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Easy (sort of) and free (sort of) webcam security

Easy sort of and free sort of webcam securityI'm surprised no-one has commented yet...Three thoughtsUsefulness depends on webcam quality. If you got rid of your cam for a better one, figure whether the old one will be good enough.Most robberies happen at night.The article mentions the dreaded word 'compile'...

Tags: Linux, RPM, Webcam, webcam security, security

Discussion threads 2007-06-28

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Life In The Vast Plane...

At least you'd get some peace and quiet.At least you'd get some peace and quiet. Personally, I enjoy having some time off work, and don't want to be on the clock 24/7, thanks.RE: Life In The Vast Plane...That is an extremely valid point: 'always on' = burn out. Modern work...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

My Webcam for iPhone 1.3 (Mobile)

With My Webcam for iPhone view your own webcam, and hundreds of other home webcams worldwide live on your iPhone. Set up your own home USB webcam using this app. Ideal for home security or just looking in on the family. Compatible with all major USB webcams. You can remotely...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Webcam, Mobile

Software downloads 2009-10-08

The new Dell: innovation, not just standards, to attract business customers

Dell is unveiling a new Latitude business notebook computer today but it's a bit different from what Dell - at least the old Dell - used to represent. When Dell first hit the scene, it made a name for itself by focusing on standardized technology and the business model that...

Tags: Innovation, Dell Computer Corp., Standards, Dell Latitude, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Lenovo ThinkPad T400s (MultiTouch)

Lenovo's ThinkPad brand is virtually synonymous with business laptops, and the company like IBM before it has spent years perfecting the nondescript black-box system, with its iconic TrackPoint and double set of mouse buttons. We liked the 14-inch T400s ("s" for "slim") when we first saw it earlier this year...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, T400s, Lenovo Group Ltd., touch screen, Lenovo ThinkPad

Product reviews 2009-09-15

Generation Y: 'Email is unfashionable and outdated'

Steve Clayton, Microsoft extraordinaire and geek in disguise, posted an interesting set of statistics over the weekend, via Socialnomics, on the social media revolution  - the movement where media and information spreads far and wide through social techniques; Twitter and Facebook being the two best examples. Students,...

Tags: Facebook, Generation Y, Student, YouTube Inc., E-mail, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-24

Fed's RFIDiocy pwnd at DefCon

NSA spooks gather for a colleague's retirement party at a bar. What they don't know is that an RFID scanner is picking them out - and a wireless Bluetooth webcam is taking their picture. Could that really happen? It already did. The Feds...

Tags: Federal Reserve Board, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-08-10

Lenovo IdeaPad S12 (Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, black)

When we first heard Lenovo had an IdeaPad S12 on its way, we were expecting the long-anticipated Nvidia Ion-packing version, which will include graphics power decent enough to accomplish HD video and even some demanding gaming. Instead, we got a configuration that includes an Intel Atom N270 processor and GMA...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Processors, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, IdeaPad S12, netbook, Lenovo Group Ltd., Intel Corp., Intel Atom

Product reviews 2009-07-24

1AVStreamer 1.7.6.00 (Windows)

With the click of a button you will be broadcasting your webcam or desktop with audio in high resolution over the web in a customized webpage inside your own website. It is all automatic and very easy to setup. TV tuners and DV cameras are supported. You can start streaming...

Tags: Video, PCWinSoft Systems, 1AVStreamer 1.7.6.00, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Home Entertainment, Web Site Development, Peer To Peer (P2P), Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Personal Technology, Internet, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-23

D-Link Xtreme N Storage Router DIR-685

First announced at CES 2009, D-Link's Xtreme N Storage "all-in-one" Router DIR-685 is the first wireless router that can also work as a network storage device and as a digital photo frame. However, we wish it were a $150 cheaper stand-alone router, as its $300 asking price is too high....

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Web-Interface, D-Link Systems, router, Router DIR-685

Product reviews 2009-07-17

PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!

Buying a new PC from one of the Tier 1 OEMs can often be a frustrating exercise in crapware removal. My Tuesday morning started like this. Phone rings. 9AM. Hey Jason, uh, it's Christine. Javi just booted up the laptop...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Costco, PC, OEM, Intuit QuickBooks, Laptop Computer, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Lenovo ThinkPad T400s

Although Lenovo has been re-inventing itself as of late with its IdeaPad and Netbook lines, they're still a company known for boxy, business-end ThinkPads. There's no shame there: the ThinkPad was revolutionary in its time, and the iconic if plain design defined the modern business laptop. It also put Lenovo...

Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Lenovo ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., IBM ThinkPad, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-06-24

Mozilla tackles XSS vulnerabilities with new technology

Mozilla's security engineers are working on new technology that promises to mitigate a large class of Web application vulnerabilities, especially the cross-site scripting XSS plague against modern Web browsers. The project, called Content Security Policy, is designed to shut down XSS attacks by providing a mechanism for...

Tags: Vulnerability, XSS, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-06-22

CIO Jury: Let's wait on Windows 7

CIO Jury: Let's wait on Windows 7Who are these companies and who cares what their CIO's sayNever heard of any of these companies, and I could care less what any of their CIO's say on this subject.Why not ask the CIO of a Fortune 500 company?This is no surprise.It would...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, SMB/SME, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, new OS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-10

ZoneVideo Chat 6.60 (Windows)

ZoneVideo Chat system includes instant messenger and video chat which allows you to easily see, hear, and chat with people from all over the world through Internet. With ZoneVideo Chat, you can build your own instant messenger and video chat server to be a virtual taproom with wonderful show on...

Tags: Video Chat, Microsoft Windows, Video, Zonehope, ZoneVideo Chat System, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-03

Toshiba debuts its first netbook, the mini NB205

Toshiba today announced the mini NB205 netbook, a system boasting a full-sized keyboard, large touchpad and nine hours of battery life, according to the company. It marks Toshiba's first such entry into the growing netbook market. Positioned as a premium...

Tags: Toshiba Corp., Netbook, NB205, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-02

McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCs

McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCsWouldn't it be best to inform peopleIf they have zombie PC's in their homes? I mean, it isn't like the ISP's couldn't see that "Hey, this data is shooting to a known zombie PC site.... let's inform the person who uses this...

Tags: Zombie PC, McAfee Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Webcam Zone Trigger 2.370 (Windows)

Zone Trigger is the first multi-purpose motion detection software. This means that motion detection isn't just for security anymore. Useful in such sectors as art, marketing, quality control, automated inventory, security and monitoring, motion detection has never hit so close to home. You already knew that computers can do much...

Tags: Webcam, Microsoft Windows, Motion, Omega Unfold, Productivity, Games, Quality, Tools & Techniques, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Management

Software downloads 2009-04-24

MSI introduces 'high end' U123 Wind netbook for mobile business

MSI today announced the U123 series of netbooks, a 10-inch light and compact platform that has sharper lines and more colors than the company's "cute" U100 and insides to match. The U123 uses the latest Atom platform from Intel and basic HDD capacity...

Tags: HSDPA, Mobile, Netbook, Centimeter, MSI, U123, Advertising & Promotion, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-13

Our fancy Internet infrastructure operates on a wire and a prayer

Our fancy Internet infrastructure operates on a wire and a prayerYou're missing the pointWe should not permit single point of failure networks to be built. Besides, there's over 80 million miles of fiber in the U.S. alone, and it simply is not possible to monitor all that cable, or...

Tags: Network technology, WikiAnswers, cable, prayer, Internet-infrastructure

Discussion threads 2009-04-10