New technologies and more powerful computer systems have made it important in the last years to create secure passwords to avoid successful automatic password cracking attempts via brute force and dictionary attacks. But how do passwords have to look like to be considered secure? And who determines that? There is no authority with guidelines on [...]
Virus hits Google Android
With the number of smartphones on the market on an ever-increasing rise Google’s Android operating system is the first to be hit by a major virus. The malware can steal cash from unsuspecting users by sending premium-rate text messages from their handset.
Convert ext2/3 to ext4
Let’s say you’re a little bit behind the times. You’ve wanted to do some upgrading of your Linux machines but you’ve just not really had the time. Or let’s say you did do some upgrading of your Linux system but you didn’t make any changes to your file system and you’re still running a machine [...]
Custom, Changing Wallpapers With Flickr And Windows 7
Personalization seems to have been one of the goals in Windows 7. This includes a revamped theme engine which offers improved customizability, including the option to share and deploy themes easily. Those themes are still limited, as they do not allow the user to manipulate objects in Windows, but they do offer some advanced features [...]
How To Block Specific Updates In Windows Update
It is usually not necessary to block updates in Windows Update, Microsoft’s integrated updating tool for Windows operating systems. Windows Update notifies the user of new updates by displaying a notification in the system tray, that is, if the update service is up and running. There are two scenarios where Windows users or admins may [...]
Microsoft, Adobe, Release Massive Amount Of Security Patches
Today is the second Tuesday of the month and that means it is Microsoft Patch Day. Microsoft is keeping a tight schedule when it comes to security patches. If they are not heavily exploited or very critical they are released on the second Tuesday of each month. Today’s patch day is already available via the [...]
Virus Check Files Online Without Downloading Them
It sometimes is a good idea to check a file online for malicious code before downloading it to the local computer system. While it is usually not dangerous to download a file as long as it is not executed, it can save some time to perform a virus scan before downloading the file. The developers [...]
Download Google Books For Offline Reading
Google Books offers one of the largest collections of books online, divided into full books which are accessible from page one to the end, and book previews which are not accessible completely. Up until now users have tried different ways to download those books to their computers and devices, largely to access them in an [...]
Install Google Chrome In Program Files
Users of the Google Chrome browser may have had troubles locating the program executable on their hard drive after installation. This can be attributed to the fact that the Google browser installs itself in the user directory. The benefit of this is that the browser does not require administrative privileges to be installed, the downside, [...]