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It seems hacking Windows and finding holes in it has become about as common place as brushing one's teeth. I have always supported the notion that the reason Mac Operating Systems rarely have security issues is because their are literally millions upon millions of Windows machines worldwide and they make a easy target. But because MAC's market share is so
Very interesting site makes using the advanced features of the Google search easier. [www.soople.com]
Knocking on wood here as I have not had any major hard-drive issues in several years but they always seem to crop up at the worst possible moment. I remember a hard-drive going bad several hours before I was headed out the door for a 10 day trip overseas. I had no choice but to let the drive die a
Great tutorial on how to convert and play music you have purchased on other devices besides your iPod. [Engadget]
Microsoft has a official statement out about corporate and employee blogs and the positives and negatives of them. [Microsoft]
Privacy advocates are worried that RFID tags will end up being used to companies every growing arsenals of technology to track our every day purchases. Ziff Davis has a pretty good wrap up of articles on where RFID is today and where it is going tomorrow. [ZDNet]
In a move that could set the precedence New York City has classified Vonage one of the premier VOIP companies as a telephone company. This will result in immediate regulation and subject the company to the same rules and taxes the bells have to live with. This is Bad [Cnet]
Now that a significant amount of Cisco code has been stolen it will only be a mater of time before someone figures out a way to compromise the various network devices that interconnect the internet. Let us hope that Cisco's code is airtight. [Arstechnica]
The mailing list service that Google is offering is gaining momentum. The land rush for group names is on. [Google]
As the sky above us becomes more cluttered with Satellites that are in the wrong orbit out of propellant or just in the way a new robotic spacecraft to termed Space Tugs could come to the rescue. I am sure AAA will not be offering towing services in space but some new companies are. [Wired]
Many Internet users have been having their Browsers hijacked. Some of these programs that are Hijacking browsers are quite sophisticated so PCStats has published a beginners how to in recovering from a browser Hijacking. [PCSTATS]
In an impressive demonstration Spaceship One climbed on it's own power to 211,000 feet within striking distance of the altitude required to reach space. Their is speculation that they will be ready to make a run for the money as early as next week. [BBC]
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