Kids Reaction to Old Computers (video)
If you think Windows 8 is tough, watch these kids trying to figure out how to use a computer from the “olden days” – a thoroughly amusing insight:
Antivirus – How Effective Against Zero-Day Threats
Antivirus solutions have always been quite effective at protecting against known threats but it can be quite a different story when zero-day (or unknown) malware variants are factored into the equation. According to the results of AV-Test’s most recent series of testing, there can be
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Microsoft NOT Selling off Xbox or Bing Rumors of the proposed sell off have been doing the rounds but Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said recently that he doesn’t want to sell off either Xbox or Bing. Mr. Nadella was speaking at the Code Conference a
TrueCrypt Mystery – Is it Really Insecure?
TrueCrypt, the most popular free and open source encryption software, has abruptly changed its homepage to display a message saying that the software is not secure and suggesting that existing users should migrate to Bitlocker: As you can imagine, the net is abuzz with news
Facebook Makes Public Sharing Opt-in, Finally!
It’s been 10 years since Facebook presented the world with a mechanism for sharing everything with everyone, and it’s taken all those 10 long years for Facebook to finally realize that, as far as privacy goes, it’s better to err on the side of caution.
The Right to be Forgotten – Censorship or Basic Human Rights?
If you tend to keep up with current news you will no doubt have come across the multitude of stories regarding the European Court of Justice’s recent decision to award individuals the ‘right to be forgotten’. The Right to be Forgotten – Background First off,
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eBay Hack: Do NOT Respond Directly to Password Reset Emails
The actual extent of the eBay hack remains unknown at this stage but eBay is in the process of sending out notification emails to all its members advising them to change their passwords. eBay currently has 145 million or so registered users worldwide so this
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AT&T Set to Acquire DirecTV for Almost $50 Billion Seems most transactions these days are counted in the billions. Rumors of the DirecTV acquisition have been circulating for the past few weeks and AT&T has finally confirmed the details. The deal came together at roughly
eBay Hacked – Change Your Password Now!
Online marketplace eBay has released a statement urging eBay users to change their passwords. The company said hackers attacked between late February and early March with login credentials obtained from “a small number” of employees. The hackers then accessed a database containing all user records
Microsoft Windows – The Good, The Bad, & The Very Ugly
It amuses me no end whenever I come across rants aimed at the evil Microsoft. I doubt there is another organization that has been as much maligned or the subject of as many conspiracy theories as Microsoft. Money hungry, uncaring and dictatorial are just some
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Softpedia Giveaway: Aomei Backupper Professional
Softpedia and Aomei Technology have collaborated in a giveaway of the excellent Aomei Backupper Professional Edition. Aomei Backupper Professional would normally sell for $49.00us but is available free right now through this collaborative offer… expires 26th May. Aomei Backupper – The Software Check out my
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BlazeVideo Giveaway: BlazeVideo DVD Copy
BlazeVideo is currently running a Memorial Day promotion which includes a giveaway of its very good DVD Copy software. BlazeVideo DVD Copy would normally sell for $49.95us but is currently available free for everyone… offer ends 31st May. BlazeVideo DVD Copy – The Software BlazeVideo
Bluhell Firewall – Lightweight ad-blocker for Firefox
Most ardent Firefox users would have been frustrated at one time or another by the popular browser’s excessive RAM usage, but did you know that a bare bones Firefox actually compares very favorably with competitor browsers and it’s the add-ons which are actually consuming the
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Windows 8.1 Update Requirement Extended by 30 Days
Windows 8.1 users who haven’t yet installed Update 1 now have an additional 30 days to do so, or they will no longer receive updates for the operating system. When Microsoft first released Update 1, users were told they had until May 12th to install
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