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Machete 0.3.2 (Mac)

What is Machete?: Machete is a collection of php, perl, and Applescripts that allow you to enjoy your music anywhere there is a web browser. It provides a pretty front end with basic search and play functions for your music collection. And no, you don't have to know what any...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apache Software Foundation, Dangerous Wares, Open Source

Software downloads 2008-10-07

Widget, The World Watcher 1.0 (Mac)

Widget, The World Watcher is not only a campy, eco-cartoon from the early 90s, but also a little utility that allows you to keep Safari's automatic file opening enabled without worrying about evil widgets installing themselves!If a widget is being installed, a dialog will pop up asking if you wanted...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Dangerous Wares, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-05-10

PCI Extreme! 3.1 (Mac)

PCI Radeon users rejoice! This patch will enable hardware accelerated features in CoreGraphics any PCI video card with the proper hardware. Easy, eh? The patch that PCI Extreme! performs will not allow older cards, such as the Rage II, Rage 128 Pro, Nexus, or any Voodoo or nVidia cards to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Patch, Dangerous Wares, PCI, Storage, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-04-30

Music Status Blackspot 1.0 (Mac)

What does Music Status Blackspot do? It patches Tiger's iChat to not show those little iTMS links in the status line of a person utilizing the new iTunes status feature. For some reason, Apple made it so you can't turn those off. Why? I don't know. Well, now you can...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Dangerous Wares, Patches, Digital Music, Digital Media, Desktops, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-04-28

SPCATDGESP 1.0 (Mac)

"What is Sophisticated Pizza Cost Analysis Tool Deluxe Gold Edition Studio Pro?", you're probably asking! Well, I think the name just about says it all. It's a tool for analyzing the cost of pizza. And call it SPCATDGESP, it just rolls off the tongue better. Far too long have...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Dollar, Dangerous Wares, Keyboards, Internet, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2005-03-30

CJB Client 1.1 (Mac)

This program allows you to automatically update a CJB.net static address account with your current IP address. No, really, that's all it does. The only other program out there that can do this in OS X is an old, klunky RealBasic app that loses your account information every few launches....

Tags: Program, Apple Macintosh, Dangerous Wares, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware

Software downloads 2003-12-24

Package Update 1.0b2 (Mac)

Package Merge Beta is a small utility I made in about 20 minutes to combine a partial application package left by Apple's installers if you move around and reorganize your apps with the full application. Anyone with this problem will know what I'm talking about. I know this thing...

Tags: Kludge, Application, Apple Macintosh, Dangerous Wares, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2002-10-22

Additional Resources

Dangerous Microsoft DirectX vulnerability under attack

Dangerous Microsoft DirectX vulnerability under attackOne of Us Misread the ArticleQuote1: "... to exploit an unpatched vulnerability in DirectShow, the APIs used by Windows programs for multimedia support."Quote2: "Also, we?ve verified that it is possible to direct calls to DirectShow specifically, even if Apple?s QuickTime which is not vulnerable is...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital music, Web browsers, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., sandbox, Apple QuickTime, Dangerous Microsoft DirectX vulnerability, Dangerous Microsoft DirectX, vulnerability, DirectShow, Microsoft Windows Vista, attack, Microsoft Internet

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

Enterprise 2.0: my week ahead

Following the pre-show banter, most of which I missed, I'm sensing Enterprise 2.0 will be a LOT of fun. Here is my itinerary/day plan: Sunday today - sleepless night, pre-post blog entries, pack bag Monday - depart home 7.15am CET, drive to Granada-Jaen airport,...

Tags: Blog, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, Session, Blogging, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-08

Woman seeking baby info breaks child porn ring

Woman seeking baby info breaks child porn ringthe current negative vote amazes meas i log ito this article, there are 3 votes, and it has a rating of negative 1. my programming skills aren't great, but i see that as 0 then 2 places left, then one right. child...

Tags: child pornography, baby info

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

Schneier on ID theft

Schneier on ID theftIdentity Theft A Serious ThreatAside from the usual threats out there identity theft can be the most dangerous, not necessarily to your computer but you! ID Theft, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID_Theft is achieved by secretly and sometimes not so discreetly having website install programs like Spyware, Malware, and even...

Tags: Cyberthreats, identity theft

Discussion threads 2007-07-19

CIOs: Do CEOs 'get' technology?

CIOs: Do CEOs 'get' technology?And CIO's must do moreto understand finance and economics!We just started CEO coaching addressing this..In my many years as Management & Security Consultant I've often identified CEO level issues as root cause, but it has to be recognised that CEOs are short of good, unbiased sources...

Tags: Strategy, information technology, nore, home system, security

Discussion threads 2007-03-12

Vista: What will you say when you see it?

Vista: What will you say when you see it?How about...Get Vista - It Just Works unlike the Mac that randomly reboots and exposes you to Quicktime vulnerabilitiesHow about...Vista: What else are you going to do with your tax refund?or Vista: Budget for it this year, Buy it next year when...

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

Discussion threads 2007-01-03

Star Defender 3 1.07 (Windows)

You'll immediately notice the updated and leading-edge graphics in this game. Includes all-new power ups to help your cause. You've never had so many types of weapons with which to destroy your enemy! Missiles are just light fun for kids, but here you'll also get mines, lasers, nuclear bombs, piranha,...

Tags: Weapon, Microsoft Windows, Lightning, Laser

Software downloads 2006-06-14

Port spike may portend an attack, experts say

Port spike may portend an attack, experts sayI smell a wormSo...how many machines do you guys think will get borked by this upcoming windows worm?Belongs in Opinion sectionMight. Maybe. Could. If. May. All words that have no place in a supposed news articleIs this creative writing 101?.And when the Sun...

Tags: SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, attack, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-06-23

Ballmer gives IT pros a bear hug

Ballmer gives IT pros a bear hugHow appropriate.. getting hugged by a dangerous predator.Yep.. Microsoft.. Ballmer .. it all fits.Which is better managed?Linux can easily be managed by the masses. The whole idea is to have one unique kernel and to use the tools accross many boxes. Some...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, amoeba, Linux, server, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., information technology

Discussion threads 2005-06-06

Lawsuit could grab Tiger by the tail

Lawsuit could grab Tiger by the tailWho could confuse a sleaze e-tailer with an O/S ???Looks like a sleazy e-tailer is looking to cash in on Apple's new O/S??? Who it their right mind would confuse the name of an O/S with the name of a sleazebag??? Trademark registration does...

Tags: Operating systems, SEARCH, Apple Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger Direct Inc., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-04-29

Firefox fans put new spin on browser protection

Firefox fans put new spin on browser protectionIMOThe Firefox raft may have sprung a few leaks, but it will always beat staying on the MS Titanic and watching Mr. Gates straighten the deck chairs.Considering there has yet to be reported breaches....of Firefox, I think anyone that harps all over it...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2005-04-19

Phishing twist relies on bogus blogs

Phishing twist relies on bogus blogsThe codeThis is just one more Windows problem, I assume.Hardware Firewall, Linux with Firewall and FirefoxIt will probably take a lot longer to get infected with a setup like that, than it would with a Windows box and just one firewall.Try againNo, it's a user...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, blog, Linux, Microsoft Windows, phishing

Discussion threads 2005-04-12

File swapping war takes a dangerous turn

File swapping war takes a dangerous turnVery dangerous, indeedThis total [u]perversion[/u] of copyright law has gotten completely out of hand. This is the kind of thing we can look forward to for our children. History is only accessible for those with the "proper permission". This link is indicative of where...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Strategy, Electronic Frontier Foundation, unlawful mean, file-swapping, MPAA, RIAA

Discussion threads 2005-01-28