Adobe held good on their word and released a patch for Adobe Reader and Acrobat, bringing them up to version 9.3, to patch a serious exploit with the Javascript engine inside of Reader and Acrobat. This is the the third time the Javascript engine has been exploited leading many people to disable it completely. For information on how to disable Javascript inside Adobe Reader and … [Read more...]
Wal-Mart’s Low Tech Solution to a Shocking Problem
A few weeks back, my wife went shopping at Wal-Mart and came home with a bunch of groceries and a fantastic story. According to her, it went like this: She had parked her empty cart at the end of an aisle while she walked away to pick up an item in a crowded section. Upon returning to her cart, she noticed that it was a different cart than the one she had left there. As she … [Read more...]
Ask 404TS: How do I expand your phpBB mods to work for the Subsilver2 theme?
I've written two unofficial mods for phpBB3 forums previously that worked very well for those using the Prosilver theme, the MP3 inline attachment mod and the FLV inline attachment mod. Recently, I was asked in the forums how to make them work for the Subsilver2 theme, the other popular theme that many styled themes are based on. After puzzling on it for a long time and … [Read more...]
How to Take Down a Copyright-Infringing, Scammy Site
I took down PCwilleasy.co.cc! There, I'll admit to it. I am the one who did it. I know this might disappoint the 1500 followers the pcwilleasy Twitter account still has, but it was for everybody's best. Here's the why: PCwilleasy was a copyright infringing site. It copied articles word for word from legitimate sites and often displayed the images, hotlinking them from the … [Read more...]
Now Is a Perfect Time to Update Java
As part of routine maintenance, you should be updating Java and a slew of other common browser plugins. If you haven't been, don't worry. Now is the perfect time to make sure you're running the latest version of Java. Just head over to this Java webpage to ensure that you're running the latest version which is (as of publishing) Version 6, Update 17. If you're running an older … [Read more...]