Posted on: 2006-04-15 09:25:58
Jim is sitting on a sunny beach and were not. We will be interviewing – Mike Fraiser, Owner of the Computer Outlet computer stores who just opened his third store.
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Feature:
COMPUTER OUTLET OPENS 3RD STORE – IN LIVERPOOL!!!!
· We will be interviewing – Mike Fraiser, Owner of the Computer Outlet computer stores.
· While most independent computer stores have fallen by the wayside, Computer Outlet is flourishing! Be sure to listen when we ask Mike Fraiser – What is the secret to Computer Outlet’s success.
· Mike Fraiser will give us tips on how to keep your computer healthy, avoid problems and much more!
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Jim’s GEEK OF THE WEEK SOFTWARE PICK:
Strider URL Tracer with Typo-Patrol 1.0.1.0
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Strider_URL_Tracer_with_Typo-Patrol_d5039.html
When a user visits a Web site, her browser may be instructed to visit other third-party domains without her knowledge. Some of these third-party domains raise security, privacy, and safety concerns. The Strider URL Tracer, available for download, is a tool that reveals these third-party domains, and it includes a Typo-Patrol feature that generates and scans sites that capitalize on inadvertent URL misspellings, a process known as typo-squatting.
Website of the week.
Website of the week.
- This week there are 2 sites both are optical illusions.
- Look at the sites and follow the directions & let your eyes amaze you!
http://www.weird-websites.com/Pictures/spinningillusion.htm
http://www.weird-websites.com/Pictures/faceillusion.htm
Here is a preview of Flat Tim's vacation:
Flat Tim playing Bingo:
Flat Tim visits the Mayan Ruins:
Flat Tim gets some sun:
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News Items Mentioned:
60% of IM users prefer MSN Messenger
http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2006/4/11/3557
What client do you use for instant messaging? According to a recent study by comScore Networks, there's a decent chance that it;s MSN Messenger, which lassoed in 61 percent of worldwide instant messaging (IM) market share.
Besides determining the leading IM client, the survey also returned http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp? hodgepodge of other interesting results. For instance, Europe has more people (82 million) using IM than the United States (69 million) does, which amounts to 49 percent and 37 percent of web users in the respective locations. In the United States, MSN Messenger usage is about even with AOL Instant Messenger usage while Yahoo's IM client only trails by a few notches. One other interesting point mentioned in the survey: 14 percent of all instant messengers use Skype, but that only amounts to 3 percent of IM users in the United States.
comScore based its survey on roughly 2 million consumers who gave the company permission to track their online habits. Companies which use comScore's services consist of AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Verizon, Best Buy, The Newspaper Association of America, Tribune Interactive, ESPN, Fox Sports, Nestlé, MBNA, Universal McCann, the United States Postal Service, and Merck and Orbitz
XP won't expose Macs to viruses, says Gartner
http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39158061,00.htm
Any talk of Apple's Boot Camp software exposing the company's operating system to security risks is just hype and should be ignored, according to analyst firm Gartner.
In an advisory published on Gartner's website last week, research VP Michael Silver said administrators should ignore any suggestions that Apple's move to Intel processors will expose the system to security vulnerabilities.
Silver said in the advisory: "All users should ignore any hype about the possibility of exposing the Mac OS to more viruses or worms. The Mac software will be located on another partition within a different file system; thus, running Windows on a Mac will not expose the Mac software to more malware."
E-Filing Tax Season Draws Out Hijackers, Pharmers, Scammers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20060413/tc_cmp/185300923
In case tax season wasn't bad enough: a security company employee is warning taxpayers that their personal information can be vulnerable even if they type and enter the Internal Revenue Service's Web site address.
In addition to sending suspicious emails, scammers could also try hijacking and rerouting legitimate Web queries' to steal taxpayers' identities, according to CDW system engineer G. Thomas Vanek.
While the IRS gives tips and warnings to help taxpayers avoid such scams, Vanek said hackers can intercept a legitimate request as it travels over the Ethernet to seamlessly reroute the request to a fake, but nearly identical site. With the amount of phishing related to IRS scams Vaneck said other types of hacking are probably underway.
"The IRS hasn't come out and issued any verbage about pharming, but I have no doubt it's being attempted," he said.
That's partly because protocols haven't been updated in 30 years, Vanek said.
So, taxpayers are among many end-users who can fall victim to pharming, or scammers who hack into an ISP server and intercept their queries.
Microsoft releases patch to fix IE flaw
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1310AP_Microsoft_Security.html
Microsoft Corp. released three critical patches Tuesday for its Windows operating system, including one to fix an Internet Explorer browser flaw that had already been exploited in some Internet attacks.
The critical patches - deemed by Microsoft to address the highest threats - fix flaws that could allow an attacker to take control of another person's computer without permission.
The Redmond software maker also released two patches to fix less-severe flaws in its products.
Best Buy Hit With Restraining Order
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1832946
A Texas software company sued Best Buy Co. Inc. in federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer was using unlicensed versions of its diagnostic equipment.
In response, a U.S. District Court granted Winternals Software LP's request for a temporary restraining order.
The lawsuit by Austin-based Winternals alleges employees of Best Buy's computer-repair subsidiary, Geek Squad Inc., have been using pirated versions of the software since talks on a commercial licensing agreement broke off.
The suit accuses Best Buy and its subsidiaries of copyright infringement, circumvention of copyright infringement systems and misappropriation of trade secrets.
Best Buy officials did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press seeking comment.
Microsoft Says Recovery from Malware Becoming Impossible
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1945808,00.asp
In a rare discussion about the severity of the Windows malware scourge, a Microsoft security official said businesses should consider investing in an automated process to wipe hard drives and reinstall operating systems as a practical way to recover from malware infestation.
"When you are dealing with rootkits and some advanced spyware programs, the only solution is to rebuild from scratch. In some cases, there really is no way to recover without nuking the systems from orbit," Mike Danseglio, program manager in the Security Solutions group at Microsoft, said in a presentation at the InfoSec World conference here.