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Two More Computers Stolen Containing Personal Information

Jun 24, 2006

No, this is not a broken record. More computers were stolen containing. This time, only about 110 people are affected. However, the disturbing thing i...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, General

Bloggers: Put Disclaimer on First Page of Blog

Jun 24, 2006

Many bloggers were disturbed at the conviction of Italian blogger Roberto Mancini for defamation. The group also said Mancini wrongly was held respons...

General

VA Offers Free Credit Monitoring To Breach Victims

Jun 23, 2006

Earlier, we posted about the laptop theft and ultimate loss of sensitive data (including Social Security numbers) of 26 million veterans.  Now, the V...

General, mnrx

Apple MacBook Pro Batteries Swelling

Jun 23, 2006

There have been reports of the MacBook Pro batteries swelling to such a degree that the case is deformed. In some instances, the battery remains funct...

General, mnrx, Web

Skype Offers Free International Calling

Jun 22, 2006

If you missed it the first time, we released a post about making free PC to phone calls with Skype (cell or landline).  This offer is good until the ...

CAD, General

Is DWF Better Than PDF?

Jun 21, 2006

Scott Sheppard at Autodesk has tackled this issue in a very informative post. Is Autodesk DWF file format better than Adobe PDF? In one sentence, if y...

CAD, General

Autodesk Announces DWF Viewer 7 is Available

Jun 20, 2006

Autodesk has announced the released of DWF Viewer 7.  This is a free package that will allow anyone to view a DWF file.  This means that if you crea...

CAD, General

Autodesk DWF Writer 3.1 Is Available

Jun 20, 2006

Scott Shepherd informs us that the 3.1 version of Autodesk’s DWF Writer is available. It will allow you to create DWF files form Non-Autodesk ap...

General, Security

Microsoft Speaks About Excel Flaw

Jun 20, 2006

Microsoft has issued a statement and outlined some precautions to follow due to the recently discovered Excel security flaw. We first reported on this...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, General

VA Hires Atlanta Security Firm to Look Into Data Theft

Jun 20, 2006

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has hired Internet Security Systems, of Atlanta, in an effort to determine exactly what information was lost i...

Are You Kiddin' Me?, General

Apple Contractor Foxconn denies iPod sweatshop accusations

Jun 20, 2006

The Chinese manufacturer making the Apple Ipod’s denied the recent allegations of sweatshop practices. According to Foxconn, the report is WAY o...

General

Microsoft Excel has Unpatched Security Flaw

Jun 19, 2006

There is an unpatched flaw in Microsoft Excel. This “hole” could (and has already) allow a hacker to access and hijack your computer. Unti...

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