Isn’t this an interesting idea, take a thumb disc version of linux, add an video playing application, and use it for presentations… Life Hacker has some more details, but in summary: MoviX2 puts a tiny Linux system on a disc or thumb drive that boots up and plays almost any video file you burn it […]
Ever run into the problem of not being able to open a file? The “Openwith.org” site, is like filext.com, but at least a little bit more user friendly…. Â Both sites will tell you what a particular extension on a file means… Â FileXt gets several bonus points since it explains what the file is, and gives […]
Conspiracy theories fly around Norton forum ‘Pifts’ purge: “ EXE phones home? Conspiracy theories are running rampant in the absence of a clear explanation of why Symantec deleted threads expressing concern about a file called pifts.exe from its Norton support forums.… (Via The Register.)
New phishing scam targets MobileMe users February 26th, 2009 In another attempt to con MobileMe users into providing their credit card information, a scammer has sent out spam spoofed to appear to come from Apple, which directs users to a fake site designed to look like Apple’s. Users who follow the email link and enter […]
Well, Charles Babbage invented the first mechanical computer… It wasn’t actually constructed into 1991, but still the plans were from 1871… Punch cards are from 1725 (Basile Bouchon & Jean-Baptiste Falcon), but here’s proof of a thumb drive from that era… Okay, maybe proof is too strong of a word, but still… It’s a neat […]
We just ran into this problem with Pointsec as well…. Pointsec certificate expiring – may cause upgrade problems: “This morning Checkpoint released a bulletin about a problem affecting Pointsec for PC version 6.2.0 (with HFA1 or HFA2) and 6.3.0. The certificate that the software uses to validate recovery files and log files has expired. As […]
The rules that Adobe, Microsoft, Apple, and others don’t allows follow. Â The 11 Commandments of writing a good software installer… http://www.bynkii.com/archives/2009/02/on_installers.html
I just noticed, that a utility that I use, called “WinRestart” doesn’t seem to have much publicity… Â It’s a simple utility that will reboot the Macintosh, but you can selective restart to a specific partition, just for the next reboot. Typically with Bootcamp, you select the Windows partition, and then after you are done on […]