Archive for March, 2008
Monday, March 31st, 2008
What Happens to All Those Stolen Credit Cards?
Back on Mar. 19, I talked about that theft of credit card numbers at Hannaford and associated stores in the northeastern U.S. It now appears that the numbers were copied during transmission to the banks for authorization. In other words, malicious code was installed on the server in each and every one of [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in News by Syd Tash
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Secret Google Features and Tools
Google gets about half of all search queries on the Internet. But these days, the giant company is much more than just a search engine; so much so that surfers sometimes discover “hidden” features in Google. Today, then, I would like to mention a few to you that you will surely find very [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Featured by Syd Tash
Friday, March 28th, 2008
Firefox Critical Update, Leopard, XP & Vista
Mozilla Corp., publisher of the popular Firefox browser, has issued an update for the browser. It patches 10 flaws, of which about 5 were rated critical. We are now up to version 2.0.0.13, as we await the general release of Firefox 3.
Among the flaws fixed by Mozilla are some that could be [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Facebook Flaw (Again), ID Theft (Bigtime) and Where’s Google?
Another serious flaw was just found in Facebook. It allowed anyone to view a user’s personal photos, even when access was restricted. This is a dangerous matter; Facebook has some 67 million members.
The security hole was found by Vancouver computer technician Byron Ng. Facebook fixed the vulnerability immediately. However, it [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Security by Syd Tash
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
New MS Word Attack is Possible
Microsoft warns there is an unpatched vulnerability in Windows. A hacker could attack your computer using a malicious Word file. It is known as a “zero-day” attack, because no fix exists yet for this flaw. Until there is a fix from Microsoft, be careful how you handle Word documents.
Do not open [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Alerts by Syd Tash
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Microsoft Offers Unpublicized Support for Vista SP1
Last week, I told you that Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available. Now Microsoft has decided to offer free support to any Vista user having problems with SP1. This is in spite of what you may read on various company Web sites.
To get help, click on the following link:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11274&gprid=500921
It may [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Monday, March 24th, 2008
Unbelievable Growth of Malware, & Windows XP
Security researchers say the amount of malware circulating on the Internet has quadrupled in the last two years. Last year alone, a staggering 5.5 million evil software programs were put on the Web.
By comparison, way back in 1990, there were only a few new viruses found each week. This explosive growth has [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in News by Syd Tash
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Getting to Know (and Love) Your Printer
You should have a good working relationship with your printer in order to have a happy computer and online experience, and maybe save some cash on ink. Here are a few tips, tricks and procedures you will surely find handy.
If you have ever printed a Web page, or even just part of one, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Featured by Syd Tash
Friday, March 21st, 2008
A Huge Security Update From Apple
Apple has released a new version of its Safari browser for Macs and Windows computers. This new version fixes 13 vulnerabilities in the old version. Apple claims this new browser is almost twice as fast as Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox. The company also says Safari runs Javascript up to six times faster [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
A New Search Engine Has Arrived
Are they very smart? Or just plain crazy? Make that, very crazy? Two guys in Montreal, Canada have just launched a new search engine, called Atnio.com
Yes, Johann Bruno and Robert Munro are tackling Google head-on. Sort of. In fact theirs is a meta-search engine. Meta means about. [...]
