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 […]
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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.
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After 12 years, countless installations, good times, and bad time Microsoft decided Windows XP (Home and Professional) had reached End Of Life (EOL). Since April 8th, 2014 Microsoft no longer supplies updates, or support, for Windows XP. Well, that isn’t exactly true. If you have
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Everybody loves music At least, I’ve never met anyone who says they don’t. I even know a guy who is tone-deaf and still loves music. Go figure… As our lives develop we tend to get a sense of what types, or genres, of music we
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There is so much available to us in this latest version of Word! Trust me, nobody knows ALL of it, least of all me! So imagine my surprise when I ran across an article regarding Stylistic Sets and Ligatures! I found myself puzzled and wondering
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In previous articles on gaming we’ve referred to the huge improvements in graphic fidelity in modern games, where an almost photo realistic scenario has been achieved, making the games incredibly immersive, not just to play but even just to gawp at. Similarly, many older games
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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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Perhaps you’ve read or heard about how coding is the cool thing right now. Kids should be taught it in school; young ladies and gentlemen should be encouraged to get together and start software companies. Everyone should have a go, right? Including you, so read
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Pioneer – Space Adventure/Simulator Pioneer is a space adventure game set in our galaxy at the turn of the 31st century. The game is open-ended, and you are free to eke out whatever kind of space-faring existence you can think of. Look for fame or
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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
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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
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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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Chips Challenge – tile based, highly addictive puzzle game. Chips was originally released as part of a Microsoft Best of Entertainment Pack in 1995 and became wildly popular and addictive. It’s a tile based, top-down puzzle game, where you as Chips have to navigate your
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