Just saw this about a worker’s life at Foxconn: http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/06/world/asia/china-apple-foxconn-worker/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 You should see it if you get the opportunity sometime today [sorry, you’ll have to see the stupid Verizon ad in order to do so, though]. It reiterates what we’ve been saying. Right now, she earns less than $1 per hour. Good thing she works more than 60 hrs. a week, eh? She’s never even seen an iPad, though… not the finished product, anyway...
I didn’t do the comparison, and the one that was done on The Windows Club isn’t at all wordy, but the chart rocks. A lot of work went into that, and I thought it was really good enough to bring to you to see (if you need a word processor). Also, three of them are full office suites. I use OpenOffice, but am trying LibreOffice because of the number of devs actively working on the (open source) code. I looked for the source on that, but couldn’t find it. I think i...
When I saw this one on gHacks.net, I had to get it. Makes my job easier…. but also, last time I saw it was on Windows Me. O.K. – I’m old… and just like me, works just fine. The program basically expands the basic clipboard’s Cntrl-C and Cntrl-V to allow multiple entries while the app is running. And it can be run from the systray. It can be easily configured: Photocredit gHacks.net It looks like this when working on my desktop: I’d really recomm...
Neowin has posted some screenshots of Windows 8 build 8220. Turns out MS has stolen my idea! lol. Well… I did put up screenies of Noir without a start button (Desktop Screenshot of the Month thread) and now, in W8 8220 (6.2.8220.0) the famous orb seems to be missing. Also, the super bar (or Dock Bar… the task bar) is remaining and you’ll need it (if you’re getting W8) as a place to pin your most used (non-tiled) apps in order to have rapid access to them. I have a bett...
Well, for a few months we’ve been hearing bad news about the degree of penetration of Android apps with malware primarily designed to steal personal information. That occurred because Google chose not to be the “gatekeeper” and have very strict control over the apps being uploaded like Apple. "We've chosen not to be the gatekeeper," Alan Davidson, now former director of public policy at Google, said during a May, 2011 hearing on location tracking. "We don't ge...
No doubt with the flood of info we’re exposed to every day this has faded a bit, but CarrierIQ’s software was on many cell phones and was being used (supposedly) only to monitor network quality/droppage issues. Well, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) who wanted an investigation of CarrierIQ back then has drafted a bill designed to force carriers or those selling the phones into disclosing the capabilities of software to monitor (“and for any other purpose”) the consumer. Nathan Tsu...
I kept thinking about all the mods one of the game site members wrote that he lost in the Megaupload take down. I kept thinking about “How would I feel if all my ‘shops’ got lost or if this happened to all of a friend’s stuff?” I’d feel pretty badly. Work and creative effort are what they are. So when I saw an article about this at ars, I knew I had to write this in the hopes it’ll help one of the folks I know (or don’t know) retrieve his or her valuable property… or anything im...
Good old WinPatrol (has been around for 14 years and how many times do you see 24.1.2012.0 on a piece of software?) has been updated. This is good news since some had reported that “delayed start” wasn’t working and that the x64 bit version wasn’t displaying ‘hidden’ files. These have been fixed. WinPatrol has lots of features. Most importantly, it learns your setup and when any program tries to change that, it barks and lets you know. He...
MS, Google, PayPal, Facebook, AOL and LinkedIn along with several other net heavyweights and Bank of America as well as Fidelity Investments are getting together to put an end to phishing. No new technology, just a new framework for email using SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail). DMARC.org published its guidelines and specification for this new framework. “What DMARC adds is a policy-based framework of actions and reporting that email pr...
Well, bad news first: No photos as a background in the Metro style touchscreen. Photos apparently would be hidden by the tiles, and wouldn’t stretch/scale as you add more tiles. Good news? You have (presently) 8 different styles from curlicues to rectangles and squares. and a shade picker from a scrollbar color picker. Not all tiles will conform to the shading of certain color picks, though. You can use your scrollwheel to swipe sideways, and there’s a “semantic zoom” (pinc...
Whitson Gordon has reviewed “Tiles” on Lifehacker ( http://lifehacker.com/5879727/tiles-keeps-your-open-windows-and-shortcuts-organized-to-reduce-screen-clutter)and has this to say: “Tiles is a new application from Stardock, makers of our favorite desktop organizer , Fences , that keeps your open windows organized in a Metro-style thumbnail view in your sidebar, so you can focus on just the windows you need….It also comes with a nice theme engine, built ...
They can’t get over the power they have over people. These examples of how we should conduct ourselves and our lives and via “sundry” laws shred the Constitution “for our benefit and security”. Now some lawmakers in Hawaii want to pass a law that would force ISP’s to keep track of your visits: Hawaii's legislature is weighing an unprecedented proposal to curb the privacy of Aloha State residents: requiring Internet providers to keep track of every Web site their custome...
I feel obliged to Martin Brinkmann at gHacks.net for bringing this to our attention since so many of us use Adobe Shockwave Player and are updating it from time to time. In his article today, Mr. Brinkmann alerted me (and now us) to the fact that Adobe is bundling Norton Security Scan with its software. He also alerts us that: “The popular download portal Download.com for instance has also started to bundle adware with the majority of downloads they provide site users w...
It’s free and it’s a powerful suite which can help fix, improve performance, speed up and maintain your computer. Key features: Automatic care in background; Optimize, clean and boost the speed of your Windows; Protect your privacy and security; Block spyware, trojans, adware, etc.; Fix certain application errors; To see all its contents, navigate to http://www.glarysoft.com/products/utilities/glary-utilities-pro/ There are other free ones… and man...
Picked this one up on Neowin.net (via Hankers - ty, Hank) . It was also mentioned as download #2 for the week on cnet (I think…deleted that email). Snowy, I hope this one will keep that new card of yours under your supervision. Anyway, this utility is free and it’ll give you all the info you want and need from your video card and GPU: It scans your system (on installation) and reveals the name of your card, GPU, BIOS version, ROPs ...