Top 10 Cross-Platform Apps that Run on Windows, OS X, Linux
Nov 30, 2009 Software
Whether your must-have data lives in the cloud, on your laptop, or just on a different operating system, you shouldn’t have to use sub-par tools to get at it. These downloads work where you do, and they also just work
Blogger gets hacked. Interviews the 17yr old who did it.
Nov 30, 2009 Security
At first I shrugged it off and was ready to forget about the whole thing but then I decided to email the hacker and ask for an interview. I was wondering why he picked my blog, what his goals were and why he used that turkish text and flag. I didn’t expect any answer but within a few hours the hacker replied and agreed to an interview via MSN.
Linux Mint 8 “Helena” released!
Nov 30, 2009 Linux
The team is proud to announce the stable release of Linux Mint 8 Helena.
2009: The Year the Cloud Was Seeded
Nov 30, 2009 Industry
The economic downturn may have dominated the agenda for much of 2009 but it was also the year the cloud was seeded, according to analyst firm IDC.
Web ‘threatens’ public services
Nov 30, 2009 Industry
The NHS and other public services must re-organise themselves around the needs of users, say social media activists.
Pub fined $13k for Wi-Fi copyright infringement
Nov 30, 2009 Industry
A pub owner in the U.K. has been fined £8,000 (about $13,183) because someone unlawfully downloaded copyrighted material over its open Wi-Fi hotspot, according to the managing director of hotspot provider The Cloud.
77 Percent Of Facebook Fan Pages Have Under 1,000 Fans
Nov 30, 2009 Industry
In this age of instant Internet celebrity, anyone can become famous for 15 seconds (to rework Andy Warhol’s oft-quoted maxim). But what does famous mean exactly when anyone can have a Facebook fan page—those public pages on Facebook set up by brands, media outlets, celebs, and wanna-be celebs.
I Wish I Had the "Box4Blox Lego Sorter" for my Kids
Nov 30, 2009 Gadgets
When I first heard the phrase “Lego sorter,” I expected some crazy production line robot with moving arms and a glowing red eye. Thankfully, the Box4Blox sorter works as simply as the Lego bricks it stores.This thing got announced way back in March, and I’m amazed we missed it up until now. The device has four trays with square holes along the…
Geek Squad Exposed: The Real Agenda
Nov 30, 2009 Gadgets
In this exclusive, never-before-seen training footage from The Geek Squad, the horrible truth of their agenda is finally revealed.