One of the things I’m asked quite frequently is how to clean the screens of computers and laptops. There are specials cleaning materials you can purchase at office supply stores that will clean both your computer screens and your TV screens. You can also make your own cleaning solution by mixing distilled water (make sure [...]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.Name of Product: Lithium-Ion batteries used in [...]
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A federal court judge has likely dealt a death blow to LimeWire, one of the most popular and oldest file-sharing systems, according to legal experts. Mark Gorton, LimeWire’s founder, could see a federal court decision force his company to shut down operations possibly very soon. On Wednesday, CNET broke the news that U.S. District Judge [...]
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A law firm employed by the Pennsylvania school district caught using student laptop webcams to spy on students at home has released a 72-page report pdf on the incident after a 10-week investigation. Most of the report’s findings aren’t too surprising; it exonerates most higher-level school officials like any wealthy school district’s in-house investigation should, [...]
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Adobe has issued a security warning in regard to PDF files that have other files attached to them. Security researchers have found new ways for common PDF documents to release malicious code without the knowledge of the person opening them. As Adobe investigates this, you must use the following method to disable this risk. Open up Adobe Reader. Click [...]
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For all of you World Cup Soccer fans: Researchers from Symantec are reporting on an ongoing targeted malware campaign using a FIFA World Cup 2010 theme, in an attempt to trick end users into executing a malicious PDF file, exploiting a recently patched flaw in Adobe Reader.More details on the campaign:The attackers have downloaded Greenlife’s [...]
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I was thinking about using them. With the ease of identity theft, there must be something that can be used…Common sense? The FTC complaint alleged that the firm’s identity theft protection and data security claims were false.By Thomas ClaburnInformationWeekMarch 10, 2010 11:19 AMThe Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday announced that identity theft protection company LifeLock [...]
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These are some scary technical times we live in. Yes, it’s very nice that everything is available with a click of the mouse button, but do you really know where that click is taking you? Scammers are taking advantage of every hot news story out. Do a search for an issue and the results may [...]
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I see it all of the time. People driving next to me looking down at their phones while texting. If they knew about this site, they’d be able to send texts verbally to anyone on their contact list. I came across Dial2Do the other day. I’m signing up for the 30 day trial period and [...]
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Big Brother is coming in more ways than one. Technology is often a two-edged sword. In this case, this school district apparently decided that since they owned the laptops they could control it at all times. If your laptop computer’s webcam could talk about what it sees, what would it say? Students of a Pennsylvania [...]
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