Web Design tidbits
| Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:48:46 +0000 Web, file sharing, ipod, itunes, music downloads States Taxing iTunes? Economically, things are tight everywhere you look these days and State budgets are feeling the pinch too. This year, States have seen drastic reductions in collections from income tax (if a person’s income drops, so does their tax), sales tax (people are not buying as much) and property tax. Well, the Governor of New York is [...] Related posts:
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| Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:02:33 +0000 Security, facebook virus, koobface Koobface Virus Shows Up on Facebook Facebook has quickly become one of the most popular Social Networking websites around and that is something that virus writers, hackers and other bad guys have certainly noticed. There have been reports of those wacky Nigerians hacking into Facebook accounts and impersonating the user to try to scam money from their friends and reports of a [...] Related posts:
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| Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:54:16 +0000 Are You Kiddin' Me?, hewlett's creek, swans, wilmington nc What Kind of Moron Would Shoot a Swan? This post is certainly not technology related, but I cannot help but wonder about the thought process of some people. According to a report from Wilmington NC television station WECT, some residents are saying that hunters are shooting Swans in Hewlett’s Creek. These Swans are the kind that children feed with bread crumbs, in some cases [...] Related posts:
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| Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:46:08 +0000 Are You Kiddin' Me?, identity theft, Michael John Maris, stolen identity North Carolina Man Steals Child’s Identity Michael John Maris allegedly stole the identity of a three year old child and used it to setup accounts with local utility companies. Related posts:
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| Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:51:39 +0000 Software, microsoft, windows 7 New Windows Version Officially Named After months of using the codename of Windows 7 for the “after Vista OS”, Microsoft officially announced that the name of the new version of Windows Operating system will be called - Windows 7. Kind of an anti-climatic announcement, I suppose, but at least they are keeping things simple for users. Hopefully, you were not [...] Related posts:
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| Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:17:36 +0000 Security, Software, botnet, counterfeit, microsoft anti-piracy, microsoft windows, vista Microsoft Announces Anti-Piracy Day Today Microsoft is making an effort to bring attention to the steps it has taken to reduce piracy of its software by announcing “anti-piracy day”. Microsoft has created an interactive map that highlights the anti-piracy efforts of 49 different countries using interactive red dots and uses blue dots for comments made by end users duped into [...] Related posts:
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| Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:16:24 +0000 Browsers, Security, adobe flash player, clickjacking, flash vulnerability, online video, youtube Adobe Flash Player Clickjacking Vulnerability The recently reported clickjacking vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player could also allow a hacker to remotely activate a computer’s microphone and webcam (meaning they could see and hear what you were doing). The Adobe Security Blog is reporting that a Flash Player patch should be available by the end of October and until it is released, [...] Related posts:
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