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Conficker -April 1st distraction

March 27, 2009

60 Minutes airs a report Sunday, March 29, 2009 on Conficker, entitled “The Internet is Infected” with CBS reporter Lesley Stahl. Preview “The best that the experts tell us that we can do is just buy security software, anti virus, anti worm software and just make sure it receives the update instructions,” said Stahl. Presentation [...]

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Grab bag

March 13, 2009

Anti-Social Networking Differences between IE8 Compatibility View and IE7 Completing the Windows Experience with Windows Live TinyURL usage becoming more common in Phishing and IM Attacks – Harry Waldron – Corporate and Home Security Conficker.C variant set for April 1st surprise, CA says Security Updates available for Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 Foxit version [...]

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Santa brought me a netbook

December 31, 2008

A Dell Inspiron Mini with Windows XP pre-installed, I love it. I removed the bloated pre-installed 30 day trial McAfee security suite, and installed the free versions of Avira’s AntiVir anti virus and Comodo’s firewall I already had an installer for the standalone firewall, not being fond of suites. The Mini measures 9.1 x 6.8 [...]

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RIAA to stop mass suits

December 19, 2008

According to The Wall Street Journal the Recording Industry Association of America has decided to abandon its current tactic of suing thousands of individuals for allegedly stealing music via the Internet. This turn of events will not affect current lawsuits already in play and the RIAA will continue to hash out preliminary agreements with major [...]

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Mac OS X 10.5.6 Leopard Update, users report issues

December 17, 2008

A day after the update was released via Apple’s download service, users reported problems with most centering on Operating System freezes and ‘Blue Screens of Death’. Information Week Ironically Apple poked fun at Windows with a Blue Screen of Death Easter Egg in the final release of Leopard.

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Charity Scams

December 15, 2008

These are tough times enonomically and legitimate charities try to help, however there are also scammers taking advantage of the situation. Make sure you give wisely. Washington State’s pro-active Attorney General McKenna press release: Commercial fundraisers, which can range from telemarketers to mail distributors, collect money on behalf of a variety of groups, like shelters [...]

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Walmart shoppers trample employee, the ugly side of the human race

December 1, 2008

What’s with people trampling a person to death so they can get their hands on a bargain? Shame on you. Suddenly, witnesses and the police said, the doors shattered, and the shrieking mob surged through in a blind rush for holiday bargains. One worker, Jdimytai Damour, 34, was thrown back onto the black linoleum tiles [...]

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Julie Amero is Free

November 21, 2008

http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/breaking-julie-amero-horror-is-over.html

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Airport baggage screener charged with theft

October 15, 2008

Fly the friendly skies. Pythias Brown, 48, of Maplewood, New Jersey, regularly sold the high-priced video cameras, laptop computers, and global positioning systems on eBay using the handle “alirla”, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Newark. Brown told investigators he began stealing the items in September 2007 while screening luggage at [...]

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New advocacy group takes aim at piracy

September 26, 2008

Arts+Labs is a collaboration between creators and innovators who regard the Internet as a vibrant town center where all consumers can safely choose from a vast array of digital products, entertainment and services. Because quality content drives the Internet, Arts+Labs and its founding members: AT&T, Viacom, NBC Universal, Cisco, Microsoft and the Songwriters Guild of [...]

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