Monthly Archives: April 2009
Panda Cloud Antivirus – Free Cloud Protection
As Glenn Taggart, in a guest writer article on this site, wrote recently – “Cloud computing is not a new concept. If you really want to get down to it, the internet IS the cloud”. He is right of course. … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – April 30, 2009
Twitter: 60 per cent quit after a month – Although it has been hyped by celebrity endorsements and has posted huge growth, not everyone is sticking with Twitter. Why do people write viruses? – The writers of viruses and other … Continue reading
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Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – April 29, 2009
Zero-Day Flaw Hits All Versions of Adobe PDF Reader – A serious security vulnerability has been found in all versions of Adobe’s ubiquitous PDF reading software, that could allow hackers to run unauthorized code to execute on your computer. Windows … Continue reading
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FireFox 3.0.10 Released – Fixes Crash Issues
Since updating to FireFox 3.0.9 last week, I have experienced very uneven performance while surfing the Net. I have to admit, this uneven performance drove me slightly crazy. Unexplained crashes, slow site connections, and timed out errors do that to … Continue reading
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Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – April 28, 2009
Conficker Still Kicking as a Real Threat – It’s the worm that keeps on giving – and that’s a bad thing. Spammers jump on swine flu – Flu Trends Swine flu has been a massively popular story on the web … Continue reading
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Congrats to TechPaul and Tech-for Everyone
My good friend, and fellow technology Blogger, TechPaul who writes the popular Tech-for Everyone Blog, has just turned the clock on half a million site visits. This is an enviable achievement – one that requires consistent daily effort to accomplish. … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – April 27, 2009
NKill aims to catalog vulnerabilities of every computer – A security consultant is developing a search engine called NKill that aims to track the security vulnerabilities on every computer connected to the Internet. NKill, which currently covers all .com, .org … Continue reading
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PhotoWipe – Paint Out Unwanted Details From Your Pics
As an amateur photographer I know how hard it is to get that perfect picture. Countless times, over the years, I’ve ended up with the perfect shot only to have it spoiled by one small detail that if removed, would … Continue reading
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SpywareBlaster – Blast Spyware for Free
SpywareBlaster, once installed, does not run in the background and yet continues to provide protection without the need for user interaction. SpywareBlaster prevents ActiveX-based spyware, adware, dialers, and browser hijackers from installing on your system by disabling the CLSIDs (a … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – April 25, 2009
Chrome security flaw fixed – Surfers using Google’s Chrome browser have been told to update to the latest version to fix a security flaw. New Windows 7 hack purports to be “unfixable” – A hack that’s “unfixable” is a pretty … Continue reading
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