Archive for September, 2008
Spore what is it good for?
Class action suit filed against Electronic Arts for not informing customers about SecuROM. Earlier this week, a class action suit was filed in the Northern District of California Court on behalf of Melissa Thomas and all other Spore purchasers. The suit contends that EA violated the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act and Unfair Competition Law [...]
Full StoryDigg for Sale? Not!
Social news site Digg has raised $28.7 million in a Series C venture round led by Highland Capital Partners, and has in turn announced a major site expansion. Digg had long been rumored to be up for sale, with buyers from both the media and Silicon Valley sides of the aisle reportedly interested. The company [...]
Full StoryPassword Management Tips
Listed below are 10 tips on managing your passwords and preventing someone from knowing your credentials. Passwords must not be written down. Passwords must be set. When the password is “password or a default that is assigned”, change it immediately. Make sure (if available) to create a secret question (in the event you forget your [...]
Full StoryI took the Bait!
I really enjoy researching and testing new things, especially tech stuff. I usually share my findings on my blog for the masses to read and hopefully learn from. On September 19th – I was searching the internet for a company (BuyHitsCheap.com) that can guarantee web traffic that is unique and not bot generated. The key [...]
Full StoryHackers at it again
The FBI over the weekend executed a search on the apartment of a University of Tennessee student suspected in the hacking of Republican vice presidential candidate Governor Sarah Palin’s Yahoo e-mail account. It has been reported that hackers broke into the personal site of Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly, who had been carrying on for [...]
Full StoryAre you happy with your ISP?
Are you truly getting the speed you’re paying for from your ISP? There are many web sites that offer you a way to test your download and upload speed, but we found one that really does it well. The speed test takes less than one minute for both the download and upload along with your [...]
Full StoryVote for John McCain or else
There are less than two months until the election, an election that will decide the next President of the United States. The person elected will be the president of all Americans, not just the Democrats or the Republicans. To show our solidarity as Americans, let’s all get together and show each other our support for [...]
Full StoryFree PC Optimizing Software
Keeping your PC at optimal performance can be time consuming, but with Glary Utilities it’s a snap! We have tested Glary Utilities and noticed an increase in performance and excellent house cleaning. From Glary Utilities: Glary Utilities offers numerous powerful and easy-to-use system tools and utilities to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC. [...]
Full StoryFarewell Yankee Stadium
I was born in Queens, NY and like my dad, I became a Yankee fan. It’s sad to see the old stadium go, but I have fond memories of Yankee stadium and all that I have witnessed as a fan. My memories: Thurman Munson helped lead his team to three consecutive World Series (1976–78). Thurman [...]
Full StoryShuttle Endeavour is on Standby
NASA acting proactive in the event of a disaster during next months launch of space shuttle Atlantis prepare Endeavour for standby. According to the Associated Press – A space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make — a rescue mission. The shuttle Endeavour is on [...]
Full StoryZune theme for Firefox gets an Upgrade
I love it and so does TJ! It’s a must have for any Zune theme fan. Abstract Zune upgraded for Firefox 3.01 is a glassy orange button style that closely matches the Windows Zune theme. This theme is the basic version, but it still it contains the full features of the navigator toolbar, bookmarks toolbar [...]
Full StoryGuitar Hero to Offer Jimi Hendrix
With rival “Rock Band 2″ now on store shelves, rival franchise “Guitar Hero” is pumping up the volume on several fronts. Most recently, Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash let it slip to Rolling Stone that “Guitar Hero” is working on a Jimi Hendrix special edition akin to what it did with Aerosmith. Metallica is another band [...]
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