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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Trillian versions 3.1 and lower IRC module.
Remote exploitation of multiple vulnerabilities in the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) module of Cerulean Studios’ Trillian could allow for the interception of private conversations or execution of code as the currently …continue reading
I’ve been watching FOX‘s new TV show Drive with great enthusiam over the first four episodes. The cinematography is just unparalleled on broadcast TV. It is about an illegal cross country road race, where the grand prize is $32 million – …continue reading
I think it’s important when subscribing to any site to know what content to expect and to have a little insight into the writer. One just can’t have a community without the public being let into the life of the author.
I’ve been working on …continue reading
The “ig” was code for iGoogle. – Google has launched iGoogle as a way to personalize the home page. “Google hopes to make it easy for just about anyone to customize its Web site with a do-it-yourself gadget maker. Among other things, the new tool …continue reading
I got an interesting e-mail that was almost a bubble burster for me from GoDaddy today:
Dear Chris Short,
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN(R)) recently agreed to reduce their Registrar Transaction Fee from $.25 to $.22. What does this …continue reading
The leading music retailers are finally catching on that consumers are sick of DRM. The good news about this, is they’re letting the record companies know that this model isn’t working and with any luck will be able to force them into dropping DRM from …continue reading
Last week, when I was out of town, Ponzi had a slumber party with a couple of friends. We encouraged them to stream their cooking live, and the chat room went berserk. Everyone was asking her about all her favorite tips, tools, brands, …continue reading
Are you a little confused about Google Apps? Google Apps is essentially an inexpensive, web based, alternative to Microsoft Office for small business, enterprise, schools, and even families.
One of Google App’s strengths is it’s collaboration abilities. You can easily share your documents …continue reading
I received a subscription newsletter from Amazon yesterday and several of the recommendations were for books written about Vista, specifically about how to install Vista and/or using the new operating system. Prices for the titles listed ranged in price from $19.95 to $29.95 depending on …continue reading
Somehow I’ve managed to get my work to provide me with a MacBook Pro. I’ll be chronicling my journey from using a Windows PC almost exclusively to using the Mac for my day-to-day computing. I have a G5 at my desk and I’ve been using …continue reading
GlobalFun, a wireless entertainment development and publishing company, and [adult swim] irreverent comedy animation from Turner Broadcasting System, have today made official their decision to team up to develop mobile games.
The deal sees GlobalFun developing a mobile game based on the [adult …continue reading
One of the things that I hate about purchasing plane tickets is that I always feel like I’m getting ripped off. I recently had to book a couple of tickets less than two weeks before the departure date, and the entire time that I was …continue reading
You have likely heard the expression “kill two birds with one stone.” Well today, I killed a flock of them with a tiny stone. Yes, today produced a valuable lesson for me – not all wireless vendors are going to bow to the existing prefab …continue reading
I just finished reading an article in Leo Notenboom’s column Ask Leo, courtesy of FreewareWiki. Leo, always in there with the best path through the nuts and bolts of computer use, outlines a quick, easy way to back up all your Gmail.
If you use Microsoft Word, you have probably seen the list of documents that appear at the bottom of the File menu. You recently opened these Word documents. This list offers a quick way for you to access files (similar to the My Recent Documents …continue reading
This showed up in my inbox today and it amused me enough to figure you folks might get a kick out of it, too!
Mr. Chris Pirillo,
I can’t think of a better opening line that will grab your attention causing you to eagerly consume …continue reading
With summer approaching more youngsters will be out every day riding their bicycles and it is imperative that they wear safety helmets to protect their heads in the event of a serious fall. Each year 1200 bicyclists are fatally injured and over ½ million …continue reading
Researchers at The University of Warwick and Leicester University have used an artificial snot (nasal mucus) to significantly enhance the performance of electronic noses.
The researchers have coated the sensors used by odour sensing “electronic noses” with a mix of polymers that mimics the …continue reading
The Vista Upgrade Advisor is a valuable tool to both network administrators and home users. It lets you perform the following tasks prior to upgrading to Vista:
Determine if you can install and run Vista. Determine the version of Vista that is best for you. …continue reading
Quasit-Rushyo Games is pleased to announce Grand Prix Tycoon, a browser-based entirely free, and even ad-free online multi-player tycoon game.
A new entirely free multi-player online game from the experienced game developers of Quasit-Rushyo Games. Grand Prix Tycoon will mix the best in Grand …continue reading
An interactive “supermap” that portrays the mutations and spread of the avian flu around the globe over time should help researchers and policy makers better understand the virus and anticipate further outbreaks, according to a new study involving University of Colorado at Boulder and …continue reading
Atari, Inc., one of the world’s most recognized brands and third-party video game publisher, today announced the launch of Centipede and Millipede, two of Atari’s best loved coin-op classics, onto Xbox LIVE Arcade.
With Centipede and Millipede on Xbox LIVE Arcade, Atari delivers the same …continue reading
MySQL’s source code is open in the sense of being publicly available, but unless you understand it, it’s essentially closed to you. In Understanding MySQL Internals, Sasha Pachev, a former member of the MySQL development team, provides a comprehensive tour of MySQL 5 …continue reading
I guess many of us started out on a Commodore 64 computer system like I did, since this was the first computer system I actually carried home in a box. That was in 1985 and it was on sale at Montgomery Wards for only $699.00, …continue reading
PCMag has published four tips to surfing safely while connected to an open wifi network, like at Starbucks.
1 Suite Up Make sure you’re covered on the three main fronts: a two-way firewall, an antispyware tool, and an antivirus program. Many solutions combine these into …continue reading
Some of the most important items on your automobile (or motorcycle or bike, for that matter) are the tires. Let’s face it: without ‘em, you won’t be going anywhere, no matter what kind of shape your engine is in. Here are some basics for checking …continue reading
[tags]GearLog[/tags]
If you are looking for reviews and information on the latest in consumer gear presented in an entertaining and irreverant manner, you will want to stop by GearLog .
They were recently awarded the 2006 Digital Award for Magazine Blog of …continue reading
MXPLAY is a very nifty looking application that combines the powers of several video Web sites on the Internet, photo locations on the Web, and the those of the audio files you have stored on your computer. The looks are absolutely extraordinary (it is …continue reading
