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Archive for September 11th, 2007

Sept. 11, 2001: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

 
The attacks on New York and Washington stun the world. In the aftermath, technology musters to launch a war on terror.

Take a minute out of your day and stop and think about those innocent people that died that day and also the ones that are still suffering today thanks to radical morons, Baldy
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Windows Worm Targets Skype Users

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

 
VOIP service Skype is warning users about a Windows worm that spreads through the Skype’s chat service, posing as a legitimate chat message.
Darn does it seem all the worms and stuff just love to feed on Windows or is it just me? And the bad thing is that in order for it to spread so [...]

Ophcrack Says Your Password Is Insecure

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

 
javipas writes “An insightful article at Jeff Atwood’s Coding Horror reveals the power inside Ophcrack, an Open Source program that is capable of discovering virtually any password in Windows operating systems. The article explains how passwords get stored on Windows using hash functions, and how Ophcrack can generate immense tables of words and letter combinations [...]

Linux vs. Windows - All You Need to Know

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

 
Unless you use an Apple Mac — or you’re a particularly dedicated geek — your computer almost certainly runs a version of Microsoft Windows. There’s little choice in the matter; almost all consumer PCs come with Windows already installed. Can you be bothered to change that? However, now, this stranglehold has been broken. Dell, [...]

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