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I could go into the details, but I believe this infographic really says it all. Plus, you can just read the full article here. Enjoy...
The latest update kinda confused me. When I mouseover the taskbar icon it says "Webroot SecureAnwyhere v8.0.2.14. Which version is this?
Don't fall victim to the many telephone scams out there stating that you have malware on your computer. A few months ago I received a telephone call from Microsoft (Scammer) stating that my computer has malware on it and they wanted to help me remove the malware. I didn't fall for the scam but I kept him on the phone a long time. The following video made by a principal software engineer at Sourcefire when scammers phoned him shows how the scammers operate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb69H7l0vJA
Helium-filled WD drives promise huge boost in capacity Western Digital is preparing to launch a line of hard drives filled with helium gas that is said to drastically reduce internal friction and thus lower power consumption by 23% while increasing capacity by 40%. The 3.5-in data center drives, developed by WD subsidiary Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST), are expected to be available next year. This strikes me as a novel approach to eliminating friction from the spin of the drive. It makes perfect sense being that Helium is lighter and doesn't react with other elements under most circumstances by nature of being a noble gas. I still prefer SSD's for speed, but for size, this should prove to be a pretty cool advancement for HDD's. Of course, it's also one more thing to worry about if it springs a leak. I have to wonder how many data recovery centers keep tanks of helium sitting around. Assuming they are reliable though, they
Myth! Before you go online and purchase that batch of glow sticks for your emergency preparedness kit, you look for that little padlock in the browser bar. Although your instinct tells you to beware, that lock is the mark of the Internet Security God, right? That would be a big, fat fail. All that the padlock icon means is that there is a secure connection between your computer and the web server: You’re still not protected from malware. That secure connection is going to help prevent someone from hacking into your home network, but it won't stop the traps that are found on phishing sites or sites with poor reputations, for example. Also, some hackers are quite good at faking an SSL certificate – or buying one for a spell – and throwing in some padlock clip art. Many people have been fooled into thinking a page is legit when in fact it’s not. It's a great idea to have effective an effective antivirus in place and run system scans before you shop or bank online.
Hey All! Happy Friday! The Community has stayed fairly low-key today so I thought I'd liven it with some news from everybody's favorite Cupertino company! Yes, this means another Apple story. In their quest to try to dominate seemingly every inch of the tech industry, the latest reports suggest Apple is now talking with music labels as they decide whether or not to introduce a new service that will stream music based on your tastes. This Pandora-esque move, although still in it's infancy, is already having it's effects, mainly in the form of Pandora shares falling 17% after the reports came out. Apple already dominates the music market with iTunes so a radio service that will give users a more custom music experience should be a great way to add that extra dimension to the iTunes experience that's currently missing. More songs (especially international ones) would be good too! The full story can be found here. What can this do for Apple? What does it mean
"iPhone 5"! "New iPhone"! "iPad mini"! "Apple here, Apple there, Apple everywhere"...In these last few months approaching the glorified 9/12 announcement day, these are the words I've been hearing and seeing absolutely everywhere from absolutely everyone.This must be a record-breaking amount of publicity, even for the fruit-named Cupertino company...It's inescapable and frankly, a bit overwhelming. Now don't get me wrong. I like Apple (the company and the fruit) and I think their products are top notch. But there are other companies out there announcing cool new products by the dozen, but which are being heavily overshadowed...So let's show them some love! Which leads me to today's announcements from Nokia and Motorola (and Microsoft and Google, respectively). I'll start with Nokia, who has struggled immensely as a company recently, going from industry leaders to hanging on for dear life as they watched Apple and Android products gobble up the market share. Nevertheless, the Fin
I do! I do! I got one with over 9000 entried to protect me at a global level. Helps loads.
"In advance of one of the most significant waves of product launches in Microsoft’s history, today we are unveiling a new logo for the company. It’s been 25 years since we’ve updated the Microsoft logo and now is the perfect time for a change. This is an incredibly exciting year for Microsoft as we prepare to release new versions of nearly all of our products. From Windows 8 to Windows Phone 8 to Xbox services to the next version of Office, you will see a common look and feel across these products providing a familiar and seamless experience on PCs, phones, tablets and TVs. This wave of new releases is not only a reimagining of our most popular products, but also represents a new era for Microsoft, so our logo should evolve to visually accentuate this new beginning. The Microsoft brand is about much more than logos or product names. We are lucky to play a role in the lives of more than a billion people every day. The ways people experience our products are our most important “bran
Microsoft deal alert! If you recently bought or plan to buy a computer with Windows 7 on it, you can get a Windows 8 Pro upgrade for $14.99. Quite a bit better than its $119 Windows 7 upgrade in 2009! Check out the deal.
How to locate source of the remote which makes Android apps working retarded way? I foud that my Zenonia 4 game has slow reaction. I want find if that is the on the middle remote to my phone or it is the program developer on the game server, or it is the remote from some processes on my phone at all, for example on background while I use the app. How I understand the phone has loadable microchip for CACHE in which information from Server got uploaded during the game. I checked up the SecureAnywhereApp>Identity and Privacy>AppInspector>Network Monitor> ?Detail of Apps which are accessing the Network. Also, I got a peep in the Battery Monitor and I reviewed the Apps. I found that Some Apps may have access to the sensitive data how: Google search, Facebook, Downloads, Russian Keyboard and that my Zenonia 4 app. The Gamevil, Inc made the Zenonia app joined to the GMail account and the Credit card access to execute and realize the purchases on Android Market or Google Play.
story link A bioengineer and geneticist at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have successfully stored 5.5 petabits of data — around 700 terabytes — in a single gram of DNA, smashing the previous DNA data density record by a thousand times. I wonder how much longer it will be until we have DNA hard drives or we all become walking datacenters. Absolutely fascinating!
