To install Firefox silently is easy. You just run the setup executable with a -ms parameter, for example: firefoxsetup.exe -ms Deploying it with that parameter is a little more complicated but doable through scripts or management programs. Further more, if you would like to customize the default behavior of Firefox, it gets a little more complicated. Here are the steps I … [Read more...]
Building a powerful gaming PC, September 2012
If money were not an obstacle and you could build a PC of all the highest tier components, what would you use in your build? Could you then make a few substitutions to bring your build down to a more moderately priced purchase? We're going to find out what we can do using the latest and greatest as of September 2012. Feel free to toss out your recommendations for better parts … [Read more...]
Cyanide & Happiness explains insecure security questions
Today's Cyanide & Happiness comic provides a good example of choosing bad security questions. Using information that others know or can easily find out is providing a very insecure passage into your accounts. The same precautions you take toward choosing a secure password should be used toward answering your security questions. If the provided questions like "Mother's … [Read more...]
The 2012 Norton Cybercrime Report
Norton has published their 2012 Cybercrime Report. It consists of 27 pages presented in infographic style on the theme of consumer cybercrime. The information is interesting and presented simply. Some might also be startling such as "2/3 online adults have been victimcs of cybercrime in their lifetime." It might be able to make some people reconsider risky behavior and start … [Read more...]
Trailer for CYBERGEDDON, from the creator of CSI
Anthony Zuiker's next project Cyberggedon just released its first trailer, embedded after the jump. The series is a collaboration between Zuiker and Symantec's Norton. The video will roll out in a series of installments through Yahoo! Media. It debuts September 25th. … [Read more...]