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Technology News and Software ReviewsTechnology News and Software ReviewsOur blog has all sorts of technology news and tips on Internet security. Plus, we review FREE software designed to make your life easier. To wrap it up, we have some SEO, Web Design and CAD stuff thrown in for good measure. Articles
What Does Google Know About You?
2007-08-11 21:51:00 Google technology is everywhere these days. We use it to e-mail, instant message, plan our day, watch videos and, of course, search the Internet. But all that convenience gives Google plenty of opportunities to gather information about us. Take a look: Google Mail – Your e-mail history and the default setting stores your ... More About: Google , General , Googl
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August
2007-08-11 19:05:00 Microsoft is prepared to issue patches for 9 holes in the Windows operating system and in Microsoft Office with 6 of the 9 fixes being labeled as “critical”. A “critical” flaw is defined by Microsoft as: A vulnerability whose exploitation could allow the propagation of an Internet worm without user action. Of the 6 critical patches, ... More About: Security , Microsoft , General , Patch , Tuesday
Few Days of Web Server Issues
2007-08-09 19:31:00 Ok, after a few days of Web server issues, I think the blog is back up and running. It was totally my fault and this problem illustrates the importance of getting your .htaccess file correct. If you are not a web developer OR you are not concerned with your web site’s search engine rankings, you ... More About: Web Server , General , Issues , Server , Days
Google ?unavailable_after? Tag
2007-07-31 13:31:00 Last week I mentioned that Googl e was putting the finishing touches on its latest META tag – unavailable_after. Now, it is officially ready for use, according to Dan Crow on the official Google Blog. If you have a temporary page that you will eventually want to drop out of Google’s Index, this is the tag ... More About: General
Make 71 Million Dollars In a Weekend
2007-07-30 14:09:00 How would you like to do that? Well, that is what the Simpson’s Movie did this past weekend. Granted, I am sure A LOT more than that was spent on creating the movie. But, the Simpson’s Movie had the 5th best movie opening this year. As Li points out in her Search Marketing ... More About: General , Weekend , Make , Million , Dollars
Web Development Quick Reference Guides
2007-07-28 15:41:00 Cameron Chapman over at Mashable has compiled a flaming-hot list of web development resources. The very first one on his list is the one that I keyed in on. It is a list of cheat sheets and quick reference guides found over at Tech Cheat Sheets. It should be of particular interest to anyone ... More About: Web Design , Web Development , General , Development , Guides
Wikia Acquires Grub Web Crawler
2007-07-28 14:45:00 Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is serious about taking on Google and Yahoo in the Search Engine market. Earlier this year in Tokyo, Wales shed a little more light on his goal. He plans on creating an open-source, human-powered Search Engine. This stands in contrast to the standard “robot” powered Search Engines such as Google, ... More About: General , Wikia , Acquire , Crawler
McAfee Offers Free Rootkit Detector
2007-07-27 14:02:00 McAfee has released Rootkit Detective 1.0 to help uses detect and remove any pesky rootkits that may be running on their computers. Here are a few of the features of this free tool from McAfee: Detect any system objects which the user cannot usually see, including files, processes and registryn entries. Provide details of all processes running on ... More About: Security , Internet , General , Free , Offers
New Google Tag Coming Soon
2007-07-25 20:06:00 Jill Whalen from HighRankings reports that Googl e ’s Dan Crow announced a new META tag named “unavailable_after” which Google will be using soon. When the new “unavailable_after” tag is used on a web site page, it will notify Googlebot when that particular page should no longer be crawled. Particularly effective for Limited Time offer pages of ... More About: General , Ming
Firefox Add-On Blocking Adsense
2007-07-25 18:34:00 If you use the Firefox Web browser and have the Adblock Plus add-on installed, you may have experienced some trouble when trying to access your Google Adsense account. Evidently, I was not the only one experiencing this problem because Rajiv Sud posted about it on the Inside Adsense blog along with some suggested steps to take ... More About: General , Sens , Block
Ask.com Adding AskEraser
2007-07-24 12:49:00 In this age of greater concern for privacy on the Internet, Ask.com appears to be offering the first significant way to protect its users search privacy. According to a press release posted on IAC Search & Media’s web site, Ask.com is working on AskEraser which will give its users the ability to completely remove their search ... More About: General , Asker
North Carolina Sales Tax Holiday
2007-07-23 17:46:00 For the sixth year in a row, North Carolina is offering a Sales Tax Holiday . This is designed to help parents and students with purchasing their back-to-school supplies. This year, the tax free holiday is from Friday August 3 through Sunday August 5. Here is a list of items that back-to-shoolers can purchase without ... More About: General
Apple iPhone Vulnerable?
2007-07-23 16:03:00 According to an article in the New York Times, there may be a security flaw in the iPhone which could allow a hacker to hijack it. Independent Security Evaluators discovered that they could take control of iPhones if the owner was tricked into visiting a malicious web site through the WiFi connection. Once this happens, ... More About: Apple , Iphone , General , Apple iphone
Botnets Are Fun
2007-07-23 15:43:00 If you believe that, you probably also believe that there is a Prince in another country that needs your help to secretly move millions of dollars out of his village before he is killed. No, botnets are not fun and you absolutely need to protect yourself from them. Here is one great way to keep ... More About: Security , General , Botnet , Botnets
WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts
2007-07-23 15:02:00 If you use WordPress for your blogging software of choice, this post is for you. TipMonkies has posted a super list of WordPress keyboard shortcuts that I will definitely be making use of. I am sure this information has been out there for a while, but it is new to me – I’m ... More About: Wordpress , Software , General , Blogging , Shortcuts
Yahoo! Search Gets Updated
2007-07-22 04:25:00 According to a post on the Yahoo ! Search Blog, they have just recently finished updating their indexing and ranking algorithms. In the coming days, we should get some ideas about the changes they have made and how we can incorporate them into SEO. Stay tuned . Tags: yahoo search update, yahoo seo More About: General , Yahoo search , Yahoo!
Google PageRank Update
2007-07-21 18:59:00 Here we go again. It is that time of year when SEO geeks all over the world start getting giddy in anticipation of the upcoming Google Pagerank update. We have posted on Google Pagerank before and what was said then still applies, so there is no point in rehashing. In fact, the only reason ... More About: General , Update
RIM Releases Wi-Fi Blackberry 8820
2007-07-19 13:56:00 Yesterday, RIM unveiled the Blackberry 8820 Smartphone, to be available sometime this summer. This one offers several upgrades over its predecessor. For example: It is Wi-Fi capable – no more reliance on AT&T’s clunky EDGE network if you locate a wi-fi hotspot It includes an 802.11a/b/g radio Built in GPS - perfect for getting directions while ... More About: Technology , General , Lease , Ease
RIM Releases Wi-Fi Blackberry 8820
2007-07-19 13:56:00 Yesterday, RIM unveiled the Blackberry 8820 Smartphone, to be available sometime this summer. This one offers several upgrades over its predecessor. For example: It is Wi-Fi capable – no more reliance on AT&T’s clunky EDGE network if you locate a wi-fi hotspot It includes an 802.11a/b/g radio Built in GPS - perfect for getting directions while ... More About: Technology , General , Lease , Ease
Stolen TJ Maxx Data Surfaces Again
2007-07-11 21:55:00 On June 9, the US Secret Service announced the arrests of some Cuban Nationals after they allegedly used stolen data from the TJ Maxx data breach and the 2005 Polo Ralph Lauren data breach to rack up about $75 million in fraudulent credit card charges. They also had in their possession about 200,000 stolen ... More About: Data , Stolen
Stolen TJ Maxx Data Surfaces Again
2007-07-11 21:55:00 On June 9, the US Secret Service announced the arrests of some Cuban Nationals after they allegedly used stolen data from the TJ Maxx data breach and the 2005 Polo Ralph Lauren data breach to rack up about $75 million in fraudulent credit card charges. They also had in their possession about 200,000 stolen ... More About: Data , Stolen
Put Computer Processing Speed to Good Use
2007-07-07 16:28:00 Most of the time, computers these days have plenty of spare processing speed just sitting there. Chances are, that is the case with your computer right now. Why not put that processor to good use? G-man from SEOmoz, who fights Hodgkin’s Disease, has a way that you can do just that and feel good ... More About: Technology , General , Computer , Speed , Good
Put Computer Processing Speed to Good Use
2007-07-07 16:28:00 Most of the time, computers these days have plenty of spare processing speed just sitting there. Chances are, that is the case with your computer right now. Why not put that processor to good use? G-man from SEOmoz, who fights Hodgkin’s Disease, has a way that you can do just that and feel good ... More About: Technology , General , Computer , Speed , Good
Geek Squad Tech Stealing Data
2007-07-07 15:23:00 According to a post on the Consumerist blog, they setup a sting and caught a Geek Squad technician stealing media files from a computer that was in their shop for some service. The Geek Squad was hired to install iTunes on the sting computer, however the video shows the technician allegedly copying media files, including pictures, ... More About: Tech , Data , Ealing
Geek Squad Tech Stealing Data
2007-07-07 15:23:00 According to a post on the Consumerist blog, they setup a sting and caught a Geek Squad technician stealing media files from a computer that was in their shop for some service. The Geek Squad was hired to install iTunes on the sting computer, however the video shows the technician allegedly copying media files, including pictures, ... More About: Tech , Data , Ealing
SEO Basics
2007-07-05 20:55:00 Li over at Search Marketing Gurus wrote a great little article on the 5 Basic SEO rules to keep in mind when launching a new website. If you can only follow a few SEO rules for your new website, this is a list of “must follows”. Here is Li’s list: Don’t Re-Use Your Title ... More About: General , Basics
SEO Basics
2007-07-05 20:55:00 Li over at Search Marketing Gurus wrote a great little article on the 5 Basic SEO rules to keep in mind when launching a new website. If you can only follow a few SEO rules for your new website, this is a list of “must follows”. Here is Li’s list: Don’t Re-Use Your Title ... More About: General , Basics
Choking on the iPhone
2007-07-03 19:15:00 With Apple’s iPhone advertising running in high gear for months, its no wonder that so many people felt they had to have one. Its estimated that Apple sold about a half million units in just a few days, mostly being gobbled up by Apple faithful and those hoping to resell them quickly on Ebay. However, ... More About: Technology , Iphone , General
Choking on the iPhone
2007-07-03 19:15:00 With Apple’s iPhone advertising running in high gear for months, its no wonder that so many people felt they had to have one. Its estimated that Apple sold about a half million units in just a few days, mostly being gobbled up by Apple faithful and those hoping to resell them quickly on Ebay. However, ... More About: Technology , Iphone , General
Defense Department Computers Attacked
More articles from this author:2007-06-22 01:47:00 Earlier today, the U.S. Defense Department took about 1,500 computers offline due to a cyber attack that happened Wednesday. Of course, few details were released about this attack and everything is expected to be back to normal momentarily. Each day, the Pentagon’s computers are attacked hundreds of times, so they are somewhat used to it. ... More About: Security , Computers , General 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
