Coffee Makers: A Brief History of Their Necessary Evil
Some people (ahem, Matt Buchanan) claim that the coffee maker is the worst of all possible brewing methods. Maybe so—but it’s still a machine that bazillions of people use daily. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-how-to-actually-make-coffee-5345785 They make life too easy not to. Mine fixes my coffee while I’m in the shower! You can tell a lazy person 1,000 times…
The Late, Great, $14 Million iTunes Clickjacking Scheme
Seven Eastern European men have been charged in New York with operating a clickjacking scheme that infected more than 4 million computers in order to hijack surfers trying to get to the iTunes store or the IRS. The enterprise allegedly netted the crooks more than $14 million. The scam appears to have begun in 2007…
Protect Against Worms, Bots and Viruses Without Ever Slowing Down
When reading about online security threats, it’s easy to feel as if you’re a bit character in a sci-fi novel. Yet, trojans, rootkits, and spyware are all very real dangers. Fortunately for those who don’t like getting their LARPing and computer safety mixed up, GFI Software has unveiled GFI VIPRE® Antivirus 2012 and GFI VIPRE®…
