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More than a Number on my Little Black Brick

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

flash-padlockI’ve got a little black brick in my pocket. No that’s not a lewd euphemism. My little black brick is a USB key with a difference, provided by Corsair Memory for review.

This USB stick needs no password protection because it’s…

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The Black Friday Scam

November 27th, 2008 · 4 Comments

turkeyA 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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Digital Piracy Management

November 17th, 2008 · 7 Comments

digital-rights-managementA new approach to preventing digital piracy of music and video content that sidesteps the need for the privacy compromise associated with DRM (digital rights management) is reported in the International Journal of Intellectual Property Management.

Thierry Rayna of the Internet…

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Twitterank Phishing Scam

November 13th, 2008 · 9 Comments

TwitterAre 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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Phishing Alert

November 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

phishing-alertIf you’ve got your own website, you may have received odd-looking emails asking you to verify your details. Network Solutions one of the major hosting and website registration providers has issued an alert to its users to watch out for…

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