Some things just get less relevant with time and even become painful. I submit to you 3 painful technology-driven punchlines of recent Dennis the Menace comics. I made the same face the dog is giving after reading that one. "Did you really just say that?" … [Read more...]
Help! My Task Manager Has No Border. How do I close it?
Windows Task Manager, useful for viewing a computer's performance or ending stubborn processes, has a default setting 'Always on Top' and a strange view that will remove the border. This still allows you to move the window around but removes your ability to close the window (unless you were to kill the taskmgr.exe process). This 'strange view' has existed since at least Windows … [Read more...]
Was The PlayStation Network Compromised Again?
Although it seems everything is on its way back to normal with Sony's PSN following this weekend's restoration, there are reports going around that the service was compromised again. Nyleveia first reported that an individual had demonstrated that PSN account passwords could be reset with just two bits of information: the e-mail address and date of birth. Given the previous … [Read more...]
Simulators For D-Link Interfaces
We've covered HP BIOS simulators and Linksys/Cisco simulators before and now you can find the simulators that D-Link provides through its support pages for its networking devices. Having the user interface available can be very handy in tech support situations when you’re trying to walk somebody through making a change to their router over the phone. You can view the devices … [Read more...]
White House Details International Strategy For Cyberspace
Expanding beyond cyber-security, the Obama Administration released a 30-page International Strategy for Cyberspace (.pdf). In the announcement by Howard Schmidt, the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, he states that the Cyberspace strategy defines what the U.S. stands for internationally in cyberspace and how the U.S. will build prosperity, enhance security, and safeguard … [Read more...]