2008 May

There is a flaw in Safari for windows and mac that would allow malicious websites to download files to “the user’s Desktop (Windows), or Downloads directory (Apple).” This flaw would allow the files to be downloaded without any prompting from the Safari browser
“Apple does not feel this is a issue they want to tackle at [...]

If your interested in using MS Outlook to retreive and send e-mail then check out YPops!. YPops! acts as an intermediary between the two services and allows you get your Yahoo mail through MS Outlook. I’m not going to go into how to set it up because it’s self explanatory and the YPops! site does [...]

A new Flash exploit “affects both the recently released Flash Player version 9.0.124.0 and version 9.0.115.0, according to an advisory posted Monday to Symantec’s Security Focus Web site.”
I’m sure that the folks at Adobe are working to fix this flaw. However, it is yet another reason to keep software updated and to keep your security [...]

I’m finding myself spending more and more money on college textbooks. In my school the professors pick the textbook but they do so at the last minute. The books that are needed for class are available the day of class and there isn’t an easy way to find out what books are needed until the [...]

Ever wonder where the hard drive space is going. Well it could be that collection of uncompressed Abba .wav files. The truth is I think everyone has a little corner of thier harddrive or flash drive that’s being loaded with data they don’t need. For example I have a 2GB thumb drive that is half [...]

While I was browsing the net I ran across a site called Earth Class Mail.com. They offer a service that will allow you to get your snail mail online. Basically what happens is you have your mail sent to them and they scan the letters as they come in. Then when you want to read [...]

I was having problems with one of my computers. I thought that it might be a problem with some used RAM that i purchased. Dealing with all of the different testing methods is what prompted me to write this little guide. It is by no means exhaustive and some processes aren’t for the beginner. It [...]

Tips for writing school or college papers
keep sentences simple
Keeping your sentences simple will make them more understandable and will make it easier to avoid grammatical errors.
Don’t plagiarize
Plagiarizing carries serious consequences. In some schools you can automatically fail the class or be expelled from school altogether. There are many websites on the Internet that will help [...]

Adblock Plus
Adblock Plus allows you to surf the internet without being bombarded by ads. It uses a free database of ad sites and addresses and blocks those only. It is also possible to allow ads to show on some sites but not others. It is very easy to disable it for whatever reason. Adblock plus [...]