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Yearly Archives: 2007
Leopard upgrade
I’ve upgraded to Leopard on my Macs and all’s well; the upgrades went very smoothly.
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Worm targets Skype on Windows
Skype has learned that a computer virus called “w32/Ramex.A” is affecting users of Skype for Windows. Users whose computers are infected with this virus will send a chat message to other Skype users asking them to click on a web … Continue reading
Posted in Security, TechNews
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Data potty
How’s this for an outdoor connectivity solution! At Chaos Communication Camp 2007 hackers get their bandwidth fix via 16 “data potties” and two and a half miles of fibre cable. Full story at Wired.
Posted in TechNews
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How botherders make money
Security blog www.security-watchdog.co.uk has a great video showing the types of adware and spyware that botherders seek to install on your PC. In the video David Marcus from McAffee shows how a system can be infected by half a dozen … Continue reading
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Steve displays more Jedi mind stuff
You got to admire the guy; he’s good at what he does. Here’s yesterday’s Apple Special Event.
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Thought provoking acronym and logo
Is it just me, or is anyone else amused by the acronym and logo used for the 7th Thailand Open Source Software Festival?
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Another alternative to running Windows on a Mac
Boot Camp and Parallels are two ways of running Windows (and other OSs) on an Intel Mac. Now, there’s a third way, Fusion, from VMWare. It’s currently available as a free Beta download. There’s also an option to purchase a … Continue reading
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PayPal introduces OTP dongle in US, Germany and Australia
If you have a US, German or Australian PayPal account you can sign up for a PayPal Security Key. This additional layer of security means that you have to ‘know’ something (your password) and ‘have’ something (the dongle). The dongle … Continue reading
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Bilge on the environment – the earth needs no saving
I agree with what Bilge has to say about saving the planet. NB. Do not read Bilge if you’re easily offended – as you really won’t like the swearing. I’m all for doing my bit but green-hijacking is now a … Continue reading
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Using Automator to delete files
I use Automator to perform various backup functions on my Macs. I backup different data at different schedules depending on how often the source data is likely to change. For stuff that gets backed up regularly there’s the problem of … Continue reading
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