December 17, 2009
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Chances are your first introduction to augmented reality (AR) was in the 1986 movie Top Gun where our fighter pilot heroes fly planes with heads-up displays that let them monitor their planes and weapons while watching their flight. Now, augmented … Continue reading
December 15, 2009
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Poor Adobe, they’re just not doing well with security lately. No sooner do they patch a bunch of serious Adobe Flash Player security bugs, than another zero-day exploit is unveiled. This time Adobe Reader and Acrobat are the targets, and … Continue reading
December 14, 2009
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There I was doing some research on a story, well actually looking for the latest Dr. Who episode, when I was presented with a message that my computer might be infected by a virus and it was being scanned. Yeah. … Continue reading
December 10, 2009
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For a technology that’s all about being fast, 802.11n Wi-Fi sure took its sweet time to become a standard. In fact, until September 2009, it wasn’t, officially, even a standard. But that didn’t stop vendors from implementing it for several … Continue reading
December 9, 2009
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When Thunderbird, the Mozilla Foundation’s open-source e-mail client, first came out, I liked it a lot. But, then Mozilla put Thunderbird on the back burner to focus its attention on Firefox, and, frankly, Thunderbird slowly aged into a second-rate e-mail … Continue reading
December 7, 2009
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Wi-Fi systems are always vulnerable to being broken into. I mean, just think about, anyone can pick up your Wi-Fi signal. On top of that many Wi-Fi security systems have long been busted. But, not there’s a ‘service’ that claims … Continue reading