Taylor Flatt - Instablogs
Dec 24 2008
Originally Posted at PCE by Taylor Flatt When I refer to “The Big 3″ I don’t mean those of WWII, but those of modern day technology. Of course, I am sure you can already guess which ones I am referring to but for information’s sake I will list...
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Dec 24 2008
So here we have it: VHS tapes are no longer “coming soon to a retailer near you!”. They had a long run though, probably the longest running format of media ever, lasting over twenty years.
Dec 24 2008
If you are like me and watch a lot of cable television, you may have seen the Finally Fast commercial. The ad advertises software that scans your system for trojans, viruses, registry errors and much more and fixes it…or at least it says it does that....
Dec 24 2008
Since April, Microsoft has allegedly been working on a fix for this bug but according to Bernhard Mueller, Microsoft has had a fix for this bug for months. So why, might I ask, have they not released this fix or better yet, informed the community about...
Dec 24 2008
After reading Brad’s post on a phoney AV, I thought I might post something to further his point. Microsoft has recently released tools that are targeting the “AntiVirus 2008 (aka AntiVirus 2007, AntiVirus XP) on people’s computers. This program...
Dec 24 2008
On April 17, 2008, an Australian Security company called SEC Consult found a bug in the SQL Server Database program. SQL Server Database lets you run a server on any machine its installed on, often used for Internet web severs. After informing...
Dec 24 2008
Recently, the RIAA has announced they will no longer be taking the fight to the courtroom, rather, they will be taking it to the ISPs. However, one ISP has stepped up to the plate and demands that RIAA pays him for such a service. Jerry Scroggin of a...
Dec 24 2008
For the first time in history, Notebooks have outshipped the PC. By nearly 100,000 shipments, Laptops have shipped 38.6 million units (rose 40% since second quarter) whereas the PC shipped...
Dec 22 2008
Microsoft has finally started giving insight of this bug that has actually been present for 9 years. Microsoft said that the error was one that was never tested for. Although they know of such bugs, they haven’t been training their staff to handle...
Dec 22 2008
Microsoft has seen the light and has given distributers a longer time to ship XP. However, they still have to buy the licenses before the January 31st date, they can now ship through May 30th. Microsoft has changed their shipping dates for XP 4 times...
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