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Half-Life 2: Episode One to be Part of Trilogy

May 25, 2006

from totalvideogames Half-Life 2 developer Valve has today confirmed that Episode One, the first expansion to last year’ Half-Life sequel, will ...

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Microsoft: Use MS Word in Safe Mode

May 24, 2006

Ryan Naraine eweek Use Microsoft Word in safe mode to protect against targeted zero-day attacks. That’s the advice from Microsoft’s securi...

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Yahoo IM Worm Hijacks Browsers, Plays Migraine Music

May 23, 2006

from Greg Keizer techweb A worm running through Yahoo’s instant messaging network is installing a browser of its own — a first for IM malw...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, General

VA Loses 26 million Identities

May 23, 2006

Despite the rising risks and dangers from identity theft, some appear to have a problem grasping the importance of safeguarding sensitive date.  Here...

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On Vacation in Ocracoke (NC outerbanks)

May 21, 2006

Having a blast! Wife & I took a few days off. She refused to let me bring the laptop (but I snuck my Pocket PC ;)). They have Wi-Fi & a grea...

Gaming, General

Sony says base PS3 will be upgradeable

May 18, 2006

from engadget With the recent rumors of the low-end PS3 sporting wired controllers and a non-upgradeable HDD, things weren’t looking good for So...

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Apple updates MacBook Pro firmware, won’t say why

May 18, 2006

from engadget Sure, there are few glaringly obvious reasons to fix the MacBook Pro firmware, such as its “too hot to touch” running temper...

General, Technology

Linksys Launches Wi-Fi VoIP Phones

May 17, 2006

from techweb Wireless networking equipment vendor Linksys Wednesday started shipping two voice-over-IP (VoIP) phones designed to work over Wi-Fi netwo...

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Online Gamers Victims of Computer Viruses

May 17, 2006

from techweb Online criminals are targeting gamers with viruses written to steal virtual assets that can be sold to other players, a security firm sai...

Gaming, General

Sony Blu-Ray Delayed?

May 17, 2006

Sony says they don’t think they will be able to meed the demand for the Blu-ray players in the US. They say this is because cell-phones are gobb...

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Is Your Wireless Network Secure?

May 15, 2006

excerpts from thewirelessreport Here is a brief note on the very basic steps to take to make your Wireless network secure: Disable SSID broadcast and ...

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Call Any US or Canadian Phone for Free w/Skype

May 15, 2006

From now until the end of the year, call any US or Canadian phone (cell phone, land line, whatever) for free. This offer is good until the end of the ...