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Solve : Bill Would Grant President Unprecedented Cyber-security Powers? |
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Answer» Scary! |
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Solve : First Robot Scientist Makes Gene Discovery? |
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Answer» He can come up with a hypothesis, plan an experiment, reason about the results, and then plan his next steps. Now ADAM is the FIRST robot—but maybe not the last—to have independently discovered new scientific information, according to SCIENTISTS who recently built themselves the mechanical colleague. Link Wow, that is incredible. Imagine how great it would be to have an onboard computer AI in your computer/laptop. "Computer, can you help me with this math problem?" "Sure, please turn the webcam towards the question" LOLQuote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on April 03, 2009, 07:16:22 AM Wow, that is incredible. If that happens, we all know Broni will hack into Computeruler's Computer somehow, so when Computeruler asks, "Can you help me with this problem" "Sure.. BZZTT. INSERT GIFT CERTIFICATES" but in all SERIOUSNESS, this is a really big step in both robotics and science in general. Have computers literally design, not just manufacture, new computers; they could probably improve all SORTS of ow silly fiobled Buses with something faster that is still backward compatible. That would be neat... and then USE those to do the same. And then make a blue robot, call him Megaman X, put him in a cap... wait- no no, don't do that. |
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Solve : Leaving computers on overnight = $2.8 billion a year? |
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Answer» I'm surprised the number of people I know TRIED this. Then they start it, and can't figure out why it isn't working properly. What do they mean? Turning Computers off overnight worldwide(?) calculated is that on a on a yearly basis?Huh?My goodness there, alexK, you're just having a tizzy over this article, aren't you? Re: the above quote, did you not read the article? It said, "An estimated $2.8 billion wasted on excess energy costs each year in the U.S. alone." Quote from: alexK on March 31, 2009, 03:10:25 PM Now the next thing on the agenda of elimination is: .....COWS. Yes cows, all they do is drool, fart and belch, ALL DAY! Not only that, they breath out CARBON DIOXIDE all day. They ruin the atmosphere all day.Silly boy! I grew up on a dairy farm. Cows (the dairy type, of course) give milk. Otherwise, there would be no reason to keep them around. If you mean cows of the breeds (Angus, Hereford, etc.) used mainly for beef production, well, you see, it's takes male and females (the cows) to keep the species going so that beef can continue to be produced. Why get rid of cows? If it were not for cows, where would milk and hamburgers that we commonly see come from? You'd have to get your own source and that takes more money and energy. Cows don't just eat and belch all day, if we could get them to pull somie machinery that generates some electricity (like kind of a wind or water turbine) maybe then it would help.....Quote If it were not for cows, where would milk and hamburgers that we commonly see come from? Ask SoyBeanLOL! that's a VERY good one, Geek-9pm I leave mine on all the time, but I put it to sleep when I don't use it.Quote I leave mine on all the time, but I put it to sleep when I don't use it. Which? -your computer or your Cow? |
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Solve : Close Call? |
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Answer» Conficker will be a real THREAT if it actually gets into another silo. people are going to start blaming anything they can on this worm. Thats what the media does to people, like the economy, everyone is blaming it on Madoff and AIG(not that that's not bad, but there's other reasons like people get loans that they can't even pay off) |
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Solve : Anything yet?? |
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Answer» Has anyone seen any effects of the conficker worm yet? I've seen some strange activity so far, LIKE on my VISTA machine which is in safe mode GIVING me a million error messages saying not supported in safe mode, and my xp machine's cpu fan increasing speed constantly so now it sounds like a jet unlike it's usual nearly silent hum and my cpu temp is decreasing dramatically cause of it. Anyone else see anything?lol |
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Solve : Windows 7 RC release date inadvertantly confirmed by MS? |
Answer» Full StoryQuoteThe public RC will apparently be coming in May 2009, and not in April as previously rumored. Ohh too bad Mr. Cleo. I'm watching every post about this issue... Just so you know....heheheI THOUGHT it was possible to upgrade from windows 7 RC to windows RTM? I would like MS to TELL us a projected release date for the RTM as well but of course you want MS to work as long as they need to be sure you guys are not going to find windows 7 hard to use and not good at all windows 7 will be a retail product, so it will NOT be free. if the release candidate is free then upgrading to the RTM version will NOT be an OPTION on account of the fact that it makes purchasing the product unnecessary.I think it was that if you had RC version, then it can be upgraded to retail version but you have to buy the retail version to get all the stuff. Nobody said the upgrade was going to be free .... So you technically don't have to reformat PC or have to install some other working OS.ahhh, you mean technically possible, not automatically- ok. I can't say myself. I do know that the windows 2000 beta... sorry, the "Cairo" beta- can be "upgraded" to the fill w2k, if I remember right.Quote from: BC_Programmer on March 29, 2009, 10:53:56 PM ahhh, you mean technically possible, not automatically- ok. That's what I'm hearing MS say. Like the beta of Windows 7 CANNOT be upgraded to RTM directly so you have to reformat your PC with the official Windows 7 installer. But in any case, I am also hearing that a reformat and new OS installation may be good idea in long run That's true, but if the RC has a time limit like the Windows 2K evaluation version them the time limit might remain after upgrading.I wouldn't think so. I heard MS saying you have to either reformat OR upgrade to RTM before the expiration date of the RC. well- yeah, but with windows 2000, if you upgraded the evaluation version to professional, it would still bluescreen after 30 days with the "END_OF_EVALUATION_PERIOD" error- even THOUGH it was supposed to be upgraded fully. I imagine they'll actually test the upgrade functionality a bit more thoroughly this time around...As an MS Beta tester i can say they have said that not everyone who has the Windows 7 Beta will not be offered the RC... They plan on pruning those numbers. Of course it will get out there though. Some Beta testers will be selectively offered the Full ver. free when it is released...at least this is how they have done it in the past. That's why i submit as many bug checks as i can..... My question is: Is windows 7 better/different/worse then Vista. I'm still a XP guy... Wish they made another version of XP I think windows 7 should be an improvement over windows 7 but you gotta get used to the new taskbar if you're jumping from XP to windows 7, and I think you can upgrade directly from XP to windows 7, BYPASSING windows vista. XP wasn't a bad system internally, just it's graphics were a little too plasticy at times and the security needed beefing up since many a hackers were targeting it. . A windows XP with vista aero interface and vista's taskbar and start menu? That would be tight but compatibility is what we would want with the programs you use most often. |
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Solve : Millennium Bug? |
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Answer» Hello |
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Solve : Security Zone blocks FireFox downloads? |
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Answer» The latest ver. of FireFox DLoad is BLOCKED by IE's Security Zone settings on later versions of Vista and XP... The latest ver. of FireFox DLoad is blocked by IE's Security Zone settings on later versions of Vista and XP... I wonder if IE still does it now that version 8 is already out?Interesting this is the first I've heard of this issue as well. I did LIKE one of the comments on the post. Set your IE settings to "HIGH" so if something happens to open in IE even though you've GOT Firefox set as your default browser your pretty safe. I wonder if you can set IE tab extension in firefox as default for THINGS opening in IE only?I don't believe the IE tab extension would work for the potential vulnerability that I was considering. Some programs specify to open themselves in a specific browser. So if a program was designed to itself in IE it would do it regardless of what extensions you had in Firefox. |
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Solve : Conficker Hits U.K. Parliament? |
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Answer» http://www.crn.com/security/216401148 The Conficker worm has hit yet another high profile victim. This TIME, the networks of the U.K Houses of Parliament reportedly are the latest to be incorporated in the millions of computers infected by the botnet. According to a U.K. Parliament memo, which was leaked on political block Dizzy THINKS, the widespread Conficker worm infection slowed Parliamentary computer systems and locked out several accounts. While the issue has yet to be resolved, the U.K. Parliament memo maintained that staff were working with third party partners to eradicate the Conficker worm and were going to "act swiftly to clean computers that are infected." Employees with infected computers would be contacted and the device would either be removed or cleaned with appropriate software to prevent further attacks, the advisory said. The attack precedes an impending Conficker variant, slated to be released April 1, that will allegedly deliver a malicious, but yet unknown, payload. Some security experts have speculated that the latest version will create a new update mechanism that will allow it to randomly communicate with its command and control centers to launch attacks indiscriminately. The new version of Conficker will crank up the number of domains that it can check for updates from 250 to about 50,000, while being able to dodge interception by the security community, which has thus FAR been able to impede communication between the notorious botnet and its domains. The Conficker worm has significantly evolved since its launch in October 2008. The worm originated as the result of an attack exploiting a Microsoft vulnerability in the handling of RPC requests in the Server Service. Microsoft immediately released an emergency out-of-band patch repairing the vulnerability, but the fix did little to slow the worm from rapidly spreading once it took hold. Now Conficker Version C -- the latest variant of the malware -- has the ability to spread via peer-to-peer files as well as through USB sticks. It also added defensive measures designed to evade detection and removal by disabling Windows Automatic Updates and Windows Security Center, and has proven to block access to several security vendors' Web sites and circumvent many antivirus products. Meanwhile, until the Conficker issue is resolved, the memo asked PICT users to remove all unauthorized PCS and laptops from the network and refrain from using USB sticks or other portable devices to store or transfer information. Conficker has been all over the place ... it infected my college's main network briefly, also a school nearby had their systems knocked down for weeks due to this worm. Other schools have TIGHTENED up restrictions to avoid going the same way.You have to wonder about the mentality of the losers behind this. Are they so pathetic that they have nothing better to do? These are the same kind of people that will walk through a parking lot and drag a key across a row of cars. Except, these people aren't even brave enough to vandalize someones property in person. With all these high priority targets getting hit over the last few days I've been going through each of my network computers making sure manually each of them are fully updated. Quote from: JJ 3000 on March 29, 2009, 02:31:32 AM You have to wonder about the mentality of the losers behind this. Are they so pathetic that they have nothing better to do? These are the same kind of people that will walk through a parking lot and drag a key across a row of cars. Except, these people aren't even brave enough to vandalize someones property in person. They have no lives... |
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Solve : Canadians find vast computer spy network? |
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Answer» Canadian researchers have uncovered a vast electronic spying operation that infiltrated computers and stole documents from GOVERNMENT and private offices around the world, including those of the DALAI Lama, The New York TIMES reported on Saturday. |
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Solve : AV-Comparatives releases latest detection figures? |
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Answer» How does your antivirus software STACK up? |
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Solve : Streaming Games?!...? |
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Answer» After seven years in stealth mode, a Silicon Valley start-up has launched a "revolutionary" video GAME service that offers new competition to consoles. |
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Solve : Hottest tracks to cost $1.29 at ITunes starting April 7? |
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Answer» The world's largest music store, Apple's iTunes, plans to boost the price of many hit singles and selected classic tracks to $1.29 on April 7, breaking the psychological barrier of 99 cents in what could be he first big test of how much consumers are willing to PAY to download individual songs. Link sounds LIKE more people are going to pirate stuff nowQuote from: computeruler on March 27, 2009, 03:16:46 PM sounds like more people are going to pirate stuff nowTo pirate stuff is to acquire material (through illegal methods or not) and sell copies of it. I think you mean 'sounds like more people are going to illegally download music now." really? So only selling illegal stuff is pirating?! Thanks for clearing it upActually, I appear to be wrong. It's the same term for both situations. http://www.google.com.hk/search?hl=en&q=define%3Apirating&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=[Picture Removed] YOHO Yoho a Pirate's life for me. Why Charge more though? I dont think Itunes is hurting that much are they? All big name companies are hurting right now. Only to them hurting is not increasing sales by 3% of what they were last year. Retail is a numbers based world. When the numbers don't grow then panic reigns supreme. Doesn't matter that they will be fine in the end no matter what. It does however mean that the consumer has to pay 10% more for merchandise. Computer sales are low but music sales are up... Raise the price of music. Brilliant!! I'll stop now... |
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Solve : US Federal Hackers are coming to your PC SOON!? |
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Answer» Got your attention? OMG so they can hack into my computer and look for pirated stuff?! what happens if they find anything? You only realised that now? It's the same as phone call, mobile calls, everything. They can track almost everything you do.I WONDER, what will HAPPEN, if they find out about those GIFT certificates??Quote I wonder, what will happen, if they Allight Bloni, how ALE you know dat? Ask compruler. He knows Wait, wait... Wha? Is this world-wide?I'm confused how this would work to hack into non-internet connected machines.Through fake gift certificates |
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Solve : Passwords of 8,000 Comcast Customers Exposed? |
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Answer» A list of more than 8,000 user names and passwords for customers of Comcast, one of the NATION’s largest Internet service providers, SAT UNPROTECTED on the Web for the last two months. Link woa!!! I cant belive that!Sounds like a entry for The DailyWTF. Yeah not exactly SURE what would require them to post a page with this TYPE of information unprotected and accessible to everyone?8,000 passwords yikes!!!!!! |
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Solve : Newfangled rootkits survive hard disk wiping? |
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Answer» http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/24/persistent_bios_rootkits/ Researchers have demonstrated how to create rootkits that survive hard-disk reformatting by injecting malware into the low-level system instructions of a target computer. The researchers, from Core Security TECHNOLOGIES, used the techniques to inject rootkits into two computers, one running the OpenBSD operating system and the other Windows. Because the infection lives in the computer's BIOS, or basic input/output system, it persists even after the operating system is reinstalled or a computer's hard drive is replaced. While researchers have focused on BIOS-based rootkits for at least three years, earlier techniques generally attacked specific types of BIOSes, such as those that used ACPI, or Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The techniques demonstrated by the Core researchers work on VIRTUALLY all types of systems, they said. Of course, injecting code into the BIOS is no easy feat. It requires physical access to the machine or an exploit that hands an attacker unfettered root access. But the research, presented at last week's CanSecWest security conference by Anibal L. Sacco and Alfredo A. Ortega, does demonstrate that INFECTIONS will only become harder to spot and remove over time.So you need to flash your bios just to get rid of it?It looks like...With a person needing physical access to the computer I'm not too concerned. also don't PC's nowadays require a jumper in a certain place to allow the flash functionality?Quote from: BC_Programmer on March 26, 2009, 12:56:33 PM also don't PC's nowadays require a jumper in a certain place to allow the flash functionality? Not sure what the stats on what do and don't but I'd ACTUALLY imagine that most would not require a jumper to be moved to flash a BIOS since many users have a hard enough time simply flashing the BIOS let alone opening the computer and moving a jumper. I'd imagine there are more motherboards that have a jumper that is used to recover the BIOS if it is flashed improperly or to recover the default values.Must have been the early flash ROMs that required a jumper- ironically enough for the very same reason that it would be of benefit here- viruses. Not sure if it's implemented this way, but an ideal solution would be a ROM based bios, which cannot be changed- and is enough to allow you to boot windows. a jumper would allow switching from this ROM bios, to the Flash BIOS and back. Of course the Flash would initially be the same as the ROM, but would be upgradable. This way- at the very least, it would be far EASIER to bring the PC back to life; rather then order a new Flash chip with a BIOS on it, the user or a tech could change the jumper and boot, then flash the BIOS with a newer version again. I believe ASUS has already implemented with their Quick Boot Linux MBoards... It drops you into a Linux shell which can do most day to day quick tasks and then there is the option for a full system boot... |
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Solve : BBC hacks into thousands of PCs? |
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Answer» Hackers have no lives...they have all the TIME in the world umm... yeah, and I'm pretty sure their are better documents out there about how to CREATE a botnet then a transcript of a BBC newscast...OH well....they would FIND a way..yeah- like one of the better documents. |
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Solve : Car with iPhone? No,iphone with a a Car.? |
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Answer» Want a new Plug-in for your i Phone? the steps to install coz If you got it with your iPhone, there would be no installation. You just need a indemnifying GLASS to see the icons! |
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Solve : Working on Windows 7? |
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Answer» Apparently releasing a BETA is working out great for MS since it's release there have been over 2,000 bugs and fixes made to date.... |
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Solve : IE8 Has Been Released, But With Bugs? |
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Answer» When Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) on Thursday, there were no immediate outcries over missed show-stopper bugs or jammed download servers. There's bound to be a few bugs...it's Microsoft. not a trivial app fixed Stick with Firefox Quote from: kpac on March 21, 2009, 12:50:17 PM When Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) on Thursday, there were no immediate outcries over missed show-stopper bugs or jammed download servers.Quote from: GlitchPC on March 21, 2009, 02:27:29 PM There's bound to be a few bugs...it's Microsoft.Quote from: BC_Programmer on March 21, 2009, 02:29:34 PM fixedjust installed ie8, and found something annoying when POSTING with quoting previous post. whenever i type a character or CLICK a mouse, the scrollbar went crazy and automatically scroll 1 line up. t e s tlol I just tried it you press ENTER and it moves over one space... you type another character and boom it goes down and scrolls up... etc etc.. LOL TGFFF. thank goodness for firefox I seen that tooo some were over the weekend I was going to ask if it was out of the beta form but appearntly needs fine tuning. So I suppose that I'll hold off on it then.at first i dont have intention to upgrade, then i come across this thread and see someone says it's fixed. hiks it took away 150MB of diskspace, LEAVING me with only 50MB freespace and worse it's BUGGY. dear microsoft, plz fix this asap.Quote from: Reno on March 23, 2009, 10:53:47 AM at first i dont have intention to upgrade, then i come across this thread and see someone says it's fixed. I updated, but my disk space is sitting at about 40GB free of 500.... huh. guess I better delete some old stuff...hopefully you have copies of files. Also check your bin and such just a suggestion.I'll probably not even look at this for another 6 months... Even then it should be only briefly as with all the other versions.hopefully it just dies till then Quote from: squall_01 on March 23, 2009, 11:16:13 AM hopefully you have copies of files. Also check your bin and such just a suggestion. naw, I just gotta go through my downloads folder- I probably have a lot of duplicates and so forth. it's 400GB worth of downloaded cruft. |
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Solve : MacBook and Safari Conquered Within Seconds? |
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Answer» http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/03/20/macbook-and-safari-conquered-within-seconds/ How long does it take to hack into a fully patched MacBook computer? The security researcher, CHARLIE Miller, has again WOOED participants in the Pwn2Own 2009 competition held in conjunction with the Tenth Annual CanSecWest Conference at Vancouver. Charlie Miller SPENT just a COUPLE of seconds to hack into the MacBook computer by exploiting a security vulnerability in Apple’s Safari browser. Charlie Miller was also last year’s champion. The success of hacking into MacBook computer won Miller $10,000 in cash and the MacBook machine hacked by Miller. In the interview with Miller, Miller has highlighted that before going to the CanSecWest security conference, he has planned to hack into the MacBook computer via the Safari browser. “It took a couple of seconds. They CLICKED on the link and I took control of the machine,” Miller said moments after his accomplishment. Apple will not release the technical details of the vulnerability until a patch is ready. Goes to show that even Macs are not fully safe. |
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Solve : SB prosthetic finger gives new meaning to thumbdrives? |
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Answer» This is a STORY about Jerry Jalava, a Finnish software developer who lost part of his finger in a motorcycle accident last July. According to his friend, Henri Bergius, when the surgeon assigned to work on Jalava's PROSTHETIC finger discovered his hacking history, he made a clever suggestion: incorporate a USB KEY into the new digit. READ more at this linkWOA! thats cool!!!!!! I hope its a BOG flash drive.Quote The prosthetic finger contains a 2GB USB key Didn't read it, Computeruler? Heh.nope... I just looked at the picture. What happens when it breaks?2GB? Couldent it have been more? At least it can be upgraded : DThere is something you don't hear every day. I just upgraded my finger. Quote from: computeruler on March 20, 2009, 01:44:33 PM nope... I just looked at the picture. What happens when it breaks? Still haven't read it? It is removable. LOL |
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Solve : Mac, iPod Sales Drop 16 Percent in February? |
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Answer» Apple is stuck in recession purgatory It’s been a fast paced START to the year for Apple. The electronics superpower has rolled out a new laptop, new desktops, and even a new iPod Shuffle -- priced for the recession at $79. However, what would normally make for another record setting start of the year for Apple is fast turning SOUTH as fears of the recession has sent CUSTOMERS fleeing from Apple's PRICEY luxury lineup. Link |
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Solve : Crackers latch onto year-old Windows vulnerability? |
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Answer» http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/18/windows_token_vuln/ Hackers have created exploits against a long-standing, unpatched WINDOWS "token kidnapping" vulnerability. The appearance of attacks FOLLOWS a YEAR after security researchers Cesar Cerrudo informed Microsoft of the problem in March 2008. Microsoft acknowledged the potential issue in April and published workarounds in an advisory. A more comprehensive fix is yet to appear. The privilege escalation flaw exposed by the vulnerability is subtle and not easily exploitable, so Microsoft can arguably be forgiven for treating the security bug as less than critical and not rushing out a fix. That rationale becomes redundant, HOWEVER, once a flaw gets used in attacking real systems, as in this case. Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008 systems are all potentially vulnerable. Cerrudo followed up his initial March advisory with the publication of proof of concept code in October, a move that would normally stir the software giant into producing a patch, though not in this case. More recently hackers begun taking advantage of the vulnerability in attempts to pry open vulnerable systems. The flaw has cropped up in blended (multi-stage) attacks, the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Centre reports. ISC handler Bojan Zdrnja describes the case as an incident where web APPLICATION security, Microsoft, and the anti-virus vendors have all played a stinker. Other security watchers are more inclined to blame Redmond. "This is yet another example of a black-eye that Microsoft could have avoided. To repeat, the company had notice about this issue one year ago and despite evidence of proof-of-concept code, there is no patch for affected Windows users," writes security blogger Ryan Naraine, who doubles up as a security evangelist at Kaspersky LabI hope it doesnt happen to me. Anything I can do to prevent it?Yes. Send me some gift certificates, and I'll tel you Its not worth itOh well |
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Solve : Samsung stuffs 1.5TB onto three-platter hard drive? |
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Answer» Crazy 149 for 1.5TB. The 1.5TB version of the EcoGreen F2EG has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $149. Link I saw that a couple weeks ago on newegg. I was amazed! Actually, the first 1tb hdd amazed me... 1.5TB on a 3-platter hard drive? Pfft. Look at my 2TB Micro SD Card: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/01/two-terabyte-sd.html I cant wait! Mabye they should try to make at least 750gb zune hard drives. I accually could use 750gb on my zune... I really couldToo bad they happen to make the worst HDD's out there.... But promising nonethelessQuote from: computeruler on March 13, 2009, 03:36:53 PM I cant wait! Mabye they should try to make at least 750gb zune hard drives. I accually could use 750gb on my zune... I really could For what? 160Gb is 40,000 songs...... 18,000 @ 192kbps tool up 93gb Quote from: computeruler on March 17, 2009, 03:59:18 PM 18,000 @ 192kbps tool up 93gb that' pretty much what kpac said- rephrased. let's see- 93GB/18,000= approximately 5.3 MB for each song. 5.3MB*40,000= 206.66GB HOWEVER- we must take into account that most music space measurements use 128kbps despite it sucking SEVERELY- so reduce the size another third, to around 137GB. naturally chopping off a third from the bitrate won't translate directly into a third reduction in size, so CHANCES are it will really be around 160GB for 40,000 songs. The end.My math was different I have 3600 songs at 130vbr some at 128 and it takes up 10gb. i got 40,000 songs as TAKING 108 57600 of those vbr songs could fit in 160GB. Ok3600 times 16.too much math!Start --> Run --> Type calc.exe and press Enter.that helps lol |
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Solve : XP to Windows 7 will be offered? |
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Answer» After thinking long and HARD about it and probably because of all the angry e-mails MS has announced there will be an upgrade path for XP users to WINDOWS 7. That's pretty cool. So we can upgrade to Windows 7 from XP? But don't they only have a beta version now? Nope! Gotta have Vista to do the upgrade. I'm running the beta version now, had to do a clean install (I had XP also). The retail copy is suppose to be READY in August of this year I believe......Quote from: patio on February 06, 2009, 04:18:00 PM After thinking long and hard about it and probably because of all the angry e-mails MS has announced there will be an upgrade path for XP users to Windows 7. XP to Windows 7. Isn't that what he means?lol... looks LIKE Buzz replied without even looking at either the title or the original post.Quote from: BC_Programmer on February 13, 2009, 06:31:39 PM lol... looks like Buzz replied without even looking at either the title or the original post. Seems like it..Sigh...LOL!! My head was up my A$$ that day..... Sorry guys! That must have been awkward. Did you even go out in pubic?LOL! Luckily that was my day off work so I stayed at home..... the question is: Is Win 7 better than Vista? if so then, screw Vista.... Quote from: Mr. Google on February 16, 2009, 08:29:18 PM That must have been awkward. Did you even go out in pubic? HAHA didn't even notice.I saw it, but I couldn't think of a clever way to bring it to your attention. How ironic haha.Quote from: macdad- on February 17, 2009, 03:41:56 PM the question is: Is Win 7 better than Vista? if so then, screw Vista.... It looks very similar to Vista, so far every program/software I've tried to use has worked with no problems....time will tell though... |
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Solve : Dell's new Adamo? |
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Answer» Have to admit the new Dell Adamo laptop looks pretty slick, pretty PRICEY and pretty crappy specs. But definately one of the better looking notebook PC's I've ever seen. |
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Solve : HP now sells batteries that promise to maintain their capacity? |
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Answer» Hewlett-Packard (HP) has begun selling notebook batteries that PROMISE users not to lose any capacity over the LIFETIME of the notebook – 3 years. According to HP, the NEW Enviro batteries also recharge much faster than traditional batteries. Link |
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Solve : Scientists closer to making invisibility cloak a reality? |
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Answer» Quote from: m_260 on MARCH 13, 2009, 02:43:54 AM how about that technology that james bond's car has in Die another Day? The adaptive camouflage, where tiny cameras on all sides reflect what people see in the background off the car's outer material casing so the car is good as invisible? Yeah, fiction, works every time!!Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on March 11, 2009, 11:00:48 PM Very intriguing method.....and I bet we could find many APPLICATIONS for a Harry Potter style CLOAK. please don't be silly, this is an important topic. With a cloaking device, the world will change forever, for the worstcrime rate would probably go up......probably should only be used for military or government use. Quote from: computeruler on March 13, 2009, 05:51:52 AM crime rate would probably go up...... you'd think so, but really it would stay the same. Police would likely employ it for both their patrol cars and instead of being undercover they simply use the tech; also most common thieves wouldn't be able to afford it anyways. But theifs steal things....Quote from: computeruler on March 13, 2009, 03:32:14 PM But theifs steal things.... the technology of this is pretty DARN expensive, probably...dont think any indivdual would be able to get their hands on it...Quote from: macdad- on March 13, 2009, 05:05:41 PM the technology of this is pretty darn expensive, probably...dont think any indivdual would be able to get their hands on it... 20-30 years, you'd get it at your local SPACE k-mart or wal-mart.U.S. military will be good as invincible. We already have stealth F22 raptors and what if enemies can't see the plane or who's piloting it? I''d like to have an invisibility cloak at times when matters need it Quote or who's piloting it?They wouldn't care if anyone is piloting it or not. LolQuote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on March 14, 2009, 01:07:01 AM They wouldn't care if anyone is piloting it or not. Lol just stick in some robots.... |
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Solve : New law may even apply to owners of home Wi-Fi routers.? |
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Answer» Quote from: computeruler on March 01, 2009, 09:29:48 AM Does he really want that $1 of them left over? Don't be silly, you still OWE him the full VALUE of the portion you so self-indulgently used.Well, I guess Broni will say about me what is in patios sigExactly.... BTW... Quote Patio for some reason you owe me moneyI wasn't aware, you guys have been in some business together But hes not genna pay me back so I am going to be saying whats in his SIG when he dies just LIKE he wanted toI think you should work on your 1D-10-T error first. Sounds similar to the laws they are TRYING to put in place here... |
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Solve : Firefox eclipses IE6 in web share, threatens IE7? |
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Answer» Firefox 3 has become the first non-Microsoft web BROWSER to overtake Internet Explorer 6 in market SHARE, according to new data from StatCounter. The open source browser climbed to 24 percent of users in February while IE6 dipped to just over 22.6 percent, making Firefox the second most popular browser by individual version. Although Internet Explorer 7 still leads with 40.8 percent, the Firefox increase NARROWS the gap as Microsoft's browser has remained largely FLAT since at least July. LinkSo much competition between those two. Who can beat Firefox? |
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Solve : Quick Start Computers - 30 sec, or less? |
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Answer» http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/technology/26boot.html?bl&ex=1225252800&en=93aa3abbed1ce92e&ei=5087%0A SAN FRANCISCO — It is the black hole of the digital age — the three minutes it can take for your computer to boot up, when there is nothing to do but wait, and wait, and wait some more before you can log on and begin multitasking at hyper-speed. Some people stare at their screen and fidget. Others pace or grab a cup of coffee. “Half the time, I go brush my teeth,” said Monica Loos, 40, who is starting a business selling stationery online from her home in San Francisco. Now the computer industry says it wants to give back some of those precious seconds. In coming months, the world’s major PC makers plan to introduce a new generation of quick-start computers, spotting a marketing opportunity in society’s short attention span. “It’s ridiculous to ask people to wait a couple of minutes,” said Sergei Krupenin, executive director of marketing of DeviceVM, a company that makes a quick-boot program for PC makers. “People want instant-on.” Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Lenovo are rolling out machines that give people access to basic functions like e-mail and a Web browser in 30 seconds or less. Asus, a Taiwanese company that is the world’s largest maker of the circuit boards at the center of every PC, has begun building faster-booting software into its entire product line. Even Microsoft, whose bloated Windows software is often BLAMED for sluggish start times, has pledged to do its part in the next version of the operating system, saying on a company blog that “a very good system is one that boots in under 15 seconds.” Today only 35 percent of machines running the latest version of Windows, called Vista, boot in 30 seconds or less, the blog notes. (Apple Macintoshes tend to boot more quickly than comparable Windows machines but still feel glacially slow to most users.) There is nothing new about frustration with start-up times, which can be many minutes. But the agitation seems more intense than in the pre-Internet days. Back then, people felt less urgency to log on to their solitary, unconnected machines. Now the destination is the vast world of the Web, and the computer industry says the fast-boot SYSTEMS cater to an information-addicted society that is agitated by even a moment of downtime. Yet it is a condition that the technology industry — with smartphones and other always-on gadgets — helped CREATE, said Gary Small, a professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles. “Our brains have become impatient with the boot-up process,” Dr. Small said. “We have been spoiled by the hand-held devices.” PC makers are not merely out to ease our data anxieties with the new machines. They want to help themselves, too. The industry has grown so competitive, and profit margins so thin, that each company is looking for any advantage it can trumpet. Computer makers say the battle for boot-up bragging rights could resemble the auto industry’s race to shave tenths of a second from the time it takes a car to go from 0 to 60 miles an hour. Hewlett-Packard research shows that when boot times exceed more than a few minutes, users have an exaggerated sense of the time it takes. Four or five minutes can feel like an eternity. In June, H.P. introduced a new kind of fast-booting laptop, for $1,200, and the company says the technology is destined to spread quickly. Right now, H.P.’s goal is to offer PCs that boot in 30 to 45 seconds, said Philip McKinney, chief technology officer for the company’s personal systems group. “In 18 months, you’ve got to be 20 to 30 seconds.” Until Microsoft comes up with a way to greatly shorten the time it takes to load Windows, PC makers are speeding up boot times using programs that bypass Windows. The systems vary technically, but they all rely on a version of an operating system called Linux that gives users quick access to Web browsing and other basic functions of their computer. In some cases, Windows never boots, while in others, Windows starts in the background. DeviceVM, the maker of a fast-boot program called Splashtop, says it charges PC makers $1 to $2 a machine for its software. The company hopes to make more revenue over the long term by charging other software providers that want to include their applications in the menu of programs accessible without a full boot. Of course, some computer users try to avoid slow boot times by never turning off their machines; they simply leave them in standby mode. But PCs sometimes have a hard time waking up from standby and tend to crash the longer they run without rebooting. Leaving a machine on also wastes electricity and, for laptops, can drain the battery. Victor Dailey, 54, a computer engineer from San Diego who WORKS at NASA, has an alternative prescription for boot-up anxiety: “I’ll do the cigarettes and a cup of coffee while I wait.” But he would much rather skip the caffeine and nicotine and get his fix from his computer. “If you could just open it up immediately, just like you do with your cellphone, and text somebody or whatever and close it back up, that would be ideal,” he said.ASUS was ready to ship some boards that ran DSL (*censored* Small Linux ) with full connectivity browsing and word-processing immediately on startup while your OS of choice is crawling along to start....That was the last i heard of it. About 9 months ago.There is an interesting video on the above page. Two identical laptops, side-by-side. One with plain Vista, and the second one with Vista+Splashtop. Pretty impressive.my "new" XP machine boots in less then a minute.... I think the issue here is simply start-up program bloat. On the other hand, my OLDER machine takes almost 5 minutes to get to the logon screen with 98, (lol, most of that time is counting it's 512MB of RAM...)I've seen machines boot in around 30 seconds, but they're big RAM and solid state drives. FBIm at 36 seconds on the XP drive and about 71 on the Vista which has yet to be fine-tuned...Asus Expressgate is what you're referring to, patio. It's a version of Linux called Splashtop. Mostly positive reviews, anyway. I don't see what the fuss is about with boot times, if it takes too long go and make some coffee.Quote if it takes too long go and make some coffee. My 3 year old Shuttle ST62K boots Windows XP SP3 in around 40 seconds.What's the working definition of boot time here? The time from pressing the power button on the pc until when? The desktop is loaded? Until Windows prompts for a username and password? I require the paradigm be expressly described! Seems to be the time from hitting the power button to being able to launch an application such as a web browser. Just reading between the lines anyway and taking some hints from the first post. That's how I'd define boot time too, from hitting the power to the computer actually being usable for something you want - that's as opposed to displaying the background, log in box, or hourglass.It would be nice if one of these PC manufacturers would define "boot time" since they tell us they are working to reduce it. |
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Solve : AVG newest problems...? |
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Answer» AVG antivirus is causing patching headaches http://windowssecrets.com/links/$P20d/23f56eh/?url=WindowsSecrets.com%2F2008%2F10%2F30%2Fts%2F%3Fn%3Dstory7 As if we didn't have enough patching emergencies to deal with this WEEK, a recent UPDATE of AVG's antivirus software knocked out some people's Internet connection. AVG's support page indicates that after upgrading to AVG version 8.0.196, your network link may fail. If rebooting your PC doesn't fix the problem, follow the instructions on AVG's support page to download the fixfiles.zip FILE to your computer. Double-click the .zip file to open it, and then double-click fixfiles.exe in the resulting folder to run the utility. If the glitch persists, the company recommends that you run a repair installation of your AVG app. If reinstalling your antivirus software doesn't get you back online, AVG advises that you contact the company's support desk for further instructions. I became aware of the AVG update glitch when the program began to INTERFERE with the collection and distribution of e-mail on my Small Business Server 2003 test system.Is 8.0.196 a Beta version? They are only on version 8.0.175.I don't USE AVG, but this is what AVG support page says: http://www.avg.com/support#tba1 Quote In case that some components are inactive or you are experiencing blocked internet connection after the AVG 8.0.196 program update........Found it. 8.0.196 is the current Pro version. 8.0.175 is the current free version. |
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Solve : Should All ISPs Provide Data on Network Activity?? |
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Answer» From: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2333460,00.asp |
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Solve : Critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader? |
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Answer» Core Security Technologies issued an advisory DISCLOSING a vulnerability that could AFFECT MILLIONS of individuals and businesses using Adobe’s Reader PDF file viewing software. Engineers from CoreLabs determined that Adobe Reader could be exploited to gain access to vulnerable systems via the use of a specially crafted PDF file with malicious JavaScript content. Upon making the discovery, CoreLabs immediately alerted Adobe to the vulnerability and the two companies have since coordinated efforts to ensure that a patch could be CREATED and made AVAILABLE to protect users of the program. Link |
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Solve : Internet black boxes to record every email and website visit? |
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Answer» Under GOVERNMENT plans to monitor internet traffic, raw data would be collected and STORED by the black BOXES before being TRANSFERRED to a giant central database. The vision was outlined at a meeting between officials from the Home Office and Internet Service Providers EARLIER this week. LinkBig Brother is obviously alive and well. "Privacy" - Ha! We are watching you!! I thought this was America - not China! |
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Solve : ISP Disconnects Customers with Open WiFi? |
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Answer» OPEN wireless networks have served as a SUCCESSFUL defense strategy for several alleged filesharers, as it is often impossible for content owners to prove that the person they accuse, has actually distributed the files they claim they did. UNFORTUNATELY, for the customers of the UK ISP Karoo, running open WiFi might ALSO get them disconnected - even if it’s unintentional. Link |
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Solve : Microsoft parks "I'm a PC" recording booth outside Apple Store? |
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Answer» Microsoft Corp., ENGROSSED in multi-million dollar marketing blitz to counter comical ads from rival Apple, Inc., is now using a portion of its budget to FUEL guerilla retail tactics near the Mac maker's stores. Link Funny. This ad campaign is much better then the Seinfeld one.I think it would be REALLY funny if microsoft or apple or DELL (ETC) made a commercial like GAP where it's just a bunch of bozos dancing AROUND a windows CD or Mac or so forth, with no actual demonstration as to why the product being danced around is worth purchasing. Have a look at the ones that didn't make it to air. http://imapc.lifewithoutwalls.com/ |
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Solve : Trojan Exploits Obama Presidential Win? |
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Answer» President-elect BARACK OBAMA is ALREADY targeted as the subject of a malicious malware campaign designed to steal information from INFECTED computers. Link Wow.......25,000 people......Very devious way to steal information..... |
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Solve : Sony Recalls More Notebook Batteries? |
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Answer» Sony recalls 100,000 batteries in the U.S. and abroad One of the most important components of a notebook is its battery, which is what allows users to ROAM and work without cords. In 2006 and 2007 massive battery, recalls were issued after several defective notebook batteries caught on fire. Sony issued another battery recall this WEEK that covers about 100,000 batteries across the WORLD. In the U.S. 35,000, batteries are covered in the recall and an additional 65,000 batteries are under the recall abroad. LinkHP is known for their OVERHEATING laptops... So the company has to manufacture 100,000 batteries in the next few days to satisfy the customer? |
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Solve : The end of an era - Windows 3.x? |
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Answer» An application has expectedly quit. |
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Solve : Windows 7 news...? |
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Answer» its not piracy!Quote from: computeruler on November 06, 2008, 07:19:03 PM its not piracy! Your kidding, right? it's an UNRELEASED OS. the only way to get it would be for somebody with an MSDN subscription to UPLOAD a COPY of the Developers preview for other to DOWNLOAD. It is.They've sent me an authorised download and if i share it with anyone then yes BC is right.... Along with Server 2008. One of the REASONS this happens is everyone wants to be the "hero" and upload it FIRST... But without getting it from them directly .....oh well.For some reason I doubt computeruler has a MSDN subscription...Aren't all of the beta testers for MS bound by NDA's (Non-Disclosure Agreements)? Sounds like somebody broke theirs... Microsoft admits Windows 7 torrents were inevitableWith the amount of FREEBIES they pass out it's just stupid to violate that agreement and risk getting kicked... My latest newsletter offers 2 freebies (for 180 days ) Quote The time has come, if you’re LOOKING for a high-performance computing solution that you can deploy quickly, leverages existing resources, and can scale from workstation to cluster - all in a familiar Windows environment. Last week, Microsoft released Windows HPC Server 2008. You are invited to download the 180-day trial software, or download the newly released Windows HPC Server 2008. Check out pricing and licensing information. |
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Solve : NComputing: The Energy-Efficient $70 PC? |
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Answer» Imagine a PC unit that costs only $70 and uses as little as 1 watt of power. Sound too good to be true? Not anymore, thanks to the innovation of a California-based company called NComputing. The company creates access devices that have no CPU, memory, or moving parts. Instead, the devices connect to a central shared computer that uses NComputing’s virtualization software to share its excess PROCESSING power. Link I'm still waiting for quantum processing and bubble memory! ... nano - everything perhaps. One day P4 and XP etc will seem as historic as we now FIND 8086 with 4Mb HDD!! Pity I'll be worm food by then!Quote from: ChrisXPPro on November 05, 2008, 09:30:37 PM One day P4 and XP etc will seem as historic as we now find 8086 with 4Mb HDD!! Pity I'll be worm food by then! You don't expect to live 25 years? Quote from: Dias de verano on November 08, 2008, 02:08:19 AM Quote from: ChrisXPPro on November 05, 2008, 09:30:37 PMOne day P4 and XP etc will seem as historic as we now find 8086 with 4Mb HDD!! Pity I'll be worm food by then! Dias ..... I am 63, in fact nearer 64!! I'd like to be that optimistic but somehow 87/88 age seems less than more likely!! Quote from: ChrisXPPro on November 08, 2008, 10:33:18 AM
I'm not far behind you, I am 56. My FATHER is 89, and is as fit as a fiddle, so maybe we can hope. Mind you, nobody alive knows for sure they will live 25 days, let alone 25 years... |
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Solve : Happy Birthday, Windows. Well, sorta? |
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Answer» http://snipr.com/5dvdd Monday marked 25 years since the unveiling of Windows 1.0 -- the official beginning of the PC operating system that has come to DEFINE Microsoft's business. However, as Wired and Gizmodo note, calling it a birthday might be a bit of a stretch. Foreshadowing long development cycles to come, the company didn't release Windows 1.0 for another two years after the announcement. And true to form, the franchise didn't really start to gain traction until the release of Windows 3.0 in May 1990. At the above page, there are two videos to MARK the occasion, whatever your opinion of the significance. In first one, presumably an internal Microsoft spoof, now-CEO Steve Ballmer makes an infomercial-style sales pitch for Windows 1.0. The second one gives a guided tour of Windows versions, from 1.0 to Vista.Quote the release of Windows 3.0 in May 1990 Now that was (almost) when Windows became useable!! It is amazing tho just how long has GONE by - many $billions for old Bill! IMO once 3.11 Workgroups came to be - that was when Windows really became viable and a great tool. (just noticed - avatars are not coming up)what did 3.11 BRING to the table that 3.1 LACKED? network support notwithstanding. |
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Solve : 2 Adobe patch fixes .........? |
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Answer» Reader - Numerous vulnerabilities were reported recently, and at least TWO working exploits are spreading quickly around the Internet. These exploits could ALLOW someone to install a Trojan or run other code on your computer. The vulnerabilities affect Adobe Reader version 8.1.2 and earlier. Upgrade to either version 8.1.3 or version 9, as DESCRIBED on Adobe's download page. Flash Player - If you USE Flash Player 9.0.124, either upgrade to version 10 or to the patched version 9.0.151 to protect against a potential vulnerability. About Flash Player - will ID your current version. |
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Solve : Microsoft To Release Three Patches, One Critical? |
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Answer» Microsoft plans to release a total of three security updates for Windows TUESDAY, repairing at least one CRITICAL vulnerability that ENABLES remote hackers to execute malicious code on users' PCs. One of the patches included in Microsoft's March security bulletin, set for release Tuesday, addresses a critical Windows error that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, usually without any user intervention, according to the software company's ADVANCED notification posting. Link Interestingly enough it showed up this AM on my machine...Quote from: patio on March 06, 2009, 03:54:26 PM Interestingly enough it showed up this AM on my machine...That is interesting. Still hasn't shown up on any of my machines. Did it require a reboot?Yep. Windows 7 X64... |
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Solve : IT Pro Gets Four Years for Building Botnets? |
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Answer» An employee of search engine STARTUP Mahalo has been sentenced to four years in prison for INFECTING as many as 250,000 computers with malicious botnet computer code. John Schiefer was sentenced Wednesday in federal court after previously pleading guilty to HACKING, fraud and wiretapping charges. He was arrested in 2007 as part of a large U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation enforcement action against botnet makers, called Operation BOT Roast II. Link |
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Solve : Firefox updates include a dozen security fixes? |
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Answer» On Wednesday, Mozilla released Firefox 3.0.4 and Firefox 2.0.18 to address a dozen security FLAWS, HALF of which the browser maker ranks as critical. Among the critical is one that could allow an attacker privilege escalation after a session restore. Another could allow arbitrary code to EXECUTE with compromised Flash MEDIA files. LinkThey also ADDRESSED the memory issue and i've noticed speed improvements in starting and stopping the browser... |
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Solve : Mozilla and Thunderbird Security Issues? |
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Answer» The LATEST UPDATE to the open-source browser SHORES up a number of security risks, INCLUDING some that Mozilla says could be exploited by an ATTACKER... |
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Solve : Asus soups up Lamborghini laptop with 1TB SSD? |
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Answer» SURE this THING is going to be a fortune but sounds pretty hot with a 1TB SSD in it. Asustek Computer Inc. unveiled a new laptop at the CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany, today that comes equipped with a 1TB solid-state disk (SSD) DRIVE, a 16-in. high-definition display, a Blu-ray drive and leather-covered PANEL rests. LinkNice! A Lamborghini, all squeezed into a laptop. |
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