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PC Pranks 1 (Windows)

Scare your friends, parents, or coworkers with this realistic program that simulates over 2 dozen system errors, crashes, and jokes. With PC Pranks you can simulate anything from a blue screen of death, a window that runs away from the mouse, a mouse that moves all by itself, a fake...

Tags: Mouse, PC, Microsoft Windows, ANTi-Ware, PC Pranks, Mice, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2006-09-27

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WINPranks 1.0 (Windows)

WINPranks (A.K.A. Windows Pranks) is a harmless program created for simulating jokes, tricks and hilarious pranks on PC users. With the push of a button, you can set up a computer system to simulate crashes, viruses, annoying scams, fake federal copyright scans and more. WINPranks is the perfect tool for...

Tags: ANTi-Ware, WINPranks 1.0, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Corporate Communications, Cyberthreats, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Security

Software downloads 2009-04-08

Holiday PC prank

Holiday PC prankDone that many timesI love that prank and have done it many times.I fell for that once...Once!Earlier this year, I did an internship in the IT department of a local town. During my first or second week there, I made the mistake of leaving my desk without...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Mice, software, computer, Synergy, prank, BSOD

Discussion threads 2007-12-24

Holiday PC prank

The holiday season seems to always bring out the prankster in me - and this year I've got a fun trick that I'm planning to play! It's simple really - fire up a few apps, take a screenshot of the desktop, set it as the desktop background...

Tags: Desktop, PC, Holiday Season, Desktops, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-12-24

Dell's wayward bookkeeping downplayed

Dell's wayward bookkeeping downplayedWhile the restatement is only a few cents per share..it's about 10% to 13%. That's a pretty big percentage of 'restatement.'Dell is getting it easy nowI don't think that this internal audit is all there is to it either. At best they may be just showing...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial accounting, Dell Computer Corp., Dell WAS

Discussion threads 2007-08-17

Hackers use evasive manuevering to escape detection

Hackers use evasive manuevering to escape detectionThreatsThreats that have emerged over the years have followed a similar pattern: Attackers find a way to breach a system to gain access to valuable informational assets; in response, systems administrators and security professionals develop detection and prevention methods; attackers then find new ways...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Financial accounting, Viruses and worms, manuevering, evasive manuevering, hacker

Discussion threads 2007-06-06

News to know: Vista emergency patch; IT and Cancer; Apple DRM; Adobe Design Central

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Animated cursor attacks escalate; emergency patch coming. Microsoft knew of Windows cursor flaw since December 2006.News: Microsoft to issue cursor flaw patch early. Attackers exploit zero-day Windows flaw.Reuters: Apple-EMI in music deal; so long DRM. Techmeme discussion. Engadget: A real interview with Fake Steve Jobs.Larry Dignan:...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-04-02

Apple TV = hacked

Apple TV = hackedCool!I see you've applied the original meaning to the IT term "hack"! The more the merrier - the more people extend this thing, the better. Though some of the hacks are a bit hard-core for an average home user.Your title is wrong. Should be "Apple...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple Inc., Apple TV, TV, Improved

Discussion threads 2007-03-26

Hey Michael Dell, bring customer service home

Hey Michael Dell, bring customer service homeNeeded to be saidThank you for stating what is obvious to so many, Russell. It's not xenophobia or making fun of someone else to not like overseas tech support. If I'm having a hard time understanding the operator, it doesn't matter to...

Tags: Product marketing, Customer relationship management (CRM), Outsourcing, Dell Computer Corp., customer service, customer service home

Discussion threads 2007-02-05

Vista Speech Command exposes remote exploit

Vista Speech Command exposes remote exploit"Little" review?They had *millions* of people BETA test it for over a year, and apparently it slipped right through their fingers too.So why are you finger pointing at Microsoft?2 million testers is little?Last time I looked there were 2 million downloads of the Vista beta...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, Vista Speech Command, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Speech, computer

Discussion threads 2007-01-30

Squashing bugs with an Apple fix a day

Squashing bugs with an Apple fix a daySquashing bugs with an Apple fix a dayWe were supposed to get a mac and be done with it! are you telling us that we are wrong?Why does Landon Fuller hate Apple?[i]I would say that the QuickTime bugs have been the most...

Tags: Desktops, SECURITY, Landon Fuller, Mac Zealots, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., flaw

Discussion threads 2007-01-12

Image Gallery: Windows Update

Image Gallery: Windows Update"I have never had a problem with windows update"That's what I thought, too, until we started trying to renew our antivirus software. It alerted us that we did not have current version of windows. I went to windows update.com history and even though I have...

Tags: Construction, server, Microsoft Windows Update, Windoz Updates, window, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-08-24

How cybercrime pays

How cybercrime paysWowI wonder how much he earnedHardly a criminal... more like a misled kidLook at the story this way:This 20 year old kid works at a Internet cafe, simple job with lots of time. Surfs the web until he finds this hacker site with some trojans he can easily...

Tags: Business ethics, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, antivirus company, antivirus, ethics, computer

Discussion threads 2006-01-30