As unbelievable as it may sound, a court has ruled that it is OK for employees to hack their employer’s computer, even if it is for disloyal purposes. The court went on to say that employees do not lose or exceed that access under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, even when they steal data [...]
Make sure your system is up to date and has the latest protections in place.
AVG anti-virus: 09/20/09
Avast: 09/17/09
Norton anti-virus: 09/16/09
McAfee anti-virus: 09/16/09
Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 09/18/09
Spybot Search and Destroy: 09/16/09
Microsoft Windows Defender: 09/16/09
Nod32: 09/17/09
Updates as of September 20, 2009 6:00am CDT.
California is proposing a new energy efficient standard for televisions in its quest to cut energy use. The state is in the process of establishing requirements for televisions that would require the sets to meet new standards starting in 2011. The proposal will be expanded in 2013 and require TV’s to use 1/2 the energy [...]
I thought sites that used blinking text were all gone, but every once in a while I stumble upon a site that still uses blinking text. I don’t know about you, but I dislike blinking text and did a Google to find out how to stop it. I found this gem over at How-To-Geek showed [...]
The FCC would like to ban the wireless companies from limiting bandwidth. The hope is that by doing this it will open up more video streaming, graphics-rich games, movie and music downloads plus other services to consumers. On the flip side the wireless companies complain that it is their toy and if people want to [...]
Sony and Panasonic are expected to introduce 3-D televisions next year. The TV’s are expected to cost about the same as HDTV’s currently on the market. But some are taking a wait and see approach since it will be the public who decides how well the new TV’s will be accepted.
According to a recent article [...]
Hello Alexander Graham Bell. Your invention is going the way of the Dodo bird. As more and more people drop their landline connection and opt for cell phones, or VOIP, the phone companies are quickly losing interest in any wired connections. Verizon will not be the last company to start to phase out the old [...]
You have to love dumb crooks. In this reported case a burglar decided to check out his Facebook page while stealing two rings from the victim’s home. When the victim spotted the open page, the crook failed to log off, she reported this along with the theft. The dummy was later arrested by authorities.
The article [...]
Over at Betanews I just finished reading an article by Joe Wilcox on why he dumped Snow Leopard for Windows 7. Joe describes himself as both a Mac and PC user, He also stated how he used a Mac Pro for most of the summer but recently returned to Windows 7 which he describes as, [...]
Want to make a call to another Twitter user using your landline or cell phone? Well Twitter is currently beta testing JAJAH@Call, which will allow two-minute VoIP calls. The beta version is only by invitation, so you need to check your account to see if you received an invitation or not.
This Tweet blurb further states:
Putting [...]
ZillionTV has a plan that could change the way we watch television. The service, which is currently in its infancy, is making promises on how we will be able to watch TV by choosing the ads we want to see in order to have free service. There will also be an offering for a pay [...]
Microsoft is planning on offering its Windows 7 operating system to college students for a limited time at $29.99. Microsoft has set up a website at which students can learn more about the ordering process and also obtain additional information on how to get a copy of Microsoft Office at a reduced price.
The $29.99 offer [...]
Here in the U.S. we have all seen the Verizon advertisements on TV, which shows a group of Verizon people following around a user. No matter where the user goes there is always a Verizon connection even when someone says that the area is a dead zone. For the most part this is true since [...]
HP is introducing their new Dreamsceen computer which as of this writing, is currently not available. But over at Best Buy they have some information on what the HP Dreamscreen is going to be, but more importantly what it is not going to be. It is not going to be enabled with touch screen technology, [...]
I remember watching a TV broadcast many years ago, which was featuring those nasty Santa Anna winds, which was whipping up a massive fire among a residential neighborhood. As the broadcast was in progress they filmed a man running back into a burning home. He came out in a few minutes holding something in his [...]
According to the latest Nielsen rating, Bing has gained in popularity and now commands what appears to be about 10.7% of the search market. Since Microsoft has basically bought Yahoo search, shouldn’t the two be combined? How does MSN and Live Search figure into these figures?
To view the figures click on the above image.
I wonder [...]
Yesterday I received an email from a friend of mine which asked for help with a used computer system he had purchased. The computer had software preinstalled on it but came with no documentation, installation disks for the operating system, nor any serial numbers for the software. My friend asked if there was a program [...]
With Google, Intel and Cisco being big investors in the WiMAX game, one would think that Silicon Valley would of been setup for WiMAX long ago. But Clearwire has just completed construction of more than 20 square miles in Santa Clara, Mountain View and parts of Palo Alto. But when is WiMAX finally going to [...]
The Newspaper Association of America had requested that plans be submitted to them from industry leaders on how they would tackle the problem of how newspapers could generate more income. The newspaper appear to be unable or do not understand how to function in the digital age, and are seeking ways to stay afloat in [...]
Google and newspapers have been at odds recently since the newspapers view Google as cutting into their profit margin. But Google is trying to mend some fences with a new feature they call Google Fast Flip. On Google blog they state that this new feature will:
One problem with reading news online today is that browsing [...]
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