2007 June

If your computer seems to be posed and fixed on Harry Potter it probably has been infected with the W32/Hairy-A worm. The worm spreads from PC by USB memory drives.
According to the The Sunday Mail you should look out for the following symptoms:
A file called “HarryPotter-TheDeathlyHallows.doc” can be found on infected PCs and once […]

Michael over at AppleGazette reports he bought an iPhone at an AT&T store that turned out to be defective. Worse, AT&T doesn’t want to do anything to help or take the product back.
Yesterday Michael wrote, “…I also called the AT&T store where I purchased it, and they have already agreed to replace it in the […]

T-Mobile is launching a nationwide converged Wi-Fi and cellular service that allows special Nokia and Samsung phones to make calls over Wi-Fi in their homes or T-Mobile hotspots and on T-Mobile’s celluar network.
T-Mobile has been working on this service for around four years, said Mike Selman, T-Mobile director of marketing. The company began the project […]

Just in time for summer road trips, Google Maps has added a new feature that allows you to click and drag any point on your route to another road and to have your route recalculated with updated directions, distance and travel time.
This is especially useful for adding stops or if you want to avoid a […]

An alleged leaked Verizon document that was supposedly given to all of Verizon’s sales associates includes talking points to counter act customers that might want to leave Verizon to get an iPhone.
The document criticizes the iPhone because it doesn’t allow “over-the-air” music downloads and that you must connect it to your PC to load music, […]

The Spammers are getting clever. They’re now inserting their spam messages in PDF files and sending them as attachments to by pass spam filters. Since the emails themselves say little or nothing the hope is the recipients will be curious and open the PDF attachment as they’re considered to be a safe file by many.
While […]

A study published by Environmental Health Perspectives claims that lifetime exposure to low doses of Aspartame, the artificial sweetener used in most diet drinks and sodas, increases leukemia, lymphoma, and breast cancer effects in rats.
Center For Science In The Public Intrest (CSPI) is recommending that the FDA reevaluate the health risks of aspartame:
“Because aspartame is […]

If you’re “just friends” with a woman, it can be very stressful and next to impossible to change your friendship into a relationship.
Almost everyone under 30 today has been there before. Young men and women are far more likely to be friends than they were in the past and many of these friendships never […]

If you’re unable to find a free/open Wi-Fi network, you might have to try looking for a store, franchise, or chain that offers Wi-Fi. Some even offer the Internet access for free.

Panera Bread - Over 900 locations and they all offer free Wi-Fi!

Office Depot - 1,200 locations and free Wi-Fi at most.

Apple […]

So you found the perfect girl and she doesn’t mind all your annoying habits and flaws? Sounds like she’s a keeper but you need to do everything you can to keep her happy and interested in you before she starts to notice how gross you are.
Women want a man that cares about them, is funny, […]

Finding the prefect guy can be difficult and keeping him can be even more difficult. You have to make your relationship work to keep him interested and into you.
While most of this video is tongue in cheek it does give some very advice.

VideoJug: How To Be The Perfect Girlfriend
Keep your man happy or he’ll be […]

Live365, MTV, Pandora, Real/Rhaposdy, Yahoo and many others participated in the Day of Silence to protest the impending royalty rate increase.
Many webcasters shut off their streams entirely or introduced long periods of silence, static, or other sounds with public service announcements on about the campaign.
The big question remains, did any of this accomplish […]

I think there are two types of people in the world right now. Those that are dying to buy an iPhone and everyone else who doesn’t want to hear one more thing about it. But, no matter where you fall in those categories you should take a moment to read some of the reviews […]

Google announced they’ll be releasing a very different looking version Docs & Spreadsheets tomorrow.
People have really come to rely on Docs & Spreadsheets since we launched last October, and lots of you have offered suggestions for ways we could improve the experience for both new and power users. Tomorrow’s update is a direct response […]

A 28 year old man has been arrested by Spanish police and charged with creating and distributing malware that infected an estimated 150,000 mobile phones, according to reports.
Commwarrior spreads via Multimedia Messaging Service by sending a message to other devices within Bluetooth range. If the recipient accepts the incoming message — which poses as a […]

Dating online can either be a disaster or a way to finally meet that perfect someone. But, it can be more difficult, and even risker, if you don’t go about it properly.
Personally I don’t have much faith in online dating. I encourage my friends to try to meet others in person but if you’re not […]

The Secret Service has announced the bust of major international identity theft rings.
They reportedly discovered more than 28,000 credit and bank card numbers on electronic media that was associated with a French Citizen that was arrested by the French National Police. The FNP also recovered multiple computers, external hard drives, and weapons. It is alleged […]

Eww. Did you know that many foods get their color from bugs? A popular ingredient called cochineal extract is made from the exoskeleton of bugs and is used to give many packaged foods their bright colors.
While cochineal extract is said to be healthier than artificial dyes, it might pose a risk to some people with […]

If you operate a business you can add it to Google Maps for free. Each listing includes your address, contact information, hours of operation, payment methods accepted, a link to your web site and you can even upload photographs of your business.
The listing is free however you’ll need to verify that your business address is […]

Oops, you were going to paint every room but then you discovered someone hid a hole in the wall behind some furniture. Not a problem. Patching that hole isn’t that difficult.
To see how to repair a hole in the wall, watch this video:

VideoJug: How To Repair Holes In Walls Before Painting
Before you start, lay down […]