Stopping Sexually Transmitted Computer Viruses – Mark this one as another defeat for those who simply cannot resist the temptation of looking at a naked celebrity – this time its ESPN’s Erin Andrews. Virus writers and hacker groups wasted no time creating a virus and malware-contaminated Web sites and luring sports fans with the promise of banned nude video of the sports network star reporter.
Google promises ‘the end of viruses’ – Engineering director claims Chrome OS will finally defeat malware. Ironically, Google is also in the news this week due to security flaws in its Chrome browser.
Lifehacker: Mozilla Releases Initial Design Mockups for Firefox 3.7 – Firefox 3.5 was only officially released late last month, but the Mozilla team has already introduced its initial Windows theme mockups for Firefox 3.7, featuring glossy, translucent buttons and a host of other potential new features.
Add music and narration to your PowerPoint presentations – Sound effects, such as music and voice recordings, can mean the difference between a good presentation and an outstanding presentation. Luckily, PowerPoint supports media clips, which include sound and video files. Susan Harkins explains how to use sound to enhance your presentations.
EXPERT ADVICE: Don’t Get Hacked! – A Twitter employee used the same password on multiple accounts which made it easy for a hacker to break into their account and access confidential documents. You’ve likely made the same mistake. We’ll show you better ways to manage your passwords.
Swine flu malware spreads – A malicious file posing as a Word document is circulating on the web, luring surfers into opening it by claiming to have information about swine flu.
GameSpot: Resident Evil 5 PC Hands-On – Resident Evil 5 is coming to PC, and it’s going to be a much, much better experience than the PC port of Resident Evil 4. And if you have Nvidia’s goggles, it’ll be in glorious 3D Vision.
How to Bring Open-Source Software into the Enterprise – Open-source software has gained growing acceptance in the enterprise. Once enterprises put in place the same governance, policy and support processes around open-source software as they do with proprietary software, there is no limit to how much open-source software they can bring into their organization.
Hasta La Vista, Baby. Hello Windows 7 – Word on the street indicates Windows 7 is what Vista should have been all along. We talk to analysts and small business owners who took part in early testing to get their perspective.
Nearly a third of spammed users take the bait: – Is anyone really dumb enough to buy those sex “enhancement” pills, cheap Rolexes or pirated copies of Office advertised in spam? Well, yeah, and more than you might think, according to a recent survey. No wonder spammers keep coming back for more.
Oldest UK television discovered – Britain’s oldest working television has been tracked down in a house in London. The 1936 Marconiphone is thought to have been made in the months that Britain’s first “high-definition” television service began.
Add a new trick to your favorite tool: Magnetize it! – My new job has me doing a lot more in-house repairs than I have ever done before. As a result, I have been fleshing out my toolbox. This week I recommend to you my latest discovery. I think you will find it an “attractive” addition to your workbench.
Brits spend hours ‘snooping’ online – Many Brits admit to spending hours searching online for information about themselves and friends, according to a study.
TeachersPrintables.net – a new Web site dedicated to classroom teachers and homeschooling families, with more than 60 printables to download and print for free.
Autoruns – To find out what programs are loading on your PC at startup, you can run Windows MSCONFIG–but Autoruns does the job better.
MDB Viewer Plus – MDB is the format used by Microsoft Access, one of the most popular databases in the world. Usually, a front end application of some type is used to–no pun intended–access the data. However, it can sometimes occur that you end up with a “naked” MDB and no way to peek inside it. Enter MDB Viewer Plus.
RootRepeal: Repair Tool of the Week – RootRepeal is a small, portable and freeware application that is designed to uncover rootkits. This tool has been picking up popularity with security groups like Systernals. This is a tool for advanced users only who know what the normal Windows drivers, processes and services are.
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