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2002

518 posts

Geek News Central Update

I wanted everyone to know that we have been having problems with the server here and post we have been making sometimes are not making it to the web site. I have been raising hell with the provider and I think I hit a nerve as all of a sudden the system is running at a 100% again. My connectivity

Do you Have RED Hair you may need more Drugs

In a total bizarre story it appears if you have red hair and are going to be going under the knife your anaesthetic billis going to be higher than most others. I guess they have some medical proof interesting read if your a Red Head. [New Scientist]

Is your Mobile Phone Spying on You

Apparently and according to the Guardian: A UK Government secret Celldar project will allow surveillance of anyone, at any time and anywhere there is a phone signal [Guardian Unlimited]

A new breed of pop-up ads

Apparently MSN Messenger has a bug and if your getting bombarded by Pop-Up ad's MSN Messenger may be to blame. [Wired]

AD Switch has Microsoft Red in Face

I am not a MAC pundit we run Windows and Linux machines but ol Bill Gates and company have really done something stupid and deserve all the bad press they can get. Check out what the idiots over Microsoft did and read Apples reasons to switch [Microsofts Blundered AD] [Apple Switch Ad] The audacity to do this is beyond my

CERT Times Newsletter

As a IT professional I am always looking to get new certifications. I found a newsletter that has Cert information. It appears to have great information and should be a good read. www.certtimes.com

Internet Traffic Report

A very interesting site that has stats on what is happening worldwode on the Net traffic levels lost packets and more. www.internettrafficreport.com

Copyright law open for comment

If you want to comment on rules that bar people from breaking through digital copy-protection technology on works such as music, movies, software or electronic books you have a rare chance to do so. Get busy as you only have a short time to get your comments in. [ZDNet]

Microsoft we Love Open Source

In a article on CNet Microsoft claims they love open source. Now I tell you one thing if you believe that then I have a bridge to sell you but the article does bring up some points that the power of the people still have a effect on corporate america. If only we still had that much power over our

Slashdot In the News

I have been a long time Slashdot fan as many other people are. Some have suggested to me that we are trying to become another slashdot. Which in itself is quite funny as I have never been a literary king. I have always hacked and slashed my way across the keyboard. I guess that is why science and math were

MAC’s running on IBM Chips?

Oh boy I can here the fanatics already. I am by far not a MAC zealot and have fun giving my friends who use MAC's a poke in the eye from time to time in the good natured fun that happens between MAC and Windows based users. But Forbes has a interesting story that may be a tell tail sign

Blender Software is now GPL

When companies go belly up they many times take with them the software that was developed forever lost. This has happened to me several times when I was using a nice software package and the company fell of the face of the earth. Well Blender went belly up but they had the forsite to release the software as GPL thus

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