Online trading sites are attracting a lot of attention right now. People are starting to become more aware of what they are spending and are looking to trim their entertainment budgets by swapping their stuff. Book, DVD, CD, etc... swapping services that allow you to trade what you already have, for something you don't are becoming increasingly popular. Two major players ...
Sunday, June 21, 2009
I’m certain that at least a few of you have been victim to a stolen laptop. With reports indicating that a laptop is stolen every 53 seconds and that 12,000 laptops a week are are lost in US airports (source Fast Company), it almost seems inevitable that we will suffer from this loss.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Ever wanted to create your own font? Maybe you have a creative project you want to do and need that special font to make it just perfect. Now you can create your own fonts with FontStruct.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Password management can be a pain and there a few things we should not be doing to keep our information safe. For one, you should not be using the same password for every site. If someone sees or gets your password on one of those sites you could be compromising all of your online accounts. But, having to remember a different password for each site is not easy and you'll most likely need to keep a document or file around to record all your passwords.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Do you or someone you know have trouble using a computer because of the difficulty in distinguishing between different colors? Scientists are not sure but it is believed that anywhere between 8% - 12% of the population is color blind. Computer programs use lots of colors to represent different panels, boxes, menus, and data which can make use of a computer difficult for the color blind.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Manage your money, create seasonal memos, organize your schedule, and more with free Microsoft Office templates.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
It now appears as though the widely adopted wireless connection protocol of WPA is no longer secure. Researchers have found a way to compromise the wireless security protocol of WPA in a matter of a few minutes. The protocol has been adopted by a number of organizations and companies, which could be forced to change their wireless implementations. The news comes from to us from PC World.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
There has been a great deal of news of financial institution failures. Many banks have been swallowed up by larger institutions and mergers seem to be occurring almost on a weekly basis. Unfortunately, the troubled banking situation has opened up a door for Internet scams and phishing attacks.
Friday, August 1, 2008
For those of us out there that have been missing the telnet command on Vista, here is how you enable it on MS Windows Vista. No reboot is required. Telnet isn't your only option though. If you prefer to log in to hosts via ssh, you can simply download Putty which is a free terminal emulator that supports ssh and telnet. I use telnet more for a troubleshooting and don't recommend that you use it for remote login. It's just not as secure.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
A computer virus has been circulating as an email attachment. The “From” address indicates that the email came from a UPS representative. The virus is a zip file attachment with the names of “ups_invoice.zip” or “ups_tracking.zip”, or some variance thereof. The email is usually found to have the title of “UPS Tracking Number xxxxx” and states that a package you sent was not able to be delivered and that you are required ...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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