Dr. Mark Gasson implanted a virus infected RFID chip into his hand. Atta boy! (Be sure to watch the video)
He was able to pass on the virus to an external control device in his trials, and he warns that the eventual real world implications could be far more dire. Gasson is particularly concerned when it comes to medical implants, which he says could potentially become infected by other implants in the body, and even pass on the “infection” to other people. Read on…
That’s right folks! It’s not just a keyboard, it’s a PC!
Asus found spots for a 16-gigabyte solid-state drive, a gigabyte of RAM, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips, plus video outputs (including HDMI) and U.S.B. ports. Processing power comes from an Intel Atom chip. The computer runs Microsoft Windows XP version. Read on…
Ever wished you could end a boring phone conversation, but not sure how to do it gracefully? If you’re in front of a computer while you’re on the phone, just visit SorryGottaGo.com. This Website allows you to play a wide variety of sound files via your Web browser window.
It offers basic stuff like a doorbell, a crying baby and a second phone line ringing. But it also has some wacky choices, such as the sound of a car accident, sneezing fits and visits from outer space.
Are you looking for a new cell phone? Take a look at these top-rated phones, sorted by carrier. Read on…
Whoo hoo! Bing for Windows Mobile has just received an update to version 5.1, which brings one excellent feature – Live turn by turn voice navigation. Read on…
On April 15, four Second Life property owners filed a class-action suit against Linden Lab, the online world’s creator, alleging the company misled players into thinking they owned their virtual lands. People pay real dollars to Linden Lab for access to virtual land.
The complaint says Second Life tried to lure people into the virtual world by promising it would be a unique place where residents actually owned their property. Then the virtual world unfairly changed its rules, the suit says. Linden Lab’s rules now say the land is a service the company controls and can cancel.
Plaintiffs seek at least $5 million in damages. Read on…
Time to toss your computers out the window and go take a walk, ride a bike, fly a kite!
Seriously people! (of course you all who live in the virtual world with tainted and immature social skills may disagree)
It has been 4 years that I have been knocking out a monthly newsletter. Wow! That’s dedicated huh? Just in case you haven’t signed up, here it is! Read on…
Three US Treasury web sites were hacked the other day. Hackers had added a small snippet of virtually undetectable iframe HTML code that redirected visitors to a Web site in the Ukraine that then launched a variety of Web-based attacks based on a commercially available attack-kit called the Eleonore Exploit pack. Read on…
If you are using Windows 7 and need a Geek-o-licous freeware CD/DVD-Writer program, go get CDBurnerXP.
You can use the CDBurnerXP to write CD-R, CD-RW DVD+R/RW DVD-R/RW discs, and burn your data, audio, ISO’s disc, or make copies of discs.
I have been using it for all my burning needs since NERO or Roxio costs coinage and I am all about the freeware. Read on…
