If you haven’t heard by now, then chances are fairly high that you’ve already been a victim without realizing it. That is, if you’ve used a public, unsecured WiFi network. Victim of what you ask? Oh, only having your Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, and several other accounts be sidejacked by someone sitting next to you, in...
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1.) GOOGLE CHROME Google Chrome is a minimalist Web browser with a very simple user-friendly interface with no full-scale menu bar, no title bar, and no unnecessary bells and whistles. It’s stable, fast, and secure with several interesting features like being able to type directly into the address bar for a search, thumbnail images...
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Microsoft released the biggest security update ever today, patching up a whopping 49 bugs in Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer. That alone isn’t why you need to run your Windows Update right now. According to Symantec, 35 of the 49 bugs that are patched up by these updates could give hackers a way to...
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For everyone that still uses the mouse for everything, here are some tips to enhance your skills. Since it is Labor Day and most of you are probably just surfing around the Net, I figured I would help educate you on the wonders of keyboard shortcuts in a Windows® environment. So let’s start with the <Windows>...
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Music Review: Diamond Eyes by Deftones Sacramento rockers, Deftones, just released their sixth, and quite possibly best, studio album, Diamond Eyes, this past May in spite of or perhaps because of suffering great tragedy. In November of 2008, their bass player Chi Cheng was a passenger in a vehicle that was involved in a...
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All you Windows users, if you haven’t already, be sure to run Windows Update tonight. Microsoft has finally patched the vulnerabilities in their Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer (IE) products. In fact, you may recall that at the Pwn2Own contest a few months ago a Dutch security researcher won $10,000 for exploiting a bug...
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The Internet is great for research. I remember the days of spending countless hours in a library digging through piles of books. I’m having horrible flashbacks of it now. One of, if not THE, biggest advantages of conducting research on the Internet is convenience. Resources on the Internet can be accessed 24/7. You can...
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Black History Month is a time of celebration and acknowledgement for the myriad of contributions and sacrifices made by the African American community. The heritage and culture of African Americans is an integral part of American history; especially here in Houston. The African American community is celebrated throughout the city this February during Black...
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