Crime

First Arrest for SPIM

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…

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Todd Cochrane
Crime, Operating Systems, Software

Pirated Software Can Trash Your Pocket PC

Pirate Pocket Mechanic, get your data booty plundered, matey (Engadget)“Anyone remember CDRWin? If you gave it a pirated serial it would just take it without question and punish you by spitting out bad CDs all the time. Well, a bit more…

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Todd Cochrane
Crime

Some sites are faking trackback Pings

I have been doing some research were Geek News Central is supposedly hitting sites with trackback pings, when in fact we never did. Some low life’s are trying to jury rig the trackback process.. The only thing I can figure…

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Todd Cochrane
Crime

Microsoft Boggers Recieve Legal Threats

Neowin After a story at Neowin.net regarding future Windows Mobile Technologies, Microsoft Bloggers across the world syndicated the news and each received legal threats to take down the material. Bloggers who follow Microsoft technologies are calling on Robert Scoble as a way…

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Todd Cochrane
Crime

Companies that have fired webloggers!

Blog about work or make your employer look bad and don’t be surprised to receive a pink slip. This is the #1 reason I never discuss my work or anything remotely close to a topic that could get me in…

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Todd Cochrane