For many students, renting laptops from schools to use is an effective and inexpensive way to get work done. Even some universities offer the same deal, but no student ever stops to ask, what cost do the laptops truly come at? For those enrolled in schools around the Lower Merion High School district, it may [...]
Kaspersky, an already great anti-virus company, has just been granted a patent for a hardware-based anti-virus, something which seems like it will potentially revolutionize the way anti-virus software works. The hardware-based anti-virus will be able to work independently or in combination with any software on the computer or machine. The patented device by Kaspersky will [...]
A statement isssued by Microsoft revealed that the company is looking into reports that some users of its Hotmail service were accidentally shown other users’ inboxes when attempting to access their mail through their mobile phone. The Windows Live sign-in service was down for an hour yesterday; whether the two events are related is as-yet [...]
This is a big thanks to ArsTechnica, as usual. They are brilliant and I thank them for this. One of the updates from this month’s giant Patch Tuesday is wreaking havoc on some users Windows PCs by giving them the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), according to a thread on Microsoft Answers, the company’s support [...]
Note: No, I have not had my identity stolen, so I do not know the hardships if it may happen. I am not saying that you can be worry free when it comes to your identity, but you don’t need to lose sleep every night about it, if you use common sense when it comes [...]
There is a nifty little application floating around the web called ZamZom. It’s a nice and simple lightweight application that can see everyone that is using your network, both wired and wireless. The free version sadly does not show any computer names, so it is rather difficult to tell who exactly is using your network. [...]
Microsoft has finally gotten off their high horse and have dropped that monthly update cycle of Internet Explorer in order to push out an update that fixes a hole in the security of Internet Explorer 5.01-8. If you are using any of those versions and are scared of a small hole, it is time to [...]
Microsoft is apparently sick of the old versions of Flash, so they released Security Advisory (979267). Apparently this is part of the stem of the cause of the Remote Code Execution bug, and they want users to drop version 6 of flash as quickly as possible. Why people wouldn’t have upgraded already is way beyond [...]
Phoenx Freeze, an application designed with one sole purpose: Locking your computer if you aren’t near it. This software seems so simple at first glance, that you might just walk away from it without really giving it a chance. Well I gave it a chance, though about it, and deemed it to be worth it! [...]
From time to time a client will come up to me asking about pirated software and what they should do if they happen to encounter some of these forbidden goods. Like the Indiana Jones would do, keep away from it. You have to think to yourself about who is giving these types of programs away, [...]
