I read and thoroughly enjoyed Zero Day by Mark Russinovich a few months back. A sequel was announced a little while ago and today the book trailer for that sequel, called Trojan Horse, was released. Trojan Horse will hit shelves September 4th and you can pre-order now. In Trojan Horse, cybersecurity expert Jeff Aiken is drawn into a in a globe crossing race against … [Read more...]
Professor Messer videos prepare you for CompTIA certificate exams
If you are looking to train for the CompTIA A+, Network+, or Security+ exams or just want to learn more on each of those topics, you should check out Professor Messer. In-depth videos are provided free of charge to stream on the topics covered by the A+, Network+, and Security+ exams with more videos being added regularly. If you are studying for the exams, need to brush up on … [Read more...]
Drag racing websites to compare speed
If you want to compare two website's loading time, you should check out whichloadsfaster.com. The service allows you to see which website loads faster and by what factor. It suggests some random matchups when you first visit the page like Google v. Bing, Apple v. Adobe, Amazon v. Shopzilla, and TMZ v OMG! but it's more useful for running your own tests on websites you are … [Read more...]
Amazon offers Prime members $1 MP3 credit instead of two-day shipping
Amazon Prime membership has a variety of benefits (Kindle Owners Lending Library, Instant Streaming) these days but the original and core benefit has been free two day shipping on its products. Now, Amazon is returning an offer they have made before. If you choose the 5-7 day shipping instead of the free two-day shipping, they'll give you $1 store credit to spend on Amazon's … [Read more...]
Zaarly is Craigslist 2.0
If you thought Craigslist was the future of garage sales, the times are already moving on. Check out Zaarly. It's a location-based community that allows you to announce what you're looking for or what you have to offer and the price you're willing to pay. Once you find somebody, Zaarly steps out of the way and lets you work out the details. It takes Craigslist and makes it … [Read more...]