I know many bloggers have to deal with the issue of scraping. Another site will copy your content, hotlink your photos, and try to sell it as their own. Often times there is no link back to the original site and sometimes it may rank higher in search engine results than the original article. Scraping can be done in a very automated fashion between RSS feeds and bots. I know I … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Google adds copyright removal requests to Transparency Report
Google has added information on the copyright removal requests it receives to remove search results that link to sites allegedly infringing copyrights. In previously announced transparency reports, Google provides information about international traffic to their services and governmental requests for information about users. A new aspect of the transparency report slices and … [Read more...]
Microsoft prepares Windows 8 for booting “too fast”
Hitting F10 to get into the BIOS or F8 to get into Safe Mode already comes down to timing. Would you be able to catch those spots if booting took only 7 seconds? Microsoft discussed the problem with Windows 8 and its faster boot times thanks to UEFI, improvements in the operating system, and solid-state drives. The window to hit F8 on some of these systems can be consistently … [Read more...]
Google and CloudFlare notify DNSChanger malware victims as FBI disconnect date looms
With the FBI approaching their July deadline for taking offline the interim DNS servers put in place following the shutdown of the DNSChanger malware, it could mean hundreds of thousands of PCs are not able to get to the web. Google is chipping in and adding DNSChanger detection to Google products. The messages will be in their preferred language and reads: Your computer … [Read more...]
How to Configure your Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash's ubiquity is well-known. It is why the plugin is such a target for malware and it is also a very good reason why individuals need to know about configuring it to match their preferences. Flash Player can be configured in two different locations: locally and online. The local configuration is found by right-clicking on a Flash object embedded in a website, for … [Read more...]