Just as we saw what every stereotypical presentation looks like, here's a video that highlights the formula that almost every security product presentation follows. It's a bit painful to watch because it reminds me of a lot of wasted time sitting through presentations and webinars but it's also entertaining because it's nice to know I'm not the only one thinking these things. … [Read more...]
Draw Something not hacked – adds teenmom, babymama, and octomom as new words
Avast! made me do a double-take this morning on my PC and now DrawSomething made me do a double-take on my phone. The popular pictionary-like game for smartphones, recently acquired by Zynga, sent out a notification through the game that only showed 'OCTOMOM' 'BABYMAMA' and 'TEENMOM' before getting truncated on my phone. It looked exactly like the message I see when somebody … [Read more...]
Fixing common problems encountered in Microsoft Flight
While playing the recently released, free-to-play Microsoft Flight, I encountered a few problems that seem to be easy-to-fix but pretty common for players of Microsoft Flight. Here is how you can fix the problems that will otherwise leave you grounded. … [Read more...]
The irony of ordering Amazon.com for Dummies from Amazon.com
Hopefully I'm not the only one that gets a little chuckle out of this. I think if somebody can manage to order this book, they don't need it and if they can't manage to order the book, they are going to be frustrated beyond measure. Oh, and not to mention that it's the Kindle edition of Amazon.com For Dummies. … [Read more...]
Live-blogging as Jason Fox unveils the jPAD 3
You might put Wednesday's Apple announcement of the iPad 3 on hold for now. Jason Fox just held a press event to announce the jPAD 3. Unlike those other tech blogs that are too much of Apple fanboys, 404 Tech Support is providing detailed coverage of this alternative technology without bias. Join us right here for our live blog Sunday morning. Live blogging service provided by … [Read more...]