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Read MoreHow to bypass security code on IPhone
A security flaw in the iPhone allows strangers to bypass the handset’s lock screen with a few button presses.
Read MoreNorton Says Renew now or “Beg for Mercy”
Instead of Symantec’s Norton Anti-Virus removing all adware and keeping your PC safe, the pop-up for when the subscription expires says “Maybe things will be ok for a while longer, Then again, maybe cybercriminals are about to clean out your bank account. The choice is yours: Protect yourself now or beg for mercy.” Sounds more like malware extortion to me.
Read MoreFacebook founders put $170,000 into pot
Facebook founders put $170,000 into pot | Technically Incorrect – CNET News.
Read MoreBlackBerry Playbook to Battle IPad
BlackBerry Playbook to Battle IPad, BlackBerry PlayBook arrives in the U.S. in early 2011, and overseas in the second quarter of 2011.
Read MoreFacebook trying to trademark the word “face” and “book”
Facebook trying to trademark the word “face” and “book”
Read MoreMovie Studios sue Shops with Pirated Materials
Movie studios are extending their efforts to take down sites that offer pirated material
Read MoreNaked Pics of Dell Tech Support customer posted online
Strange things can happen when you call tech support. But perhaps not quite as strange as what allegedly happened to Tara Fitzgerald. According to News10 in Sacramento, Calif., Fitzgerald wanted to send some pictures of herself to her boyfriend, but she couldn’t find them on her Dell computer. Her urgent need to find these pictures
Read More“Google Alarm” browser plugin alerts you when any of your personal data sent to Google
F.A.T.’s new “Google Alarm” browser addon alerts you with sound and visual notification whenever your personal information is being sent to Google servers. Gmail and YouTube gather some user data, but so do “tracking bugs”: Google Analytics, Google AdSense, YouTube embeds, API calls. Currently available for Firefox and Google Chrome.
Read MoreAmazon.com says it’s selling 80% more downloaded books than hardcovers
There’s more evidence that digital books are upending the publishing industry. Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. says it is now selling 80% more downloaded books than hardbacks. Amazon’s download format is for its Kindle electronic reader as well as other devices. “The Kindle format has now overtaken the hardcover format,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive,
Read MoreAmazon.com says it’s selling 80% more downloaded books than hardcovers
There’s more evidence that digital books are upending the publishing industry. Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. says it is now selling 80% more downloaded books than hardbacks. Amazon’s download format is for its Kindle electronic reader as well as other devices. “The Kindle format has now overtaken the hardcover format,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive,
Read MoreGoogle Chrome Fixes Security
The stable version of Google Chrome received multiple security fixes this week, including four rated as “high,” while the developer’s version adopted an interface tweak to create more room for extension icons. Google Chrome dev 6.0.453.1 for Windows, Mac, and Linux consolidates the former page control menu into the customization menu that’s accessible from the
Read MoreGoogle can remotely add or remove apps on android
Google Has Android Remote App Install Power, Too Trailrunner7 writes “The remote-wipe capability that Google recently invoked to remove a harmless application from some Android phones isn’t the only remote control feature that the company built into its mobile OS. It turns out that Android also includes a feature that enables Google to remotely install
Read MoreVerizon to release iPhone
The rumor that refuses to die has new life: A report Thursday says an iPhone compatible with CDMA networks is being manufactured for this holiday season. Taiwanese trade publication Digitimes is at it again, reporting that contract manufacturer Pegatron has the order from Apple for a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 and “is currently
Read MoreWindows XP No Longer Installed on Netbooks
“OEMs will no longer be able to pre-install Windows XP Home on new netbook PCs,” Microsoft officials said.
Read MoreButt-Out FCC! Wireless Data Control
A big question these days for smartphone users is whether telecommunications providers will continue to offer “all you can eat” data plans or switch to charging by the megabyte. The more important issue–at least from the perspective of the public-policy community–is whether the Federal Communications Commission will have a say in the matter. And recent,
Read MoreHuman RFID Data Mining
Every other year, 2600: The Hacker Quarterly throws its Hackers on Planet Earth bash in NYC, and every year, they have elaborate, hackable badges. Lately, these have been OpenAMD RFID badges, whose in-built RFID tags can be hacked, tracked, monitored, spindled, folded and mutilated. This year’s badge sports its own API, for your hacking pleasure:
Read MoreChild Starves to Death while parents raised a Virtual child
Seoul, South Korea — A couple whose baby starved to death while they raised a virtual child in an online fantasy game was sentenced Friday, their defense attorney said. Prosecutors at Suwon District Court had sought a five-year sentence for negligent homicide, but the court handed out a two-year sentence. Sentence was suspended for the
Read MoreApple Passes Microsoft in Worlds Largest Tech Company
What a long, strange trip it’s been. Apple’s market capitalization officially passed Microsoft’s Wednesday afternoon, making the Cupertino, California, company — for the first time — the largest technology company in the world. With a market cap of $241.5 billion versus Microsoft’s $239.5 billion, Apple also became the second-largest company on the S&P 500, according
Read MoreHuman Computer Virus!
The machines are going to take over. And so a British scientist says he is the first man in the world to become infected with a computer virus. Dr. Mark Gasson from the University of Reading, who sadly does not have wild white hair, contaminated a computer chip which was then inserted under the skin
Read MoreInternet Takeover by FCC
House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) is using language from the just-completed healthcare debate to blast the FCC’s attempt to rein in broadband providers. Boehner accused the agency Thursday of pursuing a “government takeover of the Internet,” just hours after FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski unveiled the plan, which would place broadband providers under some of
Read MoreStephen Hawking: “Time travel possible”
In his new documentary, Stephen Hawking offers the view that humans will be able to travel millions of years ahead of their own time.
Read MoreStephen Hawking: “Time travel possible”
In his new documentary, Stephen Hawking offers the view that humans will be able to travel millions of years ahead of their own time.
Read MoreInternet Explorer Finally Fades Away!
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser market share has dipped to a historic all-time-low in April, at under 60 percent, according the latest NetApplications statistics. Internet Explorer’s losses are at the expense of Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome browser which continue to grow more popular. For the first time since Internet Explorer 4 won over Netscape over
Read MoreHow to fix your McAfee crippled computer
McAfee pushed out a malformed security patch early on Wednesday that wound up crippling computers running Windows XP, but there is a fix available. Users should note that it’s labor-intensive and must be applied manually to each computer. If you’re running Windows Vista or Windows 7, your computer shouldn’t be affected by the bad update.
Read MoreHow to fix your McAfee-crippled computer
McAfee pushed out a malformed security patch early on Wednesday that wound up crippling computers running Windows XP, but there is a fix available. Users should note that it’s labor-intensive and must be applied manually to each computer. If you’re running Windows Vista or Windows 7, your computer shouldn’t be affected by the bad update.
Read MoreFCC to Regulate Internet?
A federal appeals court ruled this week that Congress never granted the Federal Communications Commission authority to impose “network management” regulations on Internet service providers and that the FCC’s overly “expansive view” of its power did not merely strain the outer limits of its authority but “seeks to shatter them entirely.” In real terms, this
Read More20 Essential Tricks and Skills Every BitTorrent User Should Know | Maximum PC
20 Essential Tricks and Skills Every BitTorrent User Should Know | Maximum PC.
Read MoreInfected PC? AVG Rescue CD to the Rescue! | Business Hacks | BNET
Infected PC? AVG Rescue CD to the Rescue! | Business Hacks | BNET. If a virus or spyware infection strikes your PC, you’ll know it right away. The telltale signs include suddenly sluggish performance, a hijacked Web browser, and/or pop-up warnings from sources you don’t recognize. What you may not know is what to do
Read MoreBlackBerry for WordPress
This post was sent from my Blackberry storm using the WordPress app!
Read MoreIE9 Wont work on Windows XP
Internet Explorer General Manager Dean Hachamovitch all but confirmed today that the next version of Microsoft’s Web browser, Internet Explorer 9, will not be supported on Windows XP. Time to use Firefox!
Read MoreFree Windows Downloads of AVG, Spybot, and CCleaner!
Free Windows Downloads of AVG, Spybot, and CCleaner! on the new Downloads Page
Read MoreGoogle Shopping!
It took a while, but Google has made its big move as a local shopping inventory gatekeeper. The company said Thursday that it will offer mobile device users inventory checks on local stores, allowing them to see if products are available. The program has already enlisted some key retailers including Sears, Best buy, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery
Read MoreBest Windows Cleaner!
CCleaner is the best registry and temporary files cleaner for windows. Download!
Read MoreToshiba Laptop Support
Toshiba Support is definitely the worst when it comes to resolving issues with their hardware. I have spent hours on the phone with Tech Support just trying to order factory restore disks and still have the order on hold. Drivers are freely available from their website.
Read MoreFree Remote Support!
Now offering free remote desktop support for a limited time only! Please call 760-716-7339 or email me for more info.
Read MoreAnother reason to use Linux
If you ever needed a reason to go Linux, here you go. The noise surrounding this patently obscure Windows XP bug / patch fiasco has just reached a fever pitch, and now we’ve got engineers within Redmond scratching their heads, too. As the story goes, Microsoft recently patched a security hole that took care of
Read MoreAnti Virus!
Avg is good and Microsoft Security Essentials is the Best free anti virus. If you use AVG, make sure to also run an anti spyware program as well such as Spybot S&D.
Read MoreFBI wants records kept of Web sites visited | Politics and Law – CNET News
FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited | Politics and Law – CNET News.
Read MoreGoogle to make Gmail a little more social | Relevant Results – CNET News
Google to make Gmail a little more social | Relevant Results – CNET News.
Read MoreElectric Sheep Screensaver
This is one of the coolest screensavers ever! Electric Sheep is a collaborative abstract artwork founded by Scott Draves. It’s run by thousands of people all over the world, and can be installed on any ordinary PC or Mac. When these computers “sleep”, the Electric Sheep comes on and the computers communicate with each other
Read MoreGoogle / Adobe Hacking Event Follow-up – APT Malware « MadMark’s Blog
Google / Adobe Hacking Event Follow-up – APT Malware « MadMark’s Blog.
Read MoreFree Anti Virus for Windows
With the release of windows 7, along came a free security suite called Windows Security Essentials. It does the job well and also works for all versions of Windows.
Read MoreLinux
Linux is really one of the best deals ever. You get millions of dollars worth of software, absolutely free. How can you beat it? The hard part, sometimes, is just getting started. How does an ordinary user begin? The first task is to get Linux on one of your machines. You can install it on
Read MoreGreat Firefox Add-ons
Firefox Extensions: Which Are the Best and How to Make Your Own Mozilla Firefox has been cutting into Internet Explorer’s market for years. Some of the best features of Firefox are the extensions you can add on yourself. Here’s a look at what’s available and how to build your own Firefox extensions. Here are a
Read More760-716-7339 | San Diego Computer Repair
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