Former Microsoft mgr offers fix for XP SP3 ‘endless reboot ‘
A former Microsoft security manager has published a tool designed to detect and fix PCs that may be susceptible to “endless reboots” if updated to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).
Archive for May 19, 2008
10 ways you might be breaking the law with your computer
Legislation that affects the use of Internet-connected computers is springing up everywhere at the local, state, and federal levels. You might be violating one of them without even knowing it.
Where The Web Is Weak
Many of the Web’s millions of insecure pages can be hacked with just one or two tricks. But patching the bugs in each of those vulnerable sites requires a unique solution.
Gorgeous Shots Of Microwaved CDs
We haven’t nuked a CD since the 90s either, but maybe that’s only because we didn’t have the right camera setup to capture the digital destruction in all of its glory. The Wacky Archives features a few remarkable shots of our ex-favorite pastime and we strongly recommend it as an opulently wasteful way to burn 3 minutes of your precious Saturday.
Danish Copyright Censorship Proposal Revealed
In February a Danish court forced ISP Tele2 to block its subscribers from accessing The Pirate Bay, following a similar order late last year to block allofmp3.com. A new proposal before the Danish government would mean that such actions would be quick and easy to do, without the need for a single court hearing.
Coders Tell Why They are Avoiding Vista
Windows developers confirm a recent survey that finds most are sticking with XP–and explain.
The Top 7 Most Evil Things You Can Do in GTA IV
Sure, you can steal cars and beat up random people in Liberty City, but that’s not enough. It’s not EVIL. Join the Slobs in a feast of depravity and violence as they showcase the most inhuman things you can do in Grand Theft Auto 4. . .
The Pirate Bay Enters List of 100 Most Popular Webites
The Pirate Bay is growing bigger and bigger, much to the displeasure of anti-piracy outfits such as the MPAA and IFPI. The BitTorrent tracker even managed to slip into the list of 100 most visited websites on the Internet, and it doesn’t seem to stop there.
Wine 1.0 release status
wine-1.0rc1 was released on Friday, May 9th, 2008. Wine is now in a code freeze in preparation for the 1.0 release. According to the Wine Release Plan, wine-1.0.0-rc2 will be due out Friday, May 23rd, 2008. It will be something like be the next to last release candidate for 1.0… Full 1.0 bug list and further information provided.
We’re Running Out Of Internet! - Addresses taken in 3 years?
If you thought the World Wide Web was a limitless receptacle to the world’s news, blogs and occasionally pointless musings, think again. The Internet could run out of web addresses by 2011, undermining the potential of businesses to use new services and applications, Karine Perset, the author of an alarming report on the future of the World Wide We
