Zynga, the developers behind Farmville, Words with Friends, Zynga Poker, and other Facebook games, and particularly their security team wants you to avoid falling for phishing scams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQrBQ4fgxxc "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Zynga Security wants you to learn that lesson well. They also want you to keep your computer and … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
PC Gaming Is Not Dead If You Have $2,800 For Razer’s New Laptop, Blade
Earlier this week, a website with the url www.pcgamingisnotdead.com was going viral and making its way around the web. The site from Razer, a maker of PC gaming accessories, counted down to today. The grand reveal that took place at PAX Prime? "The World's First True Gaming Laptop", alaptop called Blade. That's right, there is now a laptop called Razer Blade. … [Read more...]
Snag.gy – An HTML5-Powered Website Where You Can Paste Screenshots
As you can tell by many posts on 404 Tech Support, I heavily utilize the ability to take screenshots. Unfortunately, it's a less than efficient process. You press Print Screen (or Alt+Print Screen for just the active window), open your photo editor, paste in the screenshot, crop to what you want, and finally, save the image. If you want to share the image, it would be another … [Read more...]
Google Sign-In Pages Changing To Match Broader Google+ Redesign Look
Product-by-product, Google is completing their larger redesign that coincides with the new Google+ look. This morning there was a notification on my Gmail sign-in page that the change was coming and a link to try out the new page. Falling in line with the other redesigns Google has done recently, the new page has the flat buttons and slightly muted color palette. Gmail, … [Read more...]
The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics
The Computer Ethics Institute created these 10 commandments for ethical computer use. Thou Shalt Not Use A Computer To Harm Other People. Thou Shalt Not Interfere With Other People’s Computer Work. Thou Shalt Not Snoop Around In Other People’s Computer Files. Thou Shalt Not Use A Computer To Steal. Thou Shalt Not Use A Computer To Bear False Witness. Thou Shalt Not Copy … [Read more...]