Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. It’s also used to infect computers with Viruses and Malware. Read more about it at Wikipedia. Recently, I have seen some very convincing […]
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It may be convenient to purchase electronic books through Apple’s iBookstore, but in most cases you’ll be paying too much. In fact, the Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five of the biggest U.S. publishers that it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of […]
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. The Model A will cost $25 […]
Solid State Drives (SSD) are fast, but are small and expensive. When building a new machine, how do you balance speed with storage needs? If money was no object, you could purchase one (or more) large SSDs. A more sane approach would be to use a SSD for Windows (C:) […]
Microsoft has issued a temporary workaround to deny access to the DLL exploited by the Duqu virus. The link below uses Microsoft “Fix It” to enable or disable access to this library. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639658 A permanent patch will be released at a later date.