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101 Essential Freelancing Resources
The web is such a big and wonderful place, packed with tools and resources which you all too often don’t know about. So to help all you freelancers out there we have compiled a gigantic list of resources, categorized up for your benefit.
Read the article HERE.
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Chocolate the key to uncovering PC passwords
Three years since the last time they pulled this stunt, cheeky researchers can still wangle IT passwords with free chocolate and flirting.
A train station survey of 300 office workers carried out by Infosecurity Europe researchers in London revealed the disturbing statistic that 64 per cent would hand over their office computer passwords for a bar of chocolate "and a smile".
The latest survey, however, also revealed what everyone knows but no one admits: 29 per cent of office workers know their colleagues' logins, and someone always has the boss's password.
Take a look HERE.
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Lenders Misusing Student Database
Some lending companies with access to a national database that contains confidential information on tens of millions of student borrowers have repeatedly searched it in ways that violate federal rules, raising alarms about data mining and abuse of privacy, government and university officials said.
Take a look HERE.
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The Virtual World of Computing
I’m wondering how many virtual applications are there that users enjoy using. I don’t have much but I’m using so far the following Virtual software/services or software that takes advantage of Virtual technology:
Take a look HERE.
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Nutter puts Xbox in laptop
If you think you've seen it all when it comes to console hacking, think again. Legendary hardware hacker Ben Heckendorn has managed to squeeze an Xbox 360 into a laptop-sized unit, complete with USB keyboard and 17-inch HD display.
This isn't the first time the man has tried such a thing. His last X360 laptop was rather chunkier and clearly not as sexy, but we've also seen funky Wii mods from the man, too. Who's betting he can fit a PS3 in somewhere, too?
The machine really is a work of art, and his fabrication skills are second to none.
Source : The Inquirer
Take a look HERE.
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Interested in beta testing Windows Media Center?
If you are selected to participate in the beta program, you will be asked to install the product and report your testing experiences to Microsoft. Reporting will include installation surveys, bug reports, and other means as required by Microsoft. If chosen, you will be contacting via e-mail by May 31, 2007.
Take a look and sign up HERE.
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Rootkits becoming increasingly complex
Complexity in rootkits is growing at a phenomenal rate, allowing malicious software to burrow deep and potentially go undetected inside Microsoft's Windows platform, according to a security report released Wednesday by McAfee.
Read the article HERE.
The web is such a big and wonderful place, packed with tools and resources which you all too often don’t know about. So to help all you freelancers out there we have compiled a gigantic list of resources, categorized up for your benefit.
Read the article HERE.
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Chocolate the key to uncovering PC passwords
Three years since the last time they pulled this stunt, cheeky researchers can still wangle IT passwords with free chocolate and flirting.
A train station survey of 300 office workers carried out by Infosecurity Europe researchers in London revealed the disturbing statistic that 64 per cent would hand over their office computer passwords for a bar of chocolate "and a smile".
The latest survey, however, also revealed what everyone knows but no one admits: 29 per cent of office workers know their colleagues' logins, and someone always has the boss's password.
Take a look HERE.
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Lenders Misusing Student Database
Some lending companies with access to a national database that contains confidential information on tens of millions of student borrowers have repeatedly searched it in ways that violate federal rules, raising alarms about data mining and abuse of privacy, government and university officials said.
Take a look HERE.
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The Virtual World of Computing
I’m wondering how many virtual applications are there that users enjoy using. I don’t have much but I’m using so far the following Virtual software/services or software that takes advantage of Virtual technology:
Take a look HERE.
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Nutter puts Xbox in laptop
If you think you've seen it all when it comes to console hacking, think again. Legendary hardware hacker Ben Heckendorn has managed to squeeze an Xbox 360 into a laptop-sized unit, complete with USB keyboard and 17-inch HD display.
This isn't the first time the man has tried such a thing. His last X360 laptop was rather chunkier and clearly not as sexy, but we've also seen funky Wii mods from the man, too. Who's betting he can fit a PS3 in somewhere, too?
The machine really is a work of art, and his fabrication skills are second to none.
Source : The Inquirer
Take a look HERE.
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Interested in beta testing Windows Media Center?
If you are selected to participate in the beta program, you will be asked to install the product and report your testing experiences to Microsoft. Reporting will include installation surveys, bug reports, and other means as required by Microsoft. If chosen, you will be contacting via e-mail by May 31, 2007.
Take a look and sign up HERE.
==================================================================
Rootkits becoming increasingly complex
Complexity in rootkits is growing at a phenomenal rate, allowing malicious software to burrow deep and potentially go undetected inside Microsoft's Windows platform, according to a security report released Wednesday by McAfee.
Read the article HERE.
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