On February 23rd, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission settled with Taiwan-based ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. over the marketing of its routers which put hundreds of thousands of consumer’s home networks at risk. The complaint included charges the ASUS routers featured insecure “cloud” services which led to […]
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What is TOR? Tor is a free software browser that is designed to defend against traffic analysis. Traffic analysis is a fancy way of saying that there are individuals and organizations who monitor your internet traffic and use that information in many ways. By knowing
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What is The Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term you’ve no doubt come across quite often but it’s one that also causes quite a deal of confusion. Wikipedia describes IoT thus: The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of
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Gone in a Flash! From it’s humble beginnings as an animation tool, Flash has come a long way. Flash made the internet come alive with movement, from whimsical banner ads to your favorite YouTube video. Flash was ubiquitous in the world of computers. In 2005,
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I’m always interested in new programs that help users stay safe online. I’ve been a great advocate for Sandboxie over the years and still firmly believe that it, or something very similar, should be mandatory on all systems. These types of security programs work by
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Playing in the “free” games arena: After I joined Facebook, a number of years ago, some friends invited me to play online games and for about a year I played Farmville. I eventually found that the addictive nature of the game was using up far
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I’m mad! You should be too. You see, computer people have their favorite tools. Tools they’ve found through trial and error, tools they’ve come to trust, tools they’ve used for years, and tools they’ll recommended to others. Ask a computer “guy” how to do something
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Very recently we published an article discussing how site owners are fighting back against the proliferation of ad blocking software, you can catch up with that article here: Adblocker Blockers Fighting Back. In the article I warn of the potential negative effects caused by ad
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Yeah, that’s the news floating around town. Time Warner Cable (TWC) may buy a 25% stake in Hulu. Before I rant on that, here’s my back story: I’ve had TWC for almost twenty years now. They are pretty much the only game in town where
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The old adage that nothing is really free certainly applies to the internet where, in most cases, the quid pro quo is putting up with advertising. Even though not too many users would be happy with ads displaying on pages, can you imagine the alternative?
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