I was working on a client's malware-infected computer earlier. After getting past the big infections, I was doing a more thorough spot-check and noticed some unwanted Browser Helper Objects (spyware) still latching on to Internet Explorer. They also had entries in the Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs list. I told them to uninstall but it essentially did nothing. The files … [Read more...]
Archives for 2013
How to install the Amazon Instant app on your Nintendo Wii and Wii U
Amazon.com published a press release yesterday that announced the arrival of an app for Amazon Instant Video on Nintendo's Wii and Wii U console. Since my previous articles on how to install the Netflix app on the Nintendo Wii and on the Sony PlayStation 3 continue to be popular articles, I presumed that an article on installing the Amazon Instant App might also prove … [Read more...]
Choose Your Own Adventure books work well in IT scenarios
Remember the Choose Your Own Adventure book series? They were certainly one of my favorites growing up. Many years later, I am pleasantly surprised to find Palo Alto Networks has a new one published called Data Center of Doom. The book reads through a network security architect working for an early-stage pharmaceutical company. As Choose Your Own Adventure books do, you get an … [Read more...]
The Pirate Bay AFK Documentary
Apparently, it's the time for documentaries on file sharing services... The Pirate Bay - Away From Keyboard is a documentary on the filesharing site, The Pirate Bay which worked with torrents. The movie is to be released for download and a release date will be announced this month. The documentary should give an inside look at the trial that prosecuted the administrators of … [Read more...]
Downloaded – a documentary that looks back to Napster
The VH1 Rock Docs series is getting a documentary on the rise and fall of Napster. It is directed by Alex Winter and premieres this Spring with no definite air date yet. The new film, which premieres on VH1 later this spring, chronicles the way that Napster “changed everything,” from the way we get our music, to record labels, to the way that artists and fans interact. It might … [Read more...]