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We all have that one friend/relative/client who seems to get infected with some form of virus or malware every week and those of us who take on the task of cleaning up their PCs every time they do always tell the same joke: This wouldn’t happen if you’d stop visiting all those porn sites. But . . . → Read More: Religious sites are more dangerous than porn sites for getting malware. 
I got an email from an SEB regular about an email they got to check their PC to see if it’s infected that directed them to DCWG.org. She wanted to know if it was legit or a scam. I checked it out and wrote back and I thought the info would be useful for others . . . → Read More: ISPs and FBI warning about a nasty rootkit called Alureon. You really need to read this ArsTechnica article. This is yet another amazing addition to the upcoming Windows 8. Microsoft seems to be pulling out all the stops to make the next version of Windows a major upgrade. Windows 8 Storage Spaces detailed: pooling redundant disk space for all When Microsoft killed Windows Home Server's . . . → Read More: Windows 8 will include a whole new way of dealing with file storage. If you want to know all the nitty-gritty details then this article gives a pretty in-depth look at it. I'm really looking forward to Windows 8 and getting my hands on some of these new tools. Virtualizing storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency In this post, we are going to dive into a feature . . . → Read More: Microsoft’s official write up on Storage Spaces in Windows 8. Even if they come from friends and family on Facebook and other social sites. And always use different passwords on every site! Worm steals 45,000 Facebook login credentials, infects victims’ friends A worm previously used to commit financial fraud is now stealing Facebook login credentials, compromising at least 45,000 Facebook accounts with the goals of . . . → Read More: A small security reminder: Beware of suspicious links! If you have an affected HP printer you’re going to want to apply this firmware update. Sounds like it won’t be too long before we start seeing this exploit show up in the wild. I wonder if anti-virus programs could be made to detect the malicious documents? #google+ #computing #security #HP Printer malware: print a . . . → Read More: If you have an affected HP printer you’re going to want to apply this firmware update. PCI-E 3.0 will take awhile before it really bears fruit for early adopters, but within a year or two you’re going to see a big shift in how computational intensive applications are written specifically to take advantage of GPU Compute and PCI-E 3.0. tl;dr: You think your system is fast now… Sandy Bridge E & . . . → Read More: PCI-E 3.0 and GPU compute will be the next big thing. 
I got a fun phone call this evening. The number was blocked and my initial reaction was to not answer it, but my boss is in town and the phones at work don’t always show up properly on my phone’s caller ID so I went against my better judgement and answered it. The man on . . . → Read More: Beware cold calls from people claiming to be from Microsoft about problems with your computer. 
I'm right there with you on that one, Chuck. It seems you can’t even trust your friendly neighborhood PC repair technician anymore (unless it’s me): Trevor Harwell, 20, a technician for Rezitech Inc., provided home computer services to users with Macintosh computers, said Fullerton Police Sgt. Andrew Goodrich. Harwell went to elaborate lengths to . . . → Read More: Why it behooves you to have some computer literacy or at least some skepticism. 
A sample of the output. The bigger the dot the more times you've been recorded as being there. Here’s something you probably didn’t know about your iPhone/iPad: It appears to be keeping a record of everyplace you’ve ever been both the device itself and on your computer if you use iTunes to back . . . → Read More: Own an iPhone or iPad? It’s been tracking everywhere you go for the past year. |
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