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A few years ago there were several companies that gave you free dial-up services if you could put up with their ads running on the side of the browser screens. They closed their doors, but another company has decided to try it again, this time using free wi-fi access. FreeFi Networks are looking for affiliates to expand their free wi-fi
What’s SPIM? SPIM is SPAM sent to instant messaging clients instead of email clients. This week a US Teenager became the first person arrested for sending SPIM after he was accused of sending more then 1.5 million unsolicited IM’s to members of MySpace.com. The police lured him to fly to Los Angeles on a business offer, then arrested him when he arrived and they were able to ID him. Here’s more on the details of the story from News.com ..
Newsday has an article about the first Cell phone virus being found in a cell phone in a mall in Santa Monica, CA. It was the Cabir virus which only drains the battery of the cell phone faster then normal, but can be the start of more dangerous viruses. They can wirelessly infect phones nearby via Bluetooth.
Lots of Info and I hope you like our new sound this is our third generation of changes we have made to try and improve audio quality, the host is as always a work in progress.. GeekNewsCentral-2005-2-22.mp3 GeekNewsCentral-2005-2-22.wma GeekNewsCentral-2005-2-22.ogg GeekNewsCentral-2005-2-22.torrent Make sure you watch the UFO special on ABC this coming Thursday evening. Big thanks to Kevin Devin, Paul Figgani
Many computer users out there have no idea what a file ending in .rar is or what they are suppose to do with it. Virus writers are using this information to infect PC’s with yet another round of viruses. Most geeks reading this will know that a file extension of .rar is a compressed file, similar to .zip formatted files, but according to an eWeek article, many PC users are falling for the hoax.
What started as a data theft report last week from ChoicePoint of 35,000 California residents, now turned into at least 145,000 thefts across the nation. According to a company spokesperson, the security breach occurred last fall, but law enforcement officials would not allow them to make public the incident until recently to keep the investigation from being compromised. There have been 750 cases of identity theft resulting from the breach so far. From CNET:
MobilePC has released a list of the Top 100 Gadgets of all time. This is a fantastic walk down memory lane for some of us older geeks. Remember that it’s gadgets, and that means you’ll see the Popeil Pocket Fisherman, The Bedazzler and the Tamagotchi. But it does have some great tech gadgets listed like the first notebook, the Radio Shack TRS-80, (which I have a working model), and it’s number one gadget of all time, the Apple Powerbook 100.
Microsoft has begun reminding users who last year blocked the installation of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) that a deadline is fast approaching. On April 12, all blocking mechanisms will expire and Windows XP and XP SP1 systems will automatically download and update to SP2.
Intel released four new chips this week that are the last of the single core cpu for Intel. The new chips have double the secondary cache, 2MB. Starting this summer Intel will go with a dual core chip that runs slower, but with the added processing power will be improving the overall speed and performance. From a CNET article:
My stunt with Marqui on the current contract is not up until March 15th, I am came into the program 2 weeks in. But the majority of the Marqui bloggers are on their last 10 days of posting. I will be around a few more weeks. Their is rumor of a round two but details are not forthcoming as of
What is it with me and Computer Power supplies. I had a second power supply let the smoke out of itself in as many months. Different computers but generally same sympthom BANG then a funny smell in the air. I am out of my last spare so time to look for a ready spare. Best part it happened in the