Scott Bekker of Redmondmag.com writes:
Microsoft is working on a technology for Windows Longhorn called “Info-cards” that is designed to return control of personal data, such as credit cards and Social Security numbers, to users, according to a report published this week.
If the technology works and consumers, merchants, and other partners adopt it, Info-cards could reduce the [...]
When Steven Spielberg made the film “Saving Private Ryan,” one of the reasons he did so was to honor the men who fought in that war. He used the D-Day invasion as his topic for that honor. But World War II was a global war, fought on many fronts by many people of all ages [...]
Regular geographical maps help us to find things, and that same line of thinking applies to site maps, as well. Search engines and everyday Web surfers use these maps to quickly find information on your Web site without having to scan through a mess of links. It’s much easier to find something when everything is [...]
The eBook explosion is here, but I’ll be the first to say that I’m not necessarily jumping for joy. I prefer reading from the printed page so much more than dragging my glazed eyes over massive amounts of text on the screen. I use computers for a living, so when it comes time to actually [...]
One never knows where an idea for a column will appear. The other night my wife and I were riding with some friends to a social outing. We’ve known these people for several years and both of them know what I do. So my male friend surprised me by saying that he had finally networked [...]
Security of your files on an NTFS partition can be increased by using encryption. This way only you and any other users you give permission to can view your files. Normally you have to encrypt a folder or file from its properties dialog box. You can make this process just a little bit easier by [...]
Offline files allow you to store files you normally access on the network on your local computer. This way you can access the files when you are disconnected from the network.
If you are concerned about the security of offline files, you can configure Windows XP to encrypt them. Keep in mind though that it [...]
Have you heard about the “broadcast flag?” It’s an anti-copying scheme for digital broadcasts that has been mandated by the FCC. The broadcast flag is essentially a two-part scheme: part one is the flag itself - a little bit of data included in the digital broadcast stream which says “hey, I’m copy [...]
Secunia Advisory: SA14743
Donato Ferrante has reported a vulnerability in FastStone 4in1 Browser, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the built-in web server, making it possible to disclose the content of arbitrary files via directory traversal attacks.
Firefox comes with a Google search bar that is installed by default in the browser. However, you can create a similar search bar that connects to any search engine, any site search, or even a search for your company’s intranet. This sample hack from Windows XP Hacks, 2nd Edition shows you how.
30 queries / 0.279 seconds.