DisableUserTOSSetting is a Microsoft Windows registry setting. It is not a pr0n filter nor does it media bull shiitake passing through your PC, although I really hoped it would. No, according to MS it’s found in the registry under the…
What is DisableUserTOSSetting
December 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments
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The Black Friday Scam
November 27th, 2008 · 4 Comments
A Happy Thanksgiving to our American readers! Don’t overdo the turkey…mind you and remember that Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving, although the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season is not actually an official holiday, so get back to…
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Twitter Obscura
November 24th, 2008 · 11 Comments
Here are a few random screengrabs from my fellow Twitter users (if you’re on Twitter, follow me here as sciencebase). What do they have in common (no offense meant).
You don’t need a particularly keen eye for detail to notice that…
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Don’t Clean Your Windows
November 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments
If you’re Windows XP machine is getting slower day by day, then you might imagine that clearing out your Windows “Prefetch” folder would somehow speed up your machine.
This is a myth that has been doing the rounds on the internet…
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Twitterank Phishing Scam
November 13th, 2008 · 9 Comments
Are you a narcissistic Twitter user like me? If so, you may have tested out Twitterank to see how well received are you’re tweets. If so, you may have been the victim of a phishing expedition. This from ZDNet:
Twitterrank has…
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