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posted by Bob Clay @ 7:36 AM
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MAC address filtering for wireless networking isn’t real “security”. Anyone who pays any attention to current trends in wireless security at all should know that MAC filtering is less effective than WEP — and that WEP can be cracked almost instantly these days with commonly available tools.
posted by Bob Clay @ 6:46 AM
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Could IP addresses soon be considered "personal information" in Europe? The question was discussed yesterday at a hearing before the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee, where European data protection authorities and privacy advocates backed the idea. Google, not surprisingly, wasn't as thrilled.
posted by Bob Clay @ 7:16 AM
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A Swedish university has received $590,000 in research funds to measure the greenhouse gases released when cows belch. About 20 cows will participate in the project run by the Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, about 40 miles north of Stockholm, officials said Monday
posted by Bob Clay @ 6:10 PM
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The dependence of business on technology will continue its acceleration in 2008, but not all of the trends are happy ones. Learn which tech trends to keep an eye on during 2008 and how they will impact business and IT — for better and for worse.
posted by Bob Clay @ 6:47 PM
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When you install Vista, you consent to being spied upon by Microsoft, through the "Windows Genuine Advantage" system. This system tries to identify instances of copying that Microsoft thinks are illegitimate. This system included a "kill switch" which allows Microsoft to remotely deactivate your copy of Vista.
posted by Bob Clay @ 8:07 AM
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Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK are developing a computerized lip-reading system, which could be used to fight crime. Lip reading is a very complex task and although some professional lip readers are fairly successful their skills are in high demand and they are not...
posted by Bob Clay @ 6:35 PM
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Sun Microsystems today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world's fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration.
posted by Bob Clay @ 7:16 AM
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Netcat is referred to as the TCP/IP swiss army knife. Netcat can be used for good things, as well as bad. By using Netcat we can create a back door to any Windows machine with ease.
posted by Bob Clay @ 12:45 PM
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Several dozen people — including a pilot, county constable and business owners — insist they have seen a large silent object with bright lights flying low and fast. Some reported seeing fighter jets chasing it.
posted by Bob Clay @ 7:57 PM
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There are general reasons why all computer users should insist on free software. But there are special reasons that apply to schools. They are the subject of this article.
posted by Bob Clay @ 8:18 AM
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A federal magistrate judge has ruled that a criminal suspect has a Fifth Amendment right not to divulge his PGP passphrase.
posted by Bob Clay @ 12:32 PM
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British UFO 'sightings' investigated by a secret branch of the MoD are soon to be revealed and officials are braced for a torrent of inquiries.
posted by Bob Clay @ 11:43 AM
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1. Open calculator. You can do this quickly with Windows button+R on your keyboard, type ‘calc’ in the run box, click OK.2. In Microsoft Calculator go to Help -> Help Topics.3. Now right click on the left hand side of the title bar and click on ‘Jump To URL..’.4. Type in the URL including the ‘http://’ and off you go!
posted by Bob Clay @ 8:37 AM
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If you've ever wondered how safe or clean your favorite restaurant is, you can get your answer online
posted by Bob Clay @ 5:25 PM
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Five easy steps you can take to improve the security of your OpenSSH server setup. Details key-based logins, disabling unneeded options and more.
posted by Bob Clay @ 1:01 PM
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In the first part of this multi-part series, the reader will learn how to lock down their Linux-based Apache web server setup
posted by Bob Clay @ 10:16 AM
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