Many times in our lives we come across a piece of hardware that we have to have. You may think that the only way to get hardware is to buy it off the shelf new, but you can take a risk and get it used or second hand. Many times when bought new, the hardware [...]

Most people have enjoyed the benefits of wireless technology at one time or another. Cordless phones, mobile phones, and wireless-enabled laptops all operate on the principle that the fewer cords, the better. Convenient as wireless networks are to use, they can also be easy to hack if you don’t have the proper security. Sadly, most [...]

A reader named Eric found himself locked out of his Vista administrator accounts: “Somehow, my account and my son’s accounts were downgraded to standard user on his new computer using Vista Home 32-bit. I cannot seem to log in to make any changes to the accounts now. It prompts me to enter a password but [...]

By David Murphy – Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:35PM EDT I’ve always wanted to get a modern operating system to work on my graphing calculator. And we’re about there, thanks to the efforts of a fellow (or strangly named lady) on The Windows Club forum. A user by the name of “hackerman1″ has installed Windows [...]

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The $1.92 million verdict against a Minnesota woman accused of sharing 24 songs over the Internet could ratchet up the pressure on other defendants to settle with the recording industry — if the big fine can withstand an appeal.

By RON TODT, Associated Press Writer – Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:39PM EDT PHILADELPHIA – Coming soon to a campus near you — the Google tricycle. A pedicab-like vehicle mounted with an 8-foot-high camera has been rolling around the pedestrian walkways of the University of Pennsylvania to collect panoramic images of the campus for Google [...]

An alleged spammer could face jail time in connection with a Facebook lawsuit after a judge referred him to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office for criminal proceedings.

Every time you swipe your credit card and wait for the transaction to be approved, sensitive data including your name and account number are ferried from store to bank through computer networks, each step a potential opening for hackers.

Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool was updated this week to detect a generic type of fake antivirus program known as “Win32/InternetAntivirus.”

The Microsoft Malware Protection Center gives Win32/InternetAntivirus an alert level of “severe.” The software is “a rogue program that displays false and misleading alerts regarding malware, in order to convince users to purchase rogue security software,” according to a Microsoft Malware Protection Center blog post. The program also displays a fake “Windows Security Center” message.

Microsoft has released 10 security updates fixing a record number of Patch Tuesday holes, including one for a critical hole in Internet Explorer 8 that was exploited as part of a hacking contest at CanSecWest in March.

WEBWIRE – Wednesday, April 01, 2009 The rogue TotalVirusProtection is the latest in a series of fraudulent programs offering protection but instead delivering dangerous and destructive spyware. Like other spyware, Total Virus Protection uses deceptive methods to attach itself to a system, often by downloading an audio or video codec that appears to be beneficial, [...]