Data for 100m Facebook accounts published to BitTorrent
Need I say more?
AlaskaJoe
Friday, July 30, 2010
Black hat: microsoft releases free security tools to the community - The Inquirer
UNPATCHED MICROSOFT APPLICATIONS, which can't be many, can now be dealt with using a tool for IT administrators developed by the dominant consumer PC software company.
I think this is a look in the right direction. I know there are a lot of apps out there that need fixing. Maybe this will help.
AlaskaJoe
I think this is a look in the right direction. I know there are a lot of apps out there that need fixing. Maybe this will help.
AlaskaJoe
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Hackers to get eavesdropping lessons on cell calls
A security expert said he has devised a simple and relatively inexpensive way to snoop on GSM cellphone conversations
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Final countdown begins for Dell Streak tablet launch Runs Android v1.6
The device - which could hit the streets as early as July 28 - carries a $300 price tag that is contingent upon a 2 year service contract with AT&T, and runs Android v1.6
Monday, July 26, 2010
iPhone jailbreaking (and all cell phone unlocking) made legal - Yahoo! News
hrMost notably, the FCC has made the controversial practice of “jailbreaking” your iPhone — or any other cell phone — legal
Hands-on with the Dell Streak Android Tablet
With its release in the UK over a month ago, chances are, you're already aware of what the Streak has to offer. Apart from its larger dimensions, the Streak's tech specs read like typical high-end smart phone.
Mass BitTorrent Lawsuits Now Target Private Trackers | TorrentFreak
Rick asked me to post this article from TorrentFreak. His favorite site:
Mass lawsuits against alleged file-sharers are spreading like a plague of locusts from Europe over to the United States. By now, their action is clear. Gather IP address evidence against as many alleged file-sharers as possible and take legal ac
Mass lawsuits against alleged file-sharers are spreading like a plague of locusts from Europe over to the United States. By now, their action is clear. Gather IP address evidence against as many alleged file-sharers as possible and take legal ac
Sunday, July 25, 2010
OnComputers Radio show Podcast 07-25-10
This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 07-25-10.
You can listen live every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM Pacific that's 1PM to 4PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat. If you prefer, you can download the same MP3 file here via ftp.
You can listen live every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM Pacific that's 1PM to 4PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat. If you prefer, you can download the same MP3 file here via ftp.
Today's Appl Corner
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wikihood/id317776221?mt=8
Today's app for the iPhone (and iPad) is Wikihood. Sure it is just a fancy interface to Wikipedia that does a location specific search and presents all the information found in an easy to use format. As unimpressive as that sounds in practice it works very well. I've found things about the area I live that I never knew. It will use location services or you can search either by typing in a keyword or using a map. Best of all it is free, though if you want an upgraded version it is $4.99. I'm using the free version and am quite pleased with the results.
Today's app for the iPhone (and iPad) is Wikihood. Sure it is just a fancy interface to Wikipedia that does a location specific search and presents all the information found in an easy to use format. As unimpressive as that sounds in practice it works very well. I've found things about the area I live that I never knew. It will use location services or you can search either by typing in a keyword or using a map. Best of all it is free, though if you want an upgraded version it is $4.99. I'm using the free version and am quite pleased with the results.
Links from the Gregg Zone
1) Sometimes the simple answers to big problems seem to work out well, a small easy change usually does not solve a problem completely, but when it comes to something as potentially large as global warming eve a small slow down could be effective. This article is about how much of a difference just painting all of the worlds roofs white could help cool things down. http://www.prospect.org
2) The subject of time travel seems to be coming up again, I have seen several related story’s lately. I thought this one was interesting the article is based on quantum theory projections. The whole quantum world is getting stranger by the day. It appears using postselection, and teleportation together it may be possible to go back and forth in time without concern for paradoxes. http://www.telegraph.co.uk
3) Another of those big finds using Google Earth, like the lost cities in the jungles of South America, Atlantis that alas turned out to be a not, but it was interesting anyway. Looks like they found the best preserved crater on Earth, wonder if there is a meteoroid at the bottom of the hole. http://news.discovery.com/
4) We visited this a year or two ago, it seems to be still around and getting stronger so I thought I would revisit the subject. I saw a couple of articles here is one of them. They are talking about i-dosing, or using the internet and headphones to produce altered states of perception. When I tried it before I was disappointed, left me thinking placebo effect. Anyway here is a current article, I will look into it later in the week, again to see if maybe something new came up. http://www.dailymail.co.uk
5) This is one of those geeky things that I don’t have to worry about. I found this link about how to turn our handwriting into a font. Believe me my handwriting in not something that should be preserved as a font. But, I have known people in the past that were very proud of their handwriting usually with good reason. I know my father would have liked to play with this idea. http://techland.com
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals
SuperBiiz has the Plextor PX-NAS2-BL1 2-Bay SOHO Gigabit NAS Storage Server for $150 - 10 off w/ code JAM510, ends 7/25 - $50 rebate [Exp 7/31] = $90 with free shipping. Features 2 bays supporting SATA/SATA2 HDDs up to 2TB, UPnP and DLNA support, RSS, FTP and HTTP services, and can be used as a BitTorrent client
TigerDirect.com offers the I-Inc 28" Widescreen LCD Monitor, model no. iH-282HPB, for $249.99 plus around $15 for shipping. That's $10 under our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $16. This monitor features a native resolution of 1920x1200, 3ms response time, 800:1 contrast ratio, and both HDMI and VGA input
At Dell Small Business, search for "A3615405" to find the Samsung SyncMaster 24" 1080p Widecreen LCD Monitor, model no. 2494LW, for $229.99. Coupon code "N9B9WPF6CWFTW6" $164.99. With free shipping, 1920x1080 (1080p) resolution, 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 300 cd/m² brightness, 5ms response time, both DVI and VGA inputs, and more. Deal ends July 28.
Ends today. Newegg has the Western Digital Elements 2TB WDBAAU0020HBK-NESN Desktop External Hard Drive on sale for $130 - $20 off with coupon code WEEKENSALE23 [Exp 7/25] = $110 with free shipping. Compatible with all versions of Windows and Mac OS X. Covered by a 3 year warranty.
Dell Home again offers the Western Digital Elements 1.5TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. WDBAAU0015HBK-NESN, for $84.99 with free shipping ($0.06/GB). Sales tax is added where applicable. This PC-ready drive can be reformatted for use with Macs
$Meritline.com offers the Kensington Si650m Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse, model no. K72256US, for $14.99 with free shipping. Features include a scroll wheel and a USB receiver. Expect this item to take two to three weeks to arrive.
$1 6-Foot USB A-to-Micro B Cable for $1 + free shipping
For its "M" Club members only, mwave.com offers this 6-Foot USB 2.0 A-to-Micro B Cable for $1.49 with free shipping. This cable is used primarily to connect cell phones and digital cameras to a computer
Dell has the Dell Inspiron 15R 15.6" Core i3 Laptop for $500 with free shipping with coupon code ?8CN$RJ?W5TQ0C [Exp 7/31]. Intel Core i3 - 350M 2.26GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HDD, 6-cell 15.6 WLED (1366x768), Intel HD graphics, 8X DVD+/-R Drive DL
Newegg has the Trendnet TK-407K 4 Port USB KVM Switch for $36 - $16 off with coupon code EMCYVNP36 [Exp 7/29] + $2 shipping = $22 shipped. The Trendnet TK-407K USB KVM Switch uses a hardware button to switch between 4 PCs.
MWave has the OCZ 16GB SDHC Memory Card Class 6 for $36 - $10 rebate [Exp 7/31] + $0 shipping = $26 with free "M" Club membership. Supports transfer rates of up to 48 Mbit/s and a write-protection switch.
Newegg has the Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA Hard Drive WD15EARS for $90 - $15 off with coupon code WDWEEKEND2 [Exp 7/25] = $75 shipped. Features a large 64MB buffer, 100MBps internal data transfer rate, and is covered by a 3-year warranty.
Newegg has the MSI N94GT-MD512 GeForce 9400 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card for $49 - $30 rebate [Exp 7/29] = $19 with free shipping. Includes low profile brackets. Supports DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.1 and 2560 x 1600 dpi maximum resolution.
TigerDirect.com offers the I-Inc 28" Widescreen LCD Monitor, model no. iH-282HPB, for $249.99 plus around $15 for shipping. That's $10 under our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $16. This monitor features a native resolution of 1920x1200, 3ms response time, 800:1 contrast ratio, and both HDMI and VGA input
At Dell Small Business, search for "A3615405" to find the Samsung SyncMaster 24" 1080p Widecreen LCD Monitor, model no. 2494LW, for $229.99. Coupon code "N9B9WPF6CWFTW6" $164.99. With free shipping, 1920x1080 (1080p) resolution, 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 300 cd/m² brightness, 5ms response time, both DVI and VGA inputs, and more. Deal ends July 28.
Ends today. Newegg has the Western Digital Elements 2TB WDBAAU0020HBK-NESN Desktop External Hard Drive on sale for $130 - $20 off with coupon code WEEKENSALE23 [Exp 7/25] = $110 with free shipping. Compatible with all versions of Windows and Mac OS X. Covered by a 3 year warranty.
Dell Home again offers the Western Digital Elements 1.5TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. WDBAAU0015HBK-NESN, for $84.99 with free shipping ($0.06/GB). Sales tax is added where applicable. This PC-ready drive can be reformatted for use with Macs
$Meritline.com offers the Kensington Si650m Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse, model no. K72256US, for $14.99 with free shipping. Features include a scroll wheel and a USB receiver. Expect this item to take two to three weeks to arrive.
$1 6-Foot USB A-to-Micro B Cable for $1 + free shipping
For its "M" Club members only, mwave.com offers this 6-Foot USB 2.0 A-to-Micro B Cable for $1.49 with free shipping. This cable is used primarily to connect cell phones and digital cameras to a computer
Dell has the Dell Inspiron 15R 15.6" Core i3 Laptop for $500 with free shipping with coupon code ?8CN$RJ?W5TQ0C [Exp 7/31]. Intel Core i3 - 350M 2.26GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HDD, 6-cell 15.6 WLED (1366x768), Intel HD graphics, 8X DVD+/-R Drive DL
Newegg has the Trendnet TK-407K 4 Port USB KVM Switch for $36 - $16 off with coupon code EMCYVNP36 [Exp 7/29] + $2 shipping = $22 shipped. The Trendnet TK-407K USB KVM Switch uses a hardware button to switch between 4 PCs.
MWave has the OCZ 16GB SDHC Memory Card Class 6 for $36 - $10 rebate [Exp 7/31] + $0 shipping = $26 with free "M" Club membership. Supports transfer rates of up to 48 Mbit/s and a write-protection switch.
Newegg has the Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA Hard Drive WD15EARS for $90 - $15 off with coupon code WDWEEKEND2 [Exp 7/25] = $75 shipped. Features a large 64MB buffer, 100MBps internal data transfer rate, and is covered by a 3-year warranty.
Newegg has the MSI N94GT-MD512 GeForce 9400 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card for $49 - $30 rebate [Exp 7/29] = $19 with free shipping. Includes low profile brackets. Supports DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.1 and 2560 x 1600 dpi maximum resolution.
Friday, July 23, 2010
How to run Android on a Netbook or Desktop
Would you like to try out Google’s Android OS on your netbook or desktop? Here’s how you can run Android from a flash drive and see how fast Android can run on real hardware! Also if you’d rather just try out Android from inside Windows, check out our articles on How to Test Drive Android in the Android Emulator and How to Enable the Android Market in the Emulator to try out the best Android has to offer
Monday, July 19, 2010
Verizon scrambles to meet demand as Motorola Droid X sells out | TG Daily
Good news for Verizon and for Motorola! On the heels of antennagate, this bodes well for them and bad for Apple and AT&T. One thing for sure, Motorola knows how to do RF and mobile phones. They knew how to do it long before smart phones. I'm willing to bet that whatever else it does, this phone works well as a phone, something that antennagate has proven sadly is becoming more, not less elusive for Apple. First let my phone connect to the network and maintain a connection, please.
How to install Android OS on your iPhone (Windows users) | MacHackPC
Dual boot your iPhone to the Android OS or the iPhone os...
Nokia Siemens Networks to acquire majority of Motorola’s network operations for $1.2 billion
The deal is a step in the process of breaking up Schaumburg, Ill.-based Motorola. The company has planned for years to spin off the cell phone division, but steep losses in the unit have forced it to postpone
Sunday, July 18, 2010
OnComputers Radio show Podcast 07-18-10
This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 07-18-10. You can listen live every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM Pacific that's 1PM to 4PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat. If you prefer, you can download the same MP3 file here via ftp.
Today's App Corner
Our apps for today all revolve around BBC News. The commercial division of the BBC provides a free, ad supported (unannoying) version outside the UK for iPhone-iPad-iPod Touch, while Android widget has been developed by an independent developer.
The BBC Trust's development of an app has been controversial and is under review so the iPhone app is not available in the UK.
BBC News for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store
BBC News Widget for Android
Beeb Anywhere v1.5 for Android
The BBC Trust's development of an app has been controversial and is under review so the iPhone app is not available in the UK.
BBC News for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store
BBC News Widget for Android
Beeb Anywhere v1.5 for Android
New Regulations Outline Content, Transmission Standards for Every Americans’ Electronic Health Records
New regulations issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday outline federal standards for the Electronic Health Records that every American must have by 2014 Among the content required for a complete EHR is an active medications list, vital signs, Body Mass Index (BMI) score, smoking status, comparative effectiveness data, lab test results, and insurance status. They must also record race, gender, and preferred language of patients, as well as send reminders to patients about follow-up visits and at-home care where applicable. A complete EHR must also include a list of all past health problems, their causes, and the procedures used to treat or cure them
Links from the Gregg Zone
1) Here is my latest offering for that ‘I want one of those’ electric cars and/or motorcycle list. Not so much for the speed and power, or the whole Zen of the motorcycle thing. Just because it is so cool, it is an electric motorcycle with a lot of new innovative ideas. Some of which I think will endure in to what we see as a final product. http://hellforleathermagazine.com http://gizmodo.com
2) This link is the result of one of those ‘what the heck is that about’ headlines. The headline reads “A puzzling collapse of earth’s upper atmosphere” article by NASA. Well as if I did not have enough to worry about. This just added to that list of ‘signs’ rolling around in the back of my brain. It sort of fits nicely into most of the other doomsday prophecies solar flares, pole shift, global warming, 2012. http://science.nasa.gov
3) Leave it up to Briton, they are really taking the big brother thing to far, not only are they way over the top with the camera surveillance systems complete with facial recognition, and camera to camera video stitching software tracking your every step. Now they are adding microphones to monitor everything said, looking for tell tale changes in voice to predict potential violent behavior. Can the thought police be far behind? http://www.telegraph.co.ukl
4) Another of those dubious claims by science, they think they may have answered the whole chicken egg thing, you know which came first. Watch the video for an explanation that is much more complicated than necessary. My answer… you must go back far enough for the chicken and the egg to be separate from each other, either before eggs, or before chickens. Since chickens evolved from earlier birds, and earlier birds laid eggs before there were chickens, the egg must have come first. http://www.cnn.com
5) Geek link of the week is a crossover link from computer internet to mobile phone via a mobile cloud. Probably not much of a deal here, but third world it ight be a very big deal. They think in India they will go from 60 thousand net users to 600 million in a very short time. The world is shrinking so fast it is insane, implosion immanent. http://www.guardian.co.uk
2) This link is the result of one of those ‘what the heck is that about’ headlines. The headline reads “A puzzling collapse of earth’s upper atmosphere” article by NASA. Well as if I did not have enough to worry about. This just added to that list of ‘signs’ rolling around in the back of my brain. It sort of fits nicely into most of the other doomsday prophecies solar flares, pole shift, global warming, 2012. http://science.nasa.gov
3) Leave it up to Briton, they are really taking the big brother thing to far, not only are they way over the top with the camera surveillance systems complete with facial recognition, and camera to camera video stitching software tracking your every step. Now they are adding microphones to monitor everything said, looking for tell tale changes in voice to predict potential violent behavior. Can the thought police be far behind? http://www.telegraph.co.ukl
4) Another of those dubious claims by science, they think they may have answered the whole chicken egg thing, you know which came first. Watch the video for an explanation that is much more complicated than necessary. My answer… you must go back far enough for the chicken and the egg to be separate from each other, either before eggs, or before chickens. Since chickens evolved from earlier birds, and earlier birds laid eggs before there were chickens, the egg must have come first. http://www.cnn.com
5) Geek link of the week is a crossover link from computer internet to mobile phone via a mobile cloud. Probably not much of a deal here, but third world it ight be a very big deal. They think in India they will go from 60 thousand net users to 600 million in a very short time. The world is shrinking so fast it is insane, implosion immanent. http://www.guardian.co.uk
Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals
TigerDirect.com continues to offer the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. ST31500341AS, for $79.99 with free shipping ($0.053/GB). This 3.5" hard drive runs at 7200 rpm and features a 32MB cache.
HP Pavilion Slimline s5510t Pentium Dual-Core 2.7GHz Desktop PC, model no. WS392AV#ABA, for $379.99 plus $19 for shipping. Pentium Dual-Core E5400 2.7GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, dual layer DVD burner with LightScribe, media card reader, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
Dell Small Business offers the Dell Vostro 230 Slim Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz Desktop PC bundled with the Dell E1910H 18.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $439 plus $8 for shipping. Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93GHz dual-core processor, 2GB RAM, 250GB 7200 rpm hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Home Premium
32-bit.
Lenovo has the Lenovo G555 - 087326U 15.6" Notebook for $649 - $180 off with coupon code USPG526715 [Exp 7/19] = $469 with free shipping. AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core M320 2.10GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD ATI Mobile Radeon HD4200 512MB, DVD-R/RW DL, 802.11b/g/n, Win 7 HP x64
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MWave has the ASUS VH236H Black 23" 2ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor for $175 - $20 rebate [Exp 7/31] + $0 shipping = $155 shipped with free "M" Club membership. Resolution at 1920 x 1080 pixels, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 2000:1 contrast ratio, 2ms response time.
SuperBiiz has the Plextor PX-NAS2-BL1 2-Bay SOHO Gigabit NAS Storage Server for $150 - $10 off with coupon code CASTLE10 [Exp 7/18] - $50 rebate [Exp 7/31] = $90 with free shipping. Features 2 bays supporting SATA/SATA2 HDDs up to 2TB, UPnP and DLNA support, RSS, FTP and HTTP services, and can be used as a BitTorrent client
GoldenGadgets.com has the 400mAh Solar Charger for iPhone for $9 - 15% off with coupon code GGFA15 + $2 shipping = $10 shipped
Newegg has the EVGA 512-P3-1213-LR GeForce 210 512MB 64-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card + ECS G31T-M7 LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard combo for $70 - $25 rebate [Exp 7/31] - $15 rebate [Exp 7/31] = $30 with free shipping.
BuyDig.com has the Western Digital WDH2Q20000N My Book Studio Edition II 2TB USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 / FireWire 800 / eSATA Quad Interface External Hard Drive with RAID for $140 with free shipping. Add to cart to see discounted price. Comes with a 5 year limited warranty
Newegg has the MSI N8400GS-TD256 Geforce 8400GS 256MB GDDR2 PCI-E Video Card for $30 - $20 rebate [Exp 7/18] = $10 with free shipping. Sports a 567 core clock, 1000MHz memory clock, S-Video output, and 400MHz RAMDAC
HP Pavilion Slimline s5510t Pentium Dual-Core 2.7GHz Desktop PC, model no. WS392AV#ABA, for $379.99 plus $19 for shipping. Pentium Dual-Core E5400 2.7GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, dual layer DVD burner with LightScribe, media card reader, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
Dell Small Business offers the Dell Vostro 230 Slim Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz Desktop PC bundled with the Dell E1910H 18.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $439 plus $8 for shipping. Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93GHz dual-core processor, 2GB RAM, 250GB 7200 rpm hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows 7 Home Premium
32-bit.
Lenovo has the Lenovo G555 - 087326U 15.6" Notebook for $649 - $180 off with coupon code USPG526715 [Exp 7/19] = $469 with free shipping. AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core M320 2.10GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD ATI Mobile Radeon HD4200 512MB, DVD-R/RW DL, 802.11b/g/n, Win 7 HP x64
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MWave has the ASUS VH236H Black 23" 2ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor for $175 - $20 rebate [Exp 7/31] + $0 shipping = $155 shipped with free "M" Club membership. Resolution at 1920 x 1080 pixels, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 2000:1 contrast ratio, 2ms response time.
SuperBiiz has the Plextor PX-NAS2-BL1 2-Bay SOHO Gigabit NAS Storage Server for $150 - $10 off with coupon code CASTLE10 [Exp 7/18] - $50 rebate [Exp 7/31] = $90 with free shipping. Features 2 bays supporting SATA/SATA2 HDDs up to 2TB, UPnP and DLNA support, RSS, FTP and HTTP services, and can be used as a BitTorrent client
GoldenGadgets.com has the 400mAh Solar Charger for iPhone for $9 - 15% off with coupon code GGFA15 + $2 shipping = $10 shipped
Newegg has the EVGA 512-P3-1213-LR GeForce 210 512MB 64-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card + ECS G31T-M7 LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard combo for $70 - $25 rebate [Exp 7/31] - $15 rebate [Exp 7/31] = $30 with free shipping.
BuyDig.com has the Western Digital WDH2Q20000N My Book Studio Edition II 2TB USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 / FireWire 800 / eSATA Quad Interface External Hard Drive with RAID for $140 with free shipping. Add to cart to see discounted price. Comes with a 5 year limited warranty
Newegg has the MSI N8400GS-TD256 Geforce 8400GS 256MB GDDR2 PCI-E Video Card for $30 - $20 rebate [Exp 7/18] = $10 with free shipping. Sports a 567 core clock, 1000MHz memory clock, S-Video output, and 400MHz RAMDAC
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