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  • Zeus malware now has Windows-like piracy protection

    Zeus malware now has Windows-like piracy protection Gregg Keizer Hackers lock DIY botnet software to single PC using product activation code news The newest version of Zeus, a do-it-yourself malware kit responsible for millions of dollars in losses…
  • Microsoft Excel glitch turns English into Chinese

    The crash-making hotfix was also pulled on Thursday from Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), the patch-management system that many businesses use to distribute security and other fixes to company PCs.Microsoft has had a string of update…
  • Microsoft to Google: Address EU's antitrust concerns

    Our concerns relate only to Google practices that tend to lock in business partners and content (like Google Books) and exclude competitors, thereby undermining competition more broadly. Microsoft and Google are stepping up their war of words.
  • Free Software Foundation names May 4 as Day Against DRM

    They are designed to lock people into specific software and devices, destroying your rights to free speech uses like criticism, education and review. Tuesday 4 May has been named as this year's Day against Digital Rights Management (DRM) by the…
  • UK government sponsors mobile phone safety tools

    If the i-migo and the phone are separated beyond a range of 30 feet or so, the mobile phone will lock up, and both devices sound an alarm.Another new technology, called TouchSafe, also requires people to carry an extra item.
  • Intel details vPro for Core i5, i7 processors

    The technologies could help reduce support costs and the number of support visits to desktops, said Rick Echevarria, vice president of the Intel architecture group.For example, a technology called Anti-Theft 2.0 uses software and hardware…

Latest Features

  • Five doomsday scenarios for IT apocalypse

    The economy would collapse, the banks would lock their doors and keep whatever money they had in the vault, because the rest has evaporated into thin air. What if instead of a mere data breach, our financial institutions were attacked by a weapon…
  • Seven questions with Cisco CEO John Chambers

    They don't lock in to a device operating system, a device or in the data centre.The second part of your question about whether we sell the technology to the business side at the same time? By almost any measure, Cisco Systems is the biggest fish in…
  • Why Google Android beats the Apple iPhone

    I wrote one app that used the camera, but it would often lock up, and I couldn't figure out why. A few weeks ago, Google loaned me a Nexus One smartphone for experimentation, and I've spent the time since downloading applications and writing my own…
  • Hands on with the Apple iPad

    Unfortunately, its placed in the same location as the Escape key on Mac keyboards, meaning that if you reflexively hit Escape on your Mac - to cancel out of a dialog box, for example - you are going to find yourself exiting to the home screen a…
  • Is Google Apps good enough for business?

    Google also assures customers they own their data and will always have easy access to it, rather than using its custody of that data to lock a customer in the Google cloud.Email is another regulatory challenge, but Allen Falcon, CEO of Google Apps…
  • Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5: The good bits

    Also part of the redesigned UI is a new Start screen, which has eschewed the "honeycomb" look for a staggered list of more dimensional, modern looking icons.A new Lock Screen is another UI area of improvement.
 

How-Tos

  • How to remove worms from Apple iPhone

    These commands are case-sensitive, so be careful.rm /bin/poc-bbot rm /bin/sshpass rm /var/log/youcanbeclosertogod.jpg rm /var/mobile/LockBackground.jpg rm /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ikey.bbot.plist rm /var/lock/bbot.lock If that doesn't do…
  • Putting the finishing touches on your Windows 7 migration

    Before you turn off the lights and lock the door, however, make a list of the programs you still need to install and the data you need to copy. For the past month or so, I've been leisurely migrating to Windows 7, at my own pace.
  • How to customise Windows 7 your way

    Right-click an empty area of the Taskbar, and clear the checkmark next to Lock the Taskbar.2. Once you get close, you'll see it lock in, at which point you can release the mouse button.That's all there is to it!
  • How to get what you want from the iPhone App Store

    But if you've got money to burn, we're guessing App Gems is at least more reliable than the caps lock addled user reviews in the App Store proper.AppSniperLike App Miner, AppSniper helps you find apps when they're marked down in price.However…
  • How to secure the Apple iPhone

    Apple's site says the iPhone supports Allow Camera, Password Enabled, Allow Simple Password, Alphanumeric Password, Password Expiration, Password History, Maximum Failed Password Attempts, Minimum Password Length, Maximum Inactivity Time Lock
  • How to get the most from Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

    Right-click any toolbar and in the context menu that pops up, uncheck "Lock the Toolbars" to unlock them, which enables the full customisation options. New security settings in IE8 allow for more privacy, new add-ons allow quick access to Web-based…

Reviews

  • HP Mini 210 review

    The Wi-Fi, caps lock, mute and 'touchpad disabled' lights are visible on the top of the system, but only when these features are enabled.Even the panel on the base of the HP Mini 210 netbook seems futuristic: you don't have to use any tools to…
  • iStorage diskGenie review

    Standing between you and data on that drive is an encryption chip and the number combination lock.If the iStorage diskGenie looks at all familiar, it's because it's essentially the same as the Lenovo ThinkPad Secure Storage device.
  • Lenovo ThinkPad X100e review

    Some nonessential buttons have been removed from the keyboard layout - such as Pause/Break, Scroll Lock and SysRq - which leaves more room for the rest of the keys. The Lenovo ThinkPad X100e is a sturdy and reasonably quick business laptop that's…
  • Parallels Desktop for Mac 5.0

    And if you have a new Magic Mouse, you'll find all its scrolling and swiping gestures supported too, ironically giving Parallels better control of a virtualised Windows OS than you'll find on a physical Windows PC itself.Of other numerous changes…
  • IronKey S200

    If someone does get their hands on your flash drive and they fail to type in the correct password 10 times, on the eleventh attempt, the IronKey drive will self-destruct and permanently lock out users and wipe out all the data on the drive.One…
  • Microsoft Office 2010 Web Apps

    SharePoint displays all shared documents of a team, workgroup or organisation, and lets you lock documents so that only one person can work on them at a time, or allow multiple people to work on them together.

White Papers

  • The Power-1 Performance Architecture

    Do they lock down the network and face performance issues? This white paper will explain the philosophy behind the Power-1 performance architecture and will explore each of its layers in detail. Companies have always faced a tradeoff with network…
  • Virtualisation brings Kings College academics together

    Many of these first editions are now kept under lock and key in libraries in their home' countries and beyond but the Chopin's First Editions Online (CFEO) project means that they can now be studied in depth, side by side, online.
  • How to Investigate Locking Behavior in Quests Performance Analysis

    Lock investigation and analysis can be performed both in realtime using the Recent View, and for past locks using the History View. Performance Analysis provides users the ability to review and investigate locking and blocking behavior for a…
  • A Thorough Introduction to FlexClone Volumes

    At every point that they make solid progress, they clone their working FlexClone volume to lock in the successes. Starting with Data ONTAP 7G, filer administrators have access to a powerful new feature that allows them to instantly create clones of…
  • Why do I need an application server?

    Won't an application server lock me in to a single vendor? This guide explains what an application server is, how it differs fromalternatives, and why and when to consider buying one.Think of an application server as a traffic officer for all your…
  • Oracle Database 10G and XA

    This row level in-doubt transaction lock makes the system more scaleable by supporting very high transaction concurrency. With the proliferation of 3 tier web architecture and easy to program and deploy languages like Java, XA technology is once…
 
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