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Ransomware fun: Pay by phone extortion (these guys can't spell either)

Ransomware fun: Pay by phone extortion (these guys can't spell either)Hold on just one second....[i]Unless Elmer Fudd takes over Symantec in a hostile takeover you should never fall for anything that has "dangerows" in it.[/i]Are you telling me that Elmer Fudd HASN'T been in charge of Symantec all this time????...

Tags: SECURITY, Tihs, Elmer Fudd, Pay-by-phone extortion, Pay-by-Phone, extortion

Discussion threads 2008-01-02

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Intel: EC failed to meet 'standard of proof' for $1.6 billion fine

yeah, right...M$ sang the same tune and lost.RE: Intel: EC failed to meet 'standard of proof' for $1.6 billion fineLOL! Intel is basically telling the EC to suck it! More American companies need to start doing this and show that the EC will not and cannot walk all over...

Tags: Blogging, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Google experimenting with ads between messages in Gmail

Welcome to FREEhahah now buy their corporate solution.I was thinking the same thing.What school or business locked into Gmail is going to stand for that? Of course the [i]pay[/i] version of Apps will not have these spam mails inserted into them, so pay up.It almost plays like an extortion scam.I...

Tags: E-mail providers, Google Inc., advertisement, Google Gmail

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

(Images: A peek at Windows 7 release candidate)

(Images: A peek at Windows 7 release candidate)Windows 7 RC1 vs. Vista SP2Recently I tested window 7 beta from December to April. I was not overly impressed. At that time I also ran vista sp1. In mid April I installed Vista SP2 RC1. It compares to the speed of...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Release Candidate, release candidate, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-30

Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup

Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineupSony Lap topsSo where are the Tablet PCs?RE: Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineupHow is the switchable graphics thing any different from the implementation that's been around for >2 years in the Sony Vaio sz series. Is it hot swappable or something?For only 90 bucks I can...

Tags: Notebooks, Tablets, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Sony Corp., Centrino 2 laptop lineup, laptop lineup, Intel Centrino 2, Intel Centrino, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

Northeastern sues Google over search patent

Northeastern sues Google over search patentWhat a TargetThey really found a way to go after a big target.The scourge of software patents legalizes unprecedented extortion.File a few patents, sit quietly, wait for a big enough target and then call the attorneys.Despicable!It's time for the idiot politicians to pull their heads...

Tags: patent, Northeastern, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-11-11

Judge halts patent case against Palm

Judge halts patent case against PalmSo sad that these jerks were able to rob RIM of 612 million for garbagepatents that were in the process of being invalidated.Hopefully they will get nothing here, and also pay the court costs.No patent is legitimate [nt].Halting, is that the norm or an exceptionin...

Tags: NTP, patent, Palm Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-03-23

Should Microsoft start paying for vulnerabilities?

Hackers are starting to agitate for Microsoft to start paying for information on security flaws found in its software products.The issue surfaced this week after the MSRC Microsoft Security Response Team posted a message on the sla.ckers.org message board, calling on third-party researchers to submit vulnerability information directly to Redmond...

Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., responsible disclosure, vulnerability, hacker, software

Blog posts 2007-03-15

Beyond Windows Starter Edition: Where will Microsoft expand next?

Beyond Windows Starter Edition: Where will Microsoft expand next?you can only milk 500k users for so longNTthen the milk dries up and it becomes a waste of money for large organizations.Microsft's expasion suffers from being too big a company.In a fairly recent meeting I attended with some MS folks the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Java, Microsoft Windows CE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, DLL Hell

Discussion threads 2006-10-10

Burst.com sues Apple for patent infringement

Burst.com sues Apple for patent infringementAre you encouraging frivolous lawsuits Vily?Is it okay to tie up our legal system and waste huge amounts of taxpayer funds if I'm harrassing someone who is bad?HMMM!I think I'm going to patent breathing......WTF!Greedy Kuunntz!Bad Move for BurstSo far, the patents described are both obvious...

Tags: Burst.com Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows NT

Discussion threads 2006-04-17

AOL charged with blocking opponents' e-mail

AOL charged with blocking opponents' e-mailAnd nowwe have another reason to call them a o hell. They have crappy service, crappy support, and now even crappier e mail.AOL E-MAIL TAXWhat AOL is saying is that the will assure your spam gets through if you pay their tax!!!This is what...

Tags: Cyberthreats, America Online Inc., e-mail

Discussion threads 2006-04-13

eBay faces partial shutdown in patent dispute

eBay faces partial shutdown in patent disputeeBay's patent disputeeBay should still be able to do the "Buy it Now" function because I don't want to have to go to OTHER websites to get what I want for their higher prices. I don't want to buy software brand new, such...

Tags: extortion, patent, eBay Inc., patent dispute, software

Discussion threads 2006-03-13

The g-man versus the army of zombies

In part five of his series on Internet crime PCWorld writer Tom Spring takes a look at how the FBI is investigating criminals who turn unsuspecting users' computers into zombies that unwittingly carry out attacks. In a tip of the iceberg story, Spring writes about a teenager named...

Tags: zombie, FBI

Blog posts 2005-08-30

Appeals court backs Apple in investor suit

Appeals court backs Apple in investor suitAnother shyster bites the dust …It would be interesting to know how many plaintiffs were actually registered as part of the "class" and who they were … It seems utterly stupid to claim that SJ knew when he introduced the Cube that it would...

Tags: Investment, Apple Inc., stock, Apple stock, investor

Discussion threads 2005-04-08

What does Microsoft really think of open source?

What does Microsoft really think of open source?Novell or Ibm should purchase a licenseAnd donate it to the Samba Project.. Or the could make an umbrella development corporation and allow OSS programmers working in there name to release to the oss crowd. Boy,,, that would be funny :)No big dealIts...

Tags: C#, Microsoft Windows, Programming languages, Microsoft Corp., open source, capitalism

Discussion threads 2005-01-28