Do You Email?
Is Email on the way out? That’s a bit like asking ‘Do you still watch cable TV?‘ and not quite as off topic as one might think. As for cable/terrestrial TV, no, I don’t watch it anywhere near as much as I did before, thanks […]
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WordPress – How To Have Your Own Web Site – Introduction
Introduction In the old days, everybody wanted to own a bar. You know, serve drinks, commiserate, make people happy, solve their emotional problems, and possibly make a buck or two along the way. Now days, everybody wants to have a web site. They believe it
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Interview with Edward Snowden (video)
Here’s a unique opportunity to hear Edward Snowden’s take on the internet, surveillance, and privacy, direct from the horse’s mouth. Appearing by telepresence robot, Edward Snowden speaks at TED2014 about surveillance and Internet freedom. The right to data privacy, he suggests, is not a partisan
Beware: FileHippo Now Pushing Adware
It appears yet another once trusted source for downloads has succumbed to the dark side. FileHippo has decided to join the ranks of CNET Download.com and others, and is now offering software downloads via its own Download Manager, which includes adware offers. This story first
Study Reveals Malicious Chrome Extensions
A recent analysis of Chrome browser extensions performed by USENIX, The Advanced Computer Systems Association, has revealed a relatively high number of malicious and suspicious extensions, many of which have been downloaded by millions of users. In a PDF document issued by USENIX detailing their
Turn Back Time – Microsoft Presents Original 1994 Home Page
Nostalgia Alert! Who remembers when Fred and Barney were brought to life on the big screen, and Forrest Gump first uttered the now immortal words “Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates“? When Lisa Marie Presley married Michael Jackson, and video of
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Microsoft Upgrades Internet Explorer Security
An upcoming update for Internet Explorer will add a new security feature that blocks out-of-date ActiveX controls. In a move described by Microsoft as being specifically about ActiveX, the new feature will be managed per medium of an active blocklist. At this early stage the
6 Google Search Tips You Should Know
We all know how versatile Google search is but here are a number of additional tips that you may or may not be aware of. Math in a Search Box Did you know that answers to mathematical calculations are instantly available right there from within
Which Browser is the Most Secure?
In fact, is there any such animal as a “most secure browser”. This is the question Skybox Security set to out to answer – as they ask in their opening statement, “What defines the degree of security of software? How can one evaluate the security
Visit Exotic Locations Without Ever Leaving Home
Okay, so it’s not quite the same as actually being there, but considering how just about everything else, from shopping and banking to chatting and dating, can be done online, why not sightseeing as well? The name of the site is TravelByDrone, and the people
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Top 12 Spamming Countries in the World
Every so often, Security company SophosLabs publishes a list of of the top 12 spamming countries in the world, something it lightheartedly calls the “Dirty Dozen Spampionship”. These latest statistics have been taken from the second quarter of 2014, covering April, May, and June. Here
LiveDrive Closing Users Accounts Without Warning
Livedrive is an online cloud backup and sync storage service that was purchased by j2 Global in February this year. It appears LiveDrive has recently started closing down user accounts without any warning, not all accounts mind you, only those which have apparently exceeded the
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Firefox Slowly Slipping into Oblivion?
Mozilla’s popular Firefox browser’s market share has been gradually diminishing over the past couple of years, and if the latest figures are anything to go by, that downward trend appears to have accelerated alarmingly over the past couple of months. According to statistics provided by
How to Start Your Own Internet Forum
Why start a forum? There are any number of reasons why you would want to start your own forum, so let’s take a look: A shared common interest A desire to help others in a specific interest An extension of your blog You have an