The HOSTS file is where your computer goes first to translate a domain (404TechSupport.com) to an IP address (96.30.24.98). It's mostly been replaced by the use of DNS because it would be impossible to keep up with all the new websites created or server changes that occur daily. Despite that, it still has its uses for correcting something locally or filtering sites. Malware … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
Use a Windows PC? Enjoy Some Music.
This has been around for a while but it's still fun. Open Computer/My Computer Click on C: Open the Windows folder. Open the media folder. Double-click on onestop.mid (or just onestop). Enjoy. … [Read more...]
Inside The Google Music Beta
Announced earlier this month, I've been playing around with the Google Music Beta for the past week. (The Google Music beta is far more stable than Google Wave and I received my invite much sooner too.) Overall, the concept is something I'm interested in as I've been looking at different software that allows me to stream music and video from my computer to my phone or other … [Read more...]
Android App FaceNiff is the “FireSheep for Android”
Using WiFi became a little more risky once FireSheep was introduced, a simplified way to snatch authentication info out of wireless packets, and a few big companies (Facebook, Twitter) responded by enabling HTTPS-by-default settings to mitigate the problem. The next incarnation of this threat has made its way to Android smartphones through an app called FaceNiff. FaceNiff is … [Read more...]
Windows 8 Preview Extends To Hardware Partners
Just yesterday Microsoft made the Windows 8 preview official and shared details of the new Windows 8 Touch Interface. Soon after, they previewed Windows 8 to their hardware partners at 2011 Computex in Taiwan. Touch-centric hardware like tablets was demonstrated to show the flexibility and power of code-named Windows 8. … [Read more...]