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IN a digital world your deepest secrets no longer die with you. Andrew Ramadge reports on what happens to your private emails when you pass away. REMEMBER that time you poured your heart out in an email to your best friend after one too many glasses of wine? Or that sexy message from an old lover that made...

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Facebook users have been targeted by a large-scale spam attack that informs them that their password has been reset, and that the attached zip archive contains their new password. Instead of a new password, users will find a trojan downloader, dubbed "Bredlab" or "Bredo...

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You wouldn’t buy a new car that took five minutes to get out of first gear or a new hard disk that was already half-full of files – but plenty of people are unwittingly buying a laptop that’s been hobbled before it’s even left the factory. That’s because crapware – the common term for “free” so...

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Nice round-up! Worst Fall Downloads

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Linus Torvalds, the father of the Linux Kernel gave Windows 7 the thumbs up in Japan yesterday. Torvalds was in town for the Japan Linux Symposium exhibition and Microsoft reportedly setup a big promotion booth across the street from the conference center. During a conference break an at...

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Well, what did you expect? Apple Rains on Windows 7 Parade

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A simple search query has exposed Google Voice mail messages (audio and transcript) for anyone to see and hear. As first reported here, a user entering “site:https://www.google.com/voice/fm/*” into the Google search bar discovered random voice mail messages belonging to random Goo...

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Email has had a good run as king of communications. But its reign is over. In its place, a new generation of services is starting to take hold—services like Twitter and Facebook and countless others vying for a piece of the new world. And just as email did more than a decade ago, this shift prom...

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Microsoft is planning a bumper Patch Tuesday next week — 13 bulletins covering 34 security vulnerabilities in a wide range of products. Eight of the 13 bulletins will be rated “critical,” Microsoft’s highest severity rating. According to Microsoft’s advance notice, the patches coming o...

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FCC Queries Google About Google Voice

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Type: Jury Duty Vishing Scam Method of Delivery: Phone call from an alleged court officer Primary Region Effecgted: Reports from 11 states, including: Florida, New York, Minnesota, Illinois, Colorado, Oregon, California, Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Hampshire; may spread na...

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Mr Ballmer said the economic climate has hit sales of PCs, which are down some 10pc to 15pc from their peak. This in turn will impact sales of Windows 7, which launches on October 22. The company's reputation took a beating after the release of Vista, which caused machines to stall indefinit...

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Microsoft has confirmed it developed materials that portray Linux as unsuitable for consumer use, and distributed these to retail sales staff around the United States. Among its claims the sales materials asserts that Windows scores a “many” for compatibility with cameras, iPod and...

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Nice! I love Blu-Ray!! Critics of Blu-ray often talk about how expensive the discs are, but in recent weeks, a growing number of Blu-ray movies have become more affordable, with several dipping below the $15 price point and some even slipping in at $9.99 on Amazon. Cheap is popular these days...

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There’s no doubting that financially, and that’s the only thing that matters really, Windows Vista was a disaster. Microsoft shareholders must not have been happy. But let’s examine exactly who, at least what groups, were responsible for this failure and ask the question if history can o...

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Researchers at security firm Finjan have discovered details of a new type of banking Trojan horse that doesn't just steal your bank log-in credentials but actually steals money from your account while you are logged in and displays a fake balance. The bank Trojan, dubbed URLZone, has fe...

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Greedy bunch? Microsoft has historically been rather hush hush when it comes to it's share in the sale of a new PC that includes an OEM copy of Windows, but one general manager of Corporate Strategy at Microsoft revealed some interesting figures. While none of this information is official, a...

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For those who need it: With exploit code in circulation and facing a race against time to fix the SMB v2 vulnerability haunting Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft today shipped a one-click “fix-it” workaround to help users avoid malicious hacker attacks. The fix-it package,...

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Blockbuster Inc. may close as many as 960 stores by the end of next year, shedding more dead weight as the struggling video rental chain tries to reverse its losses and fend off rapidly growing rivals Netflix Inc. and Redbox. The cuts outlined in documents filed Tuesday would leave Blockb...

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For those of you "keeping up with the Joneses" Top Products for September

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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is trying to figure out who is sending laptop computers to state governors across the U.S., including West Virginia Governor Joe Mahchin and Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal. Some state officials are worried that they may contain malicious sof...

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We’re still hours away from Apple’s event today in San Francisco, but that apparently hasn’t stopped the company from releasing some changes in its own store. The main thing to note is the prices of the various iPod lines, especially the iPod touch. Yesterday, a 32 GB iPod touch was $399....

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While many of the FCC's broadband workshops have dealt with current, concrete issues such as the deployment, adoption, and utilization of broadband in the United States, Thursday's FCC workshop took a refreshing departure from the here and now -- which in government practices is the equ...

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If you're at all interested... YouTube Celebs: Where are they now?

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Remember the days when the word Google was not interchangeable with internet? Or when every site seemed to have a Netscape icon on it? Or when Flash was still something you cleaned your floor with? Then you were clearly using the web in the mid to late 1990s when pages were rudimentary affairs...

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Gmail has been having it's share of issues these days.... Google's e-mail service, Gmail, was down much of today for "a majority" of its millions of users, although Google said on its site around 1 p.m. PT that "service has already been restored for some users," and i...

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If you are interested.... CNet's Top 5 Summer Products

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Hmmmm... Some PR guy is going to lose his job.. MS Apologizes

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	What happens to your email when you die? (Preview) IN a digital world your deepest secrets no longer die with you. Andrew Ramadge reports on what happens to your private emails when you pass away. REMEMBER that time you poured your heart out in an email to your best friend after one too many glasses of wine? Or that sexy message from an old lover that made...	barney	0	174	Nov 4, 2009 by barney
	Facebook users targeted by botnet spam (Preview) Facebook users have been targeted by a large-scale spam attack that informs them that their password has been reset, and that the attached zip archive contains their new password. Instead of a new password, users will find a trojan downloader, dubbed "Bredlab" or "Bredo...	barney	3	257	Oct 31, 2009 by Vindicated
	The Crapware Con (Preview) You wouldn’t buy a new car that took five minutes to get out of first gear or a new hard disk that was already half-full of files – but plenty of people are unwittingly buying a laptop that’s been hobbled before it’s even left the factory. That’s because crapware – the common term for “free” so...	barney	0	173	Oct 30, 2009 by barney
	Cnet- Worst Fall Downloads- Cnet video (Preview) Nice round-up! Worst Fall Downloads	barney	0	168	Oct 28, 2009 by barney
	Linus happy with Windows 7 (Preview) Linus Torvalds, the father of the Linux Kernel gave Windows 7 the thumbs up in Japan yesterday. Torvalds was in town for the Japan Linux Symposium exhibition and Microsoft reportedly setup a big promotion booth across the street from the conference center. During a conference break an at...	barney	1	240	Oct 26, 2009 by Vindicated
	Apple Rains on Windows 7 Parade (Cnet Video) (Preview) Well, what did you expect? Apple Rains on Windows 7 Parade	barney	0	171	Oct 24, 2009 by barney
	Google Voice mails exposed for all to see and hear (Preview) A simple search query has exposed Google Voice mail messages (audio and transcript) for anyone to see and hear. As first reported here, a user entering “site:https://www.google.com/voice/fm/*” into the Google search bar discovered random voice mail messages belonging to random Goo...	barney	1	224	Oct 22, 2009 by Vindicated
	Why Email No Longer Rules… (Preview) Email has had a good run as king of communications. But its reign is over. In its place, a new generation of services is starting to take hold—services like Twitter and Facebook and countless others vying for a piece of the new world. And just as email did more than a decade ago, this shift prom...	barney	2	214	Oct 14, 2009 by Vindicated
	Monster Patch Tuesday on tap: 13 bulletins, 34 vulnerabilities (Preview) Microsoft is planning a bumper Patch Tuesday next week — 13 bulletins covering 34 security vulnerabilities in a wide range of products. Eight of the 13 bulletins will be rated “critical,” Microsoft’s highest severity rating. According to Microsoft’s advance notice, the patches coming o...	barney	1	248	Oct 13, 2009 by Vindicated
	FCC Queries Google About Google Voice (Preview) FCC Queries Google About Google Voice	Vindicated	0	216	Oct 10, 2009 by Vindicated
	8 great companies to retire from (Preview) [url=http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/fortune/0910/gallery.best_companies_retirement.fortune/index.html]8	barney	0	161	Oct 9, 2009 by barney
	Scam Alert! (Preview) Type: Jury Duty Vishing Scam Method of Delivery: Phone call from an alleged court officer Primary Region Effecgted: Reports from 11 states, including: Florida, New York, Minnesota, Illinois, Colorado, Oregon, California, Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Hampshire; may spread na...	barney	2	235	Oct 8, 2009 by Vindicated
	Microsoft never recovered from Vista blow, says Steve Ballmer (Preview) Mr Ballmer said the economic climate has hit sales of PCs, which are down some 10pc to 15pc from their peak. This in turn will impact sales of Windows 7, which launches on October 22. The company's reputation took a beating after the release of Vista, which caused machines to stall indefinit...	barney	0	166	Oct 7, 2009 by barney
	Microsoft launches new pre-Windows 7 anti-Linux offensive (Preview) Microsoft has confirmed it developed materials that portray Linux as unsuitable for consumer use, and distributed these to retail sales staff around the United States. Among its claims the sales materials asserts that Windows scores a “many” for compatibility with cameras, iPod and...	barney	4	244	Oct 3, 2009 by barney
	2009 Fall Tech Preview (Preview) [url=http://reviews.cnet.com/fall-tech-preview/?tag=smallCarouselAr...	barney	0	181	Oct 3, 2009 by barney
	15 worthy Blu-ray movies for less than $15 (Preview) Nice! I love Blu-Ray!! Critics of Blu-ray often talk about how expensive the discs are, but in recent weeks, a growing number of Blu-ray movies have become more affordable, with several dipping below the $15 price point and some even slipping in at $9.99 on Amazon. Cheap is popular these days...	barney	0	186	Oct 3, 2009 by barney
	If Windows 7 fails who will be responsible for it? (Preview) There’s no doubting that financially, and that’s the only thing that matters really, Windows Vista was a disaster. Microsoft shareholders must not have been happy. But let’s examine exactly who, at least what groups, were responsible for this failure and ask the question if history can o...	barney	1	223	Oct 2, 2009 by Vindicated
	Banking Trojan steals money from under your nose (Preview) Researchers at security firm Finjan have discovered details of a new type of banking Trojan horse that doesn't just steal your bank log-in credentials but actually steals money from your account while you are logged in and displays a fake balance. The bank Trojan, dubbed URLZone, has fe...	barney	1	389	Oct 1, 2009 by Vindicated
	Microsoft wants 5% cut on each new Windows PC (Preview) Greedy bunch? Microsoft has historically been rather hush hush when it comes to it's share in the sale of a new PC that includes an OEM copy of Windows, but one general manager of Corporate Strategy at Microsoft revealed some interesting figures. While none of this information is official, a...	barney	0	183	Sep 20, 2009 by barney
	Microsoft ships one-click 'workaround' for critical SMB2 flaw (Preview) For those who need it: With exploit code in circulation and facing a race against time to fix the SMB v2 vulnerability haunting Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft today shipped a one-click “fix-it” workaround to help users avoid malicious hacker attacks. The fix-it package,...	barney	0	187	Sep 20, 2009 by barney
	Blockbuster may close as many as 960 US stores (Preview) Blockbuster Inc. may close as many as 960 stores by the end of next year, shedding more dead weight as the struggling video rental chain tries to reverse its losses and fend off rapidly growing rivals Netflix Inc. and Redbox. The cuts outlined in documents filed Tuesday would leave Blockb...	barney	0	170	Sep 16, 2009 by barney
	CNet's Most Popular Products for September (video clip) (Preview) For those of you "keeping up with the Joneses" Top Products for September	barney	0	174	Sep 16, 2009 by barney
	FBI investigating laptops sent to US governors (Preview) The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is trying to figure out who is sending laptop computers to state governors across the U.S., including West Virginia Governor Joe Mahchin and Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal. Some state officials are worried that they may contain malicious sof...	barney	1	215	Sep 12, 2009 by NicKnayme
	The Incredible Shrinking iPod Prices Undercut The Zune HD (Preview) We’re still hours away from Apple’s event today in San Francisco, but that apparently hasn’t stopped the company from releasing some changes in its own store. The main thing to note is the prices of the various iPod lines, especially the iPod touch. Yesterday, a 32 GB iPod touch was $399....	barney	0	186	Sep 12, 2009 by barney
	Are We Headed For Multiple 'Internets'? (Preview) While many of the FCC's broadband workshops have dealt with current, concrete issues such as the deployment, adoption, and utilization of broadband in the United States, Thursday's FCC workshop took a refreshing departure from the here and now -- which in government practices is the equ...	barney	0	178	Sep 9, 2009 by barney
	YouTube Celebs: Where are they now? (Preview) If you're at all interested... YouTube Celebs: Where are they now?	barney	2	249	Sep 4, 2009 by estraya_01
	How 20 popular websites looked when they launched (Preview) Remember the days when the word Google was not interchangeable with internet? Or when every site seemed to have a Netscape icon on it? Or when Flash was still something you cleaned your floor with? Then you were clearly using the web in the mid to late 1990s when pages were rudimentary affairs...	barney	0	188	Sep 2, 2009 by barney
	Gmail Experiences Outages (Preview) Gmail has been having it's share of issues these days.... Google's e-mail service, Gmail, was down much of today for "a majority" of its millions of users, although Google said on its site around 1 p.m. PT that "service has already been restored for some users," and i...	barney	0	187	Sep 1, 2009 by barney
	The Summer's Top 5 Best Products (Cnet Video) (Preview) If you are interested.... CNet's Top 5 Summer Products	barney	1	224	Aug 31, 2009 by Vindicated
	Microsoft Apologizes For Photo Swapping in Ad (Preview) Hmmmm... Some PR guy is going to lose his job.. MS Apologizes	barney	1	238	Aug 28, 2009 by Vindicated
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