It is well known that people don’t always ‘speak their minds’, and it is suspected that people don’t always ‘know their minds’. Understanding such divergences is important to scientific psychology. This web site presents a method that demonstrates the conscious-unconscious divergences much more convincingly than has been possible with previous methods. This new method is [...]
“Most disk-encryption systems can be defeated if the computer is stolen or accessed while it is in sleep mode or in a password-protected screen saver,” Felten wrote. Vista’s BitLocker “is also sometimes vulnerable even when the computer is completely off.”
Cold-Boot Attack Can Crack Disk Encryption @ Sci-Tech Today
On Thursday, 02.07.08, I ordered a Pentax K10D kit from Broadway Photo’s Online Store. On Friday, I got a call from one of their reps who: (1) Tried to tell me the camera came with no accessories, and get me to upgrade about $300 to the “full kit;” (2) Told me that the camera did [...]
It’s official: Toshiba announces HD DVD surrender | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
The two-year war between HD DVD and Blu-ray officially ended Tuesday morning as Toshiba waved the white flag and declared it would stop producing HD DVD products.
Facebook can ruin your life
Social network sites have brought unexpected pleasure to millions. But if present trends continue and users fail to wise up, the sites could soon be bringing them some equally unexpected shocks….
How Google decided what to give to. By Larry Brilliant - Slate Magazine
Gandhi was once asked, “How can I know that the decisions I am making are the best I can make?” He answered: “I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, [...]
Taps for HD DVD as Wal-Mart Backs Blu-ray - New York Times
“SAN FRANCISCO — HD DVD, the beloved format of Toshiba and three Hollywood studios, died Friday after a brief illness.
“The cause of death was determined to be the decision by Wal-Mart to stock only high-definition DVDs and players using the Blu-ray format.There [...]
Priceless Art or Ikea?
The website Reverent.org puts artistic wet blankets to the test, asking them to tell the difference between fine art and art made by apes.
Here’s one for the early adopters to drool over…
“The X1’s specs include, basically, everything. Quad-band EDGE plus quad-band HSDPA 7.2 with HSUPA? Check. Wi-Fi and GPS? Check. A 3.2-megapixel camera with DVD quality video playback and capture? Check. FM radio, Bluetooth stereo, and GPS? You bet. It’s all powered by a 520-MHz ARM11 processor running [...]
“… At least two major global corporations, one American and one Dutch, have told their executives not to carry confidential business material on laptops on overseas trips, Gurley said. In Canada, one law firm has instructed its lawyers to travel to the United States with “blank laptops” whose hard drives contain no data. “We just [...]
Anyone who writes, whether for school, for work, or for a living knows the scene: you sit there, a blank document open on your computer screen, that little cursor silently (accusingly?) blinking away, and your mind a complete blank. You know overall what you want to say, but how do you get there?Beat Blank Page [...]
A rough 24 hours for Windows users - 81.01% affected - Blog - Secunia
The title pretty much says it all. During the last 24 hours, we have seen security updates for some very popular Windows programs from four major vendors: Sun, Adobe, Apple, and Skype.
If you’re using dialup or a slow DSL connection, you might be happier using Gmail’s older version, as it’s much faster on a slow connection. Click the link to “Older version” on the upper right of the Gmail toolbar.
After that page has loaded, you can drag the icon from your Firefox address bar onto the [...]
Symantec uninstaller may not finish the job - WindowsSecrets.com
Like most Windows software, Norton security products, published by the Symantec Corp., come with an uninstall option to remove the software from your computer.
Unfortunately, neither Symantec’s bundled uninstaller — nor a little-known, special utility from the company — removes every single thing.
One hundred and sixty-five eminent thinkers, researchers, and communicators, at the annual request of the edge.org website, answered the following question: “What Have You Changed Your Mind About? Why?”
When the world’s great scientific thinkers change their minds — Edge
Yahoo Deal Is Big, but Is It the Next Big Thing? - New York Times
…what will touch off the next battle? Maybe it will be a low-power microprocessor, code-named Silverthorne, that Intel plans to announce Monday. It is designed for a new wave of hand-held wireless devices that Silicon Valley hopes will touch [...]
The $31-a-share bid of cash or Microsoft stock is 62 percent more than Yahoo’s closing price yesterday. Before today, Yahoo had dropped 18 percent this year in Nasdaq Stock Market trading, and this week posted a 23 percent profit decline for the fourth quarter. Bloomberg.com: U.S.
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