Ever since cavemen started stockpiling stegosaurus meat, other men (and women) have sought ways to cheat him out of it. Nothing in this world is ever “secure”. Everything is evanescent. But, when it comes to greed and the desire to get what someone else has, there is no end to human ingenuity. Your money in the bank is… Read More »
Windows 7 comes with a lot of themes – but some of them are pretty awful. Really they are. Have you ever seen the “Scenes” theme? It looks like Salvador Dali had been blindfolded and then had his toes nibbled by cadre of Moldavian roof rats and forced to paint something. Atrocious. At least to me. Beauty is… Read More »
Dear hackers: The U.S. government wants you. Or, at the very least, the Department of Defense’s research wing wants to pay you to help it block cyber threats, a project manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said Thursday. Former hacker Peiter Zatko announced the start of a fund-the-hackers program, called Cyber Fast Track, in a keynote talk… Read More »
There are about seven-zillion start-up managers. I think we’ve featured about 60% of them at one time or another. This redundancy is not without purpose. We are sticklers for eliminating excess start-up programs, because start-up programs run in the background soaking up your precious system resources. The number one reason for computer sluggishness is too many programs starting… Read More »
Normally when you clear your browser’s cache you have to fool around clicking a number of tabs and buttons to get to the place where you clear the browser’s cache. It need not be so convoluted. Nope. We’ve discovered a way to open the browser’s cache clearing dialog without so much as touching your browser’s toolbar or settings.… Read More »
It’s always nice when a new startup comes along with pockets lined by venture capitalists. We wish our pockets were lined by venture capitalists, but they’re not. But it’s nice to see that venture capitalists help fund some new startups that are worthwhile. In this case, it’s 500px, a gallery of beautiful photographs you can enjoy – but… Read More »