Most-hacked program of 2009 – This popular software had 10 times more security flaws than even Microsoft Office.
Lifehacker: Five Best Collaboration Tools – The internet has ushered in a level of collaboration unimaginable to workers of decades past. Today we’re taking a look at five popular tools for collaborating with your team to get things done.
Enlarge Your Photos Without Sacrificing Quality – Make low-resolution digital photos big enough to print without getting blocky pixels.
How-To: The Web’s Most Illogical Arguments – Everywhere you look online, people are debating something. But not all arguments are created equal. Here are ten of the most common logical fallacies you’ll encounter on the Internet.
The Top 20 iPhone Apps of 2009 – The sheer number of programs available occasionally makes it difficult to decide which Apps will actually fit your wants and needs, particularly within a business context. To help you out, here are eWEEK’s choices of 2009’s best iPhone Apps for IT administrators, road warriors, shoppers, and those who just want to use their iPhone to find the cheapest gas, best music, or make free phone calls via Skype.
Windows 7 All-in-One PCs: Big Touch screens for All Budgets – Many of these stylish big-screen all-in-one PCs have built-in Blu-ray drives and double as Media Center HDTVs. Some also provide multitouch displays, which let you use two fingers to pinch, push, rotate, and scroll items on screen.
The 20 Dumbest Questions on Yahoo Answers – From startlingly ignorant PC questions to appalling displays of sexual confusion, people have some pretty strange problems–and the depth of their cluelessness is nowhere more evident than on the pages of Yahoo Answers.
Ten who won, 10 who lost – and a few who pulled it out of their toxic assets. (submitted by Dar)
Some Surprising Opponents of Net Neutrality – Among the vested interests are a couple of very surprising groups and individuals. People, and groups, who perhaps should know better.
Reading People’s Faces: Tattoos, dueling scars, and other rational acquisitions – It is a truth universally acknowledged that messing with a guy who has facial tattoos is a really bad idea. (submitted by Dar)
NorhTec Gecko Surfboard is neither gecko nor surfboard (it’s a keyboard PC) – It’s still a bit early to call it a full-on trend, but it looks like there will be at least a few keyboard PCs on hand at CES next month, including this newly announced Gecko Surfboard form NorhTec. While it doesn’t pack a built-in screen like ASUS’ Eee Keyboard, it does have a considerably lower $99 price tag, which certainly makes it quite a bit more attractive as a second (or third) PC. (submitted by Dar)
The Messages in ‘Avatar’: Imperialism and Biodiversity – James Cameron’s back with an eye-popping, groundbreaking action/adventure/romance, “Avatar.” For it, new cinematic technologies, a rain forest planet and even a functioning language were created, but did he actually make a $300-million-plus movie about … imperialism and biodiversity?
“First things first, but not necessarily in that order”.
– Doctor Who
SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition – This useful program does a thorough job of scanning your system for dangers, and then whacks any it finds. It doesn’t offer real-time protection, but it’s a worthy addition to your anti-spyware arsenal.
Cache My Work – Cache My Work reopens your apps after a reboot. It’s especially handy for those times when you step away from your PC for a while only to discover upon your return that Windows has restarted without even asking you.
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