I know many of you folks are tight on money just now, especially just before the holidays... So how about this deal? Kaspersky Pure Internet Security with a three user license for free (after submitting the rebate). The deal ends October 24th (or sooner - sorry, no specifics available). So if your're interested, get busy. Don't forget to submit the rebate, and renew as close to the renewal date as possible as your renewal clock resets to that date. Link to ...
Well, Memory Lane… It was just back in May when Sony was the target of a brute force attack resulting in the compromise of hundreds of thousands of user accounts and efforts to control damage by offering free games, etc. According to strict criteria, it really wasn’t ‘hacking’ since their system files weren’t altered. Be that as it may, user accounts were not encrypted and information was stolen. Over the past week, Sony Japan has...
Great skins came out this weekend! Since Island Dog is on vacation, I’m posting for him. Here’s a bunch from an assortment of Galleries for you to use to get in the spirit of the season! Browse the Galleries! Halloween on a Little Planet – Vlad Halloween Night – Amitsaran ...
“The Social Security Administration apparently puts thousands of Americans at risk of identity theft each year by accidentally leaking their Social Security Numbers, names and dates of birth, according to the Scripps Howard New Service” - Jaikumar Vijayan, Computer World. The way it happens is simple: Keying errors made by SSA employees when entering data into the agency's Death Master File. So, instead of entering 123-456-7890, 124-356-7890 is entered. If no one has ...
I just saw this on the web, and figured folks might enjoy this, since so many enjoy photography and love sports. So, what if you could give sports and many other activities a whole new angle? How about a 360 o camera ? Take a look at what this spherical panoramic camera “sees”: So how cool is that? In the future we might be watching football, soccer, baseball and basketball from the ball’s point of view! Have a good weekend! ...
Opera Software took the hardware acceleration plunge today with the release of its first alpha version of Opera 12, code-named Wahoo . “The Norwegian browser maker had two priorities with acceleration, which is named after a fast-swimming fish, said Jan Standal, vice president of desktop products, in an interview at the company's Up North Web event here. "One, it was more important to get it right than get it fast," Standal said. "Two, we wanted to...
OK, this one’s for those with W8 Preview installed. You probably saw my article about some 300+ features being developed and the one about the tweaker utility for W8. Well here’s how to get a few more of those features. This comes via gHacks. Windows 8 Blue Poison 2 provides access to four different features: Download Windows 8 and Office 15, unlock hidden operating system features, install different start screen themes and activation related features. The Office 15 d...
http://box.net/ is offering this great free deal. If you’ve used dropbox, this works in a similar fashion. “Looking for a way to boost productivity and simplify your workflow without leaving the Microsoft Office programs you use everyday? The all-new Box for Office helps you: - Open a file stored on Box, edit locally, save back to the cloud - Open a new or existing desktop file in Word, PowerPoint, or Excel, then save directly to Box - Easil...
Hey! Great news!!! Jeff Bargmann’s “ Bins ” is back on sale for only $0.99 . I have “Bins” and have never had a problem with it even when it was in beta. I can’t tell you how much it has eased my work here, and in organizing my taskbar and desktop. “Bins” has been a major work saving and work flow improvement measure. I can’t understand how Microsoft never thought of this! “Bins was created from the concept ...
Microsoft has shipped eight security updates that patched 23 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), .Net Framework, Silverlight and other bits in its portfolio. Two of the updates are "critical" (Microsoft's most-serious threat ranking), and six were rated "important" (the next-most-severe tag). The two critical updates -- MS11-081 for IE, and MS11-078 for .Net and Silverlight – have been determined by Microsoft as well as by outside res...
Lightstar pm’d me with this announcement he found: “If you are good with Photoshop or are a photographer, this is your chance to get your work and your name in front of a global audience while retaining full rights to all your images. Send Microsoft your art or photography, and they might use it in the gallery, either as a wallpaper (a standalone desktop image) or a full theme (a set of desktop images and colors). Here's how to send us your work: F...
Firstly, “May you be enscribed in The Book of Life For The Coming Year.” This is the greeting of one person of Jewish faith to another during the “Nine Days of Awe” between Rosh HaShana (The New Year) and Yom HaKippurim” (The Day of Atonement). I however wish to extend this to all here (to everyone, actually). My best regards and thoughts to all and all dwelling in your houses and your loved ones. I also wish to ask forgiveness from all those I ...
The last CreativeLive course I recommended on was Photoshop with Lesa Snider, and it was fantastic! Four days of learning and putting it to use. Now I’m telling you about another free three day course at CreativeLive – Dramatic Post-production Photography with David Nightingale. Learn how to really spruce up those photos you took and really make the pop! About David Nightingale: "In 2003 I set up a photoblog , started working as a part-time ph...
Hey folks! You saw Island Dog’s article about Halloween Wallpapers… at least I hope you did (It’s here: https://www.wincustomize.com/article/412470/ ). Well, I.D. and the Desktop Screenshot of The Month thread (as well as Giz’s WIP) got me thinking. There are two Halloween Subscriber Skins – Suites, really which come along with your WC subscription, just in case you didn’t know: ...
This morning, I was cruising and looking … and found some not so great news. One of the visually most beautiful and friendly sites for skinners, Skin Artistry 2 will be shutting down come October 30th. The following notice was posted….. Sa2…. reppiks, Betty, Pictoratus, Barb, Po’, and so many more…. thanks for all the good times. I’m going to miss Sa2. I won’t be alone in that.