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From CNN: Three men prosecutors dubbed the ‘Robin Hoods of cyberspace’ pleaded guilty Tuesday to putting millions of dollars worth of copyrighted computer games, movies and software on the Internet so that people around the world could make copies for free. All three said they made no money on the scheme, and did it just …
From MSNBC: South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. will unveil the world’s first mobile phone with a 7-megapixel camera at a trade fair in Germany, Yonhap News Agency reported Wednesday. The mobile phone SCH-V770, fitted with a lens similar to a top-end digital still camera, will be presented at the annual CeBIT trade fair opening Thursday …
From TechRepublic: Famed ex-hacker Kevin Mitnick is warning against security strategies that focus on technology. Rather, teaching your staff to say no will help keep your network secure, he says. Mitnick, a cyberspace legend known for having penetrated the networks of such companies as Motorola and Nokia, spoke Thursday at Toshiba’s MobileXchange conference in Melbourne, …
From AP (via News Channel 5): “Microsoft has sued a Kent State University student over his eBay resale of software purchased for $50 at a discounted student rate. David Zamos, 21, purchased the software while attending the University of Akron last September. The chemistry major has countersued and plans to defend himself in court against …
From eWeek: Microsoft is giving security administrators a day off next Tuesday. One month after releasing a whopping dozen bulletins to cover 17 security flaws in a range of products, Microsoft Corp. announced that there would be no new advisories this month. While IT administrators will get a reprieve from patching, a company spokesman said …
I was connected to a computer with Remote Desktop, and I realized that the CD-ROM drive was open and I wanted to run something off the CD. I couldn’t figure out how to close the drawer. There is a context-sensitive menu item that allows you to eject the drawer, but not one to close it. …
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I’ve been a WinZip user for years (ever since I paid for the product). I received this email yesterday afternoon: We are pleased to inform you that we have introduced a new product, WinZip(R) Companion for Outlook(R). WinZip Companion for Outlook makes it easy for users of Microsoft(R) Outlook to zip and encrypt attachments to …
There is a new commercial by Zellers with a catch tune and I wanted to find out if it was a real song, or a jingle written for the commercial. A quick search of the Internet brought me to AdTunes.com ‘What was the song used in that television commercial?’ Now you can find the answer …
The Freeware SIW is a Read-Only / Display-Only System Information tool that gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings. A utility that includes detailed specs for Motherboard, BIOS, CPU, Devices, Memory, Video, Drivers, Ports, Printers. It displays information about Operating System, Installed Programs, Processes, Services, Serial Numbers, Users, Open Files, System uptime, Users, …