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Apple Provides the Quote of the Month

Feb 27, 2007

Apple allegedly falsified stock documents to guarantee maximum profits for certain executives. I am certainly not a stock market expert, but I do know...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, dell laptop, General, Technology

Dude, You Got Burned by a Dell

Feb 24, 2007

You may remember the report last summer about the pickup truck that was burned to a crisp courtesy of an exploding Dell laptop. The pickup truck owner...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, General

Google Data Center Scandal?

Feb 19, 2007

Peter found an alarming post on Nicholas Carr’s Rough Type blog which displays a list of several North Carolina newspapers that are blasting the...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, Security

VA Hard Drive Missing

Feb 3, 2007

When I first read this, I thought is was old news. However, upon further examination, it is a NEW report. Department of Veterans Affairs is reporting ...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, General, Security

What are the Chances?

Jan 25, 2007

I have been called “paranoid” when it comes to computer security. Usually, it is after I have refused to send some sensitive data via emai...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, VoIP

Bluetooth Headsets Causing Hearing Loss?

Jan 24, 2007

Last year, there was a lawsuit (maybe more than one, I am not sure) alleging that the Motorola Bluetooth headset causes hearing loss (here is a link t...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, Security

HP Investigator Charged with Identity Theft

Jan 11, 2007

According to Network World, an independent investigator is facing Federal charges of conspiracy and aggravated identity theft stemming from HP’s...

Are You Kiddin' Me?

More Laptops Stolen Containing Personal Data

Jan 9, 2007

The Wall Street Journal (requires login) is reporting that more laptops containing sensitive information have been stolen. This time, the thieves appa...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, Security, Software

No Wonder Bill Gates is Retiring

Dec 15, 2006

If reports by Raimund Genes, Trend Micro’s CTO, are correct, hackers are selling a Zero-day exploit for Microsoft Vista for a cool $50,000. Evid...

Are You Kiddin' Me?

Word of Mouth Marketing

Dec 14, 2006

Here is a rant, sort of. With the recent revelations of ID theft by illegal U.S. workers, one would think that the FTC would not have time to mess wit...

Are You Kiddin' Me?

Identity Theft Report

Dec 14, 2006

This week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement spearheaded a big, concentrated crackdown on illegal immigrants in Swift meatpacking plants. They arres...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, Browsers, Firefox, General

Firefox is Running Slow

Dec 13, 2006

I have noticed that Firefox seems to be running slow for me lately, painfully slow in some cases. The only thing that I have done differently (that co...

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