Monday, August 17, 2009

Security Patches May Bring Uninvited Software

Sun, Apple, Microsoft install unwanted chaff with patches

When you apply a security update for one of the programs on your PC, beware of uninvited software that wants to come along for the ride. Vendors are more and more often going over the line, piggy-backing unsolicited commercial products and services onto crucial security patches.

Study: Texting while driving increases crash risk 23-fold

It isn't exactly breaking news that texting while driving is a bad idea. But a study released Monday night reveals just how dangerous it really can be.

Video game sales in free fall

In a stark reversal of the trend on display just a few short months ago--when general retail sales were plummeting even as the video games industry was still showing growth--cautious optimism in retail is now being offset by many losing months in video games.

Stopping the Newspaper Death March - John C. Dvorak

Newspapers, magazines, and just about everything else is doomed because of the Internet. This will be the continuing theme for the next year or two as newspapers and magazines go under. I have a solution. First, though, let's take a look at the problem.

Auslogics Duplicate File Finder 1.5.2.50 – Windows

Most people are unaware of how many duplicate files there are cluttering their hard disks. Duplicate File Finder can reclaim all that wasted disk space by simply deleting duplicate files. Auslogics makes excellent free software.

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