Last August, I read about a push from the National Association of Broadcasters and the RIAA to have Congress mandate FM radios in cell phones and other portable electronics. Earlier this week, I heard a radio spot promoting it again. You can hear that spot at the NAB website. The commercial promotes www.radiorocksmyphone.com, a site which has details of what is being requested … [Read more...]
Google AdSense Needs To Allow Category Blocking Of disGUIsed Ads To Improve User Experience
I'd like to think myself pretty stringent on the quality of ads shown here at 404 Tech Support. Not only must ads be served fast but they must also be relevant and high quality. Fortunately for me, Google's AdSense has been pretty compatible with my requirements. They serve ads up fast (some networks faster than others) and have a good user interface for seeing reports and … [Read more...]
Installing Group Policy Management Console and Active Directory Users and Computers On Windows 7
To access the Active Directory Users and Computers or Group Policy Management Console snap-ins with Windows XP or Server 2003, you had to install the adminpak.msi. With Windows 7, the approach is a little different. To install these components on your Windows 7 SP1 computer, you'll need to download and install the 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) version of the Remote Server … [Read more...]
Progress in Congress With “The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers” Hearing Today
In the wake of Sony's PlayStation Network intrusion and data theft of 100+ million accounts, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade is holding a hearing on the topic titled The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers. Representatives of the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Secret Service, Center for Democracy and Technology, and Purdue University are being … [Read more...]
Mess Around in Firefox’s About:Config? You Need This Add-on
The About:config panel in Firefox allows you access to hundreds of different settings that otherwise might not have an interface to configure them. It's one of Firefox's stronger features, in my opinion. Unfortunately, the Preference Name isn't always very descriptive. If you have Firefox 4 and use the About:config window, you should install the add-on, What's That Preference?, … [Read more...]