In light of the brouhaha over malware author acquisition of extensions for Chrome, a recent post by Martin Brinkmann at Ghacks might prove useful. For FF it’s easy, and the extension, etc. are described in the article linked above. For Chrome…not so easy. Chrome updates extensions automatically. So, you have to repeat the process in the article after each update. That’s a true PITA. There is a second option: Add on Update Checker . “Show a notif...
Nice article with a ‘how to’ regarding the Windows Cleanup Tool for W7.x and 8.x. The Windows Update Cleanup feature is designed to help you to regain valuable hard disk space by removing bits and pieces of old Windows updates that are no longer needed. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/regain-hard-disk-space-by-using-windows-update-cleanup-in-windows-7-and-8x/#. Hope it helps.
A very good ‘how to’ article at The Windows Club . Source: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/desktop-screenshot-on-windows-8-1
Skynet? Nope. Even worse: Spamnet: You’re doomed to live and suffer. Now we’re getting spammed by our appliances. If you remember, back in 2011 I wrote about possible infection via networked devices like printers which get driver updates via the internet. Now, there has been a report (Proofpoint) of 750,000 spam emails being sent from a fridge and 100,000 compromised devices, including a smart t.v. So, Philly’s question (I believe in another article) was qu...
This is a follow up from a prior article about net neutrality ( here ). Undoubtedly, you’ve heard of the recent 9th Circuit decision essentially striking down net neutrality which ruled that the FCC’s rules regarding anti-discrimination and anti-blocking. Those rules were: “The second rule prohibits broadband operators from blocking lawful content on their networks. These rules differ in strictness depending on whether the provider is a fixed-broadband provider or a...
Well, Google wants to know more and more and push their ads so their latest is (while possibly useful for some) a tad over the top for me. I’m referring to the possibility (if you are on Google Plus) for anyone who has you in his circles to email you even without knowing your email address. To me this just opens too many possible nasty doors. Granted, if you don’t wish to answer, the sender will never know your gmail address. That won’t stop the spam, though (nor possible phish...
The other shoe has fallen, and it turns out Target’s assurances were pretty worthless. The data thieves also swept up names, addresses and phone numbers in addition to the credit and debit card and PIN data. That (besides being data for sale), also adds info for identity thieves looking to impersonate the theft victims. Face it…with name, telephone number PIN, card number and address…this just became a lot easier. Oh yes…and that 40,000,000? There&rs...
This tip comes via Wizard1956. Though not a ‘shopper’ himself, the good Wiz pm’d me with this. So…I face booked it and sent it to a few of the folks who taught me Ps. It can save HOURS of work…or having to recreate something from scratch. Get it HERE . Thanks, Wiz! You go to the BdJ link, and then "like" it and the BdJ page on face book and they send you a download link OR you fill out a questionnaire.
Lesa Snider is giving a free, three day course on Adobe Lightroom 5. Adobe is also selling Lightroom at a discount (not as part of its Creative Cloud). From Now until Jan. 11, you can get a perpetual license to Lightroom for $119 (savings of $30 US). You can get more details here . Lesa’s 3 day course will be running on creativeLive from January 6th 9am-4pm Pacific time (or 12 noon-7pm Eastern time . It’s free while live and there will be r...
Well…happy new year. “The more things change…” as the saying goes. Thanks to an insecure API, these two have been exploited revealing 4.6 million usernames and phone numbers. The ripples will be significant. For instance, someone can view and change your unread messages as well as those sent, and replace your images. Imagine the mischief, and serious problems that can cause. What’s worse? The discoverers supposedly offered to help fix the proble...
Interesting article at Neowin . Looks like XP usage is dropping quickly: Down 3.38% in a month. I didn’t see sample size stats, though. By far, the highest usage for XP is in China, with a significant persentage of those pirated. Recently, China asked MS to extend XP support. That deserves a “Chutzy Award”. from Neowin Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/wind...
Customization is what we’re all about here, right? With Stardock’s SoundPackager you can customize the sounds for system events, and put together your own and supports 7, Vista, XP and Server 2003. There are folks who prefer unobtrusive sounds played continuously on the system. A sound theme unrelated to system events. Atmosphere Lite is free, and provides a large amount of ‘themes’ from which you can choose and really modify (there are more than 50 in the Atmosphere Delu...
Several days ago, a thread on Reddit claimed Hoverzoom was malware. Apparently this was also seen several months ago . Apparently it sent info back to some ad agency (if that was indeed an ad agency). It was claimed that only ‘unusual domain names’ were ‘tested’, and that the data collected was ‘anonymous’. Sure. Then it was claimed that a script to disable that would be added. Testing of the extension revealed: Hoverzoom injects code unto some or all of the w...
The good news? Works for Windows 7 and 8. The really good news? There’s a portable edition as well for your “Repair Stick”. The bad news? Well, it’s 32 bit, so you won’t have full access to the Control Panel, 64 bit programs won’t be visible. The folder %windir%\sys32 and its subfolders show different contents under 32 bit programs (like FreeCommander). %windir% is a system variable that points to the Windows installation folder - often: c:...
Recently (11/13), AOL announced the closure of the Winamp website and the Shoutcast Internet Radio directory as of 12/20/13. Granted…there are better ones out there but, gee… Now it seems there’s hope. Techcrunch reported yesterday that AOL is finalizing the sale of Winamp…but they’re not saying to whom. There are rumors that it’s Microsoft, though. At any rate, Techcrunch says it’s basically so close that it’s a done deal. Sooo…I for one am among those who (nos...