

As more users are connected to the Internet and conduct their daily activities electronically, computer users have become the target of an underground economy that infects hosts with malware or adware for financial gain, so laments Niels Provos, Google Software Engineer.Provos chaired a Google sponsored research forum on Botnets last...

Tags: Microsoft, Google

Blog posts 2007-05-06

Magic Traffic Bot 1.1 (Windows)

Magic Traffic Bot is able to customize the referrer link to appear to come from any Web site or any Web page you choose. Just imagine all the intrigued Web masters all clicking on your Web site. AutoSearch & ping as many sites as you like, perfectly legally; ping a...

Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Bot, Cybertech Software, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Marketing, Internet

Software downloads 2007-03-02

'Zombie' PCs caused Web outage, Akamai says

'Zombie' PCs caused Web outage, Akamai saysdns proxy would helpbut then it is hard to track web surfing habits from dns hitsZombie huntersA quote:The deluge of data that hit the infrastructure provider was "so large that it (couldn't have) come from a couple of servers," said Tom Leighton, chief scientist...

Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, SECURITY, Operating systems, Web, PC, zombie, Akamai Technologies Inc., DNS, bot

Discussion threads 2004-06-16

Additional Resources

Dark Internet Fundamentals

We all think we know the internet - the service that has magically transmitted these words from my keyboard to your eyeballs - but how much do you know of the fundamentals? As I wrote about last year, the plumbing of the internet...

Tags: Network, Attack, Internet, Security, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-29

The most successful Web scam ever?

what about the banking scam?the feds always go after the little guy... why is there no investigation in the banking crisis!?Windows BOT Network soon to be CLOUDWindows BOT networks & now the Windows CLOUD BOTnetwork!The wonders never end with 'Wind-ows'!!!;)since when has it been ok to use generic titles for...

Tags: Channel management, successful Web, Web, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

GOOG could lose more than Murdoch

Thanks, this was insightfulWhat if Murdoch and minions stroke a deal with a more desperate Google competitor - and blocked Google. That would be a very real threat. If users suddenly finds that Google returns fewer quality results than competitors, Google could lose search share, fast. That would strike directly...

Tags: Operational accounting, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Fast Link Checker 1.6.0.586 (Windows)

Fast Link Checker is used to find broken links on web sites. It works like a search engine bot (Googlebot, MSNBot, WISENutbot, Alexa, etc.). You specify the starting file and Fast Link Checker goes through all pages this file has links to until it checks all links on the site....

Tags: Link, Microsoft Windows, WebTweakTools, Fast Link Checker

Software downloads 2009-10-29

SharePoint: The team that makes the donut(s)

No wonder they're successfulThey have a process, they watch actual humans use the product, and accept feedback.RE: SharePoint: The team that makes the donutsAs a long time SharePoint consultant my impression is that the SharePoint team is totally out of touch with enterprise customers. SharePoint 2010 is the same old...

Tags: Content management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise software, SharePoint 2010, team, Microsoft SharePoint

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Windows 7 puts Vista into perspective: Only a 'failure' in retrospect

The fault lies with MS and Driver manufacturersWe don't criticize macs because they are a package deal, with a price premium to match so they generally work just fine. We don't call for witch hunts of Linux distro's because we expect to have problems and tweaks with Linux, plus it's...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, COMPANIES, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Linux Distro, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Google Wave: The Microsoft Bob of the New Millennium

Google Wave uber-whelms meHi Jason,I agree that the beauty (one, at any rate) of gmail is its simplicity, but that aside, I think you're giving Wave short shrift. It's not so much an application as a platform for other apps and ultimately a way to drown Microsoft Bob, as well...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., e-mail, convo, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Google Wave: The Microsoft Bob of the New Millennium

Google Wave, the new and highly anticipated workflow/group collaboration mashup web application which is in limited alpha test has left me underwhelmed. Over the weekend I became one of the lucky few to receive a Google Wave invite. I was excited, overjoyed, and...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Microsoft Corp., Mashup, Google Wave, Collaboration, Wiki, Groupware, E-mail, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Ad-Aware Pro Internet Security 8.1.0 (Windows)

Ad-Aware Pro is Lavasoft's solution to combat the most extreme forms of malware and cyber threats, including protection against viruses, spyware, keyloggers, Trojans, rootkits, password stealers, bot networks, and drive-by downloads. An advanced solution that won't load down system resources, Ad-Aware Pro is the optimum security tool for today's small...

Tags: Password, Internet, Network, Ad-aware, Microsoft Windows, Internet Security, Ad-Aware Pro, Network Drive Scanning, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security

Software downloads 2009-10-14

Google Wave: Begging for a classrom

Using Wave to interconnect academic institutionsI think, the first large-scale Wave deployment should be used to interconnect all academic institutions around the world.This would be attractive because:1. younger generations are very adaptable, to new technology.2. there is a great deal of collaboration, in the academic world.3. technical glitches are likely...

Tags: Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Google Inc., classrom, IRC

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Optical storage: RIP

Vintage Zip DriveI've actually got a Zip 100 SCSI drive sitting around with a ton of disks. Cost a ton when it was new, but now it's just an antique paperweight...Optical storage is not a dead endSSD drives are never going to catch on for some big things, like PC...

Tags: Games, SSD Drives, SSD, optical media, hard drive, CD, game, Cd/DVd, storage, Optical Storage

Discussion threads 2009-10-11

The case of the fake money-mules: Inside the URLZone Trojan network

Security EvangelistHi, boy I sure wish people would stop using the word Evangelist in the wrong way. An Evangelist is someone you preaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ, not a secular title at all. Wikipedia recently removed the secular definition and Webster is researching it. Evangelist is from the Greek...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Banking, E-business/E-commerce, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Personal finance, SECURITY, network, trojan horse, online banking, bank, virus

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

New botnet hides commands as JPEG images

What, that's it?That's it for this article? No mention of how prolific it is; what defenses might exist; how to check for it's presence; anything?Without more information, you're fear-mongering. Next time, just type "Boo!".What, that's it? "Without more information, you're fear-mongering. Next time, just type "Boo!"."I think its called, getting...

Tags: BotNet, JPEG, botnet, JPEG Images

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Hacker ships tool to circumvent China's Green Dam filter

So any bets on how long before the U of M's IT system is attacked... ...from China?Was thinking the exact same thing.I applaud their effort especially after China pirated US software to create the Green Dam product.It won't be long before the retaliations begin.nobody saw that coming, did they?If hackers...

Tags: Vertical industries, SECURITY, tool, Green Dam, government

Discussion threads 2009-09-29