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| Apple getting back into the gaming segment with Wiimote style controller? |
| 2008-05-09 10:44:52 |
Apple in a new patent filing reveals that it is conducting research on a 3D remote control system for its Apple TV set-top box that would mimic the functionality of the Nintendo Wii controller and also deliver some features akin to its multi-touch technology.
In the November 2006 filing, published for the first time this week, the Cupertino-based electronics maker notes that the...
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| Corporations still not securing data |
| 2008-05-06 11:42:47 |
Finjan’s Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC) detected a Crimeserver which was used as a command and control for the Crimeware that was executed on infected PCs. This Crimeserver was also used as the “drop site” for private information being harvested by that Crimeware.
The Command & Control applications on this Crimeserver enabled the hacker to manage the actions and performance of his...
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| Crash? No I said Crush your hard drive |
| 2008-05-02 15:14:55 |
Worried about data security? Instead of "securely wiping" old drives and throwing them out. Crush them. That's right, "crush". Use this handy little tool and prevent your data from falling into the wrong hands....
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| Data Encryption |
| 2008-05-02 14:54:42 |
Current encryption methods are far from perfect—a fact highlighted by the numerous data security breaches that have occurred over the past few years. Technological limitations in the "trusted server" model for encryption and psychological barriers hinder the robust protection of data. A trio of computer science researchers has set out to simplify encryption systems. Their research, which began...
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| RBC + Eee PC = tempting offer |
| 2008-05-01 16:04:23 |
What's the deal? Open an account with Royal Bank and get a Eee PC for free?! Wow, Canadian banks are going to crazy lengths to get your business. Remember when TDCanadatrust was offering free iPods to people who switched their accounts? Well how could they afford it? Well the truth is you end up paying for it through your fees, from credit cards (interest, annual fee), your mortgage, car payments...
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| Living with computer problems |
| 2008-04-30 10:12:33 |
The truth is many of us recognize there are problems with our computers. It's not that we don't want to do anything about it, it's just that we want to delay the inevitable. The dreaded re-install. Not only is it time consuming but you can never get it exactly the way you had it before. I'm betting that so long as users can check their email and surf the Internet, despite the random reboots or...
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| Toshiba: SSD demand to skyrocket |
| 2008-04-25 09:36:10 |
Solid state drives (SSD) are slowly marching toward the consumer space by gradually stepping up to bat against their traditional counterparts. Capacities and read/write times are still a little low, while prices are still quite high. Toshiba's president, however, laid out a game plan for the industry that puts SSD drives in one quarter of notebooks within three years. Speaking at a recent...
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| Macs in the business world? |
| 2008-04-23 12:21:27 |
This Infoworld article stirred up the debate again about Macs for enterprise applications. I don't think anyone is arguing against the theoretical capabilities of a Mac vs a PC. Yes, Apple market share is growing, yes, pricing is competitive, yes, hardware is comparable. However real world application is suspect. I think the biggest stumbling block is still software. Why is the Mac version of MS...
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| Is your laptop drive really dead? |
| 2008-04-22 14:33:12 |
Having one of these adapters can be really handy.
1. remove the drive from the laptop.
2. plug the drive into the adapter.
3. connect it to a working computer.
4. copy off your files.
Very simple process which can save you several hundred dollars as well from getting scammed by your local computer guy....
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| How many drives shipped? |
| 2008-04-22 09:53:49 |
1 billion drives shipped. Damn, that's a lot. I got a question for you. What happens to the drives after they have crapped out? Probably sitting in a landfill somewhere.
"Will someone PLEASE think of the children - er - environment!"
Seriously, what happens to old drives? Of those billion drives, how many are actually still in use? Recycling technology needs to be a priority with manufacturers....
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| It's going to happen ... eventually |
| 2008-04-21 08:41:53 |
There is no way to prevent data loss. Even though you rarely delete files by accident, you have to consider the fact that the hard drive is also a machine that has moving parts inside it which are subjected to wear and tear. If your hard drive crashes, then this can mean data loss.
However, you don’t need to panic just yet. You will see that there are quite a lot of data recovery software...
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| Those tense moments during a backup ... |
| 2008-04-18 11:26:58 |
I know most of you "backup" your data by keeping all of your important data on a single external hard drive. Like keeping your eggs in one basket which has a history failing at the most in opportune moments.
Let's just refresh your minds: backup your data in more than one location, why? backup drives can fail too. Keeping only 1 copy of your data on a crappy western digital external drive you...
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| Bunch of young whipper-snappers! Protect your data! |
| 2008-04-18 09:47:06 |
"The survey also looked at WiFi use in detail, as wireless communications are harder to secure. Just over half of the survey population used WiFi at home, with no apparent national difference. Younger and wealthier individuals were more likely to go wireless. Among the WiFi users, there was a large degree of trust in their security, as about two-thirds of them had sent sensitive information such...
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| Oopsie, we leaked your SSN |
| 2008-04-16 11:20:35 |
One of the cardinal rules of computer programming is to never trust your input. This holds especially true when your input comes from users, and even more so when it comes from the anonymous, general public. Apparently, the developers at Oklahoma’s Department of Corrections slept through that day in computer science class, and even managed to skip all of Common Sense 101. You see, not only did...
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| Vista tricks |
| 2008-04-16 08:48:24 |
Vista bloated? Got useless crap preloaded? Here's how to remove unnecessary Vista components. That should get things running faster. Also got dual monitors? Here's how to have different wallpapers on each monitor. Don't pay money for software to split your wallpaper, just do a Google search and find an easy solution. Also here's how to disable autoplay in Vista....
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| Old tech, recycle / destroy? |
| 2008-04-14 10:54:32 |
Saw this post on Wired and it got me thinking: what's the best way to dispose of old technology? Ever feel guilty leaving half a plate of food uneaten and then watch a commercial about starving children in Africa? Yeah, well that goes for technology too. I'm kind of upset that old technology rather than being recycled is being destroyed ... for entertainment.
"Hey everyone! Take a look at me...
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| Evaluation vs recovery time |
| 2008-04-11 09:41:11 |
Normally, most data can be retrieved in as little as 48 hours. The evaluation process may take a few days, as it is more time consuming and planned out than the actual data recovery process. The evaluation process can take longer depending on the parts that are needed, or if other technicians need to be involved with the process. If the technician has all of the necessary parts on hand and the...
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| EU takes issue with Google's handling of search data |
| 2008-04-08 09:35:28 |
Google Inc on Monday defended a policy of retaining data on Web users for up to 18 months as necessary to improve search results, responding to an EU report that saw no need for search services to keep personal data beyond six months.
A group of data protection commissioners from across the European Union found that computer Web addresses and cookie monitoring are personal information that...
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| Japanese firms to start issuing data security ratings |
| 2008-04-08 09:32:50 |
Eighteen Japanese firms said Tuesday they were creating the world's first ratings agency looking at data security, which they said was a rising concern for companies.
The new firm, called IS Rating, will be launched on May 1 and start issuing ratings in July, both to Japanese and foreign companies and organisations.
It will give out ratings based on how they manage data, including files...
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| iPhone recovery |
| 2008-04-07 11:19:12 |
Once you grab the files you need, it’s a good idea to restore your iPhone. You do this by entering recovery mode:
* Disconnect your iPhone from your Mac or Windows computer
* Press and hold the sleep/wake and home buttons simultaneously for about 20-30 seconds, until you see a yellow triangle with an exclamation point in the middle accompanied by the text “Please Connect to iTunes.”...
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| DDoS attacks account for 1 - 3 % of web traffic |
| 2008-04-03 11:15:54 |
Yes, the Internet is a crawling with security issues: viruses, worms, malicious web sites, phishing tactics, and DoS attacks. Overall it's a small percentage of Internet traffic. (That's probably because of YouTube and BitTorrent). That doesn't mean you can randomly click about your neighborhood without taking the necessary precautions. Up to date anti-virus and firewall. No clicking on "...
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| Another reason to switch to Mac |
| 2008-04-02 11:31:38 |
Ok, so it's not a legitimate reason but where's the PC chick of the month? For more pics check out Macenstein and myspace. OMG, check out that ass....
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| Microsoft Office 2007 format becomes ISO standard |
| 2008-04-02 08:50:14 |
The format Microsoft Corp.'s Office 2007 programs use to save documents was approved as an international standard Tuesday, a step the company touted as proof it is willing to make once-proprietary technology work openly with competing programs. But the International Standards Organization vote didn't quiet some opponents, who argued that the Office Open XML standard still locks out competitors...
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| Careful of that new gadget |
| 2008-04-01 15:08:57 |
Just buy that fancy new iPod/GPS/digital photo frame/camera/computer/etc. ? Ever think to run a virus scan on it? Huh? If you plan on plugging it into your computer it's a good idea. More cases are being reported of brand new high tech gadgets coming from the manufacturers preloaded with more than just regular software. Viruses? Check. Email worms? Yup. Malicious code? Definitely. Just be wary of...
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| Encryption: security vs data accessibility |
| 2008-04-01 09:41:20 |
Do you encrypt your data? What kind of data are protecting, state secrets or your resume? When it comes to your data it's a balance between security and accessibility. You also need to examine the type of data you are trying to protect. Are those family photos really worth encrypting? On the other hand those personal photos of you and your wife ... well that's another story. What if your drive...
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| Find the right computer company for you |
| 2008-04-01 09:31:48 |
Shop around first to find a quality data recovery service. It can literally mean the difference between successfully recovering your data and having it disappear for good. Sure, the importance of cost and time are important considerations, but when it comes to down to it, what’s most important is the time and effort you put into creating your lost data. Think about what it will take to recreate...
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| 4 ways to take your PC with you on USB |
| 2008-03-31 11:42:31 |
Do you want to take your favorite programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more wherever you go and use them on pretty much any computer ? If so here are four free tools that can help you with that. These are portable software packs that can be installed on any USB device. Download the pack, install it on your portable device and done. Use it at work, a friend’s PC, college...
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| MacBook Air hacked in contest |
| 2008-03-28 09:20:52 |
A team of security researchers has won $10,000 for hacking a MacBook Air in two minutes using an undisclosed Safari vulnerability.
IDG News Service is camped out at CanSecWest in lovely Vancouver, Canada, and has chronicled the exploits (gotta love security puns) of Charlie Miller, Jake Honoroff, and Mark Daniel of Independent Security Evaluators during the Pwn to Own contest sponsored by...
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| Hard drive thief gets 42 months |
| 2008-03-27 11:43:11 |
A former programmer at Birmingham, Ala.-based Compass Bank who stole a hard drive containing one million customer records and used some of that information to commit debit-card fraud was sentenced last week to 42 months in prison by an Alabama District Court judge.
James Kevin Real was also ordered to pay back the more than $32,000 that he and accomplice Laray Byrd fraudulently withdrew from...
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| Canada's Next Great PM to be throttled by Bell Sympatico's traffic shaping |
| 2008-03-26 11:04:46 |
The day after the CBC announced its plans to release the finale of Canada's Next Great Prime Minister through BitTorrent, Bell Canada has moved quietly to throttle its services—including peer-to-peer filesharing—outraging both its customers and wholesale clients.
Among the affected is TekSavvy, a family-run Internet Service Provider based in Chatham with service areas in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta...
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| Western Digital hard drives going green |
| 2008-03-26 09:21:46 |
Considering the "green" angle of these GreenPower drives, it wouldn't be prudent for us to end this article without some power consumption measurements. We used a P3 Kill-A-Watt electricity usage monitor in order to get some idea of how much less power the GreenPower drives require compared to the other 1TB drive we tested in this review, the Seagate Barracuda ES.2. We used the P3 Kill-A-Watt to...
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| WD Passport Elite drives - hotness |
| 2008-03-25 13:48:07 |
Western Digital has freshened up it's Passport lineup with some hot new drives.
"An external hard drive with a "soft-touch finish" that's "easy to grip, comfortable to hold and fashionable to carry", anyone? That's what Western Digital is now offering, in the form of its WD Passport Elite.
The drive will be available in two capacities: 250GB and 320GB. They have a mini USB port for data and...
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| Some great tips when building your own pc |
| 2008-03-24 14:44:19 |
"For those who are building a PC to store and manipulate large files, the RAID-5 is an absolute necessity. For everyone else I recommend the following:
1. Buy an external drive.
2. Buy the backup software that is the market leader.
3. Use the software to backup all media files (documents, spreadsheets, photos, videos, music files, etc) to the external drive at least once a week.
4. Burn backup...
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| Data recovery company saves historical articles |
| 2008-03-24 14:42:20 |
"Nearly a decade ago I was asked by The Washington Post to put together a special section to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon. As the editor of the project, I rounded up the usual suspects, including the administrator of NASA, a couple of people from Congress, Vice President Al Gore, and an astronaut or two. But somewhere along the line it struck me that...
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| Losing data is like losing your life |
| 2008-03-24 14:05:52 |
Those that are more expensive are great if you have the money to spare, for the simple fact that they are experts and are more apt at saving your data and information. The cheap data recovery companies are great as well, although larger companies and those with extremely important data will want to put their trust in the best that money can buy.
With most cases, companies can rebuild the hard...
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| Home PC: DIY recovery |
| 2008-03-24 14:00:36 |
"Strange noises, computer freezing up, frequent re-starts, etc. are causes for alarm. Don't wait until the computer literally dies, if any of these events start occurring, go to the proactive mode and replace the power supply, hard drive, or ram. Which one? That's a challenge, I've found that some diagnostic programs can be helpful, but a lot of the time it's experience. Basic rules of thumb;...
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| Back up or risk your data |
| 2008-03-24 13:53:46 |
The main reason that people lose their data is that they neglect to back it up. Malicious software on certain websites can also harm your computer and your data. If you haven’t backed up your hard drive and your files either online or at a local data center then you will need to find a way to recover all your lost data. One way of recovering files etc is through the use of data recovery software,...
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| Online backup avoid data recovery |
| 2008-03-24 12:46:02 |
Data recovery is the process of retrieving data from a computer that is not functioning or is failing to process data properly. There are a number of ways of retrieving data when your computer goes down. Data recovery companies often have software that is designed to retrieve your data. You can also back up your computer data online as this is one way of ensuring that your data is recoverable...
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| Who's snooping your data? |
| 2008-03-20 11:35:38 |
All worked for Wisconsin's largest utility, where employees routinely accessed confidential information about acquaintances, local celebrities and others from its massive customer database.
Documents obtained by The Associated Press in an employment case involving Milwaukee-based WE Energies shine a light on a common practice in the utilities, telecommunications and accounting industries,...
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| SSD's not such a great idea after all |
| 2008-03-18 09:14:12 |
It turns out that SSD's (solid state drives or flash based drives) are failing left and right. (Technology Info) 20 to 30% are being returned due to failure rates. What happened to these drives being the savior for all data storage issues? Another reason not to waste your money on a high end MacBook Air.
“There is an order of magnitude higher in failure rates,”...
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