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You may be familiar with Woody Leonard. He is a well-known computer book author and Microsoft antagonist. He writes a column for the fabulous Windows Secrets newsletter. In the latest issue of the newsletter, he referred to the Microsoft Patch Reliablity Ratings that he runs on his web site. His site explains it this way: …
From Network Computer (TechWeb): With Vista at least seven months away, we’ll all be using Windows XP for some time to come. TechWeb proudly presents our all-time favorite Win XP hacks, tips, tricks, and fixes. Check it out!
I virtually never use my Yahoo! account for anything. However, yesterday I logged in for the first time in months and was prompted to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. Wow! It’s very impressive. It’s much better looking then the Windows Live Mail Beta, and seems to have more features. If you have a Yahoo! …
Last week I talked about how to shoot a sunrise or sunset. This week, I will get into something a little more technical, a brief discussion about digital image sensor size. Many people coming from a film background with an SLR are already familiar with the issue of sensor size. Most digital SLR’s have a …
From CNN: Rather than reach for the television remote control when she wants to be entertained, Karalyn Valente goes online to play “EverQuest,” “Ultima Online” and other video games — a gaming habit shared by millions in the United States. Valente, a 29-year-old graphic artist from York, Pennsylvania, said she devotes about 30 hours a …
From TechRepublic: A 20-year-old who prosecutors say highjacked computers to damage computer networks and send waves of spam across the Internet was sentenced on Monday to nearly five years in prison. Jeanson James Ancheta, a well-known member of the “Botmaster Underground” who pleaded guilty in January to federal charges of conspiracy, fraud and damaging U.S. …
From CNN: Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday he wished he were not the world’s richest man. “I wish I wasn’t. There is nothing good that comes out of that,” said Gates, whose personal fortune sank by billions since last week when the software giant disappointed investors by saying new investments would crimp earnings. …
From Wired News: When technology serves its owners, it is liberating. When it is designed to serve others, over the owner’s objection, it is oppressive. There’s a battle raging on your computer right now — one that pits you against worms and viruses, Trojans, spyware, automatic update features and digital rights management technologies. It’s the …
Creating a dramatic sunrise or sunset photograph is not that difficult, though there are a few steps to take to be sure it is done well. Ultimately, there is little difference between a sunrise and a sunset photo. However, you may have better luck with sunrise photos because there are fewer people up at the …
I get the Microsoft TechNet magazine, and the latest issue had a good article on Deconstructing Common Security Myths: In our book Protect Your Windows Network, we wrote about “security myths”—things that many people believe are true about security, but which really are not… Our version of these myths is, of course, just our opinion. …