Dissecting the Hack: The Forb1dd3n Network by Jason E. Street and Kent Nabors has been sitting on my night stand forever, just waiting for me to read it. I originally got it in the mail from the publisher in exchange for reprinting rights for my article on Helix. (That's right, 404 Tech Support has been cited in published work!) I'm finally getting to that review even though … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2011
Skype Provides Instructions for Fixing Login Issues
Many users are facing issues signing into Skype this morning and Skype has provided instructions on how to resolve the problem manually with a promised update to fix the issue in coming hours. A small number of you may have had problems signing in to Skype. This predominantly affects people using Skype for Windows. We have identified the problem and will issue a fix in the … [Read more...]
How Time Is Spent During Computer Repair [comic]:
Popstrip gets into graph humor today with a pie chart explaining how time is spent during a computer repair. Click on the comic to visit the original site and then click on the pie chart for the hidden comic with perhaps a more honest look at how the time is spent. Honestly, I think there's a bit more time waiting for progress bars, and researching/downloading fixes needs … [Read more...]
Apple Provides Info On How To Remove Mac Defender Malware; Update Coming
Mac OS X computers were being targeted by a SEO poisoning attack on Google Image Search resulting in users being prompted to install malware called MACDefender. While people in the Windows world are unfortunately very familiar with the scareware/malware that popped up (not that this prevents them from infecting themselves though), this attack is somewhat new for Mac … [Read more...]
XBMC: A Slick Interface Makes Your Computer a Media Hub
XBMC is quite popular already in some circles but it's still not quite mainstream. I wrote a guest post on the site Freeware Genius that gets into the details of XBMC, a software front-end that turns your computer into a polished media center. Check out the full article XBMC: a slick interface makes your computer a media hub over at Freeware Genius. … [Read more...]