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From TechRepublic: Computers running Windows XP Service Pack 2 are 15 times less likely than those running XP or XP SP1 to be infected by some of the most dangerous forms of malware, according to a Microsoft security guru. Jason Garms, who heads the company’s anti-malware product team, said Tuesday that this improvement had been …
From USA Today: Never mind that Donald Trump is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He says people need the street smarts and skills to achieve, and they need them fast. On Monday he launched the online Trump University with courses in entrepreneurship, real estate and wealth accumulation that last …
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From PCMag.com: Odds are your PC came with a recovery disc, a CD with all the programs and drivers that were installed on its hard drive when it was new. The odds are also that you have absolutely no idea where that disc is. The good news is that it probably doesn’t matter. First, the …
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From FCW.com: If you’re getting drenched in a downpour or jostled in a Jeep, consider yourself lucky if you’re using the GoBook III notebook from Itronix. This rugged device meets MIL-STD-810F specification for shocks caused by drops and is built to withstand rain, snow, wind, dust, fire, vibration and chemical exposure. The die-cast magnesium chassis …
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From TechRepublic: Companies should not ban employees from writing down their passwords because such bans force people to use the same weak term on many systems, according to a Microsoft security guru. Speaking on the opening day of a conference hosted by Australia’s national Computer Emergency Response Team, or AusCERT, Microsoft’s Jesper Johansson said that …
From TechRepublic: A tool provided by Microsoft could let people get around a check meant to prevent those with pirated copies of Windows from downloading additional software from the company, according to a security researcher. Researcher Debasis Mohanty outlined what he said was a technique to trick Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage validation check in a …
From TechRepublic: The new film “Madagascar,” DreamWorks Animation’s animated follow-on to the smash hit “Shrek 2,” could be described as a hairy technology challenge played out onscreen. With a cast of zoo animals and hundreds of furry lemurs on the film’s namesake island, the animators had to push the limits of technology to render an …