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Antivirus firms battle ‘unique malware’
As malware is increasingly written with a specific target in mind, antivirus firms are deploying more intelligent detection tools and creating unique signatures for individual clients. Over the past few years, malware attacks have evolved from a sawn-off shotgun approach, where…
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Calif. court says bloggers can’t be sued
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that bloggers and participants in Internet bulletin board groups cannot be sued for posting defamatory statements made by others. In deciding a case closely watched by free speech groups, the court said a federal law gives immunity from…
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200 Linux Commands for Newbbies
About 200 Linux commands for serious newbies. To get more examples on how each command is used, use this command: #>man commandname Where commandname is an command you pick from the table below. If no manual exist, then that command is most likely unavailable for your Linux…
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How to choose an edition of Windows Vista
What do you need? At a glance, here is a list of features that are not in every edition of Windows Vista. If the table cell is highlighted in blue then the corresponding features are in the corresponding edition of Vista. This should be your first place to look. If there are…
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Health fears lead schools to dismantle wireless networks
Parents and teachers are forcing some schools to dismantle wireless computer networks amid fears that they could damage children’s health. More schools are putting transmitters in classrooms to give pupils wireless access from laptops to the school computer network and the…
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US Copyright Office grants abandonware rights
Here’s something abandonware enthusiasts can be thankful for: the Library of Congress yesterday approved six exemptions to US copyright. The one most pertinent to gamers is that, for archival purposes, copy protection on software no longer being sold or supported by its…
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54 Vista RTM Wallpapers
54 Vista RTM Wallpapers Here is a set of 54 wallpapers that come pre-installed in vista: View: Windows Vista (RTM) Wallpaper Set
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The Lowly Hardware Technician
Seeing I have been in the PC business for over seven years I have noticed something about the support industry. PC support companies build their business on the backs of high school and college graduates, the people who get a job just to get by until something better comes…
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Save $100 By Simply Turning Off Your Computer
Running your computer is pretty darn cheap when viewed at an hourly rate – approximately $0.02 an hour. This figure was obtained with the following assumptions: The typical desktop computer uses around 200 watts of energy per hour (with a 50% / 50% split of energy…
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Yes, there is an Office 2007 ‘kill switch’
When asked last month whether Microsoft was planning to punish alleged Office 2007 pirates by crippling the functionality of their software in the same way that Microsoft is doing with Vista via reduced-functionality mode, Microsoft officials were noncommittal. But now…