Well, I have some small amount of egg on my face. Remember the story last week about hackers finding 1,000,000 unique ID’s on an FBI laptop? Turns out it was a lie. Me and some other tech writers need to apologize. But it was such a good story! Sigh.
The big story yesterday was Go Daddy’s hours-long outage that brought down thousands of Web sites. The hacker group Anonymous said they did it. Go Daddy says not true. Whatever the case, if you ever need to get your own domain or want a host for your Web site, never, ever use Go Daddy. There are so many better places. The best place to get a domain name is Hover.com. They are now hosting my domain name.
I seldom publish rumors here…I prefer facts when they happen. But tomorrow is Apple’s big day with the announcement of the new iPhone…and perhaps more. But, I could not resist publishing our third story about what to expect tomorrow. Hope they are right. Regardless, we will have full Apple coverage in our next edition.
And keeping with my promise to publish both positive and negative stories about the new Windows 8, story #4 is Paul Thurrott’s very positive review of the Windows 8 desktop. Paul loves Windows 8 and makes no bones about it and I greatly respect and rely on his views and opinions.
There are other good stories and tips to help with your computing needs, so…let’s rock! - JRC
Apple UDIDs leaked by Anonymous came from Florida firm, not FBI
Apple didn't cough up its users' device unique identifier codes to the FBI, nor did the FBI's poor security lead to the codes leaking to the Web. Apparently -- get this -- the hackers lied.
Go Daddy denies Anonymous involved in site outage: 'it was not a denial of service attack'
Yesterday saw a major outage for GoDaddy.com and domains it helped host, keeping thousands of sites offline for hours. With the problem officially resolved, Go Daddy has given details about it for the first time, flatly denying that hacker group Anonymous had any hand in the incident. Another good reason not to use these people.
Why the iPhone 5 launch will be the "biggest upgrade in consumer electronics history"
The iPhone 5 launch isn't just going to be big according to Topeka Capital analyst Brian White, it's going to be the "biggest upgrade in consumer electronics history". It will be, and here's why.
Windows 8 Review, Part 1: The Desktop
You’ve been told that Windows 8 is a lousy upgrade on existing desktop and laptop PCs, and that you should stick with Windows 7 and pray that the next Windows version steps back from some imaginary cliff. Folks, you’ve been lied to.
How to decide: should you buy a big Kindle Fire HD or an iPad?
This is totally NOT the simple choice you might think it would be. There are a lot of reasons why you might choose either device. If you really want to make an informed decision, read this guide.
Spec showdown: Amazon Kindle Fire HD (7-inch) vs. Google Nexus 7
Torn between which new 7" tablet to buy? Well, we can't test them yet side-by-side yet, but here is a list of the most important specs to help you out.
Ebook Authors Continue To See Self-Publishing Stigma Disappear
We continue to see a rise in the popularity and saleability of self-published authors, long sufferers of the antiquated myth that if you weren't published by a big publishing house you weren't really published at all.
375 Completely Free Ebooks for Every Device
The list of books compiled by Open Culture consists of links to free downloads from Apple's app store, free books on Amazon, listings at Project Gutenberg, as well as links to zip files and websites.
8 Evernote Tools to Get Travel-Organized
When you are traveling, there is a lot of organization and planning that goes into every trip. I have found that having some productivity tools on hand can be really helpful, and Evernote is the first on this list. But even with all the features already present on Evernote, you can add extensions that make it an even more functional powertool.
Top 15 free tools for every Windows desktop
Here are 15 utilities that belong in every Windows user's bag of tricks. They're all free for personal use, and many are free for corporate use as well.
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