Facebook Alert: From Mashable

Facebook Alert: From Mashable

May 21, 2010 | 0 |

Mashable posted this malware warning today so I thought I would post it here fr our readers: A new malware attack is spreading via Facebook’s news feed, according to reports from users on Twitter. The attack consists of a message starting with the phrase “try not to laugh xD,” followed by this link: “http://www.fbhole.com/omg/allow.php?s=a&r=72306″ (don’t open it). The attack, which seems to repost the message without your permission, uses the oldest trick in the book. Once you click on the link, you’ll see Facebook greyed out and a weird dialog that looks like a Windows error message, containing the...

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Google, Intel, Sony and Logitech Announce Google TV

Google, Intel, Sony and Logitech Announce Google TV

May 21, 2010 | 0 |

Google just can’t stop moving ahead! After the 5th birthday of Youtube, which has been known as Google’s smartest buy ever, they announce a new Google TV with Intel, Sony and Logitech. Google’s conference in California was coming to a close on Thursday, but not before huge news was dropped. Google is going to take the concept of the Apple TV, but make it way better with the introduction of apps, screen customization and channel searching. Google also has some other big names that are on board, such as Dish Network, Best Buy and Adobe. The TV itself is...

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Mark Zuckerberg Accused of Fraud

May 21, 2010 | 0 |

The CEO and co-founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has been having a tough time. To make matters worse, he was accused of securities fraud on Thursday. This case dates back to the Facebook legend that he stole code from other Harvard students. These allegations have been around since he went to school at Harvard, when he was hired by a student-owned dating site called Harvard Connection, which at the time was like Zuckerberg’s website The Facebook. The owners of Harvard Connection filed a lawsuit against Facebook in 2003. They settled for $65 million in 2008 and gave Harvard Connection over to...

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The Pirate Bay: Up and Down and Up Again

May 18, 2010 | 0 |

The German Internet Provider that was the ISP Host for the peer-to-peer downloading website The Pirate Bay shut the site down on Monday afternoon. However, as of the next day, the site is up and back at full power. The new host for the website is the internet service provider, Swedish Pirate Party. The Swedish Pirate Party’s leader Rick Falkvinge issued a statement regarding The Pirate Bay, saying “When other politicians appoint committees and try to pass the buck, the Pirate Party instead takes responsibility and acts with its own resources to protect the nation’s information safety and fundamental freedom of speech. We are now The Pirate Bay’s Internet service provider,”. Sven Olaf Kamphuis, the man who ran The Pirate Bay’s first ISP, said that he would love to fight, but he was facing jail time and fines of almost $307,000 if he had continued to host the website of The Pirate Bay. They had three options, and the one that they chose was that The Pirate Bay could get another ISP. They chose the Swedish Pirate Party, and no charges were filed against the German...

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Bicycle Beta at Google Maps

May 18, 2010 | 0 |

Yesterday, Google Maps added a beta for Biking Directions. You can get the full skinny from the Google Blog or go right to the Google Maps Page and choose “Bicycling” from the drop down menu under Get Directions. Google added information about bike trails, lanes and recommended roads directly onto the map. When you’re zoomed into a city, click on the “More” button at the top of the map to turn on the “Bicycling” layer. You’ll see three types of lines appear on the map: Dark green indicates a dedicated bike-only trail; Light green indicates a dedicated bike lane along a road; Dashed green indicates roads that are designated as preferred for bicycling, but without dedicated lanes I tried it out and it worked very well. Of course remember as the warning says when you submit your...

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ALERT: What the Copy Machine is Keeping

ALERT: What the Copy Machine is Keeping

May 18, 2010 | 0 |

I try and stay away from the copy machine, but indeed there were hundreds of times my tax prepareer, lawyers, doctors and employers, etc… have copied my personal and private data for their own files. I never think much about it, I mean, what are the chances that anyone would break into the offices and steal My records? But then I watched this segment on CBS News last night and what I saw was truly shocking: Are any others of you out there concerned about this newfound breech of privacy discovery? Let us...

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