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Security Fix Live (Washington Post)
Security Fix blogger Brian Krebs answers your questions about the latest computer security threats and offers ways to protect your personal information.
Cleaning your PC (Stuff)
Computers can be pretty grotty, especially communal ones. A recent study discovered keyboards are filthier than toilets and can cause symptoms of food poisoning and other illnesses. You probably give the TV and microwave a wipe in your weekly clean but what about your PC?
I really don't want to use Windows anymore (ZDNet)
Every week, more and more bits of malware seem to be making their way past commercial anti-virus, firewall anti-virus, and ISP anti-virus software. New patches and downloads abound, and I've still re-imaged 3 computers in the last 2 weeks due to massive infestations. This is to say nothing of the home computers about which my users are complaining (I feel like getting one of those ThinkGeek ...
Privacy Crusaders Launch Class Action Against NebuAd (E-Commerce Times)
Fifteen people have filed suit against online media company NebuAd, alleging that its use of deep packet inspection technology violates consumer privacy. The technology tracks the Web-surfing habits of ISP customers in order to better target ads to them. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, also names several ISPs.
The Onion Takes a At Crack Comparing OS X Snow Leopard and Windows 7 [Humor] (Gizmodo)
Which OS comes with a pre-loaded Snow Leopard wallpaper image? Can one of the OS's make me look cool in a coffee shop? Will the radiance and beauty of Apple's latest OS distract diehard users enough...
CA State Budget Cuts are Impacting Basic School Programs, Services (PNN)
Local PTAs in California are being asked to raise millions of dollars to backfill programs and services in the face of massive budget cuts to schools.
Obama-related spammed trojan propagating worldwide (ZDNet)
Several security companies including F-Secure, Sunbelt, and my employer Cloudmark (disclosure) are reporting a large volume of Obama-related spam that links to malware. This is just the latest twist on the long-running theme of social engineering end users into installing web-based malware. The lures consist of e-mails with subject lines like: Obama win preferred in world poll Can Obama win ...
Beginning of the End for Circuit City? (PC World)
Circuit City will close 155 of its retail stores. Is this the beginning of the end for the consumer electronics giant?
$99 Netbooks from HP, Dell and Asus Could Be Coming Soon [NetBooks] (Gizmodo)
On Halloween, our spooky Mark "The Great Pumpkinizer" Wilson discovered $200 Eee netbooks were a distinct possibility next year. That's a great start, but there was also word this weekend that $99...
Special Report: Sharing Your Life (KIMT Mason City)
KIMT NEWS 3 - It's called “Peer 2 Peer” software or “P2P” for short. Most people use it to share things like music with others, but along with the tunes and videos, you may be sharing something else with the world, and you probably don't even know it.
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