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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
Defense Department Computers Attacked
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
New Homes and Office Space in Swansboro NC
2007-06-21 22:22:00 We are delighted to announce that we are working with Ward Shore Realty on a new real estate project in Swansboro, NC to be called Ward’s Farm. This project will fill several of our area’s greatest needs. This is not going to be simply a residential neighborhood. No, Ward’s Farm is going to be ... More About: Space , Office , New Homes , General , Construction
New Homes and Office Space in Swansboro NC
2007-06-21 22:22:00 We are delighted to announce that we are working with Ward Shore Realty on a new real estate project in Swansboro, NC to be called Ward’s Farm. This project will fill several of our area’s greatest needs. This is not going to be simply a residential neighborhood. No, Ward’s Farm is going to be ... More About: Space , Office , New Homes , General , Construction
Apple iPhone Beefy Battery
2007-06-18 23:58:00 Just the other day, a client an I were talking about the new Apple iPhone. We both were agreeing that it looks super-hot and will be on the “wish list”. But we were both a little uncertain about the batter life of this thing. I mean, it will play video, surf the ... More About: Technology , Iphone , Battery , General
Spam King Robert Soloway Denied Bail
2007-06-14 13:03:00 It appears that Robert Soloway will have to sit in jail until his August 6 trial begins. The judge pointed out that Soloway could easily start spamming from a location in Sweden, where he has family ties, so “no bail for you” (quotes are mine). Soloway was arrested May 30 on charges including money laundering, ... More About: Security , Spam , General , King
Segway Store Opens in Wilmington, NC
2007-06-12 19:43:00 Segway, makers of those supercool little two-wheeled people movers, has opened a retail store in Wilmington , NC - which is about an hour away from us. Wilmington’s Police Department has already purchased two units for use in patrolling pedestrian areas and with the UNC Wilmington campus located nearby, college kids are sure to want one. If you ... More About: General , Store , Segway , Ming
Apple Safari Beta Runs on Windows PCs
2007-06-12 16:19:00 Apple is creating the new Safari Web Browser to run on Windows PCs. One can download it directly from Apple’s web site, which I did, with mixed results. I then uninstalled it after hearing about the security holes. After I downloaded the file, I followed the installation prompts. The browser was up and ... More About: Browsers , Apple , Beta
Spammer Robert Alan Soloway Arrested and Charged
2007-05-31 23:24:00 After several years of investigation by U.S. authorities, Robert Alan Soloway, AKA “The Spam King”, has been arrested and charged with money laundering, fraud and identity theft. He allegedly violated the CAN-SPAM act of 2003, which makes it a crime to send unsolicited, unwanted e-mail in the U.S. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that Federal prosecutors ... More About: Security , Arrested , Spammer
New Version of Gozi Trojan Circulating
2007-05-25 16:38:00 Russian Trojan Gozi has a new variant that is circulating the Internet. This version is very difficult for anti-virus programs to detect because it scrambles itself. This new version of Gozi is a keylogger that can even steal your data from encrypted SSLs (Secure Sockets Layer). Meaning, even if you enter your credit card ... More About: Security , Sion , Version , Roja
More Dangerous Than Hackers
2007-05-25 15:51:00 The July edition of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication is going to have an article that will provide some eye-opening information on the main reason for the loss of sensitive data. You may be saying, “Well, duh – its hackers.” Everyone loves to blame hackers, but you may be surprised at the number ... More About: Hackers , Dangerous
Microsoft Vista and Apple iPod
2007-05-14 01:07:00 You may have heard about the conflict between Microsoft Vista and Apple iPod. The problem is that some iPod users have had their units corrupted after disconnecting them using the Microsoft “safely remove hardware” feature. What is an iPod user to do? According the the Vista blog, help is here! If you use ... More About: Technology , Ipod , General
How Many People Visited Your Web Site Today?
2007-05-11 15:35:00 If you don’t know, you are missing a vital step in determining whether web site is successful or if you are just wasting your money. Every web master or web site owner should be checking their web stats (also know as analytics) every day, . That is how you know what is working for your ... More About: People , General , Site , Today , Visi
Small Business Data Breaches
2007-05-07 14:13:00 When a business experiences a loss of sensitive data, what are the next steps they should take? What resources are available to help them through what can be a confusing process? Here are some web sites that will help in deciding the next steps to take. Privacy Rights Clearinghouse – They provide chronicles of ... More About: Security , Business , Small Business , General , Data
SecureZip - Encrypt and Compress
2007-05-04 15:45:00 This is a PayPerPost paid review. These days, there are a lot of people concerned about their privacy, especially with all the information floating around on the Internet. I am very careful when sending anything via E-mail and if I am really concerned about privacy, I will use PGP to encrypt the e-mail before I ... More About: Security , General , Secure , Cure , Crypt
New Web Site Launch
2007-04-30 16:08:00 We are proud to announce the launch of a new web site for Swann Harbour Condominiums in Swansboro, NC. These are beautiful NC waterfront condos and the developer has done a fantastic job of packing each condo with amenities like Thermador appliances, a 42” Plasma TV with surround sound and whirlpopol tub. However, ... More About: General , Site , Launch , Web site
Monthly Blog Sponsors
2007-04-29 16:03:00 We wanted to mention our Month ly Blog Sponsor s and say “Thanks!” to them as well. You can see the links to their sites in the right hand column of the blog. Check them out! Remote Backup. Back up and restore critical computer data over the Internet, LAN, or any TCP/IP network. It’s the ... More About: General
Search Engine Marketing Exploding
2007-04-27 14:11:00 A report from SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization) states that last year, North American advertisers spent $9.4 billion on SEM (Search Engine Marketing ). That figure represents a 63% increase over the 2005 totals. Because of the popularity of Internet advertising, it is estimated that the amount spent per year will nearly double ...
US Anti-Spyware Law in the Works
2007-04-20 09:31:00 A subcommittee of the US House Energy and Commerce committee has approved a bill Thursday that would help protect consumers from spyware by severely penalizing any software company found to be installing anything without the user’s knowledge and permission. The chairman of the committee, John Dingell says: Protecting Internet users from dangerous programs that steal consumers’ identities, ... More About: Security , Anti Spyware , Spyware , Works , Anti-spyware
Microsoft Windows Animated Cursor Flaw
2007-04-17 13:20:00 If you use the Windows Anima ted Cursor settings on your PC, you are vulnerable to a web-attack through an unpatched hole in the way Windows processes ANI files. The animated cursor setting creates a cartoon-like cursor in Windows (personally, rather annoying). This flaw in Windows is a Zero-day flaw, meaning web-attacks have been spotted already. ... More About: Security , Microsoft , Microsoft Windows
Most Computer Attacks From US
2007-04-17 03:08:00 Symantec released its Internet Security Threat report last month and it contained some very interesting information with regarding the state of Internet security. Why should home computer users in the United States using Internet Explorer as their web browser pay particular attention? One-third of the world’s computer attacks originate in the United States. More than half ... More About: Firefox , General , Computer
Professional Web Design
2007-04-15 14:42:00 I got a call the other day from a potential client looking for a new web design. I will call the potential client “Carl”. Usually, in the first few minutes of the conversation, I can tell if things will pan out or if they are “shopping around”. I think Carl set a new record. ... More About: Web Design , Design , Profession , Desi , Prof
New Corporate Web Site Launch
2007-04-11 16:46:00 Finally, after weeks of work and tweaking, we have released our new corporate web site! It was a complete redesign from the ground up and, while we are very proud of it, I have no doubt that there will still be some adjustments to be made. Our company is located in North Carolina and we ... More About: Corporate , Site , Launch , Rate , Web site
$38 Billion Deleted from Alaska Department of Revenue
2007-04-02 02:12:00 $38 Billion (8 zeros) deleted because of human error? At the Alaska Department of Revenue, a technician wiped out a hard disk that was believed to contain information which was worth $38 billion. How could something like that happen? It happened while a technician with the Alaska Department of Revenue was doing his routine ... More About: Men , Lion , Part
TJ Maxx Latest News
2007-03-30 18:37:00 Today, I read a very interesting article by Evan Schuman of eWeek regarding the TJ Maxx data theft. The title of it made me pause: “The Nightmare Scenario: What if TJX Did Everything Right?”. I admit, I had thought of that previously but dismissed it since TJX was being rather tight-lipped about the ... More About: News , Test , Late
Net Neutrality Rant
2007-03-27 00:35:00 These days there are two types of people: Those for Net Neutrality and those against Net Neutrality. I am a card carrying citizen of the “For Net Neutrality” village and I am happy with the way the Internet is currently operating. We can get to the content we want when we want ... More About: Rant , Ality
Do Not Shop at TJMaxx
2007-03-22 12:49:00 That is my new thinking. They same will apply to Marshalls, HomeGoods and A.J. Wright. If I every go to Canada this will apply to Winners and Home Sense stores. Finally, in the event that I can someday afford to go across the pond to the U.K., T.K. Maxx will not get ... More About: Shop
Lenovo Will Pre-load Microsoft’s Web Toolbar
2007-03-14 15:30:00 Lenovo desktop computers and laptops will start showing up with the Web Tool bar from Microsoft pre-loaded. The two companies announced their deal yesterday. Until that announcement, Google was the default toolbar for Lenovo, so I am sure Microsoft is hooting and hollering for two reasons: They grabbed some share from Google This is the first deal of its kind for Microsoft Under the agreement, Lenovo will set live.com as the default homepage for the computer’s Internet browser and it will add the Microsoft toolbar for web searching. Of course, the end-user can change these default settings but most users do not and that is why securing a deal like this is so important to companies in the Search Engine business. Lenovo is the third-largest PC maker in the world (they bought IBM a few years ago) and so this deal should have an immediate impact on Microsoft’s share of the Search Engine market (currently, they are 3rd behind Yahoo and Google). Tags: lenovo, microsoft... More About: Leno , Lenovo , Soft
HP Says Not Quite to Linux Computers
2007-03-14 13:46:00 Not quite ready for the masses. That is the general consensus among HP executives regarding computers pre-loaded with a Linux operating system and offered to en-mass to consumers. According to a post on DesktopLinux, HP says they are hearing a lot of Linux chatter on forums and other Internet sites and that indicates a growing interest on the part of the average consumer in having their next desktop computer or laptop run on a Linux OS. However, this chatter is simply not at the level that would warrant adding this type of machine to the standard HP offering. HP does offer pre-loaded Linux machines to its enterprise customers already. But most of this type of interest is from businesses outside of the U.S. and North American markets. For example, a company in China recently agreed to purchase several thousand HP laptops pre-loaded with Novell’s SLED 10 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop) and there are other similar deals in the works with other Non-US based companies. Of cours... More About: Computers , Computer , Comp , Quit
Seagate Encrypted HardDrives on Laptops soon
2007-03-14 12:05:00 You have read from us about FBI Loses About 4 Laptop s a Month, and $25,000 for finding Stolen VA Drive . Very soon, incidents like these may come to end. Starting next month, Seagate, together with ASI International, will be offering laptop computers with built-in encryption technology on the hard drive. The chip is packaged together with the laptop PCs and without the authentication from its rightful owner, you can save your energy trying to boot up or read data off the disk. The encryption operation including the security keys are right on the drive. More details about it [here] Tags: Seagate, encrypted harddrives, laptops, security, technology, asi international More About: Gate , Tops
Vista Capable Motherboards from AMD
More articles from this author:2007-03-13 12:42:00 If you are planning to switch Vista , check out for these companies’ motherboards. They have been tested by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for use with Windows Vista: Asus International EliteGroup Computer Systems Micro-Star International Gigabyte Technology AMD has tested and certified the motherboards, which will be available to computer makers for at least the next 15 months, according to ... More About: Other , Board , Mother , Motherboard 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
